Master Chinese "zh ch sh r" | Pronunciation Training
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- Master Chinese "zh ch sh r" | Pronunciation Training
There are many students who’re learning Chinese struggling with how to pronounce these “zh ch sh r” consonants (Chinese initials).
when I was learning English, I was that person who's struggling with the pronunciation as well.
After I went to college and studied linguistics, I figured out how amazing it is to know how these consonants and vowels works!
Knowing that I can consciously train my mouth to get used to different ways to pronounce different sounds really opened a door for me, so I hope that I can use simple way to share my linguistic knowledge (the IPA of these sounds, how to put your lips and tongue etc.), explain it to you and help you improve your pronunciation!
The timecode of four initials (consonants):
01:08 (1) sh ㄕ (IPA, tongue position)
02:24 (2) zh ㄓ (IPA, tongue position)
03:40 (3) ch ㄔ (IPA, tongue position)
04:58 (4) r ㄖ (IPA, tongue position)
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As a linguistics nerd, I have to say that this is the best explanation for retroflex consonants, aspiration, and affricates without using technical language
She does a very goodzjob.
Same
Also same
Same. It is so easy for me to understand how to pronounce those correctly
She’s excellent!!… but she accepts the IPA t + long-s symbol for zh, even though she pronounces it as IPA D +
long-s [sorry, I don’t access the IPA yet on my cell?!]_ the actual sound lacks the impact of a t, and is really the sound-
impact of our English ‘Joe’ etc. albeit in a different place in the mouth of course.
I am learning chinese for 3 years and never got the difference between zh and ch. NOW I finally got it with those great tongue pictures and paper experiment. Thank you so much!!!
Boy. You never knew about voiced and voiceless sounds? I mean that's like the first or second class on any language, even your native language.🤦♂️
I hear zh as the voiced version of ch. I just cant not hear it like that.
@@xanderx8289 he never said anything about voiced and voiceless though smh
@@xanderx8289 lmao not everyones like that lmao
also who knows they might not even be an english native smh
For American English speakers there is something else about the 'r' one that took me a while to find out. You might be pushing the sides of your tongue against your teeth when you pronounce an 'r' or 'l' in English and when you see the 'r' when learning these pronunciations you might be accidentally doing the same. So if you are, just try consciously relaxing the back and/or sides of your tongue. This helped me a lot when I was learning Korean. Technically I'm not 100% sure this applies for Chinese but I don't see how it wouldn't. Too bad this is an older video now. Hopefully some people see this lol
It's the internet, people will always find it one day!
thanks for the tips! i find the "r" sounds are always some of the trickier sounds no what language I'm learning
Hey thanks a lot :)
you just helped me figure out my problem in 2023 😂🎉
Thanks from 2024!
when I first started learning chinese I fell in love with the language immediately. it was like a new part of me was born which was always meant to be there. that's why I love your videos. keep it up!
I'm a Cantonese speaker trying to brush up my Mandarin. This video is so helpful! I never knew about the tongue positions because when we speak Cantonese, our tongues are completely relaxed. No wonder why there's a saying "天不怕地不怕，最怕廣東人講普通話" haha! Thank you Grace!
What is the saying!? I can’t copy-paste to find out.
@@RoyRecinos Google translate says: "I am not afraid of heaven and earth, but I am most afraid of Cantonese speaking Mandarin."
oh my goodness this is AMAZING. I've always been able to say the difference between the constants but this has corrected the way i say them all. i am so shook. i did NOT know i had to curl my tongue and now i sound so much better when i say words. i am so hyped right now
By far, the best explanation to pronounce this sounds in all TH-cam.
Hey Grace, this is hands down the best video I've seen on how to do the sounds. This is how phonetics should be taught. Thanks so much!
I’m glad you like this method! :D
The set up of this video was fantastic. It was incredibly helpful to see the picture of the head and tongue, and have the international pronunciation thing.
