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Pronouncing Chinese Words
The aim of this lens is to teach you some basic Chinese Mandarin words, and how they are pronounced.
I'll be listing the words I have learnt as a beginner, and how I remember the pronounciations (as a native English speaker). Correct pronounciation is particularly hard with Chinese, as the tone of voice a word is spoken in, totally changes its meaning of the word!
There are 2 types of 'Chinese': Mandarin which is most widely spoken, and Cantonese which is spoken in regions like Hong Kong. This lens will focus on learning to speak Mandarin.
Food Items
How to pronounce types of food
For each word, the English is listed first, then the word in 'PinYin', and finally, how I pronounce it correctly. Rest assured - these pronounciations have been understood here in China, and checked out by my Chinese partner.
- Apple = Pinguo [Say 'ping - guoh']
- Banana = Xianjiao [Say 'see-arn jee-oh', with dashed parts said quickly]
- Bread = Mianbao [Say 'me-an bo']
- Milk = Nai [Say 'ni-' as in 'Night']
- Tea = Cha [Say 'char']
- Pear = Li [Say 'Lee', at a low pitch, keeping short]
Learning to Speak Chinese Videos
WLC Basic Chinese 001 - How are you?
Are you ready to learn one of the most widely spoken languages on Earth? Well, we're here to help you get over the great wall of learning Mandarin Chinese. We at WLC will take you on a journey that will last a life time from the comfort of your armchair from anywhere in the world. We'll present and teach Mandarin Chinese vocabulary, phrases and proverbs from the bottom up in logical steps that will insure you'll be able to use what you've learnt quickly and, above all, accurately. Learn how ...
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Word Requests and Feedback
Let me know if there's a simple Chinese word you'd like to see featured and I'll do my best to include it.
I'd also love to get feedback from other Chinese learners or native speakers about your thoughts on this lens.
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- Bao Lijun Bao Lijun Feb 25, 2009 @ 1:44 am
- Learning to Speak Chinese Videos is very good ,but i think ,if you really want to learn how to speak chinese,learn Chinese pinyin is most imortant thing at first.
You can visit my websit Chinese Tomorrow to learn Chinese pinyin.
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- Michelle_UK Michelle_UK Sep 21, 2008 @ 11:00 am
- Thanks Anna, I'm just getting back to work on this now.
Oh, I've ordered your book about your trip to Mongolia today. I met someone out in China who was an American girl my age. She'd also been on a motorbike trip across Outer Mongolia and told me it was the best experience ever. I'd seen your book advertised before, so decided to read about your story...I'm overdue a book to read, and I'm wondering if there's much in common between there and where I went.
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- Michelle_UK Michelle_UK Sep 21, 2008 @ 11:00 am
- Thanks Anna, I'm just getting back to work on this now.
Oh, I've ordered your book about your trip to Mongolia today. I met someone out in China who was an American girl my age. She'd also been on a motorbike trip across Outer Mongolia and told me it was the best experience ever. I'd seen your book advertised before, so decided to read about your story...I'm overdue a book to read, and I'm wondering if there's much in common between there and where I went.
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- AnnaVeraWilliams AnnaVeraWilliams Sep 21, 2008 @ 10:06 am
- Hi - I used to speak bare basic conversational Mandarin, when I was in China for a month as a teenager. Great to see a lens on it! Keep going, you can make something fantastic.
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- AnnaVeraWilliams AnnaVeraWilliams Sep 21, 2008 @ 10:06 am
- Hi - I used to speak bare basic conversational Mandarin, when I was in China for a month as a teenager. Great to see a lens on it! Keep going, you can make something fantastic.
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Numbers
How to Count in Mandarin
Coming soon...Meanwhile you can learn to say the basic numbers from the YouTube video featured above.
Mandarin Learning Resources
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