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Hi everyone. |
Welcome to The Ultimate Chinese Pronunciation Guide. |
You've made it to the last lesson! Do you feel more confident about speaking in Chinese now? |
In the previous lessons, you've learned all the core elements of Chinese pronunciation. In this lesson, we'll bring everything together and practice making complete sentences in Chinese! |
"Let's practice!" Make sure to practice out loud with this lesson! |
You know all the parts and pieces, but can you speak Chinese with a natural accent? |
If you've been quiet up until now, be sure to speak out loud with Yinru's examples! |
We're making the jump to real phrases that you might use in China. Let's go! |
You probably knew this phrase before you started this series, but did you know how to pronounce it correctly? |
Give it a shot! |
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Nǐ hǎo! |
Nǐ hǎo! |
Remember the tone rule from the last lesson? When two falling and rising tones occur in a row, all but the last tone get switched to a rising tone. |
Try one more time after Yinru. |
Nǐ hǎo! |
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Nǐ hǎo! |
Now try something a bit longer. |
Take a moment and try to figure out how to prounounce this phrase. Remember everything you learned about consonant and vowel sounds! |
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Zhōngwén xuéxí 中文学习 |
Zhōngwén xuéxí 中文学习 |
Did you get the first consonant sound right? Remember that it's a combination of a T-sound and an overexaggerated SH-sound. |
What about the first vowel sound of the second word? Did you remember to pronounce it like the E in 'red' while rounding your lips? |
Try once more. |
Zhōngwén xuéxí 中文学习 |
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Zhōngwén xuéxí 中文学习 |
Ready to move onto full sentences? Here's your first one: |
How do you think you say this? Does it fall into any of the special tone rules you learned about? |
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Wǒ búhuì xiǎng nǐ. (pronounced as: Wǒ bùhuì xiáng nǐ) 我不会想你。 |
Wǒ búhuì xiǎng nǐ. (pronounced as: Wǒ bùhuì xiáng nǐ) 我不会想你。 |
Did you remember to change the tone for the second character? Remember when "bu" comes before a falling tone, it changes to a rising tone. |
There was another tone change here wasn't there? Because we had two falling and raising tones in a row, all but the final tone change to a rising tone. |
If you remembered those, you're doing great! Try once more! |
Wǒ búhuì xiǎng nǐ. (pronounced as: Wǒ bùhuì xiáng nǐ) 我不会想你。 |
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Wǒ búhuì xiǎng nǐ. (pronounced as: Wǒ bùhuì xiáng nǐ) 我不会想你。 |
Here's your final sentence. Think for a while and try saying it out loud. |
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zài chī diǎnr ba. 再吃点儿吧。 |
zài chī diǎnr ba. 再吃点儿吧。 |
Did you pronounce "to eat" correctly? If you recall from lesson 2, this is one of the top 5 mistakes that Chinese learners make. You have to say it *without* adding an 'R' sound. |
What about this character? This character is often attached at the end of a word. In this case you *do* want to pronounce the Chinese R. Do you remember what it is? It's the overexaggerating R sound where your tongue is curled behind your gumridge. Make sure you say it in a neutral tone to make it sound natural. Repeat after Yinru. |
zài chī diǎnr ba. 再吃点儿吧。 |
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zài chī diǎnr ba. 再吃点儿吧。 |
How did it go? Do you feel like you have a better accent than you did at the beginning of this series? |
What parts of Chinese Pronunciation are still difficult for you? |
Good luck as you continue learning Chinese! Bye! |
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