[drinking coffee to learn Cantonese] Osaka alternative Cafe Japanese teacher: want to hug Brother Fat

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When I walked into a coffee shop called "C Flat Cafe" in Shinzaiqiao, Osaka, I heard Cantonese! "I really like Brother Fa. I was fascinated by Hero for the first time, but I haven't seen him once. I really want to hug him! "Takada, wearing a Huahua shirt, said excitedly.

Hong Kong's Apple Daily reported that Takuchi, who smiled from ear to ear, fell in love with Hong Kong-produced films after watching Chow Yun-fat's God of gamblers more than 10 years ago. This language-themed "C Flat Cafe" has two Cantonese classes a month, allowing Japanese in Osaka to gather together to learn Cantonese.

The four Japanese I met that day had different seniority in learning Cantonese. Some of them had lived in Hong Kong and studied abroad, and some had learned Cantonese because they loved Hong Kong films.

Ma Lin worked as an exchange student at the Chinese University of Hong Kong three years ago and studied Cantonese for a year. She likes the night view and street view of Hong Kong very much and loves dim sum.

Hakata, on the other hand, lived in Hong Kong from 1992 to 1996. "when I didn't know Cantonese at first, I thought we were quarrelling, but now I'm used to it. Cantonese in Hong Kong is like this, louder. "

Yantian, who has lived in Hong Kong for a year, said with a smile: "when I went to the restaurant, I spoke Cantonese and talked to my buddies. They were so happy that they gave me free desserts and fruits." As far as she is concerned, Hong Kong people and Osaka people have something in common. "they all like eating, bargaining, making money, and walking very fast, so going to Hong Kong is like going back to the countryside. "

When asked about the most difficult part of learning Cantonese, they all agreed that it was pronunciation and tone. Takata said: "Japanese is so flat, but Cantonese is the most important thing is the tone, we sound like singing." "

In Osaka, there are not many courses and teaching materials in Cantonese, and many Japanese have no way to learn Cantonese. C Flat Cafe recruits and organizes a class of students and mentors from Hong Kong through the Internet. Each Cantonese class lasts 90 minutes, and the fee is 2000 yen (about NT $522).

Keely, a Hong Kong resident who has lived in Osaka for eight years, is one of the Cantonese teachers of Cafe. "I used to teach Cantonese in Hong Kong for 20 years and teach Japanese at school to understand their difficulties in learning. The most important thing is scene practice, it will be boring if you only teach grammar, share the funny and taboo culture in the process, and have fun in class. "the classroom here is not as rigid as a language school, but more like a gathering of friends, learning through relaxed daily conversations.

The coffee shop opened 10 years ago, and its founder, Yuko Nagano, gathered a class of tutors and students to take classes in a relaxed way because he wanted to learn English. Later, it was suggested that more and more people wanted to learn Cantonese, which led to the birth of Cantonese classes.

Nagano says she doesn't speak Cantonese, but she has worked for a Hong Kong company in Osaka for many years and has always been interested in Hong Kong. In addition to English and Chinese classes, the cafe also has classes in Korean, Thai, Spanish and French, which is like an international cultural center. "I like to promote communication between people through language, which is why I started Cafe. "Nagano said.