Pronounce it like a Pro Archives - Bite-size Taiwanese https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/category/pronounce-it-like-a-pro/ A taste of real, everyday Taiwanese Sat, 18 Feb 2023 20:22:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/bitesizetaiwanese.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cropped-HEAD-512x512.png?fit=32%2C32&quality=95&ssl=1 Pronounce it like a Pro Archives - Bite-size Taiwanese https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/category/pronounce-it-like-a-pro/ 32 32 187942727 Ep10: Dialects & Accents https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/ep10-dialects-accents/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep10-dialects-accents https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/ep10-dialects-accents/#respond Fri, 13 Mar 2020 14:00:25 +0000 https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/?p=6785 In this episode, we’ve talked about Taiwanese dialects, regional differences, and a bit on Taiwan’s early immigrants and development.

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]]> https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/ep10-dialects-accents/feed/ 0 6785 Ep09: Tone Change Rules - Part 2 https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/ep09-tone-change-rules-part-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep09-tone-change-rules-part-2 https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/ep09-tone-change-rules-part-2/#respond Fri, 21 Feb 2020 14:00:37 +0000 https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/?p=6683 In this episode, we’ve talked about “when” exactly to change tones in a Taiwanese phrase or sentence. In particular, this episode: Tone Change Rules - Part 2 is about the tone change in Pronouns, Verbs & Verb Complements.

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]]> https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/ep09-tone-change-rules-part-2/feed/ 0 6683 Ep08: Tone Change Rules - Part 1 https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/ep08-tone-change-rules-part-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep08-tone-change-rules-part-1 https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/ep08-tone-change-rules-part-1/#respond Fri, 07 Feb 2020 14:00:50 +0000 https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/?p=6589 In this episode, we’ve talked about “when” exactly to change tones in a Taiwanese phrase or sentence. In particular, this Tone Change Rules Part 1 episode is about the tone change in Nouns, Time Words, and Measure Words.

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]]> https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/ep08-tone-change-rules-part-1/feed/ 0 6589 Ep07: Suffix -á 仔 https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/ep07-suffix-a/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep07-suffix-a https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/ep07-suffix-a/#comments Fri, 17 Jan 2020 14:00:50 +0000 https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/?p=6470 In this episode, we’ve talked about the special tone changes and sound changes of the “-á” suffix in Taiwanese.

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]]> https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/ep07-suffix-a/feed/ 5 6470 Ep06: The Ninth Tone https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/ep06-the-ninth-tone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep06-the-ninth-tone https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/ep06-the-ninth-tone/#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2019 14:00:54 +0000 https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/?p=6329 In this episode, we’ve talked about the “Ninth tone” in Taiwanese.

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In this episode, we’ve talked about the “neutral tones” in Taiwanese.

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]]> https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/ep05-the-neutral-tone/feed/ 1 6223 Ep01: Basic Tones (re-run) https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/ep01-basic-tones-re-run/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep01-basic-tones-re-run https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/ep01-basic-tones-re-run/#respond Fri, 22 Nov 2019 14:00:01 +0000 https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/?p=5744 In this first episode of Pronounce it Like a Pro, we learned the 7 basic tones of Taiwanese. NOTE: Today's episode is a re-run.

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]]> https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/ep01-basic-tones-re-run/feed/ 0 5744 Ep04: Nasal Consonants & Vowels https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/ep04-nasal-consonants-vowels/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep04-nasal-consonants-vowels https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/ep04-nasal-consonants-vowels/#respond Fri, 08 Nov 2019 14:42:00 +0000 https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/?p=5273 In this episode, we’ve practiced the “nasal” sounds in Taiwanese.

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]]> https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/ep04-nasal-consonants-vowels/feed/ 0 5273 Ep03: Tone Changes https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/ep03-tone-changes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep03-tone-changes https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/ep03-tone-changes/#respond Fri, 25 Oct 2019 10:00:34 +0000 http://bitesizetaiwanese.com/?p=2779 In this episode, we’ve explained the basic Taiwanese tone change (also called “tone sandhi”) rules.

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]]> https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/ep03-tone-changes/feed/ 0 2779 Ep02: Unaspirated & Voiceless https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/pronounce-it-like-a-pro-ep02-unaspirated-voiceless/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pronounce-it-like-a-pro-ep02-unaspirated-voiceless https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/pronounce-it-like-a-pro-ep02-unaspirated-voiceless/#comments Fri, 11 Oct 2019 12:20:11 +0000 http://bitesizetaiwanese.com/?p=2775 In this episode, we learned 11 Taiwanese consonants and the important features about these sounds: voiced, voiceless, aspirated, and unaspirated.

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]]> https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/pronounce-it-like-a-pro-ep02-unaspirated-voiceless/feed/ 3 2775 Ep01: Basic Tones https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/pronounce-it-like-a-pro-ep01-basic-tones/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pronounce-it-like-a-pro-ep01-basic-tones https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/pronounce-it-like-a-pro-ep01-basic-tones/#respond Fri, 27 Sep 2019 13:00:41 +0000 http://bitesizetaiwanese.com/?p=2770 In this first episode of Pronounce it Like a Pro, we learned the 7 basic tones of Taiwanese.

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]]> https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/pronounce-it-like-a-pro-ep01-basic-tones/feed/ 0 2770 TRAILER: Introducing Bite-size Taiwanese https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/trailer-introducing-bite-size-taiwanese-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trailer-introducing-bite-size-taiwanese-2 https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/trailer-introducing-bite-size-taiwanese-2/#comments Sun, 08 Sep 2019 18:00:44 +0000 https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/?p=2429 Bite-size Taiwanese is a brand new podcast giving you a taste of real, everyday Taiwanese. … Read more

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