
Part 2 of Yasmin's bite-size atlas about different types of local restaurants in Hong Kong. This time Cha Chaan Teng (茶餐廳) is introduced. Are you ready? Not to eat, but to dive deep into Cantonese & Hong Kong dining culture.
Jan 12, 2021
7 min

Yasmin has prepared a bite-size atlas to introduce different types of local restaurants in Hong Kong. In part 1, Cha Lau (茶樓)/Jau Lau(酒樓), Dai Pai Dong (大排檔) & Siu Choi Gung (小菜館) are covered. Are you ready? Not to eat, but to dive deep into Cantonese & Hong Kong dining culture!!
Dec 31, 2020
7 min

Here it comes Yasmin again shares more unusual methods to improve languages - this time requires some cheekiness inside you. The show is presented in Cantonese aiming at providing interesting listening materials to intermediate Cantonese learners.
Dec 14, 2020
5 min

Travel stories with a weird twist. Listen to native speaker Yasmin laughs, mourns while improving your Cantonese. As usual, the show is presented in Cantonese gearing towards helping intermediate Cantonese learners advance their listening skills.
Dec 7, 2020
8 min

So often, Hong Kongers mix English into their Cantonese speeches. Meanwhile, there are some loanwords from English to Cantonese that have become established and standardized; but there are also some loanwords that are less so. In this episode, Yasmin talks about the nuances of this kind of usage in Hong Kong Cantonese.
Nov 26, 2020
7 min

An easy-breezy episode on how our ability to fantasize might help us in language learning. The episode is presented in Cantonese, gearing towards helping intermediate Cantonese learners advance their listening skills. The spirit is - the more you listen, the better you are equipped to understand Cantonese speakers.
Nov 14, 2020
5 min

Every place has its own widespread jokes passed down from one generation to the next. Yasmin wants to share some of those cringe-worthy dad jokes from Hong Kong. WATCH: THIS EPISODE IS THE SECOND HALF OF A TWO-PART SERIES. As usual, the show is presented in Cantonese aiming to upskill Cantonese learners' listening skills over time.
Nov 8, 2020
5 min

Yasmin casually talks about superstitious beliefs and the tens to a hundred Cantonese words and expressions that include 'ghost' in them. True to the spirit of this educational/inspirational podcast, this episode is in Cantonese ready for helping Cantonese students better their listening skills over time.
Nov 1, 2020
6 min

Every place has its own widespread jokes passed down from one generation to the next. Yasmin wants to share some of those cringe-worthy dad jokes from Hong Kong.
EPISODE NOTES AS IN THE FOLLOWING:
Joke 1 (revealed in this episode) - 你有冇老土眼鏡?>> 你有冇腦,肚,眼,頸 ?
Joke 2 (revealed in this episode) - ONE MORE TWO MORE,屎忽大過菠蘿
Joke 4 Q - 童子軍跳彈床 - guess 4 words that follow
Joke 5 Q - 燒嘢食冇帶叉 - guess 3 words that follow
Joke 6 Q - 荷蘭銀行支票 - guess 4 words that follow
Oct 25, 2020
9 min

Hong Kong people are relatively direct culturally. Yasmin shares her perfect storm for being a direct person from a direct culture meeting some of the least direct people. Headache? Listen to find out while you improve your Cantonese. ;)
Oct 17, 2020
6 min
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