Teach Yourself Cantonese

by Hugh Baker and Hanson Ho

- an introduction to the Cantonese language. Uses Yale romanization and includes Chinese character versions of all the dialogues. Available with cassettes or CDs.

Buy from: Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

Colloquial Cantonese - A Complete Language Course

by Keith S. T. Tong and Gregory Jones

- a good introduction to the Cantonese language. Uses Yale romanization and introduces a only small number of Chinese characters so that you can try to recognise them.

Buy from: Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

A Glossary of Common Cantonese Colloquial Expressions

by Simon So

- a collection of Cantonese phrases in characters and Yale romanization with literal English translations and explanations of their meaning.

Buy from: Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

Chinese-English Dictionary

by Chik Hon Man and Ng Lam Sim Yuk (Editors)

- contains Cantonese and Mandarin readings for all entries.

Buy from: Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

Pocket Cantonese Dictionary

by Philip Yungkin Lee

Buy from: Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

Basic Cantonese: A Grammar and Workbook

by Virginia Yip and Stephen Matthews

Buy from: Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

Intermediate Cantonese : A Grammar and Workbook

by Virginia Yip and Stephen Matthews

Buy from: Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

Cantonese: A Comprehensive Grammar

by Virginia Yip and Stephen Matthews

Buy from: Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

Cantonese as Written Language: The Growth of a Written Chinese Vernacular

by Don Snow

- discusses the development of written Cantonese from 19th century poetry to contemporary usage in magazines and newspaper columns.

Buy from: Amazon.co.uk

Cantonese electronic translators, language teachers and dictionaries

Electronic dictionaries and translators: up to 1,000,000 words, full-text translation. Speech recognition, audio phrasebooks. Cantonese translation software for Windows, Pocket PC, Palm, Mobile phones. Free trial download!

More information