Any great resources for learnign Chinese?
Post 1 of 11
does anyone know any great resources for learnign to say chinese names?
07 Dec 2005 18:06
Post 2 of 11
why not check with your local univerisity. Also do you mean Mandarin Chinese as there are a lot of chinese languages......shanghainese, mandarin, fukien & others
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17 Jun 2006 04:45
Post 3 of 11
Replying to [spn2]:
If you want to learn only a few of the Chinese names, you can call me next time you see me online.
If you want to learn all the Chinese names properly, you need to start learning Chinese and it will take years, not easy. Ha...
If you want to learn only a few of the Chinese names, you can call me next time you see me online.
If you want to learn all the Chinese names properly, you need to start learning Chinese and it will take years, not easy. Ha...
17 Jun 2006 07:40
Post 4 of 11
Replying to [spn2]:
In most large bookshops in the West (and in China) you can buy electronic translation devises that can help you learn the pronounsation.
In most large bookshops in the West (and in China) you can buy electronic translation devises that can help you learn the pronounsation.
17 Jun 2006 20:31
Post 5 of 11
How to pronounce, for example, "Xiaojin Zhu" and Chinese words like that? It sends shivers through us English speaking minds just looking at those weird sort of words!
Us English speaking people want to run away from words like that. Our subconscious mind is screaming "Anything with a name like that can't possibly exist".
The other side of the coin is that Chinese don't understand why we can't pronounce words like that ... because the Xi's and the Zh's and etc are everyday bread and butter sounds to them.
If I were the marketing manager for a Chinese supplier, I would produce cue cards on my internet site to guide English speaking westerners to pronounce the name of my Chinese company, city, etc ..... a westerner will not even remember the company name if he/she can't pronounce it!!!!!
The first job of a marketer is to get the potential customer to remember your name! The English speaker will likely not remember your name if you do not teach the English person how to pronounce your name!
Never forget, my good Chinese friends, that THE NAME OF YOUR COMPANY WILL NOT EXIST IN THE MIND OF A WESTERNER IF THE WESTERNER CANNOT PRONOUNCE THE NAME OF YOUR COMPANY.
Would you yourself buy anything from a company if you cannot even remember the name of the company?
Us westerners look at the names of Chinese cities and provinces and suppliers here on alibaba near every day ... just the look of some of those names frightens the * out of us. How many of us can pronounce those names outside of the top two or three places?
To our English speaking minds it's near impossible to remember important names in China. That's because in order to remember we have to firstly know how to pronounce!
Dozens of those Chinese names which we can't pronounce already have a profound influence on our everyday lives. Whether we like it or not, many hundreds of those weird Chinese names will increasingly dominate what happens in our western lives ... in face of the reality that the 21st century will be the "Asian century".
(Actually, it's a lot easier for an English speaking person to learn to pronounce Chinese names than it is for a Chinese speaker to come to grips with pronouncing English. I'll bet that most of the Chinese who post in English on this alibaba forum could not have a telephone discussion with an English speaking person! I mean that in a kind way )
I don't speak Chinese but I've found it's important to get a rough handle on how to pronounce those strange Xi's, Zh's and etc. I must admit I have an unfair advantage. Although I'm true blue Oz, my good wife of 14 years is true blue Beijingese (see what happens when you start getting interested in China, heheee).
I'll yak more in next post ...
Us English speaking people want to run away from words like that. Our subconscious mind is screaming "Anything with a name like that can't possibly exist".
The other side of the coin is that Chinese don't understand why we can't pronounce words like that ... because the Xi's and the Zh's and etc are everyday bread and butter sounds to them.
If I were the marketing manager for a Chinese supplier, I would produce cue cards on my internet site to guide English speaking westerners to pronounce the name of my Chinese company, city, etc ..... a westerner will not even remember the company name if he/she can't pronounce it!!!!!
The first job of a marketer is to get the potential customer to remember your name! The English speaker will likely not remember your name if you do not teach the English person how to pronounce your name!
Never forget, my good Chinese friends, that THE NAME OF YOUR COMPANY WILL NOT EXIST IN THE MIND OF A WESTERNER IF THE WESTERNER CANNOT PRONOUNCE THE NAME OF YOUR COMPANY.
Would you yourself buy anything from a company if you cannot even remember the name of the company?
Us westerners look at the names of Chinese cities and provinces and suppliers here on alibaba near every day ... just the look of some of those names frightens the * out of us. How many of us can pronounce those names outside of the top two or three places?
To our English speaking minds it's near impossible to remember important names in China. That's because in order to remember we have to firstly know how to pronounce!
