
Please download the PDF textbook before beginning your studies. In addition to the Chinese text, this PDF text lists the English translation and footnotes as well. Please use it as a way of review.
Engage in Chinese tongue twister practice to improve pronunciation, featuring the grape skin phrase 葡萄皮儿.
Practice pronunciation with Chinese tongue twisters, including the 800 parade guards sequence, to sharpen rapid p and b sounds and improve articulation through pulping, pop up, and ping pong patterns.
Improve pronunciation through Chinese tongue twisters, focusing on p-sound sequences like pumping, pump, pompon, and pombe in the R003-烙饼 (baking a cake) lesson.
Engage in Chinese pronunciation practice through tongue twisters, and perform the draw a phoenix exercise (画凤凰) to improve pronunciation.
Please download the PDF textbook before beginning your studies. In addition to the Chinese text, this PDF text lists the English translation and footnotes as well. Please use it as a way of review.
Explore a fragmented narrative about paths and thoughts, examining how the idea of a path toward it and toward a young figure unfolds.
Engage in pronunciation practice with Chinese tongue twisters, using four four-wheeled big carriages as a rhythm exercise and featuring names like Liang Sulu, Bankole Yosef Liang, Liang Sutherland, and Nanyang.
Master Chinese pronunciation through the R009-牛顶柳 (cattle headbutts willow) tongue twister theme in this lecture, part of the enjoy pronunciation practice with Chinese tongue twisters course.
Practice Chinese tongue twisters to improve pronunciation, focusing on precise tongue movement, timing, and articulation through dynamic sequences like buzzing, semi-open moments, and rapid shouting.
Please download the PDF textbook before beginning your studies. In addition to the Chinese text, this PDF text lists the English translation and footnotes as well. Please use it as a way of review.
Practice pronunciation through rapid repetition of go and other words from the lecture caption, including lychee, Kirgan Chuka, Ghurka, Cinquera, and more, using Chinese tongue twisters.
Engage with the wind blows, dust flies tongue twister to sharpen rapid f-sound articulation. Practice phrases such as toying with a coin, fakey, functoid, and phratry to enhance pronunciation.
Please download the PDF textbook before beginning your studies. In addition to the Chinese text, this PDF text lists the English translation and footnotes as well. Please use it as a way of review.
Explore the seven plus one concept through Chinese tongue twisters to practice pronunciation. Engage with pronunciation practice using Chinese tongue twisters to sharpen articulation and rhythm.
Engage in pronunciation practice with Chinese tongue twisters to improve articulation. The lecture uses tongue-related examples and teaches you to realize pronunciation nuances.
Practice pronunciation through repetitive, tongue-twister style phrases about a young teacher eager to teach. Explore rhythm and articulation through the lacquerer and tinsmith themed cues.
Please download the PDF textbook before beginning your studies. In addition to the Chinese text, this PDF text lists the English translation and footnotes as well. Please use it as a way of review.
Practice pronunciation with Chinese tongue twisters and explore the R018-晒人肉 (tanned skin) theme as described in the lecture caption.
Practice Chinese tongue twisters to sharpen pronunciation and articulation. Learn the r019 'when burning incense, burn Xiaoshan incense' to explore phonetic contrasts and smooth speech.
Please download the PDF textbook before beginning your studies. In addition to the Chinese text, this PDF text lists the English translation and footnotes as well. Please use it as a way of review.
Engage in pronunciation practice with Chinese tongue twisters, examining how to handle it and balance gentle and harsh sounds.
Engage in pronunciation practice using the Cui Thickleg and Cui Legthick tongue twister to master Chinese sounds and cadence.
Practice pronunciation with Chinese tongue twisters inspired by a driver buys chickens, focusing on city-related phrases to improve clarity and fluency in spoken Chinese.
Explore the mulberry tree mountain (桑山) tongue twister motif to practice Chinese pronunciation, using the repeated 'sanction' phrases from the lecture caption.
Practice Chinese tongue twisters with the silk-related R024 '丝缠蚕 (A Silkworm Swathed in Silk)', building clear pronunciation, articulation, and rhythm for confident speaking.
Practice Chinese pronunciation with the R025 silkworm and cicada tongue twister to improve articulation and rhythm.
Enhance pronunciation through Chinese tongue twisters, including the phrase three mountains fill four rivers, to improve enunciation, rhythm, and spoken fluency.
