Why is it important to attend Cantonese lessons in Hong Kong? Cantonese Chinese, also called Yue, is the second most spoken Chinese Language, and is most widely used locally in Hong Kong. The language is spoken in 13 countries and it is the first language of approximately 74 million people around the world. However, some still argue that it may be better to learn Mandarin, here we can tell you why it is still relevant and important to learn Cantonese Chinese.

Cantonese is the de facto spoken language in Hong Kong and Macau. It is also widely spoken in the Guangdong (Canton) Province in Mainland China, where the language originated from. If you plan to live and build a career and/or business in Hong Kong, having the ability to speak Cantonese is definitely a must. First and foremost, you will get more career options and more business opportunities. Knowing the language through a Cantonese Course will also make living in Hong Kong a lot more enjoyable, as you will be able to communicate with the locals.​​

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Many people are afraid that learning Cantonese might be challenging, but in reality, Cantonese is much easier to learn than most European languages, because the Cantonese language does not have any plurals, tenses, conjugation, or conditional sentences, and the numbering system is also quite easy to grasp.

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Here are the benefits of learning Cantonese Chinese:

1. Cantonese Chinese may be the slightly harder language to learn in terms of pronunciation when compared with Mandarin, however in formal written Chinese, both languages share much of the same words and similar sentence structures.  Knowing Cantonese would mean you already have the basic knowledge of Mandarin.
    

2. Knowing Cantonese will open up many business opportunities for you, especially in finance, tourism, entertainment, art and culture.
    

3. Knowing Cantonese will give you a wider range of career options, and you will definitely gain a competitive edge in the local job market, as many local employers expect candidates to speak Cantonese.
    

4. When you are working in Hong Kong, knowing Cantonese can help you communicate better with your superiors, colleagues as well as customers.
    

5. You can navigate Hong Kong well and be able to connect with the local people and be inspired by the city’s architecture, arts and culture.
    

6. Cantonese is not only spoken in Hong Kong, you will still hear a lot of Cantonese in the southern parts of Mainland China, in Southeast Asia (such as Singapore and Malaysia), and in Chinatowns of many Western countries (such as the USA, Canada, the UK).

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Hong Kong is the best destination for non-Chinese speakers to learn Cantonese, but many language schools do not provide the necessary documents for international students to apply for the Hong Kong Student Visa, and without the valid visa, you will not be able to live and study in Hong Kong.

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At Boötes Consulting Services Limited, we offer Intensive Cantonese lessons Hong Kong services (a high-end Cantonese course in Hong Kong accredited by the Hong Kong Government Education Bureau) to overseas adult students so that they can study on a full-time basis in Hong Kong. A successful enrolment in our course will come with a Hong Kong Student Visa, allowing international students to effectively live and study in Hong Kong for the stated duration of the course.