Do you want your Mandarin to sound more native-like to the ear? Understanding and applying these three tone sandhi rules can make all the difference in your pronunciation.
Mandarin Chinese is a tonal language, which means that the meaning of a word can change depending on its tone.…
Pinyin, the romanized system of Chinese phonetics, is the foundational key to learning Chinese. Over my sixteen years of teaching Chinese as a foreign language, I’ve noticed diverse pronunciation challenges among students from different countries, particularly in mastering Pinyin. Many learners face difficulties due to a lack of understanding and training in the Pinyin system, preventing them from acquiring a thorough grasp of its structure and rules.…
The pronunciation of Mandarin Pinyin is similar to English. As long as you know these English pronunciations, you can quickly learn Chinese Pinyin. Come and give it a try. You can master Mandarin Pinyin in just ten minutes.
1. Initials (声母 – shēngmǔ): Pinyin initials represent the initial consonant sound of a syllable.…
“你吃饭了吗 (Nǐ chīfàn le ma) Have you eaten yet?” is a traditional way of greeting others. One day, one of my students tried to use this Chinese sentence to greet others before we started the class. It came as quite a shock when he asked me “你吃粪了吗 (nǐ chī fèn le ma)?…
