Hello, fellow language enthusiasts! Today, I want to discuss a character that I bet many people have mispronounced! Every time I mention the term “思忖” at a gathering with friends, someone inevitably blurts out “思cùn”, and I can’t help but raise my hand and shake my head: “Wrong, this ‘忖’ is not pronounced cùn!” People … Read more
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
In the process of oral expression, Chinese people emphasize “correct pronunciation and clear articulation” and “pearls falling on a jade plate”. Therefore, when Chinese people speak, it resembles counting beans, with each bean falling one by one until it is clear. However, English is quite the opposite; it requires certain key words in a sentence … Read more
Hello, fellow language enthusiasts! I am Uncle Zi! A couple of days ago, I overheard two university students discussing classical poetry on the subway. One of them confidently stated, “The pronunciation of ‘孱弱’ is cànruò.” I almost couldn’t hold back my laughter and wanted to correct them, but then I thought—this is perfect material for … 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
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
When learning English, we often strive to master standard pronunciation, but in reality, even native speakers may not always be very “standard”. Today’s lesson will teach you about words that Americans often “mispronounce”. Is it I can or I can’t? In English, some words have spellings that do not quite match their pronunciation: Spelling and … Read more