Pronunciation challenge, August 2021
Recent activities
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Huey
Reading webnovel, special attention to "e" in -en sound (-en in 本 人 身 etc should actually sound the same)
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wuxia15
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
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I practised the main sounds with a video from New Concept Mandarin, and some more sounds from the Yabla pinyin chart.
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LaurenF
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Risha
recording messages on tandem and listening to them, also got feedback on some tones
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Huey
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...
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YanaLee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taB08XWsuK0&list=RDCMUCSJyGe2H0C9q6QH0-hH04zw&start_radio=1&rv=taB08XWsuK0&t=2
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YanaLee
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Rattigan
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...
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I practised tone combinations with a YoYo Chinese YouTube video, and some more sound combinations on Yabla.
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LaurenF
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Huey
Reading webnovel, paying extra attention to yi sound, n-ng, i after sh,zh,ch,c,z,s
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wuxia15
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Risha
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character
reading aloud with convo partner, practiced tones for new/difficult words before session more of excellent tone combo videos
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character
practicing with tone combo videos, reading aloud with convo partner (with practice before)
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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...
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LaurenF
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Harmony
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Harmony
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Harmony
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Huey
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
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YanaLee
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Leaderboard
Rank | Score | Personal goal progress | ||
1. | ![]() | YanaLee | 20.08 | |
2. | ![]() | character | 19.86 | |
3. | ![]() | LaurenF | 15.03 | |
4. | ![]() | Huey | 3.9 | |
5. | ![]() | Risha | 3.33 | |
6. | ![]() | Harmony | 3.08 | |
7. | ![]() | wuxia15 | 3.01 | |
8. | ![]() | 貝琪 | 2.65 | |
9. | ![]() | Rattigan | 2.5 | |
10. | ![]() | Mylène | 2.0 | |
11. | ![]() | Sarah莎芮 | 1.08 | |
12. | ![]() | Ranu | 1.0 | |
13. | ![]() | Sherley | 0.6 | |
14. | ![]() | Kevin Lee | 0.33 | |
15. | ![]() | Brian Kelly | 0.17 | |
16. | ![]() | Beau | 0.17 |
Link | https://www.hackingchinese.... |
Participants | 39 |
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Hours reported | 78.79 |
Duration | August 10, 2021 to August 31, 2021 (22 days) |