Mandarin Pronunciation: Everything You Need to Know in Under 1 Hour

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Mandarin Blueprint

Mandarin Blueprint

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In this video, I'm going to teach you everything you need to know about Chinese pronunciation. By the end, you'll be able to pronounce Chinese like a native speaker!
This video is PERFECT for beginners. Plus, if you are a higher level, this will help you massively improve your Mandarin pronunciation and fix any bad habits you may have. Enjoy!
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
3:37 Tones
9:07 Simple Finals
16:35 Problem Initials
29:20 Simple Finals
32:07 ‘A’ Finals
33:44 ‘E’ Finals
36:20 ‘O’ Finals
36:55 ‘I’ Finals
45:23 ‘U’ Finals
51:20 ‘Ü’ Finals

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@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
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@QuizmasterLaw
@QuizmasterLaw Жыл бұрын
轻声 is brief and toneless. your tone on is not so important as it is pronounced briefly and with less volume, almost like a brief after thought. this change in volume is why it is called the light tone, and also because a 轻声 syllable is very brief.
@QuizmasterLaw
@QuizmasterLaw Жыл бұрын
here's what our new robot overlord told me when i asked it 如何说好轻声的声调 the bot said: 轻声在汉语拼音中表示为 "0", 它不是一个声调,而是一个音节的属性。它通常出现在多音字中,表示这个音节是轻声音节,即轻轻地发音或者不发音。 例如,"妈妈"中的第二个字“妈”就是一个多音字,它的拼音是 "māma"。
@QuizmasterLaw
@QuizmasterLaw Жыл бұрын
heres what the bot overlord said when asked in English "tell me about the light tone, also known as the 5th tone or neutral tone in Chinese" killbotwanaspeak said in response: In Mandarin Chinese, the light tone, also known as the 5th tone or neutral tone, is a tone that is not characterized by any particular pitch contour or contour change. It is represented by the number "0" in Pinyin, and it is used to indicate that the syllable should be pronounced with a light or unstressed emphasis. The light tone is unique among the four main tones of Mandarin Chinese because it does not have a fixed pitch contour or contour change. Instead, it is pronounced with a light and short sound, almost as if the syllable is being whispered or mumbled. The light tone is used in Mandarin Chinese to indicate that the syllable is unstressed, and it is often used in function words, such as particles, conjunctions, and prepositions. For example, in the phrase "你好吗?" (nǐ hǎo ma?), the "ma" at the end is pronounced with a light tone because it is a question particle. While the light tone may be challenging for learners of Mandarin Chinese to master at first, it is an important aspect of the language and is essential for clear and accurate communication. With practice, learners can improve their ability to recognize and produce the light tone correctly.
@KumekawaMakotone
@KumekawaMakotone Жыл бұрын
Woah- your pronunciation is insanely good
@KumekawaMakotone
@KumekawaMakotone Жыл бұрын
However, the way you pronounced the TAs in the second section are closer to /æ/ as in "cat" than /ɑ/ as in "father". Although when you said it in a sentence, it was correct again-
@xllvr
@xllvr Жыл бұрын
As a native speaker, I can say that your pronunciation is impeccable. Like... shockingly so. Whoever's trying to learn pronunciation for Mandarin make sure you take this guy's advice.
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
Hey thanks!
@bkcalvine
@bkcalvine Жыл бұрын
As a native English speaker, I can confirm your written English is excellent.
@jamesjiao
@jamesjiao Жыл бұрын
Certainly better than a lot of Chinese peeps in China whose Mandarin has a lot of interference from local dialects.
@xllvr
@xllvr Жыл бұрын
@@bkcalvine English happens to be my other native language so thanks? 😅
@deedeeen
@deedeeen Жыл бұрын
@@xllvr: as a *non-native* speaker of English, that's quite a perk.
@zzzzzzz726
@zzzzzzz726 Жыл бұрын
I am a native Chinese speakers and I can confirm that your pronunciation is even better than many native speakers (many native speakers are heavily influenced by their regional dialects)
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
谢谢!
@zhangyi5145
@zhangyi5145 Жыл бұрын
to be accurate, only better than many old generation native speakers. New generation of Chinese are trained with standard Mandarin at the starting of their education.
@Cwalking
@Cwalking Жыл бұрын
Exactly
@szvqorwnpstahskypfwmp9821
@szvqorwnpstahskypfwmp9821 Жыл бұрын
C'mon, we all know you are not a native Chinese. Who are you trying to fool man??
@musical.theory
@musical.theory Жыл бұрын
​@@zhangyi5145 nope, i have chinese friends (around 20 yr old) and some of them dont have the standard accent.
@freeeeman2011
@freeeeman2011 Ай бұрын
As a native russian speaker I can tell that your English is perfect!
@palipali4264
@palipali4264 5 күн бұрын
As a native English speaker, I think you are hilarious!!😂😂😂😂
@zenit0
@zenit0 9 ай бұрын
As a German, I see the ü final as an absolute win.
