Ian_Lee Posted October 11, 2004 at 07:13 PM Report Share Posted October 11, 2004 at 07:13 PM Dr. Robert S. Bauer, an American working as an assistant professor at the HK Polytechnic University, is in charge of lecturing Mandarin/Cantonese/linguistics to the HK students. Read: http://www.singpao.com/20040930/feature/614162.html I guess someday some fellow posters will be as capable as Dr. Bauer is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabeafreak Posted October 12, 2006 at 06:49 AM Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 at 06:49 AM Sorry for bringing up a 2 year old post. Here is Robert in action: PART 1: PART 2: PART 3: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted October 12, 2006 at 06:56 PM Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 at 06:56 PM Thank you very much for posting. I will watch the programme when I return home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geek_frappa Posted October 12, 2006 at 07:34 PM Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 at 07:34 PM hopefully some native speakers will be as capable as dr. bauer... this is nice. thanks for the post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quest Posted October 12, 2006 at 11:33 PM Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 at 11:33 PM Sharon BalcombePART 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9-PPFA48AY PART 2: I love hearing her talk, faultless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hkkevin Posted October 15, 2006 at 12:29 AM Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 at 12:29 AM Sharon Balcombe is just a Chinese, in western look. And it's wonderful that she speaks Cantonese without "lazy sounds" . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randall_flagg Posted October 15, 2006 at 02:07 AM Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 at 02:07 AM I'm so jealous! I want to be able to speak Cantonese as well! Nevertheless, it still is pretty strange (and sad) that Westerners enjoy somewhat of a celebrity status just because they speak Chinese/Cantonese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geek_frappa Posted October 15, 2006 at 07:17 AM Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 at 07:17 AM I'm so jealous! I want to be able to speak Cantonese as well! you can! ^^ just practice, practice, practice. you can do it!! ^^ Nevertheless, it still is pretty strange (and sad) that Westerners enjoy somewhat of a celebrity status just because they speak Chinese/Cantonese. chinese are dealing with a pandemic right now: they are easily amused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted November 1, 2006 at 03:43 PM Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 at 03:43 PM I've just watched the programmes above (finally). Sharon Balcombe's is perfect Hong Kong Cantonese. The professor's is not bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalltownfart Posted November 3, 2006 at 07:01 AM Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 at 07:01 AM I still think the professor is more impressive. He started learning Chinese late ( IIRC, in his twenties? ) wheareas Sharon and many ppl like her started speaking Cantonese almost from birth. I have worked with Indians in HK who speak Cantonese perfectly, but they always turn out to be native HKers. I would love to find out if there is someone out there who started on Cantonese late in life, but who managed reach fluency at something like Sharon's level (e.g. a Cantonese Dashan) I have always wondered if it was even possible. It's like when you hear someone learn to speak Cantonese, it always sounds so much worse than a Mandarin learner, makes me wonder if perfect Cantonese can only be taught to the very young... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calibre2001 Posted November 5, 2006 at 12:48 PM Report Share Posted November 5, 2006 at 12:48 PM I don't think Sharon and Dashan are comparable. Dashan still sounds non-native though his Chinese is excellent. I can't see Sharon as a foreigner, just a typical HK-er.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhchao Posted November 5, 2006 at 04:51 PM Report Share Posted November 5, 2006 at 04:51 PM Just watched Sharon's video. Quite impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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