Hi everyone,
A bit of a departure today to talk about something I was asked to do a video on: sentence finals (or particles) (or final particles).
Because Cantonese is a tonal language, these particles are needed to take the stress or emotion of the sentence or to make a sentence a question.
They're super important, but it's not always easy to find out how to learn them ... they just seem like something people say that you have to learn as you go. So I hope this video will help you understand more of why and how to use three of them. (There are a lot more than three, so I hope to do more videos later of some of the others.)
As usual, if you like it, give me a thumbs up and subscribe to my channel! Now that I'm back in Hong Kong, I hope to have more time to do videos for you all.
Happy learning,
Sue Marguerite
PS. I upped the volume on this one, so hope it's a bit easier to hear!
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Learn traditional Standard Written Chinese characters, their Cantonese equivalent (if any), the radicals, proper stroke order, and much more! Classes are on-going and combine online self-study with Zoom sessions. This is a university-level course based on materials from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and is effective and fun!
19 сен 2024