@kaleoscreations8069
@kaleoscreations8069 Ай бұрын
As an English speaker, this was by far the hardest sound in Chinese for me to learn to pronounce. Still easier than a rolling R though, I sound like Gollum trying to make that sound.
@user-zu4nl7bm9e
@user-zu4nl7bm9e 4 ай бұрын
Your first day speak chinese, Chinese: wow, you speak chinese and sounds geart. Your 10000th day speak chinese, Chinese: wow, you speak chinese and sounds great.
@whatisintelligence6881
@whatisintelligence6881 Жыл бұрын
Finals: a 9:11, ai 32:10, ao 32:26, an 32:37, ang 33:10, e 10:44 33:44, e(5) 34:02, en 34:29, eng 34:45 | ei 35:07, | er 35:22 o 29:22, 36:25, 36:39 u 30:02, ua (wa) 45:28, uo(wo) 45:58, uei (wei) 47:23, uai (wai) 48:07, uan (wan) 48:55, uen (wen) 49:29, uang (wang) 50:26, ueng(weng) 51:20 ü 31:18, üe (yue)51:46, üan (yuan) 52:27, ün (yun) 53:44 ia 37:00 iao (yao) 37:36 ie (ye) 37:55 iou (you) 40:09 ian (yan) 41:35 iang (yang) 42:22 in (yin) 43:18 ing (ying) 44:03 iong (yong) 44:56 Initials b,d,g 12:34 t,p,k 13:50 h 14:38 J,q,x 17:06 22:39 23:30 23:26 Zh, Ch, Sh, r 25:48 27:08 Z, c 27:50 Tone change rules 19:00 Tone pairs 38:35 Tongue acrobatics 46:20
@usera1211
@usera1211 10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this
@whatisintelligence6881
@whatisintelligence6881 10 ай бұрын
@@usera1211 you are welcome 🤝
@SonGoku-uv4pk
@SonGoku-uv4pk 9 ай бұрын
Omg thanks so much. The video seemed so long and i was searching for something like this
@spacecancer8074
@spacecancer8074 8 ай бұрын
WHAT ARE THESE TIMESTAMPS? YOU'RE A BOSS!
@andreare7766
@andreare7766 4 ай бұрын
Can we have this comment made "sticky"?
@r_i_v_e_r
@r_i_v_e_r 10 ай бұрын
Today is my first day of self learning Chinese, and with these 56 minutes you made this so much easier to understand, thank you.
@jianfeng-bv5py
@jianfeng-bv5py 10 ай бұрын
How about we form a Sino-British mutual aid group,我的母语是中文
@soulm8289
@soulm8289 10 ай бұрын
@@jianfeng-bv5py ill join!
@djihane8514
@djihane8514 9 ай бұрын
How is ur progress???
@jianfeng-bv5py
@jianfeng-bv5py 9 ай бұрын
sorry,I keep missing your replies because of some time difference. The area I live in is not very friendly to the Internet, and I don't know what you usually use to build a telegrem group or something else.@@djihane8514
@jianfeng-bv5py
@jianfeng-bv5py 9 ай бұрын
I keep missing your replies because of some time difference. The area I live in is not very friendly to the Internet, and I don't know what you usually use to build a telegrem group or something else.@@soulm8289
@pigriderstarwatcher9217
@pigriderstarwatcher9217 Жыл бұрын
I’m native Chinese born in Shanghai, now studying in US. And when I heard you speaking standard mandarin in the beginning, I thought I was listening to TV media announcer (like those from CCTV News像新闻联播那种主播), and it feels so great to listen to your “podcast”. Keep up with the great content!
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@darrylkassle361
@darrylkassle361 Жыл бұрын
C'mon dude be realistic a newscaster. That's the problem with Chinese people you lie to save face and I think you should be more direct at the cost of being too polite. His mandarin is better than average for a foreigner and his pronunciation is also above average however I can still tell his a foreigner. However yes he has more of a standard accent than those Chinese that speak with their local dialects heavily influencing their speech. But as good as a tv newscaster or cctv tv host C'mon be realistic even the famous Dashan is not that good. I think you have to be born speaking the language to be that good or if you were incredibly gifted at languages and can mimmick just as some Chinese can do with English when they copy an American accent
@Shanks_Y.
@Shanks_Y. 10 ай бұрын
同上海,博主的发音真的吓到我了,可怕!
@ukatuchijioke7359
@ukatuchijioke7359 8 ай бұрын
So I thought too.
@Gabriel-pk8lw
@Gabriel-pk8lw 2 ай бұрын
Is this one those ways to say it while saving face?
@peterkephart7955
@peterkephart7955 Жыл бұрын
Dude! I have watched countless tutorials by native Mandarin speakers, some of them very good indeed, but not one of those instructors has articulated pronunciation as clearly and definitively as you do. I have only recently begun my Mandarin journey and have already been plagued by doubts because much of what I have heard just doesn't seem to "flow" in the way that a language should. And pronunciations vary widely from teacher to teacher. You have single-handedly changed my perspective and inspired me to believe that I can actually learn this language. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge. I look forward to studying all of your videos.
