Past event
Cantonese Taster and the Current State of Hong Kong-Style Cantonese -- with Andric Pun Festival of Languages - Free
The first half of the session will involve an engaging taster into the Cantonese language, where you will learn some basic and common phrases and words in Cantonese, as well as some of the unique aspects of Cantonese pronunciation.
The second half of the session will be a discussion of Cantonese as it is currently used in Hongkongese community, in particular patterns of usage and nativising English words, and the evolution of written characters expressing the spoken language.
This event is part of the Festival of Languages, organised by the University of St Andrews School of Modern Languages. Mainly based in the Byre Theatre, all events in the Festival programme are FREE and open to the public. Places must be booked in advance — use the link below.