I'm glad I found this channel. I've been learning for about a week or so and my tutor is actually impressed! Thank you so much. :)
The handout for today's lesson: gracemandarinchinese.com/pronunciation-training-handout-1/
If you have any suggestion or any idea that you want me to talk about, please leave a comment below :)
Also, if you'd like to learn more about pinyin, check out this awesome article by my friends at Yoyo Chinese: yoyochinese.com/pinyin
It would be nice if you talk about the tones. I struggle a lot with it.
Amazing, Please make more videos about Final Chinese (Vowel) with IPA.
For Pinyin 'sh', try thinking of English 'sh', but with the tongue curled back (ʂ).
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Thank you for these lovely videos! I just started learning Chinese and honestly the sounds have been harder than the tones so far. I appreciate you using the IPA and mouth diagrams. It helps a lot.
Seeing both the IPA and bopomofo is helpful. I have always had trouble with the 'r' in Mandarin, and your tip makes it more distinct, thank you
That is the best explanation for how to pronounce the Mandarin "r" that I have come across. Thank you so much!
This is just what I needed! Thank you very much for the video. Goes right to the point and is really helpful
I love that you use IPA! I learned it at school and find it useful to understand the differences between similar sounds in Chinese with sounds in my mother tongue!
This channel has changed my life!!!!!! OMG I love you so much lol. I started learning Mandarin on a whim and the pronunciation killed me.
Thank you, Grace.
This is the best lesson on pin-yin I have seen. Your explanation is very clear from your pictures showing the positions of tongue, teeth and air flows.
I really appreciate your effort on making such an amazing video. I've recently started learning Chinese and I'm glad to have found your channel. Wish you all the best!!!
I was looking for pronunciation instruction. Your video is absolutely what I've been looking for. Your drawing and explanation were very detailed, clear, and super super helpful. Thank you so much for such a wonderful video.
I'm a beginner and your lesson was so thorough and easy to understand. These sounds were giving me a hell of the time.
I've been struggling to understand how to make the zh sound and make it sound different to ch, and your explanation using IPA helped me a lot! Thank you! Now I only need to practice.
Thank you so much. I'm starting to learn Chinese seriously for the first time and I've been having huge trouble with these sounds. Your explanation has made the most sense so far!
This video of pinyin ponunciation is far and away the best video lesson for doing this. The detail of lip shape, tongue position, and air flow shown by and explained by Grace is exactly what is needed to learn this. I have had a lot of problems saying these sounds correctly, so no one understands me (most of the time) when I am saying words that use these sounds, except for standard phrases that are always easily understood.Thanks for taking the time and making the effort to do such an excellent job teaching how to pronounce these pinyin sounds.
Thank very much! Your videos are so helpful, and so well made, thank for sharing your knowledge and making it so accessible!
The IPA is really useful.... I've been studying Chinese for almost six months on my own and stuck on how to pronounce the zh ch sh r..... thank you so much for this!! I hope I found your youtube channel earlier....
with you I learn Chinese and used my ear to English in which I am also studying. Thank you
Excellent explanation! Just found your videos... I might actually be able to make those sounds now. Grace, you're the best! 🙏
Grace, you are by far the best Mandarin pronunciation teacher I know of - no shortcuts, the real deal (by the way I speak Arabic and 6 other languages)
Thank you for this. I've been struggling with those sounds. This really helped!
Kudos for explaining the IPA with accompanying pictures, takes away all the mystery of the linguistic mechanics.
Good job! Just what I needed, very concise too. Subscribed
Thank you, Grace .
I really like your video.
You make me get great motivation.
I will learn English from you too after I can speak mandarin . Your videos are my treasure. 💚
Thank you Grace, great video!