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
太感谢了 🥹,daily consistency is key! Keep it up, and be sure to follow what we’re up to over at www.mandarinblueprint.com
@hadeseye2297
@hadeseye2297 Жыл бұрын
Yeah. He's "your vocal range" just nails it.
@Dirqala
@Dirqala Жыл бұрын
been studying and speaking mandarin for 4+ years. This is an incredibly good explanation of the language
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
谢谢!
@PygmyKitten
@PygmyKitten Жыл бұрын
I have no intention to learn Chinese at all and yet, here I am... Sitting through an hour long video of how to pronounce it. I guess your video is just that good. It's so well structured!
@Keo_w7
@Keo_w7 9 ай бұрын
我可以教你😂
@youziyi
@youziyi 8 ай бұрын
you should go for it, trust me
@Oliver-os8xq
@Oliver-os8xq 9 ай бұрын
Man, I’m on 122 days of Duolingo and I’m so glad I stumbled into this video. Having a male voice to help with pronunciation is SO helpful. The comments saying you’re on point to imma add your videos as lessons. Thanks in advance for the tuition 👌 The internet’s a great place
@kaleoscreations8069
@kaleoscreations8069 3 ай бұрын
你的中文学习这么样?
@1doutlaw
@1doutlaw 2 ай бұрын
I am on day 86 in duolingo
@andreasb8232
@andreasb8232 Ай бұрын
Stop using duolingo. It's ok for the first two weeks or something, or when you're bored.. HelloChinese is a much much better start
@ER3xW4ha7
@ER3xW4ha7 Жыл бұрын
🤯🤯🤯 three of the four “problem” consonants are in Polish (the zh, ch, & sh). I’ve never been able to pronounce this consonant until your video, and now my Polish AND Chinese will sound better! Thank you so so much! Also, I’m glad to read a bunch of natives say you have amazing pronunciation. It’s good to learn tips and tricks from a nonnative who sounds amazing
@klaudia2141
@klaudia2141 11 ай бұрын
I am polish and I also noticed it’s a bit easier for me to pronounce Chinese because we have similar sounds!
@samueljaworski5737
@samueljaworski5737 5 күн бұрын
I studied polish and these are so similar and very hard for most Americans
@ThePlataf
@ThePlataf 9 ай бұрын
I'm a Mandarin speaker, and this man is awesomely good.
@thiagomatos5386
@thiagomatos5386 Ай бұрын
Brazilian native here, portuguese speaker learning with you! You’ve gone worldwide my friend!
@geoviv4511
@geoviv4511 10 сағат бұрын
🇧🇷👋🏾
@sander_bouwhuis
@sander_bouwhuis Жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie... even though I just passed my HSK1 and HSK2 exams, this video is completely overwhelming. I'll probably have to come back to it MANY times if I want to pass HSKK. Thanks a lot for this information packed video!.
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
We also have a much more comprehensive Pronunciation course that is comparatively slower paced and comes with SRS flash cards for simple reviewing, you can check it out here: mandarinbp.com/pmspecial
@nicoleraheem1195
@nicoleraheem1195 Жыл бұрын
As you should ❤
@ChenZheChina
@ChenZheChina Жыл бұрын
I am a native speaker from Beijing. I can confirm that your pronunciation is better than many Chinese speakers whose accents are heavily affected by their native tongue. But, there is a small mistake in the video: the pronunciation of 一千 should be yì qiān. Pronunciations in cardinal numbers are usually changed: 一(yì)百, 一(yì)千, 一(yí)万, 一(yí)个, 一(yí)切, 一(yì)心一(yí)意, 一(yì)朝一(yì)夕, 一(yì)神论, with a few exceptions such as 一(yī)十 in 二百一(yī)十, 三百一(yī)十, etc. and 成语 一(yī)五一(yī)十. Also, 一 at the end of a longer cardinal number does not change, either: 十一(yī)个, 二十一(yī)个, etc. On the other hand, ordinal numbers never change: 一(yī)班, 一(yī)号, 一(yī)级, 一(yī)流, 一(yī)等奖.
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
对的!我很喜欢这种建设性的批评,尤其是因为这个“一”读音的微妙区别很容易搞错🙏
@kori228
@kori228 Жыл бұрын
Browsing wiktionary, this makes sense as it seems the expected form for 一 should be yi4, not yi1. The change to yi4 to yi2 is when it's followed by another Tone 4. The yi1 reading is for ordinal numbers.
@wendshawn9435
@wendshawn9435 Жыл бұрын
That just depends on the accents though. Many people in southern China would say Yi1 Qian1
@ChenZheChina
@ChenZheChina Жыл бұрын
@@wendshawn9435 Indeed, in Mandarin area, there are accent variants. For example, in some places, 一 at the end of longer cardinal number also changes, making 二十一(yí)个, which is different than Standard Mandarin. But in southern China, things are different. Mandarin is probably not the native language of local people in southern China, so they have to learn Standard Mandarin like the OP does, and they might make similar mistakes.
