Cantonese Fun 粵好玩

Learn Cantonese the
fun way through songs,
story time and play time
at Cantonese Fun – Seattle’s
first Cantonese-immersion
playgroup for young
children.

What is Cantonese Fun?

Cantonese Fun is a Cantonese-immersion playgroup for children ages 3 months to 6 years old. We create a relaxed and playful environment for them and their caregivers to learn, practice and speak Cantonese. You can also connect with other Cantonese-speaking families!

Come join us for some Cantonese nursery rhymes (童謠), Chinese proverb and children's stories (成語和兒童故事) and play time! Helpful visual flash cards with traditional Chinese characters and Cantonese pinyin will be available in our sessions so you can sing along with us.

Why play and learn?

Children are like little sponges, they pick up on things we do and say quickly! This is especially true when they are playing. Playing allows them to feel good, explore and be engaged in the activities that they are doing. Because it's fun, they will remember what they did and what they heard!

At Cantonese Fun, our enjoyable atmosphere promotes learning and are always led by a native-Cantonese speaker. As research indicates, children learn to understand a new language best when they:

Hear and see native speakers speaking it
Be exposed to conversations in a social setting (that is, with real people and not only through TV/audio tracks)
Have fun doing it, and
Repeat, repeat, repeat!

Why start early?

Research shows that children are especially good at absorbing a new language when it is introduced early (best when it begins at birth!). Early introduction allows quicker recognition of the unique phonetic sounds and patterns in the new language.

With Cantonese having nine tones, it definitely has many unique sounds. Participating in our playgroup will allow your children to hear more Cantonese, recognize the special tones sooner and be able to differentiate them from English. If you know Cantonese, try saying 登等凳藤挺鄧得塌獨. These are the nine tones! :)

Traditional Chinese characters (繁體字) are also important to the language and that's why we will use traditional characters in all of our flash cards*!

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