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how to pronounce "teehee "?I know it's the sound of giggle
and "tut tut"?how to pronounce it also?
people of italki,could u suggest me a good online audio dictionary but must can be used to look into these non academic words to me?I know http://www.forvo.com,but I think it's not good enough,I'm so picky,teehee
Aug 19, 2010 8:14 AM
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Hummm, yes it's a problem trying to write these out phonetically. You'd only say them as written if you were acting comical or over-dramatic.
Try saying "tee-hee" as a whisper, with fast and short syllables. Sorry to put in the vowels when they're not sounded, but if we wrote "t-h-h-h-h" we'd think it was a snake with a lisp. If you want to sound it, use the short "i" sound.
"Tut-tut" (or "tsk tsk") is a click sound starting with your tongue in the "t/d" position. The air is popped backwards. Like a click consonant (the "c" in Xhosa).
August 20, 2010
Tee-hee is ilke...
I don't speak Chinese but it's just.
Tea (as in the drink) and (he) as in the guy.
Tee-hee.
Tut-tut wtf is that? I'd say.. "Tuht tuht"?
August 19, 2010
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