@wangyuning285
@wangyuning285 Жыл бұрын
@@VChou-ij6gd 说实话这个不太实用,在很多情况下“一”是词语中开头那个,比如楼主举的例子中大多都是这样的。我觉得楼主的说法更贴近,主要还是跟用法,意思,和日常应用有关。(没有喷的意思,个人看法罢了)
@watertree1
@watertree1 Жыл бұрын
I'm a native Mandarin speaker from Taiwan. The accent of the anchor is quite similar to a native except for the last word in sentences. Overall it shows none native how to overcome the accent, good job. As a native, I don't even know there're so many pronounce rules to be followed.
@jordandavis6709
@jordandavis6709 2 ай бұрын
Just goes to show that even if one is as a native aren’t necessarily equipped or qualified to teach the language. That’s the biggest issue with mandarin in general. Being a teacher requires just that. Being a teacher. Teaching the language from the ground up. I’ve learned that teaching English as a native. The explanations from mandarin teachers are often awful due to their ignorance and poor English abilities.
@Sebadoah
@Sebadoah Жыл бұрын
I'm a beginner. This is awesome. He's right - I can't believe a number of Mandarin courses don't emphasize pronunciation like he does. Very grateful !
@user-yd4op2bb3e
@user-yd4op2bb3e Жыл бұрын
国外这么多学汉语的吗wc
@elysiumeclogue5737
@elysiumeclogue5737 Жыл бұрын
As a native speaker i think the pronunciation of chinese is quite easy, because it is very strightful~ when i was a little boy in school teacher tought US PIN YIN ,then when i saw some words i don't know i will read PINYIN which Note the pronunciation of the word, and the most important thing i think is that eventhougt Chinese many many words,but it totatly has little pronunciation...
@wangyuning285
@wangyuning285 Жыл бұрын
@@user-yd4op2bb3e 中文开始引领世界潮流👀都给我支棱起来
@jianfeng-bv5py
@jianfeng-bv5py 10 ай бұрын
How about we form a Sino-British mutual aid group,我的母语是中文,我的汉语水平达到了二级甲等,英文口语基础较差。
@imranrizvi2207
@imranrizvi2207 2 ай бұрын
​@jianfeng-bv5py 👍
@IsmaelKenig
@IsmaelKenig Жыл бұрын
I don't know why I was skeptical about the approach of this video but after watching it holy god it really gives very thoughtful insights.
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much :D
@altudy
@altudy Жыл бұрын
I've looked at several videos of native Chinese speakers explaining tones but yours was by far the best. It immediately made sense.
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@florinafolk
@florinafolk Жыл бұрын
You are amazing! The explanation level that went into this video it's so complex yet so easy to grasp, I'm a complete beginner to Chinese, but i do study other languages, still, the animation, the way you broke down each section It's so easy to follow and learn, thank you for the effort you put into this video, it will help a lot of people, 😊
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@dinushadushmantha1032
@dinushadushmantha1032 9 ай бұрын
This was a life-changing 56mins. I have been trying to learn Chinese for a while, and It was not that hard to learn the grammar and the characters since I already speak pretty good Japanese. The hardest thing was to understand the pronunciation. I can feel the difference in my pronunciation before and after watching this video. I have no words to express my gratitude to you.
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint 9 ай бұрын
We are so glad to hear this and glad that we can be part of your Chinese language learning journey.
@victorwalker9194
@victorwalker9194 5 ай бұрын
I am a Chinese,can we be language exchange partner?I wanna learn english
@dinushadushmantha1032
@dinushadushmantha1032 5 ай бұрын
@@victorwalker9194 That's a really good idea. I would love to. But how can we connect.
@tkprojects1705
@tkprojects1705 Жыл бұрын
I’m just in the beginning stages of learning Mandarin and this is best video I’ve seen explaining tones and pronunciation. Thank you for going into depth on the little details of pronunciation. I’ll be reviewing this video many times and I look forward to more videos!
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@viktigboy1976
@viktigboy1976 Жыл бұрын
wow this helped a ton! im a 14 yr old who has learned chinese for 2 years, and this was very refreshing!
@catiritocurley6820
@catiritocurley6820 Жыл бұрын
Wow man, I really like the way you explained how to make the tones. Studied now for about 8 years. This helps theoretically and practically.
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it!
@AmitabhaPureLand939
@AmitabhaPureLand939 Жыл бұрын
Wow, this is awesome. As a native Mandarin speaker, I have to say if I could learn Mandarin this way from early young age, it would be a lot quicker. One more suggestion for new learners is that the "a" pronunciation in any word is more like a British "ahh" than an American "e". For example, "father" is "bah bah", and horse is "mah"
@KingofFrauds
@KingofFrauds 4 ай бұрын
I like that all these videos are like “now don’t get intimidated” and I think to myself: “I’m not intimidated, just excited for when this becomes natural to me”
@palipali4264
@palipali4264 5 күн бұрын
Well spoken!
