Tired of being misunderstood? Forget about confusing Zhi, Chi, Shi and Zi, Ci, Si, are you still struggling with "ni hao"? Maybe the Chinese people shower you with compliments at every word of Mandarin that comes out of your mouth, while simultaneously not being able to understand even the first word that they've been so passionately praising? Do you elicit blank stares from the wait staff at the local Chinese restaurant? Are you still sounding exactly like a foreigner speaking Chinese? For those looking to get an edge in their Mandarin communication, looking for fluent and natural pronunciation, this group is for you. Before you know it, you'll have the Chinese people swearing you grew up in China!

- 大家Hao: The Chinese H sound.

难是难点，但是和拉丁语比起来学汉语好像还有救！你别误会，我一点儿也不懂拉丁语。

(8)   new comment by posted October 29, 2009

- Nice To C You - The Chinese C

yes I I agree, the sounds are very hard to figure out, I am listening and listening but very hard still great explanation  

(3)   new comment by posted June 10, 2009

- Q and A with Q - The Chinese Q Sound

The pinyin “q” is a bit strange consonant, which is only followed by the vowels that begin with “i” , “u”, “u (= y)”, just like “七，qi”, “钱, qian”, “传, quan” and “去, qu (=...

(4)   new comment by posted October 10, 2008

- Aspiration: The Key to an Authentic Chinese Accent.

Just wanted to say hi and thanks for making this group. I don't have time to explore the discussion here so much yet as I just found the group and now I need to leave for work. I really need this sort of discussion at this point in my learning. So thanks and ...

(11)   new comment by posted October 7, 2008