
What we’re about
* Currently, our activities focus on language learning (listening and conversational practice, particularly in Mandarin and Cantonese) and Chinese culture (especially music, poems, movies, regional cuisines, art, calligraphy, history)
* Use your computer to plan ahead.
Look at our monthly calendar to find activities that appeal to you:
https://www.meetup.com/austin-chinese-language-and-culture/events/calendar/
RSVP a week in advance if you can. Otherwise, do so at least a day before the event.
If no one signs up for an event, it will probably be cancelled a couple of days before.
* Use the app to check messages (Event Chats and Direct Messages) a day or two before any event for possible discussion.
If you won't be able to attend, update your RSVP before the event starts.
If the host needs to make a schedule change, s/he should do so before the event start time, preferably at least a day in advance.
* Participate regularly.
If we don't see you for a few weeks, you'll probably be removed from the group. Nothing personal--our events probably just don't fit your interests or schedule.
* We're here to learn and improve.
Participate in online activities using headphones and from a quiet location.
Be open to information/strategies that may challenge your practices.
We invite discussion based on research/experience.
* Please do not advertise, attack, campaign, proposition, proselytize, or solicit.
If anyone contacts you through Meetup to do any of these, please let us know.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- [San Antonio] Let's learn some words in Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, or Vietnamese!Asian Star Super Buffet, San Antonio, TX
Sunday buffet should cost (with tax & tip) about $22/person, which includes
peel-your-own chilled boiled shrimp w/cocktail sauce
steamed mussels
mixed seafood ceviche-like salad
salad bar
edamameboiled crawfish
steamed crab legs
head-on, shell-on salt-and-pepper shrimp
clams in black bean saucebaked salmon
fried frog legs
fried fish
fried shrimp
fried seasoned potato wedgesstir-fried spicy shrimp w/zucchini
stir-fried peeled shrimp
honey shrimp
beef w/broccoli
chicken w/broccoli
mushroom chicken
stir-fried "yard-long" beans"Mongolian" grill, incl. steak
spareribs"chow fun" (stir-fried rice vermicelli)
"chow mein" (stir-fried noodles)
"chow faan" (stir-fried rice)steamed rice
selection of sashimi and sushi rolls
dessert bar, incl. cheesecake bites and fresh fruit
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Amharic (Ethiopia) / Tigrinya (Eritrea, Ethiopia)
Arabic name where age greetings thanks How are you? need this learn in
Bengali (Bangladesh) greetings animals
Chinese/Mandarin (China) / Cantonese (Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Macau)Dari (Afghanistan) / Farsi (Iran)
Filipino/Tagalog (Philippines)
Hindi (India) / Urdu (Pakistan)
Igbo (Nigeria) / Yoruba (Nigeria)Korean
Spanish (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Peru) tener flavor story
Tamil (Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu)
Thai
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Use calendar view to see other upcoming events at a glance. - [cameras on] pre-intermediate listening & usage: xiān, zài/yòu, ránhòuLink visible for attendees
Participants should already
understand how pinyin notation expresses the precise pronunciation of Mandarin Chinese, including the "melody";
be familiar with a few hundred words;
be able to ask and answer questions like these:
"Do you like to dance/eat/sing/swim?" "I like to sing." "I don't like to dance."
"Who is she?" "She's my friend."
"What is this?" "This is a book/cup/fruit."
"What time are we going to see a movie?" "Tomorrow, at 7:30 in the evening."
"Where is David?" "He's at home."
"Why do you study Chinese?" "Because I would like to speak Chinese."and have a general idea of the "golden rule" of basic sentence structure
subject [+ time] [+ location] [+ manner] + verb [+ duration] [+ object]---.--- ---.--- ---.--- ---.--- ---.--- ---.--- ---.--- ---.---
my favorite resources
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"lighten up" and "tighten up"
Do you pronounce "wo" like "whoa"? (You should NOT! 😂)---.--- ---.--- ---.--- ---.--- ---.--- ---.--- ---.--- ---.---
HSK Level 3 audio translated
第十四课,课文四 (Lesson 14, Text 4)(14.4)
菜单 càidān menu
简单 jiǎndān simple
香蕉 xiāngjiāo banana---.--- ---.--- ---.--- ---.--- ---.--- ---.--- ---.--- ---.---
usage notes
先 (xiān) first; first of all
再 (zài), 又 (yòu) second; then; again; once more
然后 (ránhòu) after that; afterwards---.--- ---.--- ---.--- ---.--- ---.--- ---.--- ---.--- ---.---
supplementary listening
textbooks
Oh China!
