This post explains the two different definitions of the Chinese 长 character. One is Long in Chinese and we explain the use and pronounce each definition.

You need train all the muscles around your mouth & throat cavity. Just like going to the gym for your mouth when you learn to speak Mandarin.

Mandarin for Beginners will usually feel like a classic roller coaster ride. It will start slowly but you’ll soon pick up speed eventually.

7 weird sounds in Chinese you have to know early. The “I” In Zhi, Chi, Shi, Ri, Zi, Ci, Si Needs Special Attention. How to Enunciate Zhi, Chi, Shi, Ri.

Mandarin Chinese is what you might call the “common tongue” of China. Dialects abound in the middle kingdom, so Mandarin is meant to be a unifying language.

If you want to know how to say SHI like a native, you must first practice a brand new tongue tip position. Don’t worry, after a few weeks you’ll master it.

Chinese learning theory improves pronunciation by helping you notice major aspects of the spoken language, and that is the key, the noticing.

Other foreigners we meet in China get these syllables wrong most frequently. Here’s how to say “ZHI CHI SHI RI” just like a native Mandarin speaker.

Your voice sounds different in your own head than it does to other people, so how do you find & fix your pronunciation mistakes?

Chinese Letter J Q & X are very important to master. Not too difficult to say, but very easy to practice incorrectly. Here’s how to say them perfectly.