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37. You Can Now Say It Right!
February 28, 2016
Congratulations on completing the ChinesePod Say it Right series. We would love to hear your feedback about this course so we can continue to improve it.
36. The Fake Initial Drill
February 28, 2016
Sixth final sounds drill.
35. The Fake Initial 'Y'
February 29, 2016
Karl and Constance provide you with useful tips and practice for nailing sounds that contain a Y sound that you won't find apart of Pinyin.
34. Nasal Endings Drill
February 29, 2016
Fifth final sounds drill.
33. Nasal Endings with Similar Sounds
February 29, 2016
Karl and Constance provide you with useful tips and practice for nailing nasal endings that sound quite similar, sounds that learners often have trouble pronouncing.
32. E & Er Drill
February 29, 2016
Fourth final sounds drill.
31. E & Er. The Special Cases
February 29, 2016
Karl and Constance provide you with useful tips and practice for nailing the e and er finals, two special cases that learners often find quite difficult.
30. Basic Compound Finals Drill
February 29, 2016
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29. Basic Compound Finals
February 28, 2016
Karl and Constance provide you with useful tips and practice for nailing the ai, ei, ao, and ou finals.
28. Compound Final Sounds Drill
February 29, 2016
Second final sounds drill.
27. Compound Finals with 'Missing' Letters
February 28, 2016
This lesson goes over the tricky ui, iu, un, and
26. I-U-U? Vowel Sounds Drill
February 29, 2016
First final sounds drill.
25. The Difficult I-U-U? Vowel Sounds
February 28, 2016
This lesson teaches you the I, U, and
24. Tricky Initials Drill
February 29, 2016
Second initial sounds drill.
23. Three Groups of Tricky Initials
February 28, 2016
In this lesson, we go over three groups of initials that learners frequently struggle with. The groups we will cover include: J, Q, X; Zh, Ch, Sh and Z, C, S. Be sure to follow up with the practice drills to hammer down what you have learned from this lecture!
21. Labial Initial Sounds
February 29, 2016
Labial sounds are sounds that are made by using one or both of your lips as the main articulator. For example, bo, po , mo and fo are sounds in Mandarin that all require your lips to touch. This lesson will provide you with useful techniques for mastering these important initials that learners often mess up.Check out this guide by Patrick Zein for further explanation on how to grasp Mandarin C
20. Introduction to Initial and Final Sounds
February 29, 2016
This lecture continues with a more in-depth look at tone change rules, with useful explanations from our pronunciation expert, Xu Laoshi. Feel free to take your time and watch it in chunks if you find this easier.
19. Tone Change Drill 3
February 29, 2016
Tone change drill video 3.
18. Mandarin Tone Change Rules Overview
February 29, 2016
This lecture continues with a more in-depth look at tone change rules, with useful explanations from our pronunciation expert, Xu Laoshi. Feel free to take your time and watch it in chunks if you find this easier.
16. An Easy Hack to Remember the Tone Change Rules
February 28, 2016
While the tone change rules seem quite simple, it's quite easy to get confused when you actually put them to use. In this short lesson, you will learn a super-easy and useful hack for remembering them just by saying the four tastes: sweet, sour, bitter, and spicy.
15. Introduction to Tone Change Rules
February 29, 2016
Chinese characters have set tones, but certain characters are more flexible, and change their tone depending on what characters precede them. Tone change rules are spoken rules which means that the written tone marker above the pinyin does not change, but the tone, when spoken, does change. These three rules will help you attain the natural flow of the language because they are designed to make
14. Neutral Tones Drill
February 28, 2016
Fifth tones drill video.
13. The Neutral Tone in Mandarin Chinese
February 28, 2016
The Neutral Tone (sometimes called the 5th tone) in Chinese is quite simple, but there are a few pronunciation techniques that will help you sounding more like a Native speaker. The Neutral Tone is used in two different respects: the emphasis pattern and "In the flow" which is how it sounds when spoken in a sentence
12. 2nd and 4th Tone Combinations Drill
February 29, 2016
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11. 2nd and 4th Tone Combinations
February 29, 2016
Mandarin tones don't just exist in isolation; they flow together in combination to form sentences. This means that Chinese can often sound quite musical. In this lesson, learn how 2nd and 4th tones sound in combination.
10. 2nd and 3rd Tone Combinations Drill
February 29, 2016
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9. 2nd and 3rd Tone Combinations
February 28, 2016
Mandarin tones don't just exist in isolation; they flow together in combination to form sentences. This means that Chinese can often sound quite musical. In this lesson: learn how 2nd and 3rd tones sound in combination and how two 3rd tones sound when chunked together.
8. 1st and 3rd Tone Combinations Drill
February 29, 2016
Second tones drill video.
7. 1st and 3rd Tone Combinations
February 29, 2016
Summary is not available.
6. Tones Drill
February 29, 2016
First tones drill video.
5. Tones Overview in Mandarin Chinese
February 28, 2016
The Neutral Tone (sometimes called the 5th tone) in Chinese is quite simple, but there are a few pronunciation techniques that will help you sounding more like a Native speaker. The Neutral Tone is used in two different respects: the emphasis pattern and "In the flow" which is how it sounds when spoken in a sentence.
4. Introduction to The 4 Tones of Mandarin Chinese
February 29, 2016
Mandarin Chinese is a tonal language which means that by changing the tone or pitch of your voice, you alter the meaning of the word. Mandarin has 4 tones (and a neutral tone). In this lesson, Fiona will give you a brief overview of the tones before we get started learning about in more depth.
3. What is Pinyin- (Introduction)
February 29, 2016
In this lesson you will learn about Pinyin: what it is, where it came from, and how it is used by both native speakers and learners of Chinese. You will also learn about initials and finals, the building blocks of all Mandarin syllables.
2. How to Study the Say It Right Series
February 27, 2016
The Say It Right Series (S.I.R for short)is a self-study course which we have designed to be studied at your own pace. Since it is a video, you can come back to it at any time, pause, re-watch, and learn at your own pace. It can also be a great resource to study along with a teacher or language exchange partner.
1. Welcome to the Say It Right Series
February 29, 2016
The Say It Right Series is a brand new video course from ChinesePod. This series of videos will guide you through Mandarin Chinese tones, pinyin, tone change rules, tone combinations, as well as useful information on how to pronounce Chinese like a native.
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Where to Watch Say It Right - Mandarin Pronunciation
Say It Right - Mandarin Pronunciation is available for streaming on the ChinesePod website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch Say It Right - Mandarin Pronunciation on demand at Amazon.
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CastFiona TianXu Laoshi
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Premiere DateFebruary 29, 2016
