Category: Pronunciation

How to Correct Chinese Pronunciation

The tones of Mandarin Chinese are undoubtedly a challenge, but they can be learned with the proper approach. The one I propose is simple: consider a whole sentence and listen to it, try to figure out how it sounds as a whole without focusing on the tones. You’ll find that it is an efficient approach to acquiring tones in a natural way.

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Learning Initial “w” in Pinyin

How to read: w
Same as y, w also special sign, can't form syllable alone. It only expresses u, and appears in some Pin-Yin joinder of standing as an alones. The vowel u can only become one Pin-Yin character in Chinese, when it forms syllable alone should add w before it, becomes [wu]. When [ua],[uai],[uo] etc. Compound vowels form syllable alone, change u to w, are written as [wa],[wai],[wo]. It is similar to 'oo' in the English 'room' .

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Learning Initial “s” in Pinyin

How to read: s
A voiceless blade-alveolar fricative. It is produced by putting forward the tongue tip to a position close to the upper teeth ridge to make a narrow passage for the air to run out through with friction. It is similar to 's' in the English 'see'.

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