What you'll learn
Build your confidence in spoken Cantonese with our Cantonese language short courses online!
Continue your Cantonese learning journey with this Level 2 course, designed for students who have completed our Cantonese: Beginners Level 1 course or have equivalent experience.
In this course, you’ll move beyond the basics and begin communicating with greater confidence across a wider range of everyday situations. You’ll expand your vocabulary, improve your sentence structure, and develop a stronger understanding of how Cantonese is used in real-life contexts.
Classes are practical, interactive and conversation-focused, helping you express ideas more clearly and respond more naturally in spoken interactions. You’ll continue refining your pronunciation and tone accuracy while building fluency through guided speaking and listening activities.
Alongside language development, you’ll deepen your understanding of Cantonese culture and communication styles, supporting more confident interactions 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
- Understanding and applying key tense structures in Cantonese
- Improving listening comprehension and response in spoken interactions
- Refining pronunciation and tone accuracy
- Demonstrating increased confidence in real-life communication contexts
- Strengthening Cantonese communication skills for workplace, travel or community settings
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 such as:
- Prices and large numbers
- Commuting and transportation
- Describing your home and daily activities
- Asking for help or a favour
- Giving and understanding directions
- Talking about possessions and locations
- Everyday conversations and social situations
Grammar concepts may include:
- Sentence tenses (completed, progressive and past actions)
- Sentence structure and word order
- Functional language for everyday communication
Intended audience
Who is this Cantonese: Beginners Level 2 course for?
This course is suitable for students who:
- Have completed our Cantonese: Beginners Level 1 course or have equivalent knowledge
- Have approximately 20 hours of prior Cantonese learning
- Want to build confidence in speaking and understanding Cantonese
- Are continuing their language learning for travel, work or personal interest
- Engage with Cantonese-speaking communities or clients
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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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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Jenny said: Josephine has been a great teacher over the last two courses and has a lot of knowledge in Cantonese.
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Charles said: 5 Stars!
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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!
Course tutors
Kari Yu
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