Lauren Thiesse from USA
Cantonese Beginner (2/2/2026 -20/3/2026)
I took a few levels of Cantonese for Beginners at Hong Kong Language School and it was such a great experience. Our teacher, a Hong Kong local, was patient and encouraging. I learned useful phrases for everyday life. Although you can get around Hong Kong without English, I highly recommend HKLS for the beginner classes. Locals really appreciate when you use Cantonese, and you can have a better understanding of the culture.
Sanjay Garla from U.S.A (the gentleman on the right)
Cantonese Beginner 3 & 4 Full Day class (3/10- 16/10, 2012)
Cantonese Upper Intermediate Full Day class (17/10- 28/11, 2012)
Cantonese Upper Intermediate – Advanced (15/4 – 16/7, 2013)
From: Sanjay Garla
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 1:04 AM
To: Branda Kwong; KAM C CAT
Subject: hi!
Hi folks! I just wanted to let you all know that I started volunteering this week with a union here in San Francisco. I’m helping them outreach to Chinese workers. The Union lost their Cantonese speaking staff person almost a year ago and they haven’t been able to find a replacement. So I have been talking with the workers and yesterday i helped translate at a meeting. The meeting was conducted in Spanish English and Cantonese.
It was all really difficult for me, but the workers were really happy to have someone who could speak some Cantonese and they understood most of what I was
