What you'll learn
Build your confidence communicating in Cantonese with our Cantonese language short courses online!
Ready to take the next step after our Cantonese: Beginners Level 1 course? This course is designed for students who already have a foundation in Cantonese and are ready to communicate with greater confidence across a wider range of everyday situations.
You'll expand your vocabulary, strengthen your grammar, and develop the confidence to express yourself more naturally in spoken Cantonese. Through practical, conversation-focused classes, you'll practise speaking and listening in realistic situations while continuing to refine your pronunciation and tone accuracy.
Along the way, you'll deepen your understanding of Cantonese culture, customs, and communication styles, helping you interact more naturally and confidently in both social and professional settings.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this Cantonese: Beginners Level 2 course, participants will have developed practical skills and knowledge in areas such as:
- Communicating with greater confidence across a range of everyday situations
- Expanding vocabulary to discuss familiar topics in more detail
- Using a wider range of sentence structures and basic grammatical patterns
- Using a wider range of sentence patterns to talk about present, past, and ongoing situations
- Improving listening comprehension and response in spoken interactions
- Refining pronunciation and tone accuracy
- Communicating with greater confidence in real-life situations
- Developing practical Cantonese language skills for travel, work, community, and family life
Course content
What will be covered in this Cantonese: Beginners Level 2 course?
During the course, participants will be guided through key concepts, techniques and approaches that typically include:
Topics may include:
- Prices and larger numbers
- Public transport and commuting
- Describing your home and neighbourhood
- Daily routines and everyday activities
- Asking for help and making requests
- Giving and understanding directions
- Talking about possessions and locations
- Everyday conversations and social situations
Communication skills
- Developing longer spoken conversations
- Improving listening comprehension
- Expanding vocabulary for everyday communication
- Refining pronunciation and tone accuracy
Grammar concepts may include:
- Talking about completed, ongoing, and past actions
- Sentence structure and word order
- Functional language for everyday communication
Content may vary slightly depending on class pace, participant interests, and instructor approach.
Intended audience
Who is this Cantonese: Beginners Level 2 course for?
This course is ideal for students who have completed our Cantonese: Beginners Level 1 course or who have an equivalent level of Cantonese.
It is suited to learners with approximately 20 hours of prior study who are ready to expand their vocabulary, strengthen their grammar, and communicate with greater confidence in everyday situations.
Whether you're learning for travel, family connections, work, or personal interest, this course offers the ideal next step in your Cantonese learning journey.
Course venue
Online via Zoom
Zoom access details will be provided with your enrolment confirmation.
Requirements:
- A computer, tablet or smartphone
- A stable internet connection
We recommend using a computer rather than a mobile phone or tablet for the best learning experience.
Course materials
What to bring to class
- Notebook and pen
- Course textbook (below)
Textbook
Please purchase the course textbook, which is used for both Beginners Level 1 and Level 2 courses.
Colloquial Cantonese: The Complete Course for Beginners (2010 edition or later)
ISBN: 978-113-895-822-7
We recommend purchasing your textbook once your course has been confirmed (usually within three working days of the proposed start date). The textbook is not included in the enrolment fee.
Certificate of completion
Students who attend at least 80% of the course will receive a Certificate of Attendance from Sydney Community College.
This certificate recognises your commitment to learning Cantonese and can support your personal or professional development.
Course testimonials
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Charles said: 5 Stars!
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Hanbing said: Great teacher provide comprehensive & quality teaching to students, I enjoyed the class and improved my Cantonese speaking and grammar
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Chris said: I enjoy that I am able to directly apply what I learn into conversations with my family or at least try!
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Jenny said: Josephine has been a great teacher over the last two courses and has a lot of knowledge in Cantonese.
Course tutors
Kari Yu
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