With nine tones, Cantonese is even more challenging to learn. Scholars say it is closer to ancient Chinese than Mandarin is — a Tang Dynasty poem would sound more like the original if read in ...

Duolingo, the popular language learning app, is attracting those wanting to learn Cantonese by using interactive sessions that have gone viral on social media since the platform resurfaced in the ...

ALICE Y. W. CHAN, Cantonese English as a Second Language Learners' Perceived Relations Between "Similar" L1 and L2 Speech Sounds: A Test of the Speech Learning Model, The Modern Language Journal, Vol.

In the new study, Wong and his colleagues performed listening tests on more than 400 native Cantonese speakers to determine each participant’s proficiency at distinguishing the language’s six ...

Reuters Cantonese opera actor Lung Koon-tin, portraying U.S. President Donald Trump, prepares backstage for "Trump, The Twins President" in Hong Kong, China, June 5, 2025. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu ...