In the process of oral expression, Chinese people value “clear pronunciation and distinct tones” and “pearls falling on a jade plate”. Therefore, when Chinese people speak, it is as if they are counting beans, clearly dropping one bean at a time.English, on the other hand, requires highlighting certain key words in a sentence while weakening … Read more
Letter combination ‘ire’The letter combination ‘ire’ is pronounced [aɪə]. (Note the distinction between [aɪə] and [eə])fire [ˈfaɪə] n. fire; v. ignite; dismisshire [ˈhaɪə] v. rent; employ; n. rental; renttire [ˈtaɪə] v. (to) tiredesire [dɪˈzaɪə(r)] v. desire; expect; n. desire; wishinspire [ɪnˈspaɪə(r)] v. inspire; motivateadmire [ədˈmaɪə(r)] v. admire; praiseacquire [əˈkwaɪə(r)] v. acquire; obtainenquire [ɪnˈkwaɪə(r)] v. inquire; … Read more
In the “Can Tong Qi”, it is stated: “Rou Cong Rong can replenish essence and strengthen Yang.” In “Dream of the Red Chamber”, Jia Mu also rewarded this precious traditional Chinese medicine, but Jia Zheng and Wang Fu Ren mistakenly pronounced “Cong Rong” as “cóng róng”, which made Jia Mu laugh. Did you know? 90% … Read more
The phonetic method is the most fundamental word memorization technique. By understanding the common pronunciation rules of letters and letter combinations, one can greatly accelerate the speed of word memorization. In this lesson, we will continue to learn the pronunciation of the letter c and its combination cc. Word Annotations: 1. cook /kʊk/ n.Chef 2. … Read more
Click the “blue words” above to follow me! Today’s Learning Objectives Hi, everyone! I am Teacher Xiao Duan. Yesterday we discussed the pronunciation rules of the consonant letter b, It was simple, wasn’t it?! (If you don’t know, please check the previous article. There is a link at the end of the article.) Today we … Read more
This article mainly demonstrates the rules for pronouncing the letterC with the sound /k/. /k/ is a consonant phoneme, belonging to plosive, velar, and voiceless consonants. When pronouncing, the back of the tongue rises and touches the soft palate, holding back the air, and then suddenly releases, allowing the airflow to exit the mouth, forming … Read more
Knowledge Sharing: The Evolution of Suffixes 1. -ble Tool Suffix, capable of, suitable for… <PIE *dhlo Phonetic Change Process: -ble<-fle (fricative > glottal fricative)<-sle<-thle<-dhle e.g. cable 电缆, reliable From Middle English, borrowed from Old French -able, from Latin -ābilis, from -a- or -i- -bilis (“capable or worthy of being acted upon”), from Proto-Indo-European i-stem form … Read more
The third session of the beginner reading group is reading the Who Is/Was series, and in Who Was Charles Darwin?, there is a passage that says: Read it once, then listen to the audiobook’s narration: How do you pronounce the word species? How is it pronounced in the audiobook? If you check the dictionary, you … Read more