@smilingassassin24
@smilingassassin24 Жыл бұрын
I am so excited learning chinese next week.
@solarlunar689
@solarlunar689 Жыл бұрын
I haven’t finished watching the video yet, but your voice sounds like a radio announcer from the 1950s or like a narrator for film trailers… it’s so pleasant to listen to, and you sound so cool when you speak in Mandarin. You should do voice acting as a side hustle lol
@hanyangwen
@hanyangwen 8 ай бұрын
This video is very good even for native Chinese speakers, I was so confused before how to teach Chinese to my foreigner friends, this video helped me a lot. Thanks!
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint 8 ай бұрын
You're most welcome!
@spacethreads
@spacethreads Жыл бұрын
omg I just started learning Chinese and was struggling the other day so I closed my Chinese notebook and switched to smth else. now while I was scrolling through KZbin, I found your video and honestly it's so motivating! now I feel like I want to sit down and continue my Chinese learning. I'm still an absolute beginner and this video was so so helpful! I've subscribed and I'm really looking forward for more amazing videos like this one! :)
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
Great to hear this. 加油!
@amhung
@amhung 10 ай бұрын
I have spent my whole life learning, copying and analyzing Chinese phonology. I dare say your exposition here is excellent. What a pleasure listening to your explanation of the sounds, which confirm my own discoveries, and learning the precise enunciation of several others. Magnificent! 謝謝您.
@stevenzechmeister474
@stevenzechmeister474 10 ай бұрын
bro, your bad ass! love it.
@briantomoconnor
@briantomoconnor Жыл бұрын
Really first rate! I had taken the excellent Pronunciation Mastery course from Mandarin Blueprint and watched this video as a refresher. There were some new things I learned, and a few things I realized I had been doing wrong. I loved how you usedm more realistic descriptions, like "zombie tone" and "contrarian tone." By the way, listeners should know that in all of the Mandarin Blueprint courses, the examples in the flashcards are read by native speakers. Mandarin Blueprint is awesome!
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot, Brian :D
@me-jn1zl
@me-jn1zl Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, this was excellent. You are a great teacher. Keep it up!!!
@kimberlynnsilva4362
@kimberlynnsilva4362 Жыл бұрын
I began learning mandarin last year and I am so happy to have found your channel. 谢谢
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
太好了!
@abxyzz
@abxyzz Жыл бұрын
One little thing, the /s/ in Standard Mandarin is actually different than the /s/ in most English varieties. It's "dentalized" with the tongue tip resting behind the bottom front teeth whereas most English /s/ tend to have the tongue against the ridge behind the upper front teeth.
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
True! We cover that in our 8-hour Pronunciation Mastery course, but we decided it was a bit too detailed for an hour KZbin tutorial.
@livie-zen3375
@livie-zen3375 Жыл бұрын
I have been learning Chinese for 4 months now. Watching chinese dramas and listening to chinese songs were helpful but i knew i needed to practice it too for myself. Thank you for this video, it actually helped . I will have my next chinese exam in a week and there will be an oral part to it too. I have much more confidence now thank you.
@Ta-ds1qi
@Ta-ds1qi 11 ай бұрын
Do you have any recommendations ?
@jianfeng-bv5py
@jianfeng-bv5py 10 ай бұрын
How about we form a Sino-British mutual aid group,我的母语是中文,我的汉语水平达到了二级甲等,英文口语基础较差。
@Bigsmokemovie
@Bigsmokemovie 23 күн бұрын
no one on youtube ever explain the way you did, you are the best
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint 21 күн бұрын
Thank you for your kind words!
@zhoujie2958
@zhoujie2958 Жыл бұрын
Your pronunciation is awesome,especially when combined with your magnetic voice. As a native Chinese,I am confident that you have what it takes to be a good news announcer or TV presenter.😊
@FrancescaLD
@FrancescaLD Жыл бұрын
I'm a native Mandarin speaker but this presentation is intimidating even for me :)) I don't know how those poor new learners can digest this.
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
Multiple viewings!
@jingruxiong1234
@jingruxiong1234 11 ай бұрын
I dare say this is the best video on Chinese pronunciation I have ever seen, the comparison with English is so clear and correct, teaching phonetics in a scientific way.
@yazeedfallatah6941
@yazeedfallatah6941 Ай бұрын
I have to say that this video made even moreinterested in Chinese language. The way the pronounciation was broken down into very simple pieces. Many thanks❤
@harshitabansal5577
@harshitabansal5577 5 ай бұрын
Hello sir, today is my first day of self-learning Chinese and I am so glad that I found your channel. These 56 min are life-changing. Thank you so much once again😄
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint 5 ай бұрын
Welcome aboard! Also here are a few resources to help you along the way www.mandarinblueprint.com/resources/
@harshitabansal5577
@harshitabansal5577 5 ай бұрын
@@MandarinBlueprint Thank you for the resources
@lingo-phile
@lingo-phile Жыл бұрын
This has been IMMENSELY helpful!!!! And I’ve been taking private classes for a year *sigh*
@marekrybakiewicz370
@marekrybakiewicz370 8 ай бұрын
The explanations for how to know when you're doing them correctly are great. The info here is exactly what makes the outlier linguistics program work, lauded as the go to for pronunciation. A focus on sounding native AT THE START is essential.