A New ChinaYouTube
Blablapodcasts
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Use calendar view to see other upcoming events at a glance. - intermediate Cantonese chat, challenges, & chansonsLink visible for attendees
如果你能夠講流利嘅廣州話, 我地特別歡迎你來參加。
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resources for learners
Fluent Forever tone patterns of Cantonesebasic phrases in a few languages, incl. Cantonese
short paragraph read aloud in Mandarin, Cantonese, HakkaCantonese Corner
Easy CantoneseComplete Cantonese book; audio
Teach Yourself Cantonese book
US State Dept. FSI (Foreign Service Institute) courseCantonese-English dictionary w/examples [quite good; no audio]
Chinese characters ==> Cantonese audio
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listening practice
(radio drama) 歐陽志強/"From Girls to Ladies" (Ep. 3)短片 (short film) Pizza
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supplementary material頴珊頻道 The Wingshantsui Channel
slang1 family tone particles slang2 act Chinese student life weird words verbs English words 茶餐廳 song numbers doctor foods? HK street food beginners1 beginners2 work idioms麥兜McDull:麥太扭花臣
1 急口令
2 親子武術
3 揀老婆
4 親子活動
5 英文時間
6 家居瑜伽
7 爸爸去哪兒
8 腸蛋腸蛋包
9 格言
10 親子藝術
11 婆媳問題
12 相依為命
13 撚手小菜
14 煮雞大法
15 食不言
16 包教曉
17 每日運程
18 肉羅漢齋
19 家居空間
20 室內設計
21 拜神雞
22 天荒地滷水香蕉素食人生 vegetarian life
地道廣東話教室 Hong Kong Cantonese
演化; “懶音“
粵語 百話 嶺南話 廣東話 廣州話 香港話?
方言: 溫州話 客家語 福州話 福建話 潮州/潮汕話 台山話 廣州話 海南話---.--- ---.--- ---.--- ---.--- ---.--- ---.--- ---.--- ---.---
songs
《喜歡你》(1988, Beyond) (鄧詩穎/G.E.M.) (依拉)
《光輝歲月》(1990, Beyond)
《海闊天空》(1993, Beyond)
《情人》(1993, Beyond)《一起走過的日子》(1991, 劉德華/Andy Lau) (w/romanization)
《紅日》(1992, 李克勤/Hacken Lee)
《夢中人》(1992, 王菲/Faye Wong) cover of "Dreams" by Cranberries
《只想一生跟你走》(1993, 張學友/Jacky Cheung)《明年今日》(2002, 陳奕迅/Eason Chan)
《士多啤梨蘋果橙》(2004, Twins)
《搵兩餐》(2008, MC Jin/歐陽靖)《唱廣東歌/Sing Cantonese Songs》(2018, Namewee/黃明志 ft. 盧巧音/Candy Lo)
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Use calendar view to see other upcoming events at a glance. - [online] Let's learn some words in "Cantonese", "Hakka", and/or "Teochew"Link visible for attendees
Although it's not absolutely necessary, things will probably be more enjoyable if you are already at least reasonably conversant in "Standard Chinese" (Pǔtōnghuà) and/or one other Chinese language variety/dialect. Descriptions/explanations will often be in Mandarin (or Cantonese).
historical overview of 语系/"language families" or 方言/"topolects"
preview/overview
"Cantonese" (广州话/廣州話/粤语)
"Hakka" (客家话)
"Teochew" (潮汕话)basic phrases (Zh, Gz, Ha)
tiny crash course (Zh, Gz, Ha)
body parts (Zh, Gz, Jx)
clothing (Zh, Gz, Jx)
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Use calendar view to see other upcoming events at a glance.