Comments on: Improving your Chinese pronunciation by mimicking native speakers https://www.hackingchinese.com/mimicking-native-speakers-way-learning-chinese/ A better way of learning Mandarin Mon, 17 Feb 2025 13:56:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Laura https://www.hackingchinese.com/mimicking-native-speakers-way-learning-chinese/#comment-13945 Sat, 12 Nov 2016 11:29:33 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=8755#comment-13945 This is a great idea! I’m just getting back into learning Chinese and am currently looking at different techniques and resources. Mimicking seems like a great idea. I’m already using a lot of audio when studying flashcards, but I haven’t really focused that much on pronunciation…I should definitely start doing this. Thanks for sharing this!

]]> By: Olle Linge https://www.hackingchinese.com/mimicking-native-speakers-way-learning-chinese/#comment-13153 Fri, 21 Oct 2016 18:38:54 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=8755#comment-13153 In reply to Georg Lohrer.

Glad you found it helpful! Thanks for the tip about normalisation, I think that’s the better option for what I’m describing in the video. I have learnt a lot more about audio editing since then (mostly by producing an audio version of my book).

]]> By: Olle Linge https://www.hackingchinese.com/mimicking-native-speakers-way-learning-chinese/#comment-13152 Fri, 21 Oct 2016 18:26:44 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=8755#comment-13152 In reply to Heike.

There is a link to an article about Audacity the first time it’s mentioned!

]]> By: Heike https://www.hackingchinese.com/mimicking-native-speakers-way-learning-chinese/#comment-13148 Fri, 21 Oct 2016 14:31:47 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=8755#comment-13148 In Audacity? What’s Audacity? I get the feeling I’m walking into the middle of a conversation.

]]> By: Georg Lohrer https://www.hackingchinese.com/mimicking-native-speakers-way-learning-chinese/#comment-13124 Thu, 20 Oct 2016 19:38:45 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=8755#comment-13124 Hi Olle,
thank you for this amazing and helpful tip. As a Chinese learner in his fourth month I’m continuously struggling with the right pronounciation. Not the tones are my problem, but my pure western style oral actions.
Although I’m producing a podcast I have not come to the idea to use audacity for comparing the spectrums. Very good idea.
BTW, you can also use the “Normalize” function of audacity to level the silent and loud parts to similar level. It’s slightly different to the compressor. In situations a person is changing the volume of his speech both functions will be helpful.

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