@stacysu414
@stacysu414 Жыл бұрын
Great Video! Actually, as a native Mandarin speaker, I find your pronunciation tips very useful to help me polish my English pronunciation as well! 😊
@LearnCommercialRealEstate
@LearnCommercialRealEstate Жыл бұрын
This completely changed the game on my learning potential and current understanding!! Thank you
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
Happy to help!
@JohnWhite-dm8mk
@JohnWhite-dm8mk Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the tongue positions in the problem initials
@MaCal9591
@MaCal9591 Жыл бұрын
So awesome! You must be a linguistic genius. I could rewatch this video over and over again, these explanations define and clarify all of the mysteries and uncertainties as I am tumbling to figure out the structure of the Chinese language. I still couldn’t believe what I am hearing and seeing in this video, you are extraordinary. Wow!!!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
If you want to take it deeper, we have an 8 hour pronunciation course that explores all of these topics in more depth: mandarinbp.com/pmspecial
@paulmak2228
@paulmak2228 Жыл бұрын
Yes he is a genius.
@TheEggroll4321
@TheEggroll4321 Ай бұрын
This video is gold man. I had those exact confusions you mentioned, and you cleared it up!
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Ай бұрын
Glad to hear it helped!
@gfg0094
@gfg0094 10 ай бұрын
Really smooth relaxed presentation that’s really helpful. Thank you!
@davidtang2549
@davidtang2549 8 ай бұрын
As a Chinese I would say it's very similar to what we learned in year 1! Even clearer and more interesting!
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint 8 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@Barbarossa-heir
@Barbarossa-heir Жыл бұрын
I have just discovered your channel whilst I'm.about to enroll Mandarin Chinese courses; I'm very excited. So helpful I have subscribed ❤❤
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
www.mandarinblueprint.com 😉
@mandarinchineselearning2981
@mandarinchineselearning2981 11 ай бұрын
I've been learning mandarin for a while already and this clarify a lot of my doubts. Thank you so much.🙏🙏🙏
@johannabarbier381
@johannabarbier381 27 күн бұрын
This is just incredible, thank you so much! You.have such a great understanding of the pronunciation and your explanation makes it seem to simple. Incredible job truly!
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint 27 күн бұрын
You're very welcome!
@johnorsomeone4609
@johnorsomeone4609 Жыл бұрын
This is an incredible explanation and resource for English speaking Mandarin students and I wish that I had found it years ago during my “formal” study. My pronunciation of the “q” has been bugging me for years and I wasn’t sure how to fix it. This is really amazing.
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
Thanks, glad it helped!
@dolliemoggie
@dolliemoggie Жыл бұрын
as for the tone sandhi of 一 (one),in fact when we're speaking, the 一 in 一百(one hundred) and 一千(one thousand) are both fourth ton, but in 一万(ten thousand) it is second tone. Just to confuse everyone, if the number is, say, 1001 (一千零一), the first 一 is fourth tone and the last 一 is back to the original first tone. In 11111, the tones are second-fourth or first-fourth-first-first.
@jingnanwang7458
@jingnanwang7458 11 ай бұрын
Omg you are the very first foreigner I have ever seen who speaks mandarin with the impressively amazing intonation Amazing!!!
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint 11 ай бұрын
Thank you
@silviaegger-gundevir6787
@silviaegger-gundevir6787 2 ай бұрын
so very well explained - thank you
@marisolflandez3964
@marisolflandez3964 Жыл бұрын
Your video give us hope that we can master this language! Thank you! ❤
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
太好了!加油 :)
@mv4519
@mv4519 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the nice explanations! about “ü”: Chinese ü is like a mouth of ‘u’ and pronouncing ‘i’, different to German ü which is like a mouth of ‘u’ but pronouncing ‘e’ (the ‘e’ of ‘ten’).
@lalalalalalala127
@lalalalalalala127 2 ай бұрын
I find it quite similar to ü in French lol
@TempestinBlue
@TempestinBlue 3 ай бұрын
I just started self studying Chinese this week, and I’d be SO lost at pinyin without this video. Thank you!
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint 3 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful! Let us know if you need help with anything. Here are a few resources to help you with your study www.mandarinblueprint.com/resources/
@sudhanshusalunke4884
@sudhanshusalunke4884 Ай бұрын
This is the best mandarin pronounciation video i have watched on youtube. I watched native teachers teach, but i did not understand it clearly but your video made it so much more easy and interesting.
