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英文母语者也能get住“珩”字的发音?RecentlyaviralvideoofaforeignerattemptingtolearntheproperpronunciationoftheChinesecharacter珩hénghassparkedadiscussionaboutwhethernon-nativespeakerscanmasterthecomplexitiesofMandarinpronunciation.SomearguethatMandarinissimplytoodifficultforforeignerstomasterwhileothersinsistthatwiththerightguidanceanyonecanlearntopronounceChinesecharacterslikeanativespeaker.WhileitstruethatMandarinpronunciationcanbechallengingforEnglishspeakersandothernon-nativespeakersthereareseveralstrategiesthatcanhelpmaketheprocessalittleeasier.Hereareafewtipstogetyoustarted:
1.MasterthebasicsofpinyinBeforeyoucanproperlypronounceChinesecharactersyoullneedtounderstandthebasicsofpinyintheromanizedsystemusedtorepresentMandarinsoundsusingtheLatinalphabet.Takesometimetopracticethesoundsofeachindividualpinyinletterandlearnhowtheycombinetoformmorecomplexsounds.
2.PayattentiontotonesMandarinisatonallanguagewhichmeansthatthemeaningofawordcanchangedependingonthetoneusedtopronounceit.TherearefourtonesinMandarinfiveifyoucounttheneutraltoneandeachonehasauniquepitchcontourthatcanbechallengingfornon-nativespeakerstomaster.Practiceyourtonesregularlyandlistencarefullytonativespeakerstogetabettersenseofthenuancesofeachtone.
3.UsevisualaidsSometimesitcanbehelpfultousevisualaidstohelpyourememberhowtopronounceaparticularcharacter.Forexampleyoumightdrawapicturethatrepresentsthecharactersmeaningoruseamnemonicdevicetohelpyourememberitstone.Thesekindsofvisualaidscanhelpyoutointernalizethepronunciationofacharactermorequicklyandmakeiteasiertorecalllateron.
4.PracticewithanativespeakerOneofthebestwaystoimproveyourpronunciationistopracticewithanativespeakerwhocanhelpyouwithspecificsoundsandofferadviceonyourintonation.Lookforlanguageexchangeprogramsinyourareaoronlinelanguagecoursesthatofferopportunitiestopracticewithnativespeakers.WhileMandarinpronunciationcanbechallengingitscertainlynotimpossiblefornon-nativespeakerstomaster.WithpersistencepracticeandawillingnesstomakemistakesanyonecanlearntopronounceChinesecharacterslikeanativespeaker.Sogoaheadandgiveitatry–youmightjustsurpriseyourselfwithhowquicklyyoureabletoimprove!第PAGE页共NUMPAGES页。