The Tortoise and the Steeds 跛鱉千里
In English there is a well-known fable about a race between a tortoise and a hare. The Chinese version involves
Lesson 142 MovieⅡ
Cam: It’s time to perfect Chinese your way in only five minutes a day. Welcome to Chinese Studio, wo shi Cam.
Yajie: And wo shi Yajie. Cam, what is your favorite movie genre?
Cam: …I believe it’s comedy. But I don’t know how to say it in Chinese!
Yajie: Don’t worry. Listen up!
Some Mandarin Mispronunciations
Why you mandarin pronunciation always sounds like English pronunciation? In what time there will be easy to make a mandarin mispronunciation? Go on reading, and you will find some answers.
Dialect of Hakka 客家语
Hakka is a dialect (客家话 Kèjiāhuà) of China comes from migration culture. It is actually a selecion of Chinese spoken in south eastern China, parts of Taiwan and in the New Territories of Hong Kong. There are also considerable communities of Hakka speakers in this kind of countries like the USA, French Guiana, Mauritius along with the UK. The total number of Hakka speakers is mainly about 40 million. The name of the language, signifies ‘guest language’.
Tone System of pinyin
Tone system of pinyin is a part of the mandarin pronunciation system, which we also call it mandarin tone system. let’s learn its rules.
Learn finals "üe" in Pinyin
How to read: üe Pronounce "ü" first, then gradually lower your tongue to the position of pronouncing "e". Phrases: 月亮yuè
Learn finals "an" in Pinyin
How to read: an Pronounce "a" first and gradually turn to "n". It is similar to ‘an’ in the English
Learn finals "in" in Pinyin
How to read: in Put the tip of your tongue against the back of the lower teeth and pronounce "i",
Chinese Pronunciation The Four Tones of Chinese
When talking about the differences between English and Chinese, the four tones of Chinese may be the most distinguish characteristic. The four tones of Mandarin are basic facets of the language for everybody learning the best way to speak Chinese. Mandarin Chinese, like most other Chinese dialects, is a tonal language, Which means that tones, like consonants and vowels, are used to distinguish words from one another. Mastering the tone of each character is challenging for many foreigners learning Chinese, but correct tonal pronunciation is vital for intelligibility because of the huge quantity of words in the language that only differ by tone (i.e. are minimal pairs with respect to tone). The following would be the four tones of Normal Mandarin.
Wu dialeat 方言 吴语
Someone said that Wu dialect (吴语 Wúyǔ) is as soft as stream. That’s why Wu dialect is also called "wu nong ruan yu (吴侬软语 wúnóng ruǎnyǔ)" in China. Whether it’s right or wrong, come and find the answer by yourself.
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