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful! Here's some tips on how you can improve your pronunciation www.mandarinblueprint.com/blog/20-powerful-ways-to-improve-your-chinese-pronunciation/
@anshide
@anshide Жыл бұрын
your pronunciation basically 99% perfect! It's crazy how you showed me something I didn't realize in my own language, there are no two-third-tone combination! haha😄 when you say that in your video, I was like holly cow!😂😂😂
@janisscilley43
@janisscilley43 Жыл бұрын
Wow! A lot of invaluable info. Great for one who is committed to learning Chinese…. Like me! I want my grandchildren to be bilingual, so I am working on becoming bilingual.
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
谢谢!Glad you found it helpful (lots more coming :D)
@kopfeis
@kopfeis Ай бұрын
As an chinese nativ speaker, now i try to teach chinese to international students in germany, ur videos are really helpful and i know how to explain the pronunciation better. really thanks.
@alekid
@alekid 9 ай бұрын
I've been learning mandarin on my own for over a year. This is an excellent video, very helpful. What I needed to clean my pronunciation and get over some confusion.
@xoxo7821
@xoxo7821 Жыл бұрын
This is definitely the ultimate video to learn Chinese pronunciation. I got so much precious information from it
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
Happy to help! If you want to take it to the next level, we have an 8-hour course going deeper on every syllable: mandarinbp.com/pmspecial
@kevinwang5463
@kevinwang5463 Жыл бұрын
As a native speaker, I'd say it's of quality. There's one thing, though. You raise your soft palate articulating the a vowel following the m consonant in the tone introduction part of your video. As a Mandarin native speaker, I'm assertive that we never raise our soft palate pronouncing the a vowel, which is fundamentally different from English. By doing so, the sounds become more natural and less mechanical when you add tones to it. Relaxation of soft palate is the part which English native speakers often neglect when speaking Mandarin, but it plays a huge role to sound more native. Likewise, native Mandarin speakers have to learn how to raise their soft palate when pronouncing the vowels of English.
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
Fascinating! I’d never heard it expressed that way before
@rdai11
@rdai11 Жыл бұрын
Thank you man, I just started learning Chinese and this is amazing.
@Soldknight324
@Soldknight324 Жыл бұрын
Unbelievable content for free, nice one - subscribed!
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
太棒了!
@businessmann2528
@businessmann2528 Жыл бұрын
As a Chinese, it's so interesting to see the title of the thumbnail would be understood in both ways "地道的发音" & “音发的道地”. Btw, your pronunciation is quite better than me lol 👍
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
Haha, didn’t notice that! Cool
@felisasininus1784
@felisasininus1784 Жыл бұрын
although it should be 得,not 的 for the reverse version not that most people even care which de to use nowadays
@youziyi
@youziyi 8 ай бұрын
我们可不可以一起学习中文?我是一个美国人,我大概学中文五个月了,我可以帮助你学习英文
@businessmann2528
@businessmann2528 8 ай бұрын
@@youziyi let's go bruh
@lindagaiodavidson
@lindagaiodavidson 7 ай бұрын
His explanations and descriptions of the sounds are the most helpful I've heard! When I taught English in Taiwan, pronunciation always improved when equated with familiar sounds from Mandarin & Taiwanese vocabulary words. I subscribed after the first 5 minutes.
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint 7 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for your kind words!
@patrickholland3994
@patrickholland3994 9 ай бұрын
I studied Mandarin in 2002 before KZbin. Wow, your guide is excellent. Wish I knew this before.
@theyazzledazzle
@theyazzledazzle Жыл бұрын
this has totally changed my learning. THANK YOU so so so so much.
@simjumsores
@simjumsores Жыл бұрын
Superbly useful tutorial. Thank you!
@scapegoatthespaceghost7426
@scapegoatthespaceghost7426 Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot, I started to get frustrated with the tones and stumbled across your video, this is incredibly helpful!! 謝謝!
@thomasliangus
@thomasliangus Жыл бұрын
不简单! 敬佩您的勤奋和努力!
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
谢谢!
@motivateu1049
@motivateu1049 Ай бұрын
I've been studying for a year and have never heard the tones explained so well! Thank you!!!!
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Ай бұрын
You are so welcome! You might also enjoy our blog on tones. You can check it out here : www.mandarinblueprint.com/blog/mandarin-tones/
@kickyouinhalf
@kickyouinhalf Жыл бұрын
This video is absolutely amazing. I've only had a chance to watch about 20 minutes of this video and I can already here a significant improvement! I'm planning to go back to China for a few months and wish to learn how to speak Mandarin with better pronunciation and add to my very limited vocabulary. I'll definitely be watching this video at least a couple more times!
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
Awesome! And hey, if you want a fuller course covering each concept in more detail, check out Pronunciation Mastery: www.mandarinblueprint.com/courses/chinese-pronunciation/
@kickyouinhalf
@kickyouinhalf Жыл бұрын
@@MandarinBlueprint Thank you, I will most definitely look into it.
@penguinoffunk
@penguinoffunk Жыл бұрын
Man. I didn't even realize that I was changing up the tones of "bu" and "yi" until you said so. 😂 No wonder it felt so unnatural whenever I was trying to mind my tones.
