How to Pronounce Chinese Like a Native Speaker

Want to speak real Chinese from your first lesson, sign up for your free lifetime account at Chineseclass101.com. In this series you will master Chinese pronunciation. Proper pronunciation is essential in Chinese and in this series you will learn it quickly, completely and easily. This way, in the first lesson of the series, you will learn about the basic components of the Chinese pronunciation system that will help you in future lessons, since you probably know that Chinese does not use an alphabetic writing system like English, but rather uses characters that are made up of parts that represent physical objects or abstract ideas.

Chinese literacy requires the memorization of thousands of components and characters, as you can see, this can be quite daunting for new Chinese learners, for example, if you were asked to

pronounce

this character where could you even begin? You will eventually learn the writing system, but since we are only focusing on pronunciation we need to skip that for now, we need to start dealing with the sounds of Chinese without the baggage of Chinese characters and that is where the sprocket comes in. in pinyon is the transcription of Chinese characters using Roman letters, this makes learning Chinese much easier, especially for English

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s, as you start to learn more characters and get better at Chinese, you will eventually rely less and less on pinyin, but for Now is a good place to start now, let's take a look at all the sounds in Chinese.

There are 26 consonant sounds and 14 vowel sounds in Chinese. You can form every word in Chinese using these sounds. They still seem complicated. How about this one of the 26 consonant sounds in Chinese? You already know 15 of them, that's right, if you are a

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English

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, then you already make these sounds every day. You can also ignore seven of the vowel sounds for the same reason - the only thing standing between you and perfect Chinese pronunciation are 11 new consonants. and seven new vocal sounds you can handle. Now let me introduce you to yin rou, who will help you master these new sounds throughout this series.

Yunru will give you

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pronunciation examples for you to imitate, but in this first lesson just sit back and listen. to the unique sounds of Chinese uh in the next lesson we'll look at the top five pronunciation mistakes Chinese learners make, you'll want to make sure you don't fall into these common traps, then we'll start going over vowels and consonants. of Chinese this is your opportunity to learn to correctly say all the words you just heard. We will finish the series by covering some special topics that will make your Chinese sound natural to close this lesson.

Here's a question: why? It is important to spend time learning the proper pronunciation, even if you are already an advanced speaker, the response will be understood and this will help you develop more confidence when communicating in Chinese for beginners. You are creating a solid foundation on which to build and For more advanced students, this is your chance to improve your accent and lose any bad habits you have acquired. In this lesson, you will learn the top 5 Chinese pronunciation mistakes you should avoid. These are common mistakes that Chinese learners tend to make, so pay attention. Pay close attention and make sure you don't make the same mistakes.

Are you ready? So let's get started. The number one tones. Chinese is a tonal language. Tones are a big challenge for Chinese learners of all levels, but they can't be avoided. The wrong tone can give a word a completely different meaning and cause communication problems, in particular students have difficulty with a third tone Listen to an example that uses this tone, it is the most unique tone of all the tones because the tone lowers and then it rises imagine a ball bouncing on the ground while you make this tone up and down we will discuss tones in detail in lessons eight and nine number two mispronouncing the u sound English speakers tend to read the pinyin u as the uh in well this is incorrect it should be more like the double o sound in the word boot every time you

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you imagine a girl pouting and saying no in

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you want to round your lips as much as possible it is better to exaggerate too much than to make the sound incorrect number three mispronouncing people many people tend to mispronounce the e sound in the word people commonly substitute it with the English e as in red this is incorrect the Chinese e sounds more like an ugg sound it is identical to the e sound in Al end of the word problem, in fact, the Chinese e is a very special sound because it is the most neutral of all sounds and requires the least amount of effort to pronounce because you don't have to move your lips, tongue or mouth as much as you need.

What you want to do is relax and have everything in a resting position and just let your vocal cords do the rest. We will look in depth at vowel sounds in the next lesson number four, pronouncing the Chinese q as a ch sound, this is one of the biggest mistakes for Chinese learners there are many similar sounds in Chinese, all of which are different. The challenge for English speakers is to first perceive the difference and then recreate it. The Chinese q sound should be pronounced with the tip of the tongue touching the lower teeth while the blade of the tongue remains flat behind the front teeth.

Tien will analyze the differences between the sounds of Chinese in lesson seven number five by adding an r sound to the end of eat Chinese learners tend to add an r sound in the middle or at the end of a word, this usually occurs when the speaker is not used to pronouncing the Chinese ch. Chinese ch requires you to place your tongue in a position that you are not familiar with if you speak English. The brain naturally assumes that you are trying to pronounce an r in English due to muscle memory. Be careful with this when practicing Chinese ch.