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@@GraceMandarinChinese your video is really clear! please make a video on pronounciation of z and c, like zai and cai, this is what I always have problem with... thanks for watching my video :)
I'm Jonas I’ve talked about “z c s” in this video: th-cam.com/video/-69O93VF404/w-d-xo.html
And also if you want, you can practice all Chinese consonants with this video: th-cam.com/video/_85ze7HrvJw/w-d-xo.html 😊😊
@@GraceMandarinChinese Great, thanks, I missed that you had already done that video :)
Grace, you are best !! The pronunciations are so similar. But you grouped them together and tell me the very minor differences. I learn bit by bit. Thank you
That's really helpful and easy to understand and mimic! Good job!
I have been listening for this wideo for 2 hours or so... and finally I've found the way to differ them 😍😍😍 You're really the best!!!! 1000000 likes from me))
after watching this video I can only say... my mouth and tongue feel waaay too tired! but I could somehow grasp your superb explanation, thanks a lot! I gotta say that adding IPA makes and tongue position graphics makes it super useful too, I learnt english that way so I'm kinda used to that teaching method. Once again, thank you! I can finally begin learning ^_^
Thank you!! This is just what I needed to help me learn the ‘r’ sound in Chinese!! 🤯 I’ve been trying to imitate it for so long with no success. This video is extremely helpful. ❤
The most easy to understand way of pronouncing vowels, thank you
Grace, thank you so much for your very informative videos. Instantly subscribed. Keep up the good work!
Amazing. I always wanted to know where to place my tongue and lips for different sounds and words. Thank you so much for this!
Thank you so much for taking me out of confusing all these pronounce. You are so pretty and have very good teaching skills.
Thank you that helps a lot. And the other pronunciation tips. Also you’re pretty and kind.
Anh-Dũng Huỳnh-Trương Thank you! :D And I’m glad you have learned something from my videos ;)
You are a great teacher. Thank you so much.
out of all pronunciation videos of mandarin consonants on the internet. Yours are the best thank you for including IPA symbols as I'm familia with it I can easily replicate the sounds . 谢谢你！
It's extremely useful for me. This is the best guidelines. Thank you so much
I'm left-handed, have a monotone accent and struggle to pronounce even my native language as I have dentures. I couldn't be more unsuited to learning Chinese! Haha
I feel I actually just made progress though watching your video! Thank you Grace. :)
This video was so useful! Can’t thank you enough ☺️
Wow this was extremely helpful! I developed the Shì sound after so many mistakes. Now I often pronouce it correctly. I was naturally developing the Zh sound and r, but this gave me EVERYTHING I needed. Thank you.
Best explanation on TH-cam, thanks!
Extremely helpful!! Love the pictures of the tongue placements, thank you!
Thank you so much, I finally got It. Most videos teach these sounds simply comparing them to English, but this is much better ❤️
Thanks so much for these awesome videos, Grace. This is super helpful. I wondered what the differences between these pronunciations.
This was SO helpful. Thank you!
Love your videos! I hope you’re out there doing amazing things and have since evolved!
This is really helpful Grace!!! Most teachers dont teach with IPA without which it is really difficult to understand the difference! But you made it very clear!! I am in Taiwan and trying to learn mandarin…Thanks😃
This video is so much helpful. Thank you for your great effort🙏🏽🌿🧡
Finally i understand how to pronounce them correctly, 谢谢老师!
Very good teaching. Thank you. Will definitely check out more vids.
I honestly believe that there is no one who explains consonant sounds as well as you. You got me out of a problem .. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge. Mil gracias!!!
Thank you for your kind words! 🥰 You’re very welcome!
Very well explained. Thank you!
Hi Grace! you're amazing!! 谢谢你！！真的 I've been looking for videos that would show me exactly what you did, with the tongue and mouth position and even that drawing. It's very similar to "tajweed" which is the way to pronounce arabic to read the Quran. They use exactly the same drawing and explain exactly which part of the tongue touches which part of the palate/teeth/gums to pronounce a specific letter. I always wanted to find the equivalent for Mandarin because I thought just mimicking the sounds wouldnt be enough. I can't wait to watch more of your videos! edit: can i just add, i love that there's no background music in your explanations and you give time to practise. It's so perfect. I find background music so distracting and it always turns me off certain videos.
