Day 17: Further discussion of pinyin
Track 17
Chinese: 老师.
Pinyi: Lǎo Shī
eg.
老师好。（Lǎo Shī hǎo）
[Hi, teacher]
COE: Teacher good!
再见，郑老师！(zài jiàn, zhèng lǎo Shī)
[Goodbye, teacher Zheng!]
Alveolar: formed with the tip of the tongue against the bony ridge behind the upper front teeth (from http://www.zein.se/patrick/chinen8p.html#dental):
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Mandarin Pinyin |
English Equivalent |
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d |
As in English, but with no vibrations in the vocal cords. Like an English “t” with no exhalation! |
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t |
As in English, but with strong exhalation! |
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n |
As in English. |
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l |
As in English. |
Velar: formed with the back of the tongue close to or touching the soft part of the roof of the mouth.
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Mandarin Pinyin |
English Equivalent |
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g |
As in English, but with no vibrations in the vocal cords. Like an English “k” with no exhalation! As the “g” in “girl”, “go”. |
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k |
As in English, but with strong exhalation! |
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h |
Audible and strong! |
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