We will cover ch sounds in lesson seven. Now you know the top five Chinese pronunciation mistakes you should avoid. try to be careful so you don't make the same mistakes and still feel a little worried about the rest of this series. We will cover all these topics in depth in this lesson you will learn all the Chinese vowels and their vowel variants. sounds With these sounds you can pronounce any vowel that may appear in Chinese. Some vowels can be difficult to distinguish, especially for English speakers, so be sure to listen carefully. Remember that the objective is to memorize and reproduce the sound.

Don't get too frustrated. If you forget when to use the variant sounds that will appear naturally later, are you ready? So let's get started. The first vowel is almost identical to the a sound in the word father, except that the tongue is in a more neutral position when you say the word father. Do you feel a little pressure in the back of your mouth? The idea is to relieve that pressure by keeping everything in the same position. Just move your tongue forward a little. You can feel this if you exaggerate too much. ah en father, by opening your mouth as wide as you can, when you move your tongue forward, you will relieve that pressure and as a result, you should sound a little more whiny, study how the yinru pronounces this ah ah sound when combined with the next one , the a changes becomes identical to the a sound in the parent word when combined with the following changes, the a becomes identical to the e sound in the word net e the next vowel is identical to the e sound at the end of the word problem uh when combines with Next, the e changes become similar to the a sound in the wordplay, however, try not to convey too much of the y sound, try to relax your jaw and say it as if you are allowing the vowel to spill out of its mouth. listen to how yinru pronounces this vowel when combined with the next one, the e changes when combined like this, it becomes the red e sound from before, yes this is identical to the previous sound, but with rounded lips, try saying the e in red while rounding the lips. now listen to how yinru says it er when combined with the following, the e changes zhang, it is similar to the o sound in the word boring, but with non-rounded lips, you will find that when you start to soften your lips it will start to change to more of a u sound try it now listen to how he pronounces it yin ru the following vowel is identical to the double e sound in the word c e e e e when combined with the following changes in the i this is similar to the previous sound it is something like the double e sound in the word c, except your tongue is a little further back in your mouth in a more centralized position.

A trick to pronounce this vowel is to say the word ye, since in those of little faith the sound y must raise your tongue to the correct position in your mouth. Try it now listen to how the yin root pronounces this vowel e e e when combined with the following the i change i is identical to the short i sound in the word bit the following vowel is is identical to the o u sound in the word ot o when combined with the following, the o change is identical to the double o sound in the word hook oh when is combined with the following, the o changes, the o becomes a bit like the o sound in the word o, however, try not to translate it the w sounds too much and the last vowel is similar to the double o sound in the word boot However, you want to purse your lips a little more and exaggerate the rounding.

Listen to how yinru pronounces this vowel when combined with the next one, the u changes this. It's like the sound of the double e in c but with rounded lips try to say the double e in c while rounding your lips now listen to how yin roo pronounces this vowel well done, you just learned all the vowels and their variants in Chinese with these sounds, you can correctly pronounce any vowel that may appear in the Chinese language, it is not that good. I want to get free cheat sheets, audiobooks, lessons, apps and more every month, just click the link in the description to get your free language gifts.

During the month in this lesson you will learn the basics of Chinese pronunciation. We will give you a brief introduction to the Chinese romanization system. We'll demonstrate some difficult sounds and then talk about tones in Chinese pronunciation. Pinyin is a system that represents Mandarin Chinese using the Roman alphabet It is now the most common way to romanize Mandarin Chinese It is the basis for Chinese pronunciation Learning pinyon will benefit you in many ways It shows you the correct way to pronounce a word and also teaches you allows you to pronounce a word you have never seen and if you want to type in Chinese on your phone or computer, pinning input is the easiest and most popular way, a complete syllable in pinning is usually made of initials which are consonants and finals which are vowels and finally a tone mark sometimes, although the vowel alone can also form a syllable.

There are twenty consonant letters in Mandarin or opinion, almost all the same consonant letters as in English, except for the letter v buh, and there are consonant blends that are also initial sounds, but don't worry. It's just three of these and then we have vowels, there are six simple vowels in Mandarin Chinese, by combining these simple vowels with each other or by combining them with n n g or r we can form many compound vowels like an, it may seem like a lot remember the trick is to memorize the ones that sound different to English or your native language.