Practice Chinese tongue twisters to sharpen pronunciation, using the purple silk strands into a purple lion from the lecture title.
Please download the PDF textbook before beginning your studies. In addition to the Chinese text, this PDF text lists the English translation and footnotes as well. Please use it as a way of review.
Practice pronunciation of Chinese tongue twisters to sharpen articulation, featuring the tile hits horse phrase (瓦打马) and repetitive sound patterns.
Practice pronunciation through Chinese tongue twisters and repeated phrases, using go go go and good good to reinforce articulation, inspired by in the attic there’s a nest of doves.
Practice Chinese pronunciation using the goose crosses the river tongue twister to reinforce pronunciation through repeated practice.
Practice Chinese tongue twisters with the eat water chestnuts phrase (吃荸荠), focusing on pronunciation, rhythm, and clarity in Mandarin.
Master pronunciation by practicing Chinese tongue twisters, focusing on the tiger drawn on top of the drum; this lesson blends tongue-twister drills with Chinese phonetics for clearer articulation.
Engage with Chinese tongue twisters to improve pronunciation, focusing on the R038-醋布兔 (vinegar, cloth, rabbit) and related phrases.
Engage in pronunciation practice with a Chinese tongue twister, R039-芜湖徐如玉 (Xu Ruyu of Wuhu), to improve articulation, rhythm, and listening accuracy.
Please download the PDF textbook before beginning your studies. In addition to the Chinese text, this PDF text lists the English translation and footnotes as well. Please use it as a way of review.
Engage in pronunciation practice with Chinese tongue twisters, featuring R041-白菜和海帯 (cabbage and kelp), to strengthen pronunciation skills in the course.
Practice with Beibei and Feifei to work on bébé and faith phrases through Chinese tongue twisters, reinforcing pronunciation and awareness of true faith in speech.
Engage in pronunciation practice using Chinese tongue twisters, focusing on the beans held in a bag motif and rhythmic phrases like don't go and whoa.
Please download the PDF textbook before beginning your studies. In addition to the Chinese text, this PDF text lists the English translation and footnotes as well. Please use it as a way of review.
Engage in pronunciation practice with Chinese tongue twisters, using playful phrases tied to birds, animals, and global names to sharpen articulation.
Practice Chinese tongue twisters to sharpen pronunciation and articulation, incorporating cat meows and a cat pesters bird theme for engaging pronunciation cues.
Practice Chinese tongue twisters to sharpen pronunciation, focusing on the trade wine for oil theme.
Engage in pronunciation practice with Chinese tongue twisters, focusing on copper spoon and iron spoon patterns to develop precise articulation and rapid speech.
Engage in pronunciation practice with Chinese tongue twisters, including the 槐树槐 (locust tree) phrase, to boost articulation and fluency.
enhance pronunciation with Chinese tongue twisters, exploring the lips and legs concept to sharpen articulation and rhythm in spoken Chinese.
Tongue twisters are ideal for pronunciation practice
In Chinese, tongue twisters (绕口令 ràokǒulìng) repeat similar consonants and vowels that are easy to mix up to make them difficult to say. "Raokouling" have a distinctive rhythm that make them fun to read out loud, motivating you to keep practicing until you can say them.
If you've grown bored of pronunciation practice or if you're having trouble pronouncing certain sounds, try including "raokouling" in your practice. And if you get the chance, show off the "raokouling" you've learned for your Chinese friends.
Beautiful pronunciation by a professional narrator
All voice was recorded by a professional narrator.
Includes slow and fast versions
A slow version and a fast version of the tongue twister are included in each movie, one after the other.
The subtitles change color in time with the voice, allowing you to follow along and pick up the natural places to pause that aren't obvious from the punctuation as well as practice by imitating the narrator's inflection.
Start with the slow version to pay attention to each individual sound, and practice carefully to get as close as possible to the narrator. The more correct your pronunciation, the faster you will get without even trying.
Practice different consonants and vowels
The 76 "raokouling" in the course are divided by consonant and vowel types. You can practice them in any order, so listen to them first and choose what you'd like to start with.
Review at your own pace with a PDF textbook
The course also comes with a textbook in PDF format, so you can review each “raokouling” at your own pace.
No hanzi required
Don't know Chinese characters? No problem!
Each “raokouling” is accompanied by voice and pinyin, so you can practice even if you don't know hanzi.