Archive for the ‘Pronunciation’ Category
Thursday, August 23rd, 2007
Let's face it people: Those 4 (actually 5) tones in Mandarin Chinese don't really play by their own rules. Sure, if Chinese people are saying one word by itself, and if they're saying it really slowly, then the tone will probably sound like the textbook says it should. But ...
Posted in Computer, Pronunciation, Resources, Tones | 1 Comment »
Thursday, March 15th, 2007
As I'm sure many of you know, the number of syllables in Chinese is limited. It's not like English where you can just throw together practically any letters you want and make a new word (like "craisins").
So, that means it's actually possible to make a chart of all the ...
Posted in Sounds | 34 Comments »
Tuesday, October 17th, 2006
To really speak Chinese, you have to master the tones. But, most laowai don't.It's a good idea to learn the tones as you are learning vocabulary.
The problem with learning Chinese vocab is there are really two things to remember for each word:
the sounds (phonemes...I don't know how to say "phonemes" ...
Posted in Tones | 11 Comments »
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