This will be emphasized in the next part of the lesson, so stick with some sounds in Chinese that don't sound like Roman letters, we'll show you. how to pronounce them in chinese first let's look at some single vowel sounds uh sounds like u in english, but just remember not to curl your tongue when there's no r around it, the only exception is when it comes after y, then it sounds more like e as in red yes, yes the e sound is like the double e in English c e c when it comes after the o sound it is more like a short e sound like in lip the u sound is like French your lips should be round and a poutine and and makes the same sound as umi now let's look at some compound vowel sounds for all compound sounds you just need to make the first sound of a vowel and then move on to the next vowel for example the sound uh try to make the sound u then slide to e to make a sound combine with an en sounds like the word yen the japanese currency shien consonants are pretty easy in chinese just pay attention to the following sounds g is like the j in jeep but press the flat key tight tongue against the back of your upper teeth chi is like the seashore in cheap, but again with a flatter tongue and a stronger breath she is like the essence in sheep again, you place your tongue flatter and spread your two sides of your mouth. broader now you know all the sounds in pinyon a total of more than 400 sounds what an achievement congratulations now let's move on to another important but also challenging part in Chinese pronunciation tones each syllable in Chinese pronunciation is accented with one of the four different tones the first the tone is constant with a high pitch the second tone starts with a medium pitch and then rises quickly ah the third tone falls from a low pitch and then rises to the middle of the pitch range the fourth tone falls sharply and quickly from a pitch high ah also the fouraccented tones there is a neutral tone this is very light weak and short pay attention to the second syllables of the following examples let's recap what we have learned by dividing a word into piñon the pronunciation of the famous city of shanghai is shanghai the first The syllable here is formed by an initial tone, an ending tone and a descending fourth tone.

The second syllable is made up of an initial and final i and a falling and then rising third tone. Hello Shanghai, well done, let's conclude this lesson by recapping what we have learned. In this lesson we introduce you to Pinyon, the romanization method to help you start learning Chinese. We also cover some of the unique and difficult sounds of Chinese and introduce you to the four tones in Chinese. The question for this lesson is how do I pronounce there are six simple vowels called endings there are also numerous compound endings which are formed by combining two or three of the simple vowels or by adding an o to the end of vowels here are some examples that are relatively difficult for non-Chinese native speakers to pronounce first let's look at how to say the final uh accurately uh sounds like the e in make sure your tongue is flat and low, many students Chinese people curve their tone when they say uh, which is not necessary, let's look at some examples.

I like that the vowel has two little dots at the top to make this sound. Try to round your lips as much as you can, for example. There is a special rule regarding the omission of the colon when following the initials e d t and c is written as u but still pronounced as u, for example, this rule also applies to any compound ending beginning with, for example, o yanchen sounds like the combination of just like with other vowels that start with you, you don't need the colon at the top when they come after e z, in this case we actually have 14.

The question for this lesson is what is the rule of pronunciation for and when studying Chinese, you. You have probably seen these two characters often boo and e, they are very common but you may notice that their tones change when they appear before certain words, for example it is the second rising tone but it is the fourth falling tone in buhao e as in number. one is pronounced like but in young it becomes the second tone in e t is the fourth tone it seems very confusing right, don't worry, there are some rules we can follow to use the correct tones when buu is used alone, it is always the fourth tone boo when boo is followed by a character with a fourth tone, it changes to the second tone boo, for example, when boo is followed by a numerical fourth tone, which are the first second and third tone, it is pronounced as the fourth tone, as when e is used as a number it is the first flat term as in er e when e is followed by a fourth tone it changes to the second tone when e is followed by a number the fourth tone becomes the fourth tone now you know the rules, how is this phrase pronounced? backwards the second e is followed by a fourth tone young so e here should be the second rising tone now the bull here is followed by a second tone e so bu here should be the fourth tone now the first e is followed for a four tong buu so the first e itself should be the second tone, so problem solved, this sentence is pronounced like the most difficult to pronounce full words in Chinese, okay, let's start going, chu, go to, too has the ultimate meaning, for example, last year, Tunian, to go hiking, look at me. chew yourself like you want to kiss someone drink water drink water the hard part is that shui but in carol life we ​​just talk directly it's totally fine no one talks just imagine the word thin this one didn't have the vibe here but for the four of you, you have something of vibration, you can tap here and make sure that this here is a correct vibration and for you, imagine the word change, add some vibration here, yes, that's right, and next I want to show you a tongue twister, are you ready? ginger, ginger, okay guys, I want to share a Chinese line with you.

The meaning of the words means that the older ginger is spicier than the younger ginger, but the real meaning is that the older person's older person can handle the more complicated situation than the younger person's holiday. What is your favorite holiday? um my favorite holiday is a national day because we have a week of holiday chinese language han chinese language can you just say okay the way I'm studying the Chinese language watching Christmas carols I know the hard part is just imagine that the word manage did not vibrate, just add vibration, okay and for a sentence, okay, come here, come here, do you know his name, food, food and can also be used for feet?

My foot got hurt. I can't walk well luan well and it's also our word luantai means tire can you talk um I know the hard part is you imagine barbecue that means I don't want to work here anymore I want to quit a result means lighter and you too the very official way of say is your chong you