The Secret to Sounding More Natural in Mandarin

The Secret to Sounding More Natural in Mandarin - the rhythm of Chinese

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@johncox1023 Жыл бұрын

When I watch videos, I will sometimes pause after each sentence and say it outloud, trying to imitate the native speaker as much as possible. It's almost like practicing a music instrument. It's not enough to simply play the notes on the page, but you also have to get the pitch, articulation and dynamics correct as well. Eventually after a while, you no longer need to memorize the tones, etc. It just "sounds right" when you speak.

@TheExterminatrix Жыл бұрын

being a graduate in English philology (and also an amateur musician), I can say that imitating sounds of a language you're going to speak really helps, but many people find it ridiculous and confusing. In my university, we've even had an exercise to speak our native language (Russian) with English accent. This really was funny but helped a lot, though almost all of my groupmates found it disgusting and embarrassing.

@KnightOfEternity13 Жыл бұрын

@@TheExterminatrix True, I hate shadowing. It just prevents me from concentrating on listening.

@clyyyyyla 11 ай бұрын

@@KnightOfEternity13i think you have to see it as a separate practice. Theres listening practice and then theres pronunciation where you don’t need to necessarily understand everything. This could help a lot with cognitive load so you don’t feel frustrated by multitasking. But still your choice obviously, this us just one way.

@StratosFair Жыл бұрын

You speaking Chinese with the wrong tones is scaringly accurate, really impressive 🤣

@ShuoshuoChinese Жыл бұрын

Hahahaha

@laysha8806 Жыл бұрын

it's a big proof that shes a good teacher and has a big experience

@paulgdlmx Жыл бұрын

Your basic thesis is valid for any language but rarely, if ever, even mentioned when teaching a language to non-native speakers. Excellent video.

@Jennyportofolio Жыл бұрын

You really have a point..bc from my own experience I learnt English for 2 years but still couldn't understand when people talk in English..Coincidentally, I saw a famous show called WWE..I used to just watch without paying attetion..I literally didn't understand a single thing..but with repetition and opening my ears I learnt English and I achieved an advanced level without paying either money of a great effort..

@malenkie.shedevry Жыл бұрын

I'm proud of you 👍👏

@kokolexx Жыл бұрын

More videos of Lily please! I want to know her progress!😆

@ShuoshuoChinese Жыл бұрын

She actually speaks perfect Chinese now, those are some old videos of her🤣

@KnightOfEternity13 Жыл бұрын

I think you're right that actors in movies don't sound as natural as the "real speech", but like listening news it could be a first step in learning, because they speak more clear than those in reality shows and it's easier to understand them.

@tunatuna711 4 ай бұрын

This is what I did when learning German, decades ago. When I went on Praktikum, my host family said I spoke like on the radio.

@pichayatan8166 Жыл бұрын

The way you speak Thai ending your sentence with “wa” really impressed me. 😂

@guilhermeportugal6389 Жыл бұрын

There is a KZfaq channel that I use exactly for that. It's called Mandarin Corner and there are lots of interviews with people in the streets and stuff like that. (dunno if I should say this here though since she might be your competition! 😅)

@ShuoshuoChinese Жыл бұрын

Haha, it’s ok! I love her videos too!

@pavielin Жыл бұрын

wow, Your Thai language sounds so natural.😱

@ll4759 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Very similar to what I am working on with my students who are learning English - listen to videos of real speaking, learn about "thought groups" (where/how English-speakers tend to pause within a sentence), imitate rhythm and intonation.

@ll4759 Жыл бұрын

And...one of your links under the video has Jackson ☺

@gabriellawrence6598 Жыл бұрын

I'm not studying Chinese at the moment, but the overall tip of the video is spot-on. In order to sound like natives, you must imitate them and exagerating. When I was a begginer in Arabic I would listen to Arabic-language radio constantly, as if it were music, and it helped be a lot to "normalize" the language sounds to my brain and internalize the way they speak.

@nkyw255 11 ай бұрын

Your Thai is so on point! 🤣

@ollieanntan4478 Жыл бұрын

Thankyou for this video. I appreciate the tips and resources. It's interesting you mentioned that shows and movies tend to sound less authentic than normal daily dialogue. The tip to watch reality shows, talk shows, etc. is awesome! I'm also interested in checking out those mini podcasts you mentioned. I'm glad I found your channel!

@lara7524 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, you are help me improve my chinese skills in a fun soft way. Such a great job!!❤

@xirogs Жыл бұрын

This is really informative. I never seen such a great video on speaking a language before.

@seenonyt2210 Жыл бұрын

These are very useful tips, for any language!

@peterbayne7227 Жыл бұрын

I can't even sound natural in my own native English, lol. The chance of me sounding anything close to native in Mandarin is basically zero.

@j.p.bumstead1174 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the coaching in this video.

