Canto Mando Chinese Lessons and Translation

Specialties

I offer tailored private lessons in Cantonese and Mandarin, these are one-​on-​one lessons, the lessons are usually one hour in length. My students range from absolute beginners to advanced levels. The lessons are taught in my apartment in downtown Vancouver, please reference the map for location.

Some of the topics that I covered in Mandarin lessons are: Pinyin, Character Writing and Reading (Simplified Chinese), conversational Mandarin, Chinese grammar, and for some advanced students, I also specialized in Mandarin pronunciation. For Cantonese lessons, I often start with conversational Cantonese (can be taught in either English or Mandarin), there are also mid-​level grammar drills and advanced level Cantonese colloquial phrases, video interpreting, and Cantonese in chosen fields (such as medical environment or real estate environment).

Some short-​term, topic focused group lessons will be developed in the very near future, if you are interested in any of the languages above, please

History

Established in 2009.

I was originally a freelance translator (English to Chinese) when one of my clients suggested that I offer private lessons. In 2009 I started giving private lessons on a part-​time basis, starting 2013 I was teaching full time.

Meet the Business Owner

Jojo H.

Business Owner

Jojo Hong moved to Vancouver, Canada from her hometown Guangzhou, China when she was thirteen. She studied fashion design in Vancouver and Milan but decided to change her field when she came back from Italy. She was (still is) a freelance translator when one of her clients suggested that she offer private Chinese lessons. She has been teaching Cantonese and Mandarin since 2009.