My First Words in Chinese: Cantonese with Jyutping

This large-format book is perfect for introducing new learners and children to their first words in spoken Cantonese. Encourage your child to be bilingual by introducing Cantonese words at an early age, through colourful illustrations and photos that make the vocabulary fun and easy to learn.

Over 400 words are written in traditional Chinese, accompanied by the Jyutping pronunciation and English translation. You can scan the QR codes at the back of the book to hear the words spoken by a native speaker, and play the audio whilst you are reading along to help with pronunciation.

Topics include:

• Colours
• Shapes
• Numbers to 100 and beyond
• Seasons
• Months
• Days of the week
• Time
• Weather
• Nature
• Solar system
• Parts of the body
• Feelings
• Relatives and family tree
• Animals
• Insects
• Ocean life
• Vehicles
• Sea & air transport
• Fruit
• Vegetables
• Food
• Clothes