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Learn Chinese Pronunciation

admin — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 07:51:03 +0000

Why Learn Chinese Pronunciation?Why would one want to do so much for correct pronunciation of Chinese?There are several factors to consider for learning Chinese pronunciation. Maybe the most important reason would be that the native Chinese speakers appreciate correct pronunciation far more than correct grammar. That is quite reasonable, just consider what the benefit of having perfectly correct grammar is, if none of the words are understood.Second, if you get the Mandarin pronunciation wrong from the beginning, it will be a lot harder to correct later. What adds to that point, is the fact that learning Chinese pronunciation does have a few similarities with English, but it does also have quite a few difficult differences.The third reason is a bit softer, but not to be neglected though. When you have good Chinese pronunciation, the Chinese will commend you for speaking their language very clearly and being easy to understand, adding to your self-confidence, and encouraging you to continue extending your vocabulary and knowledge of grammar.Chinese is a tonal language. Tones are the changes of the pitch in pronunciation of a syllable. There are 4 tones in Mandarin Chinese. Each Chinese word (character) carries a tone. Different tones carry different meanings.Click on the Pinyin in the table below you will hear different tones.

Chinese Pinyin Table

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:58:00 +0000

Learn PinyinChinese Pinyin is a Roman-letter based system that China now uses to mark the pronunciation of Chinese characters. With four tones and pinyin, any Chinese characters can be pronounced precisely. In many cases, Pinyin is quite intuitive to English speakers with only a few exceptions. However, it can be a twist to render Pinyin in four tones for people who just start.Pinyin is made up of 2 tables: vowel table and consonant tablePinyin - Vowels

a	o	e	i	u	ϋ
ai	ei	ui
ao	ou	iu
ie	ue	er
an	en	in	un	ϋn
ang	eng	ing	ong

As you can see, most vowels are simply a combination of the 6 major vowels in the first row, which is obviously the most important part, and some special consonants.

How can you remember all this? We are putting all these into English words with virtually the same sound for you to learn and remember in an easier way.

*Note: letters in the following explanation in "..." are pronounced as in English, and those in '... ' are pronounced in Pinyin. Also, all samples are delivered in 4 tones.

a - as the vowel in "star" without the "r" sound o - ...

Google-Kingsoft PowerWord(Free Chinese-English Dictionary)

admin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:06:31 +0000

Google-Kingsoft PowerWord Cooperation Edition” was jointly developed by Kingsoft and Google to provide users with free translation software. Translations of word, sentences, and full text between Chinese, Japanese, and English is supported.Download Now!.

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Google Chinese Pinyin Input Method

admin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:04:25 +0000

If you want to input Chinese Pinyin and Chinese characters in your computer, now, I will strongly recommend "Google Chinese Pinyin Input Method" which launched by Google. After installed, to shift your input method to Google Pinyin. Then just wag your fingers to type Chinese characters by Pinyin. Enjoy it. Download Now ! There are few tips in the following for this excellent tool.

1.How to input Pinyin with different tones. 2.How to switch between traditional Chinese and simplified Chinese

QQ International Messenger

admin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:02:46 +0000

QQ International

QQ international Messenger with more than 1 billion registered accounts and 500 millions monthly active accounts, QQ international Messenger is the most popular instant messaging service and the largest online community in China, even in the world.

If you want to meet Chinese friends,travel in China or learn Chinese, I think QQ International is a useful tool.

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