Month: August 2010
Pronunciation of Mandarin (Ji1 = 乩) vs.(汁 = Zhi1)?
In Pinyin theory, the consanont "J" should represent the "dy" sound, but when I listen to CDs it sound so me like they are just pronouncing the consanant "J" as "J" as in English ("Just", "Jump" for example). I know Mandarin speakers use Hanzi instead of characters, so I use …
Bad Mandarin translation, please help.?
According to a text book, this pinyin; "Lǐ, nǐ bāng wǒ jiào ba." should be translated in English as; A) "Li, why don’t you order". Let me give you the context: two guys are at a restaurant. One of them can’t decide what to tell the waiter, so he tells …
How to speak Chinese with a Taiwanese accent?
I’m meeting my boyfriend’s parents who prefer a girl who can speak Mandarin, so I’m trying to learn some basic phrases (hello aunty, how are you, etc) I’m Vietnamese and 1/4 Chinese, though I speak neither languages. My Taiwanese friends have been coaching me but I’m still having trouble maintaining …