• 34 minutes 52 seconds
    Ep10: Dialects & Accents

    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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    13 March 2020, 2:00 pm
  • 25 minutes 32 seconds
    Ep09: Tone Change Rules - Part 2

    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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    If you missed our last episode (Ep 08), which is Part 1 of this discussion, make sure to listen to it first.

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    21 February 2020, 2:00 pm
  • 30 minutes 55 seconds
    Ep08: Tone Change Rules - Part 1

    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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    7 February 2020, 2:00 pm
  • 22 minutes 31 seconds
    Ep07: Suffix -á 仔

    In this episode, we’ve talked about the special tone changes and sound changes of the “” suffix in Taiwanese.

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    17 January 2020, 2:00 pm
  • 16 minutes 26 seconds
    Ep06: The Ninth Tone

    In this episode, we’ve talked about the “Ninth tone” in Taiwanese.

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    20 December 2019, 2:00 pm
  • 24 minutes 32 seconds
    Ep05: The Neutral Tone

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

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    6 December 2019, 2:00 pm
  • 18 minutes 41 seconds
    Ep01: Basic Tones (re-run)

    NOTE: Phil has been out sick these past couple of days, so today's episode will be a re-run of Ep01: Basic Tones.  Don't worry, we'll have a brand new Pronounce it Like a Pro episode two weeks from today. Stay tuned.

    In this first episode of Pronounce it Like a Pro, we learned the 7 basic tones of Taiwanese.

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    22 November 2019, 2:00 pm
  • 19 minutes 28 seconds
    Ep04: Nasal Consonants & Vowels

    In this episode, we’ve practiced the “nasal” sounds in Taiwanese.

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    8 November 2019, 2:00 pm
  • 26 minutes 43 seconds
    Ep03: Tone Changes

    In this episode, we’ve explained the basic Taiwanese tone change (also called “tone sandhi”) rules. Here are some key points.

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    25 October 2019, 2:00 pm
  • 20 minutes 10 seconds
    Ep02: Unaspirated & Voiceless

    In this episode, we learned 11 Taiwanese consonants and the important features about these sounds: voiced, voiceless, aspirated, and unaspirated.

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    11 October 2019, 2:00 pm
  • 18 minutes 30 seconds
    Ep01: Basic Tones

    In this first episode of Pronounce it Like a Pro, we learned the 7 basic tones of Taiwanese.

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    27 September 2019, 2:00 pm
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