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1. Don’t learn Mandarin pronunciation by reading, listen and mimic instead

   

   Don’t try to learn pronunciation by reading. Instead, the best way to improve is to listen to and mimic native speakers. Focusing too much on how sounds are written down can actually make it harder to hear them!

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2. Lost in transcription: Saylaw, Ice Island and Aristotle

   

   Names of people and places can be quite different in different languages, sometimes so different that it causes headaches for second language learners. Do you know the world’s best footballer, Saylaw? What about Yàlǐshìduōdé? Or are you lost in transcription too?

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