@tomalionsyoga Жыл бұрын

Thank you. It’s a nice advice, especially do not imitate actor’s the way of speaking in the movies 🎥

@Mathdmd Жыл бұрын

que trabalho primoroso! sempre fico impressionado

@trinidadinternational Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great video!

@magdolnavida2717 11 ай бұрын

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@ngocngadotnet Жыл бұрын

In these recent videos, the volume was a bit low. I had to download and played with VLC with 200% of volume.

@Angelofnine Жыл бұрын

My current go-to for listening to regular people speak Mandarin is Street Dance China. They seem to speak a little slower than usual as well, perhaps because they are all people from different parts of the world/with different accents. I can almost pretend to understand it fully XD

@lilifang1940 Жыл бұрын

so right.

@thatwastakenagain Ай бұрын

this why i rather learn from the news then that i perfer sounding like a robot instead reality and talk shows can be painful to look through

@cvetnojsad Жыл бұрын

您解释的是对的! 👍

@evelynpiapatriciaschimplau7821 Жыл бұрын

🤗Thank you!!🌸🌼

@noreenarthithayaakhtar5161 Жыл бұрын

你很棒呀！中文，英文，泰文都说得很好！我是泰国人，我已经学习中文两年了。很难很难。😊 但是我还喜欢学中文，有时候说错或发音不对，我中国朋友他们一直帮助我学中文，纠正我的发音也给我学习中文的好建议。我很开心可以成为他们一个泰国朋友，帮助他们学泰语。😂 555 中泰交流。🇹🇭🇨🇳

@mountaintag Жыл бұрын

他站在门口。他在门口站着。 I think that the above two sentences mean the same thing. But, for the sake of rhythm, I think that 着 would be added in the second, but not the first sentence. For single-syllable words, I think that another syllable is sometimes added, for the sake of rhythm. Beyond this attempt to make a rule, it's probably impossible to make rules about good rhythm.

@deontesampson1993 Жыл бұрын

❤Thank you for this shuoshuo I just realized I've been going about the imitation technique incorrectly I Would watch dramas or interviews with some of my favorite Chinese actors & try to find one with a deepness in there voice similar to mines for example nie yuan is someone I try to copy his way of speaking but now I know to watch more reality/variety shows so thanks again shuo this really helped a lot & it gives me more motivation as well as something different to add to my routine😃 #shuosavesthedayonceagain❤

@ShuoshuoChinese Жыл бұрын

Lol I love this hashtag!

@deontesampson1993 Жыл бұрын

@@ShuoshuoChinese 😄I'm glad you like it! I wouldn't have said it if it wasn't true & feel free to steal it if you ever wanna use it😆 I'll just come up with a different hashtag that'll be even better than that one #Thehashtaggerofhashtagging

@dan-bz7dz 10 ай бұрын

The way you learn to speak as a native is by learning by listening

@umargul5644 Жыл бұрын

Great ❤, ai ni

@snzsnz1817 Жыл бұрын

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@simonm8221 Жыл бұрын

Thank you ! I miss watching 谢谢你来了 on cctv, it was great practicing technique. Any idea of where I can find it online while being abroad?

@Amaranthyne Жыл бұрын

I wish someone would inform duolingo. The worst part of the app is that the audio is broken up by the individual words instead of full sentences. It makes sentences I would otherwise understand unintelligible.

@Cynthia2421 Жыл бұрын

That's good pls I really need the link

@marcoperusisavorelli4798 Жыл бұрын

That's exactly what I always say to my students! In European languages we call it "mimesis".

@agnes_ww 8 ай бұрын

A few weeks ago, I installed a Chinese radio application which helped me enormously, but is it really good?

@philg4678 Жыл бұрын

Can you recommend a good show for a guy trying to learn

@QuizmasterLaw Жыл бұрын

2:07 疼了

@danielfreas3373 Жыл бұрын

Can you recommend any podcasts on 小宇宙? I just downloaded it but there are so many choices! Don't know where to start! You could probably do an entire video on this APP🤣

@ShuoshuoChinese Жыл бұрын

That’s a good idea, I’ll do more research:)

@ebinsangma3815 Жыл бұрын

Good meam

@TulekBehar Жыл бұрын

语调很重要

@OnemaiaStudio Жыл бұрын

Come to teach mandarin in México.

@aftabas22 Жыл бұрын

我是中文翻译我看你的视频只是因为我喜欢你。你是漂亮女

@TheVampireAzriel Жыл бұрын

the volume is a bit low in this video. No worries, I can turn up my speakers, just wanted you to know in case there was an issue with your recording.

@ShuoshuoChinese Жыл бұрын

Thank you for letting me know!

