Journey on the Tip of the Tongue: Exploring the Delights of Chinese Cuisine and the Subtleties of the Chinese Language. Experience the flavors and cultural richness of Chinese cuisine!

Journey on the Tip of the Tongue“舌尖上的中国话”

Say It Now! — A Complete Handbook of Spoken Chinese is a practical manual for foreigners who live, work or travel in China to practice your spoken Chinese. 
Come on with me,Say it now ！

Say It Now! 想说就说[xiǎng shuō jiù shuō]

Hello everyone! This is the "Welcome to visit China" channel, tailored for Chinese beginning leaners.Welcome to join this learning journey to create unforgettable travel memories in Chinese!

Welcome to visit China ”欢迎来中国!“

Hi，Everyone，欢迎来到乐读中文 (Lè Dú Zhōngwén) 频道!
Let's explore Mandarin together—stories, language tips, and culture. Join me for this language journey!



乐读中文 (Lè Dú Zhōngwén) - "Joyful Chinese Stories"

Hi Everyone，欢迎来到“龙”年中国话（“ lóng ” nián zhōng guó huà）频道！
Let's explore Mandarin together—Idioms，Language tips，and Culture.Join me for this language journey!


“龙”年中国话（“ lóng ” nián zhōng guó huà）

All three podcasts together.   Lenth 23 minutes

If you don’t want  to listen to it all - jump to the part you need, or listen to the individual podcasts.

PART ONE - You can’t make some of the English sounds.  (audio:  1.52)
PART TWO - You don’t sound right - you need to listen and speak more.  (audio: 5.44)
PART THREE - when you read a new word, you don’t know how to say it. (audio:  8.02)
Please read the transcript (especially for part three)

Transcript:  https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Kr_trYZntCNoa_4Sm1UDz9zO5dwMbGCW&usp=drive_fs 


Pronunciation 

Podcasts one, two, and three  (compilation) 

When you see a word for the first time, how do you say it?
The way we write words,  often does not tell us how to say them.  We do not have many rules to help us.  But we do have some common patterns (things that often work).  You don't have to learn ALL these common patterns, but some of them might help you understand how we usually say words.

Transcript:  https://drive.google.com/open?id=1LJKUcC3ld3z6prT1cezdYLeiJrITuiMA&usp=drive_fs

Problem three - When you see a new word, you don’t know how to say it

The musical sounds of English are important.  Some languages do not have this.  Stress and intonation are important when you speak.  You can copy this by listening to native speakers. Here are some suggestions.

Transcript:  https://drive.google.com/open?id=1LI-LewT7xTy4QnSMKskoQfvLba3G9Bdp&usp=drive_fs 



Problem two -  You don’t sound right - you need to listen and speak more

If you can't make the 44 different sounds of English, you need help.  Here are some suggestions.

Transcript:  https://drive.google.com/open?id=1LZ6Ea7Fnqm2Hdv93w3T25WlLWvAw2f2E&usp=drive_fs

Problem one - You can’t make some of the English sounds

Here is a short list of the main problems that some students have with pronunciation.
If you have one of these problems, next, you can listen to my podcast on that issue.

Transcript:    https://drive.google.com/open?id=1LZ1Yn8zNcDCkKC5PaVyuxbKrEbJOw_pt&usp=drive_fs 