Aiya Cantonese! 哎呀！廣東話打到嚟
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Dining atlas of Hong Kong - Part 2 {香港本地食肆地圖 - 2}
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of Yasmin's bite-size atlas about different types of local restaurants in Hong Kong. This time Cha Chaan Teng (茶餐廳) is introduced. Are yo...
Dining atlas of Hong Kong - Part 1 {香港本地食肆地圖 - 1}
31 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Yasmin has prepared a bite-size atlas to introduce different types of local restaurants in Hong Kong. In part 1, Cha Lau (茶樓)/Jau Lau(酒樓), Dai...
3 times cheekiness helps language learning {古古惑惑學外語}
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Here it comes Yasmin again shares more unusual methods to improve languages - this time requires some cheekiness inside you. The show is presented in ...
Those weird travel stories {大話西遊}
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Travel stories with a weird twist. Listen to native speaker Yasmin laughs, mourns while improving your Cantonese. As usual, the show is presented in C...
Canglish or not Canglish? {中英夾雜雜唔雜}
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
So often, Hong Kongers mix English into their Cantonese speeches. Meanwhile, there are some loanwords from English to Cantonese that have become estab...
How fantasies help language learning {想像力點幫你學語言}
14 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An easy-breezy episode on how our ability to fantasize might help us in language learning. The episode is presented in Cantonese, gearing towards help...
Hong Kong dad jokes - Part 2 {港式爛笑話－下半集}
08 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Every place has its own widespread jokes passed down from one generation to the next. Yasmin wants to share some of those cringe-worthy dad jokes from...
Ghosts of Cantonese {廣東話裡面嘅鬼}
01 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Yasmin casually talks about superstitious beliefs and the tens to a hundred Cantonese words and expressions that include 'ghost' in them. True to the...
Hong Kong dad jokes - Part 1 {港式爛笑話－上半集}
25 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Every place has its own widespread jokes passed down from one generation to the next. Yasmin wants to share some of those cringe-worthy dad jokes from...
The trouble of being direct {一就一，二就二嘅'港式'直接}
17 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hong Kong people are relatively direct culturally. Yasmin shares her perfect storm for being a direct person from a direct culture meeting some of the...
Mr. handsome, master and brother? {靚仔，師傅，大佬?}
10 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cantonese speakers like to call strangers 'handsome', 'master', and 'brother', why? Meanwhile, their usage is declining amongst youngsters, why? Yasmi...
4 tips to speed up vocab accumulation {學生字加速師, 4大秘訣}
03 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The basis of mastering any language is to know enough words. How to accumulate them efficiently, though? Language-learning geek Yasmin shares 4 recomm...
'Add oil' and something to inspire｛喂！一齊加油啦｝
26 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bits of morale boosts and a simple explainer of 'add oil (gaa1 jau4*2)', a sweet little phrase hardly able to be translated into English. As usua...
The 'Aiya Cantonese' philosophy {「廣東話打到嚟」哲學}
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What's the deal with this podcast? How could it help you improve Cantonese? Yasmin tells you all in this episode. As usual, she presents in Canto...
Overseas Hong Kongers' kitchens {海外香港人廚房}
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cute things and little stories in a foodie Facebook group. As usual, the show is presented in Cantonese gearing towards helping intermediate Cantonese...
The super addictive 'Aiya' {「哎呀」講上癮}
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Host Yasmin says 'aiya' 30 times per day - this time she sheds light on this gloriously versatile and cute Cantonese filler word. As per usual, the sh...
Two unusual ways to learn languages {兩個鮮為人知的學習語言方法}
29 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Two underrated language learning methods unveiled. True to the spirit of this educational/inspirational podcast, this episode is in Cantonese ready fo...
Why do Cantonese speakers speak loudly? {講嘢大聲這事兒}
29 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Yasmin casually explores the volume of Cantonese speaking. True to the spirit of this educational/inspirational podcast, this episode is in Cantonese ...
Childhood Memory in Hong Kong {講舊時}
29 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Introduction to the creator & her childhood memory living in the 1990s Hong Kong. True to the spirit of this educational / inspirational podc...