![]() ![]() The high straight horizontal line means to hold a “Mi” (of do-rem-mi) note while you say the word. FYI there are 4 tones in Chinese and they mimic the shape of those lines. ![]() The second video is about tones, which are those lines above the vowels. The first video will explain how to pronounce words like “zhān” and get the “zh” sound correct (it’s probably not what you think it sounds like…). Now if you don’t know how to say “Zhān mǔ shì.” out loud, you’re gonna have to learn 2 more things: Chinese pronunciation and Chinese tones. So if your name is James, a Chinese person would pronounce it as “Zhān mǔ shì.” You would probably still but able to recognize it if you heard it, but it sounds significantly different. That means, a name like James would change the Ja sound to Zhān, I would change to mǔ, and S would change to shì. Chinese doesn’t have the sound for “jay” or “much” or even the singular “s” sound. That’s because the Chinese language takes common English names and puts them into the most phonetically similar sounds available in Chinese. The 100 most common men’s and women’s names in ChineseĮven if you don’t have a “Chinese Name,” you still have a Chinese name. 1.1.2 All students can practice writing with a live 1-on-1 tutor with TutorMandarin.1.1.1.1 Some thoughts about English names in Chinese.
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