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Zhuyin Phonetic Challengeโ€”Day 12
Good morning, everyone! ๐Ÿ‘‹ How has your week been so far? Great news! ๐ŸŽ‰Youโ€™re now learning the last group of Zhuyin sounds!! Amazing job sticking with the challenge โ€” youโ€™ve come so far! ๐Ÿ”ฅ Todayโ€™s group is the medial vowels: ๐Ÿ‘‰ ไธ€ ใ„จ ใ„ฉ ๐Ÿ‘ˆ ไธ€ (yฤซ) โ€ข sounds like โ€œeeโ€ (as in see) / lips relaxed ใ„จ (wลซ) โ€ข sounds like โ€œooโ€ (as in food) / lips rounded ใ„ฉ (yลซ) - one of the trickiest sounds for beginners โ€” but donโ€™t worry, Iโ€™ll break it down for you ๐Ÿ˜Š Step 1: round your lips Step 2: keep your tongue flat Step 3: say โ€œyuโ€ with rounded lips ๐Ÿ‘‰ That gives you ใ„ฉ ๐Ÿ’กThese vowels are called "Medial" so it can be used on their own or combined with consonants and other vowels. ๐Ÿ”Š Listening Challenge Can you recognize the sound? Vote below !! ๐Ÿ’ฌ Question Which one feels the most confusing? ไธ€ / ใ„จ / ใ„ฉ Tell me in the comments!
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Zhuyin Phonetic Challengeโ€”Day 10
Hi everyone! ๐Ÿ‘‹ Welcome back to Day 10 of our Zhuyin challenge. Today weโ€™re practicing nasal Vowels: ใ„ข ใ„ฃ ใ„ค ใ„ฅ These sounds end with -n or -ng, which changes how the sound resonates. Hereโ€™s a simple guide: ใ„ข โ€” an (like โ€œahnโ€) ใ„ฃ โ€” en (like a short โ€œunโ€) ใ„ค โ€” ang (like โ€œah-ng") ใ„ฅ โ€” eng (like โ€œuh-ngโ€) ๐Ÿ’ก Quick tip ใ„ฃ-(n) โ†’ tongue touches the top of your mouth ใ„ฅ-(ng) โ†’ sound comes from the back of the mouth ๐Ÿ”Š Can you recognize the sound? Listen to the audio and choose the correct answer. ๐Ÿ’ฌ Question: Which one feels harder to hear? ใ„ฃ(n) or ใ„ฅ(ng)? Tell me in the comments ๐Ÿ‘‡ Youโ€™re already halfway through the challenge โ€” great job sticking with it! ๐ŸŽ‰
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@Sladana Madar Anytime ๐Ÿ˜Š I'm doing well, having fun doing the challenge, how are you? ๐Ÿ˜Š
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@Mary Nunaley I'm going to use make community call soon, all of us can practice together ๐Ÿ˜€
Zhuyin Phonetic Challengeโ€”Day 11
Hi everyone! ๐Ÿ‘‹Welcome back to Day 11 of our Zhuyin challenge. Today weโ€™re looking at the last vowel(final) sound in Mandarin: โžฐใ„ฆ-----This sound is often written as โ€œerโ€ in pinyin. Many learners get confused between ใ„œ and ใ„ฆ, because they can sound similar at first. ๐Ÿ’ก Tip Try saying โ€œใ„ฆโ€ while slightly curling the tip of your tongue back. ใ„œ (ฤ“) - relaxed โ€œuhโ€ sound. - tongue stays NEUTRAL. - ex: ้ต(ใ„œโ†—) - Goose. ใ„ฆ (รฉr) - โ€œerโ€ sound - tongue CURLS slightly back (retroflex). - ex: ๅ…’ๅญ(ใ„ฆโ†—)( ใ„—๏ผŽ)- Son. Youโ€™ll hear them in sentences like: ๆˆ‘็œ‹ๅˆฐไธ€้šป้ต(ใ„œโ†—)ใ€‚(I saw a goose.) or ๆˆ‘็œ‹ๅˆฐไฝ ็š„ๅ…’ๅญ(ใ„ฆโ†— ใ„—๏ผŽ)ใ€‚(I saw your son.) Even though ใ„œ and ใ„ฆ may sound similar to beginners, the context makes the meaning clear. ๐Ÿ”Š Listen to the audio and vote for the correct answer. Weโ€™re getting close to the end of the challenge โ€” great job sticking with it! ๐Ÿ”ฅ
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Zhuyin Phonetic Challengeโ€”Day 9
Hi everyone! How has your week been going so far? ๐Ÿ˜Š Great job to those who have been following the challenge! Even if you're just joining now, you can jump in anytime.๐ŸŒŠ Today weโ€™re learning a new group of Zhuyin vowels: These are compound vowel sounds, which means the sound moves slightly while you say it. Here is a simple way to think about them: ใ„ž โ€” ai (like eye) ใ„Ÿ โ€” ei (like say without the โ€œsโ€) ใ„  โ€” ao (like ow in cow) ใ„ก โ€” ou (like oh) Let's listen to the audio and choose the correct answer. please tell me which sound you hear ๐Ÿ‘‚ ๐Ÿ’ฌQuestion: Which sound was the most confusing today? Tell me in the comments!
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The answer is . . . . ใ„ก (ou) Did you get this one right?๐Ÿ˜Š
Zhuyin Phonetic Challengeโ€”Day 8
Good morning everyone!! Howโ€™s your week going so far? ๐Ÿ˜Š Today we move on to vowels! Ready for something slightly different today? ๐ŸŽง Listen carefullyโ€ฆ Can you recognize these sounds? ใ„š ใ„› ใ„œ ใ„ โ€ผ๏ธQuick hint~ ใ„š โ€” like โ€œahโ€ (open mouth wide) ใ„› โ€” like โ€œorโ€ but shorter ใ„œ โ€” relaxed โ€œuhโ€ (neutral sound) ใ„ โ€” like โ€œyeahโ€ without the y ๐Ÿ”Š Listen to the audio below and choose the correct answer. No pressure ๐Ÿ˜„ even if youโ€™re unsure, just guess! ๐Ÿ‘‡ Cast your vote below and tell meโ€ฆ How confident are you (1โ€“10) with these vowels?
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Well done, everyone! The answer is . . . ใ„œ A quick way to tell them apart is : ใ„š (ฤ) is a wide open โ€œahโ€ sound, like in "fAther". ใ„œ (ฤ“) is a relaxed โ€œuh / erโ€ sound "hER". Your mouth is not as wildly opened.
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