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Urban Touch 2021/22 – Learning Slangs and Idioms from Hong Kong Movies

Date(s)

13 Oct 2021 (Wed)

Time

4:00pm – 5:00pm

Venue

Benjamin Franklin Centre LG13A&B

Language(s)

Mandarin

Fee

Free

Target Participants

All CUHK students

Enrolment/ Application

https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=13639100
Application Deadline: 10 Oct 2021 (Sun)

Enquiries

lces@cuhk.edu.hk / 3943-7960

Details

Watching Hong Kong movies can be a fun way learning the colloquial usage and colourful expressions of Cantonese. In this activity, the Cantonese Peer Tutoring Team from the Cantonese Division of the University Programme Section of the Yale-China Chinese Language Centre will teach you some of the Cantonese slangs and idioms used in classic Hong Kong movie scenes and actor’s lines, and explore with you the interesting culture of Hong Kong.

 

About ‘Urban Touch’

Urban Touch is a cultural programme appreciating and conveying the stories, culture and heritage of Hong Kong. It focuses on different themes in relation to local culture and history, including craftsmanship, food culture, language and stories.