tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674533288609171573.post8940953827450050917..comments2023-08-25T22:42:44.422+08:00Comments on Mandarin Segments: The two most common mistakes of Mandarin podcastersGreghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11197148648944758867noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674533288609171573.post-83050195773369562762010-06-23T07:22:25.599+08:002010-06-23T07:22:25.599+08:00Awesome thanks very much! I'll check them out ...Awesome thanks very much! I'll check them out sometime this week, I hope.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18396701005238261736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674533288609171573.post-84681391322411865582010-06-20T19:56:19.416+08:002010-06-20T19:56:19.416+08:00Hey Temujin, thanks for your comment and your sub....Hey Temujin, thanks for your comment and your sub. The podcasts I listen to, in order of frequency, are: <br /><br /><a href="http://www.dpbolvw.net/click-3886881-10639278" rel="nofollow">ChinesePod</a> (affiliated link)<br /><a href="http://www.popupchinese.com" rel="nofollow">Popup Chinese</a><br /><a href="http://www.chineselearnonline.com/" rel="nofollow">Learn Chinese Online</a><br /><a href="http://www.slow-chinese.com/" rel="nofollow">Slow Chinese</a><br /><br />I know that there are others that are probably really good, but I don't want to spend my time looking for more, when already in the list above there is more than I could listen to!Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11197148648944758867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674533288609171573.post-77803723175344301802010-06-19T07:43:47.213+08:002010-06-19T07:43:47.213+08:00Which Podcasts do you listen to that help with you...Which Podcasts do you listen to that help with your chinese? (FYI I signed up for LiveMocha so you must be close to 3 if not over)Temujinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04301254517425445045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674533288609171573.post-83716241140570055172010-06-11T05:39:07.511+08:002010-06-11T05:39:07.511+08:00As an English-speaking South African, I can confir...As an English-speaking South African, I can confirm that we also de-emphasised the 'h' in 'whales', and I don't know why 'why' sounds like 'y'. The southern states of the US seem to have strong 'h' sounds (at least, they do on TV :-)Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11197148648944758867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674533288609171573.post-72945515051057373502010-06-10T06:37:42.542+08:002010-06-10T06:37:42.542+08:00It wasn't until I did a course on teaching Eng...It wasn't until I did a course on teaching English as a foreign language that pronouncing "whales" and "whine" as if they were phonetically identical to "Wales" and "wine" was more than just a quirk of a few local English dialects such as cockney. I was quite shocked to find that those of us (e.g. Scots) who still aspirate our "wh" are now globally in the minority. The phonetic system taught on the course didn't even have a way of representing the two sounds.Vinciblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16489415997151768860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674533288609171573.post-54902138622182656492010-06-05T17:09:43.979+08:002010-06-05T17:09:43.979+08:00Cesar: Good image - one which smacks (pun intended...<b>Cesar</b>: Good image - one which smacks (pun intended) of a Catholic school upbringing!<br /><br /><b>phyrex</b>: I probably just used that word so little, that there was no opportunity to be corrected. Or maybe I surrounded myself with people who had the same spelling-disorder.<br /><br /><b>jp</b>: You know. And I know you know :-)Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11197148648944758867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674533288609171573.post-13161725066818541272010-06-05T06:41:10.582+08:002010-06-05T06:41:10.582+08:00So. True. Also, it's not just the Chinese ESL...So. True. Also, it's not just the Chinese ESL speakers (trust me on this one...)jp 吉平https://www.blogger.com/profile/15198270192000552582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674533288609171573.post-7607464730139607032010-06-04T13:58:16.447+08:002010-06-04T13:58:16.447+08:00Haha, did nobody ever correct you, Greg? :D
And b...Haha, did nobody ever correct you, Greg? :D<br /><br />And btw, English has nothing on Mandarin! ;) The odd unintuitively spelled word just doesn't compare to a non-phonetic script at all! ;)phyrexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14066611299264729222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674533288609171573.post-91324135408681715812010-06-04T11:46:57.714+08:002010-06-04T11:46:57.714+08:00Mnemoic for "pronunciation": Imagine a N...Mnemoic for "pronunciation": Imagine a NUN beating you over the head with a ruler for saying "pro--NOUN-ciation."imcesarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17422721168909161986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674533288609171573.post-25437559065015774102010-06-04T08:52:06.115+08:002010-06-04T08:52:06.115+08:00Hey Kara, I am already a member, although I haven&...Hey Kara, I am already a member, although I haven't used it much. Maybe it's time to experiment more ...<br /><br />If anyone hasn't alreayd joined, you can use <a href="http://www.livemocha.com/invite/r:6L720kzF" rel="nofollow">this link</a>, which will immediately put you in as my friend, and also (if there are 3+ who join) you all get a free travel crash course.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11197148648944758867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674533288609171573.post-39141994209338327252010-06-04T08:09:06.172+08:002010-06-04T08:09:06.172+08:00Greg, join LiveMocha! I heard on the news that it ...Greg, join LiveMocha! I heard on the news that it was a good site to learn a language on so I joined :)<br /><br />KaraKarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960057016011606588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674533288609171573.post-11544150974707571612010-06-04T07:12:28.639+08:002010-06-04T07:12:28.639+08:00Don't feel bad though ... I was about 20 when ...Don't feel bad though ... I was about 20 when I discovered that I had been spelling 'religion' wrongly all those years ('religeon'). Sigh.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11197148648944758867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674533288609171573.post-3025038851070665572010-06-03T23:56:27.574+08:002010-06-03T23:56:27.574+08:00Funny you should write this, because I've been...Funny you should write this, because I've been having to spell check "pronunciation" when I've been writing it lately. Not sure why I couldn't get it due to not really having ever had any other problems spelling LOL Maybe it's just a momentary lapse for me hahaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674533288609171573.post-66677716823427372112010-06-03T18:35:54.421+08:002010-06-03T18:35:54.421+08:00Wow! That was a good start to my day. That was hil...Wow! That was a good start to my day. That was hilarious Greg, and sadly podcasters aren't the only people who get these words wrong :)Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960057016011606588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674533288609171573.post-20094674089848199222010-06-03T18:26:33.853+08:002010-06-03T18:26:33.853+08:00rather than write a whole rant about pronunciation...rather than write a whole rant about pronunciation, I'll just state quickly that I hate when "new" is pronounced "noo", but this has nothing to with Chinese podcasters :)Chinesehacks.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073126236720136904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674533288609171573.post-30025517892589535722010-06-03T15:15:23.987+08:002010-06-03T15:15:23.987+08:00Haha - yes, sneaky spelling, isn't it!
Actua...Haha - yes, sneaky spelling, isn't it! <br /><br />Actually, when I wrote this it was more of a moan about the pronunciation of people in a public broadcasting context. But your post reminded me that this is yet another indication of how challenging English is. <br /><br />And so we really shouldn't feel bad with Mandarin when we do 'silly' things, like spell péixùn (培训) as péishùn, simply because we confused ourselves with the spelling of the word shùnlì (顺利) :-)Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11197148648944758867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674533288609171573.post-38461052240554357812010-06-03T09:01:21.774+08:002010-06-03T09:01:21.774+08:00Funny you're mentioning that now. It's onl...Funny you're mentioning that now. It's only been a couple of months that I found out that pronunciation is actually spelled pronunciation and not the much more intuitive pronounciation! I was absolutely dumbfounded and couldn't believe it for days :)phyrexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14066611299264729222noreply@blogger.com