A collection of resources for learning Cantonese (for free). Cantonese is the main language of Hong Kong, Macau and is also spoken in the Guangdong province (though tourist areas tend to be exclusively in Mandarin). It is also common to find it in global Chinese communities (i.e. North America, Europe, etc). It is a very cool language :D.
Generally I think yout want to learn Jyutping first (it is a Romanisation system, alternative use Yale - depends on what you intend to use as resources), to get an idea of the sounds in the language - as Cantonese is a tonal language. Then, you should move onto Vocab acquisition and Grammar simultaneously. Consume media that is comprehensible to your level (i.e. maybe start with a kids show like Doraemon before trying to plunge straight into the vastness of HK Cinema - most shows can be found online pretty easily if you know where to look). If you want a streamlined intro, I would look at Cantonese Dialogues or books like Learn to Speak Cantonese 1 + 2, by Jade Jia Ying Wu to get started. For vocab look at either Anki (free) or Drops (free/paid). Another unrelated tip, written and spoken Cantonese tends to be a little different, spoken generally tends to be quite informal, where as written tends to be much more formal. I find Cantopop tends to be closer to written Cantonese rather than spoken, so keep that in mind if you intend to use lyrics to study.
I would also recommend you set tangible and achieveable goals - and also make a note of your reasons as to why you are learning the language, as it will get quite tough and you will (probably) need to remind yourself why you are doing it sometimes lol. Happy learning :D
I have denoted (most) resources by what romanisation system they use, this is either (J) for Jyutping or (Y) for Yale. I would suggest you pick one and try to stick with materials that use it - I personally think that Jyutping is better, but a lot more material made by Americans seem to prefer the Yale romaisation for some reason. The CantoneseClass101 material uses Jyutping, as does the Cantonese Dialogues site, which is a really good starting points for learning. From my experience, most native content creators on YouTube will use Jyutping if they use any romanised subs at all.
Links to books on goodreads, use the ISBNs to find them at either a retailer, used book shop, library or via other means.
Learn Cantonese Word Power 2001 (J)A collection of youtube channels and playlists of immersion content.
5 minute Cantonese - short but informative lessons (J)Any apps I think are worth mentioning. Most of these tend to need subscriptions to be beneficial, in most cases I would suggest you use Anki/Ankidroid with books instead - gameification normally reduces the rate at which you will progress, but honestly just do whatever makes you most consistent :D
Drops - 5 mins free per day, anything more is paid. Pretty good for vocab and thats about it really. Has a wide range of languages and a life time option that goes on sale pretty regularly. I am pretty sure the only option is to use Jyutping Romanisation, no Yale.