@TheVampireAzriel Жыл бұрын

@@ShuoshuoChinese happy to help, 老师

@TheBilly 6 ай бұрын

It can be annoying because laptops / phones can really vary how high they go so when someone inevitably pops in and says "oh, just turn up your volume" for these situations that doesn't necessarily work. I happened to be okay with headphones but they were at max

@jamilhussainbarbahuiya90 Жыл бұрын

@Regina_Fellangy123 Жыл бұрын

Hello! Thanks for the ideas. But, what if my Chinese level is still very low and I won't understand what they are saying at talk shows:(, any advice?

@dlgwriting Жыл бұрын

老师，以前你提供中文说话组人课，但是现在看起来没有。。。以后打算再有吗？

@ShuoshuoChinese Жыл бұрын

现在还有呀，但是第十二学期已经开始了。你可以加我微信预定一个位置哦：shuoshuochinese是我的微信号

@usermania340 Жыл бұрын

How about Chinese music? Is it recommended or the way they sing it are also standardized mandarin?

@adorabell4253 Жыл бұрын

Music is never sung the way we speak. Think of your native language, how often is music the same in rhythm to normal language? Words are truncated or elongated or accented wrong to fit wth the music.

@eunice_rosales 8 ай бұрын

I didn't understood how to download the app 小宇宙😢

@seerendipitea Ай бұрын

Is it good to learn in games? I play Genshin and I’m trying to learn my tones there^ thank you!

@labahadihamimi7128 Жыл бұрын

Can we use 和 to connect two sentences ?!!

@anglaismoyen Жыл бұрын

For example?

@FoodforThought12345678dsds Жыл бұрын

Just so you know, "pronunciation" isn't pronounced "pronounce-ciation", it is said "prenunce-ciation" . Nunce not nounce

@lizzie9393 Жыл бұрын

This is also my pet peeve but I think that so many native speakers say "pronounciation" now that it's probably a valid alternative pronunciation.

@adorabell4253 Жыл бұрын

Depending where you are. English has accents as well.

@cactustactics Жыл бұрын

Just to nitpick this (since I know there are a lot of English learners in here too!) it's pro-nun-see-AY-shun, with one 's' sound in the middle. The first vowel is an 'o' ('pro') but because it's unstressed it's common to use a schwa, which makes it closer to pruh-nun-see-AY-shun. It's not 'pre', which would make it sound like a different word - there's no confusion with another word in this case, but for e.g. proscribe/prescribe the meaning changes if you use the wrong sound. That's my number one tip for natural-sounding English - learn the schwa (the most common vowel sound in the language!) and get used to using it in unstressed syllables. It doesn't work ~everywhere~, but like Shuo's saying here, you'll pick up the patterns by listening and imitating!

@MegaRanjee Жыл бұрын

为什么突然就没有声音呢？

@seksityathakarn9721 Жыл бұрын

我在手机上可以听到

@TulekBehar Жыл бұрын

This video has its sound a bit low

@jirapolottpobukadee1139 Жыл бұрын

ทำไมพูดไทยได้ด้วยครับ

@wareflorida Жыл бұрын

I tried to listen to the 小宇宙 podcast and It sounded interesting, but I couldn't believe how much slang, nuanced expressions, and obscure references there were. My Chinese will never be good enough to understand this. 😢

@lxtatar7773 Жыл бұрын

登陆不了小宇宙app😔

@ShuoshuoChinese Жыл бұрын

咦，为什么呀

@lxtatar7773 Жыл бұрын

@@ShuoshuoChinese 不知道，我输入电话号码，然后按"发代码"，它发完了，但是我没收到😢

@user-jo5vg5op4j Жыл бұрын

声音有点小😅

@JahRave 6 ай бұрын

Is my hearing wrong, or are you pronouncing "et cetera" as "eksetera"? It's kind of a big deal, at least for a certain type of English-speakers. Don't mean to offend, it's just a type of mistake that could eclipse all your smartness and fluency. Thank you for all your work, you are really cool!

@LuqmanMichel Жыл бұрын

You speak better English than I do. Please Google the pronunciation of the word pronunciation. This is a common mistake. Pronounce it the way it is spelt- pro- nun- citation.

@arnoldong8900 7 ай бұрын

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@stevemiller2706 Жыл бұрын

Greetings Shuo! Of course I appreciate you as a teacher. And i do want to learn ... Thank you for dressing so nicely for this video. 😍 You have such beautiful sexy shoulders, collar bones, ... gorgeous skin ... I can feel your warmth ❤ ..ah ok i"m not distracted too much. 🙏 I will definitely learn better, being more motivated, by you. I'm sure my increased attention will increase my learning rate.

@kodfkdleepd2876 Жыл бұрын

I doubt most Chinese speak the way they spoke before. If you imitate a talk show personality you will become a talk show personality. You might not have your own talk show but you will talk like one of those people.

@huehue5286 Жыл бұрын

This is also the secret of how to speak phony chinese, I do it all the times, you just mix any kind of gibberish into your speaking and keep a chinese flow, it sounds perfectly right and amazing to make your chinese teammates angry.