Sw Therese Hi! Thanks for the feedback! You literally made my day! I really appreciate it :D Glad to have you here! Hope you will enjoy other videos as well ;)
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@@speechhaven3426 yes I'm muslim but I cant really speak arabic (or chinese) lol
Oh i've learnt tajweed too, this way of teaching is really helpful that you will easily understand how to pronounce any sound just by looking at their mouth or hearing it, you will guess how to put your tongue or where to stick it
You are an excellent teacher! Thank you!
This video is great, you helped me a lot with my pronunciation. Thanks =) !
I'm loving you hahaha, your videos are helping me a lot!
Thank you so much!!!! What a wonderful video! You explain it so clearly, it all makes sense now. Now I'm going to go practice. Ha!
thank you very much! you are so clear to hear and learn
I’d love to have a teacher like you🥰
This video is so helpful, i've been struggling so much with these, thank you so much
IPA를 활용해서 설명해줘서 더욱 이해하기 너무 좋네요. 많의 강의 찾아볼테니 영상도 많이 올려주세요. 한국에서 구독자가 보냅니다.
thank you teacher, the best explanation ever, hands down. ✋
A perfect video! This was exactly what I was looking for! Thank you very muxh! I will follow you from now on.
I teach Chinese characters in drawings and in a funny way. I believe my videos are worth watching, at least for some learners.
Hope you can give me some advice on how to promote my channel.
Chinese characters still retain their pictographic origins. Knowing what the characters look like originally can help understand the meanings and remember them vividly.
I’ve spent about 100,000 hours studying English humor and Western culture, and many years studying Chinese culture and jokes. My native language is Chinese.
This was extremely helpful! Pronunciation is so important
thank you so much for this video, this is the only video where i clearly understood the differences sending you hugs from israel :)
This is so helpful, thank you! Especially at the beginner level where its very hard to segregate those sounds.
Your video is very useful. Thanks !
wow this was an amazing explanation! thank you so much
Thanks Grace for this great introduction. Keep up the good work!!!
Thanks for such a brilliant explanation!♥
Thank you so much for this video! This is the first time, I really understood the difference and not just imitate sounds while positioning the tongue.
So, so helpful. Thank you.
Thank you so much. I need more videos teaching pronunciation like this because I'm struggling with pronounce Chinese words.😂😂😂
Very much thanks to you grace, I have had very hard time learning this sound 'r' but you said it so simply that I learnt it in seconds 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Also, you are too cute🤗🤗
An excellent explanation! 👏👏👏👍
Thank You Grace. I have to say some of these sounds are challenging for me
This is wonderful! I really love the inclusion of IPA explanations, but the diagrams of where and how to articulate it are phenomenal! This is so helpful! ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much! You're really great! Thanks a lot. Greetings from Argentina!!
A SMART TEACHER.......great!!!! Greeetings from Nepal!!!
whenever i think i have it, i get it mixed up again! ive never made these sounds before, i have a long way to go. but this is the very best video i have found about it and its been helping immensely thank you
Super useful video. Thank you so much.🥰🌹🌹🌹
Thank you a lot, Grace👍This is a perfect video for a very beginner like me 👌👌keep it up Grace. You are doing great👍😄
That paper demo was great!
And overall, really nice explanation. I still don't quite understand the IPA, but the tongue pictures really helped.
Omg this made such a huge difference!!!
I was so shocked! I’ve just started learning Chinese and tried to copy the sounds at the beginning of the video to practice. But when when you introduced the IPA I tried again, following the diagram and there was an instant improvement! Thanks for the awesome video Grace 😄💕
Amazing explanation..thank you
Thank You so much grace now I can pronounce chinese pinyin correctly because your teaching.
Big help for me. I am starting now and was always confused about the zh sh ch. Thank you!!
你的videos很useful!
Omg you're AMAZING! Thank you!!