Pronunciation challenge, August 2021

italki

Reading webnovel, special attention to "e" in -en sound (-en in 本 人 身 etc should actually sound the same)

Couple more of Grace’s YT vids and reviewed j/q/x & zh/ch/sh/r & z/c/s Also speaking to voice recognition and reading to convo partner

I practised the main sounds with a video from New Concept Mandarin, and some more sounds from the Yabla pinyin chart.

Shadowing & Speechling 10 + 20 minutes

recording messages on tandem and listening to them, also got feedback on some tones

Had some fun with videos on 北京话. Not sure if I would ever use the phrases from them or try to imitate the accent outside of studying time, but it's something new and enjoyable for me. here's the l...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taB08XWsuK0&list=RDCMUCSJyGe2H0C9q6QH0-hH04zw&start_radio=1&rv=taB08XWsuK0&t=2

Chinese Pod's Say it right

basic initials pronunciation YT vids by Grace z/c/s, zh/ch/sh/r, j/q/x, and the all consonant extravaganza. So helpful to refine pronunciation, but I’d say an absolute beginners essential too. When...

I practised tone combinations with a YoYo Chinese YouTube video, and some more sound combinations on Yabla.

reviewing italki lesson

Reading webnovel, paying extra attention to yi sound, n-ng, i after sh,zh,ch,c,z,s

Still working on tone series

tone combination videos and reading to convo partner

reading aloud with convo partner, practiced tones for new/difficult words before session more of excellent tone combo videos

practicing with tone combo videos, reading aloud with convo partner (with practice before)

YT video for tone combos

I practised third tone combinations, and tried a little more of recording myself when reviewing Skritter vocab. The latter didn't go very well - I kept blaking on characters because I was focused o...

Reviewing italki video

Practiced intonation while reviewing some HSK5 words and sentences - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV_QTyda86c Recorded some sample sentences and got feedback on HiNative

Reading 漫画 aloud https://www.manmanapp.com/comic/detail-1414684.html