Hey guys,
Today we're going to talk about ㄅㄆㄇㄈ.
You might not have seen those signs before, it's NOT Japanese, because this letter is coming from SMART "Mandarin"..haha...
This ㄅㄆㄇㄈ.symbol is called 注音(Zhuyin), it's a pronunciation systems that is used in Taiwan. It helps us to pronounce Mandarin Chinese.
You might be wondering... What about Pinyin!!??
Yes, Pinyin is also a pronunciation system that helps native speakers from China to pronounce Mandarin Chinese.
So to sum up, Zhuyin注音 is used in Taiwan, and Pinyin拼音 is sued in China. Most foreigners are learning Pinyin, because it's more convenient and more friendly, especially for foreigners from western countries who's using English alphabet based languages.
Why do you need to learn Zhuyin注音?
The point is...why do you need to know
Zhuyin or why do you need to learn Zhuyin???
Well...you don't need to if you've already learned Pinyin and also can pronounce Chinese properly. But if you intend to come to Taiwan for work or live in Taiwan, then you definitely need to know Zhuyin 注音, because it's on our keyboard and mobile and everywhere when we need to type Chinese characters!!
This is a screenshot of the 注音(Zhuyin) keyboard in Taiwan.
This is a photo of my computer keyboard with English alphabet in Taiwan.
So it's quite necessary to know 注音(Zhuyin) if you want to find a job or live in Taiwan. And there are also a number of advantages of learning Zhuyin than Pinyin, such as, Zhuyin signs come from the components of Chinese characters, so learning Zhuyin will give you a good start and foundation of learning Chinese characters in the future which we'll discuss it in the next article.
The either way, as long as you don't have the problem with pronunciation system and can pronounce Mandarin properly, it doesn't matter which system you're using or choosing to learn.
But as a Mandarin teacher, it's my job to tell you the full knowledge of learning Mandarin Chinese!
Psss: If you are interested to learn Zhuyin注音 + Pinyin two systems and want to start learning the pronunciation of Mandarin Chinese. You can click the link and join the waitlist for our Pronunciation MasterClass to be the FIRST to know when the program is ready!
https://smartmandarinchinese.lpages.co/join-pronunciation-masterclass-waitlist/
That's all for now!
I'll see you in the next one
SMART Mandarin
Katrina Lee |
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