Dozens of those Chinese names which we can't pronounce already have a profound influence on our everyday lives. Whether we like it or not, many hundreds of those weird Chinese names will increasingly dominate what happens in our western lives ... in face of the reality that the 21st century will be the "Asian century".
(Actually, it's a lot easier for an English speaking person to learn to pronounce Chinese names than it is for a Chinese speaker to come to grips with pronouncing English. I'll bet that most of the Chinese who post in English on this alibaba forum could not have a telephone discussion with an English speaking person! I mean that in a kind way )
I don't speak Chinese but I've found it's important to get a rough handle on how to pronounce those strange Xi's, Zh's and etc. I must admit I have an unfair advantage. Although I'm true blue Oz, my good wife of 14 years is true blue Beijingese (see what happens when you start getting interested in China, heheee).
I'll yak more in next post ...
17 Jun 2006 21:14
Post 6 of 11
The basic pronunciation of those weird looking Chinese words, like Xiaojin Zhu, can be learned in 30 minutes. Or, at least enough to get a rough handle in order to remember the name.
Good news is that Chinese themselves pronounce the same word differently depending on what province they are in, so in that sense they are forgiving of westerners and of each other.
Here's the best quick guide I know to the FIRST stuff that should be learned (with credit to the unknown author and a bit of doctoring by me):
a ... ah, the sound when a doctor wants to see your throat
c ... ts like in cats, now you know 'can' is really ts-ah-n!
e ... er like in her, without the 'r' sound (yes the British accent)
i ... like the e in he, not like in 'eye'
o ... like in or, without the 'r' sound (British accent again)
q ... like the ch in chin, e.g. 'quan' is chew-ah-n
u ... like oo in too, not in 'you'
x ... like sh in show
z ... like ds in seeds
zh ... like dr in drew
Most other letters are the same as we pronounce in English: Like ... ch, b, d, f, g(game), h, j(john), k, l, m, n, ng(song), p, r, s, t, w(want), y(young).
The vowels may pile together: ao, ai, iu, ou..., just read them one by one.
At this point you will be able to pronounce names like Xiaojin Zhu. It's Shiaojin Drew, not Kz-yo-jin Zoo.
Good Luck!!!
Good news is that Chinese themselves pronounce the same word differently depending on what province they are in, so in that sense they are forgiving of westerners and of each other.
Here's the best quick guide I know to the FIRST stuff that should be learned (with credit to the unknown author and a bit of doctoring by me):
a ... ah, the sound when a doctor wants to see your throat
c ... ts like in cats, now you know 'can' is really ts-ah-n!
e ... er like in her, without the 'r' sound (yes the British accent)
i ... like the e in he, not like in 'eye'
o ... like in or, without the 'r' sound (British accent again)
q ... like the ch in chin, e.g. 'quan' is chew-ah-n
u ... like oo in too, not in 'you'
x ... like sh in show
z ... like ds in seeds
zh ... like dr in drew
Most other letters are the same as we pronounce in English: Like ... ch, b, d, f, g(game), h, j(john), k, l, m, n, ng(song), p, r, s, t, w(want), y(young).
The vowels may pile together: ao, ai, iu, ou..., just read them one by one.
At this point you will be able to pronounce names like Xiaojin Zhu. It's Shiaojin Drew, not Kz-yo-jin Zoo.
Good Luck!!!
17 Jun 2006 21:16
Post 7 of 11
Replying to [spn2]:
Don't you have any book stores where you live?
Don't you have any book stores where you live?
18 Jun 2006 00:32
Post 8 of 11
Replying to [spn2]:
A great resource for those who want to learn Chinese.
http://english.china.com/zh_cn/chinese/index.html
I hope this helps.
http://tonyinspection.blogsome.com
A great resource for those who want to learn Chinese.
http://english.china.com/zh_cn/chinese/index.html
I hope this helps.
http://tonyinspection.blogsome.com
18 Jun 2006 00:40
Post 9 of 11
Replying to [spn2]:![[em1]](http://img.alibaba.com/images/eng/style/icon/emoticons_smile.gif)
hi,i think i can give you a help.or you can ask chinese in alibaba.i think it is a best way.
hi,i think i can give you a help.or you can ask chinese in alibaba.i think it is a best way.
18 Jun 2006 04:49
Post 10 of 11
Replying to [Aussie]:Hi,gud day.
If u don't mind , may i knw hw many yrs. , u hv completed of ur life n hw long u hv been active in I.B.
again,expect,u won't mind it.
thnx
If u don't mind , may i knw hw many yrs. , u hv completed of ur life n hw long u hv been active in I.B.
again,expect,u won't mind it.
thnx
19 Jun 2006 00:08
Post 11 of 11
Replying to [spn2]:find a chinese net friend,or watch chinese couse tv program
19 Jun 2006 01:59
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