Are you stumbling over Chinese pronunciation? or having a bit of trouble with the four tones? Chinese need not be so challenging that you lose your enthusiasm for learning the language. Yes, for those of us that are not native speakers of Chinese the language is a mouthful. Take your time learning Chinese and identify the problems you are having learning Chinese.
If pronunciation of Chinese is wrecking havoc on your learning process try some novel approaches. One great way of learning to pronounce Chinese is to learn to stretch your vocal ability early and often. Our voices can achieve different ranges of sound throughout the day. In the morning we have limited vocal abilities due to a night of rest. A great exercise for stretching your vocal ability and to achieve greater fluency with the four Chinese tones is to sing. Practice singing short powerful notes early in the day and then longer notes. You will be surprised to know that you have a much wider vocal ability than you think.
Did you know that Chinese is accompanied by a writing system that was expressly created for foreigners to learn Chinese with greater ease? Chinese pronunciation that is. Maybe you have heard of it? It is called pinyin and this system was created about the 1950's to facilitate learning Chinese. If you are not familiar with the unique system it may help you learn Chinese with greater ease. Pinyin closely approximates and guides those learning Chinese and serves as a effective system for learning the phonetics of Chinese.
Remember that Chinese is a tonal language and it is essential that you master the phonetics and tones of Chinese so that you will be intelligible to those you converse with. Take your time. Chinese was not created in one day. Practice a word a day or more and you will be well on your way to knowing 365 or more words in a year and the correct pronunciation.
Write down the pinyin for a Chinese word on a card, the definition or character on the opposite side and learn a word or more per day. Practice out loud as much as you can. A great way to correct your pronunciation is tovisit someone in your city, perhaps a Chinese restaurant and get feedback. You are well on your way to learning Chinese, a language spoken by more than a billion people across the globe. Have fun!
Marcus Lloyd is an avid learner of languages and is currently learning Chinese in Shanghai as an expat. Want more ideas? visit these great tips learn how to speak Chinese and take a great personal course with learnchinesetodaysite.info.
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