@1doutlaw
@1doutlaw 2 ай бұрын
This was the most useful lesson I have had . Thank you . Before when others tried to teach me this lesson I never realized what an initial and final sound was…. it never occurred to me it’s the first and last sound was for pronouncing a Chinese character . The way you broke it down with the examples could not have been more clear . You nailed it . And you helped me get the confidence I needed to learn Chinese. There are lot’s competitors that try to approach this massive undertaking with just saying the words with no explanation. The only one that came close was sing and learn Chinese . But I can not sing …lol
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint 2 ай бұрын
Glad that this lesson was helpful to you!
@caosteven2688
@caosteven2688 Жыл бұрын
The best video of teaching Chinese Pronunciation I found.💯
@GnomeGrown55
@GnomeGrown55 10 ай бұрын
I've been watching a bunch of videos on Chinese intonation, I'm in my baby steps of learning the language. And you've answered a question I had about using the natural tone/pitch of your voice. And now, I'm onto this question/rhetorical question because I think I know the answer, just want to confirm. Q: In different situations, I'm thinking angry vs happy; the baseline tone and how far up/down it goes can sometimes change drastically within a few different sentences/phrases to enunciate said emotions?
@yaohuizhang8393
@yaohuizhang8393 Жыл бұрын
as a native speaker of chinese i don’t know why i’m watching this for such a long time
@Gr4cchus
@Gr4cchus 11 ай бұрын
you are such a great educator and mind, thank you for sharing!
@stillnotstill
@stillnotstill Жыл бұрын
Okay I went right to the problem initials and holy crap that infographic looks amazing! I haven't actually watched the video yet but I had to say this because this is the way that I learn by organizing the information that way and I'm so excited to watch what you have to put out thank you so much
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@jamesyang420
@jamesyang420 Жыл бұрын
The moment when you just mastered standard Mandarin pronunciation but realized people are speaking in dialects:
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
Still, easier to learn Mandarin that everyone knows than just the local dialect that only a small pocket of people speak.
@soccereditshd7438
@soccereditshd7438 Жыл бұрын
謝謝你!老師❤
@desmonaut
@desmonaut Ай бұрын
I started my Mandarin journey four months ago and quickly started loving it. Signed up for a few different courses - including 30-40 min of Duolingo. The deeper I got into it, the more I loved it. Then stumbled on this video and Luke's approach. I have a British accent (but can also speak other languages). This hit home instantly. I've signed up for the full nine yards. Without a question, far and away, Mandarin Blueprint is the best online resource for learning Mandarin. It is fun, expert and just made me fall deeper in love with the language.
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Ай бұрын
Thank you!
@latiffabdul
@latiffabdul Жыл бұрын
You are such a wonderful teacher. I am glad to have found your channel at the right time as I am just beginning to learn Mandarin. Thank you so much.
@noemi8872
@noemi8872 11 ай бұрын
Same!😊how’s your Chinese studies going?:)
@googlegoo6814
@googlegoo6814 Жыл бұрын
As a Chinese, your video is very well explained and precise. These things are exactly what we've learned in elementary school😁
@jenoasztalos7658
@jenoasztalos7658 Жыл бұрын
Learn Hungarian with me in 56 minutes, of you do I'll pay 100 euro
@laozi6334
@laozi6334 Жыл бұрын
Really great job explaining the different possibilities and providing a systematic and standardized approach, even as an advanced student I could profit from it, summing up concepts from different sources along these years. Thank you Luke
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
So glad you enjoyed it. BTW, how’s The Dao, Laozi? 😉
@SnakeAndTurtleQigong
@SnakeAndTurtleQigong Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! Very grateful for you and your heart work!
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
Many thanks!
@canterburyjhiguma8387
@canterburyjhiguma8387 8 ай бұрын
You are absolutely brilliant - so glad to find you!
@AtoZ-fk8rw
@AtoZ-fk8rw Жыл бұрын
I'm happy I found your channel! It is relatively new so I'm really looking forward for new content! I'm 20 and just started learning Chinese few months ago so I'm really thankful for your advices!
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint Жыл бұрын
Welcome aboard! If you watch our videos here, you'll end up getting a major leg up in your learning. Also, you're welcome to check out our courses over at www.mandarinblueprint.com
@desvonbladet
@desvonbladet Жыл бұрын
For k/g, t/d and p/b you are careful (and helpful!) to remark that the contrast is one of aspiration, not voicing. For z/c you explicitly say it is a voiced/unvoiced contrast and I was perplex and frankly incredulous. The Wikipedia page on "Standard Chinese Phonology" says that that contrast is also aspiration (along with zh/ch, for which your explanation does not explicitly take a side although it seems to lean toward emphasizing voicing). I am nonetheless very glad to have found this video, which make the articulatory phonetics of the language pretty clear!
@Xyanzuwu
@Xyanzuwu 7 ай бұрын
I started some days ago and this tutorial is fire. Best teacher ever..
@MandarinBlueprint
@MandarinBlueprint 7 ай бұрын
Glad you think so!
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