CLO_124: Self Introduction
Self Introduction: Numbers
Ni3 hao3, wo3 jiao4 Raphael. Wo3 hen3 xi3huan1 Ya4zhou1 de wen2hua4. Suo3yi3 zhe4ci4 wo3 hen3 kai1xin1 neng2 lai2 dao4 Tai2wan1. Wo3 ting1 shuo1 zhe4li3 you3 hen3duo1 jie4shao4 Zhong1guo2 wen2hua4 de bo2wu4guan3, miao4 hai2you3 gu3ji4. Wo3 ye3 ting1 shuo1 Tai2wan1 you3 hen3duo1 hao3chi1 de xiao3chi1. Zui4hou4, wo3 xi1wang4 wo3 zai4 Tai2wan1 ke3yi3 jiao1 dao4 hen3duo1 xin1 de peng2you3.
Self Introduction: Tones
Nǐ hǎo, wǒ jiào Raphael. Wǒ hěn xǐhuān Yàzhōu de wénhuà. Suǒyǐ zhècì wǒ hěn kāixīn néng lái dào Táiwān. Wǒ tīng shuō zhèlǐ yǒu hěnduō jièshào Zhōngguó wénhuà de bówùguǎn, miào háiyǒu gǔjì. Wǒ yě tīng shuō Táiwān yǒu hěnduō hǎochī de xiǎochī. Zuìhòu, wǒ xīwàng wǒ zài Táiwān kěyǐ jiāo dào hěnduō xīn de péngyǒu.
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I like the increasing use of Chinese
Are these Taiwan pronunciations?
ya3zhou1 (Taiwan?) as opposed to ya4zhou1
gu3ji1 (Taiwan?) as opposed to gu3ji4
Also should zhao4dao4 not be zhao3dao4 ?
I don’t mind Taiwanese, in fact I like the fact that you feature a number of different voices (enables better calibration of my Mandarin filters
).
Hello Chris,
I checked with my speakers and you’re right - the examples you gave seem to be pronounced slightly differently in Taiwan. Some of these variations extend to parts of Mainland China as well, so like you said, if you have the opportunity to listen to different speakers that probably helps.