Speak Mandarin

The book summarizes 12 reasons for Hong Kong people who often make erroneous pronunciations when speaking Mandarin: 1. Confound aspirated sound with unaspirated sound 2. Confound n with l, 3. Confound with h, k, f, 4. Confound fricative with affricate 5. Confound with tongue position, 6. Neglect head vowel, 7, Confound in with ing, 8. Incorrect degree of lip-rounding, 9 Confound with tone, 10. Neglect modified tone, 11. Neglect light tone, 12. Neglect a nonsyllabic "e;r"e;. There are demonstrations and comparisons for each of the reasons, plus an interesting tongue twister for a big pronunciation challenge in Mandarin.With real human voice MP3 and video demonstration, plus multimedia interactive exercises, two-pronged approach to rescue your "e;Paodonghua"e; (Putonghua)!