Bite-size Taiwanese | Pronounce it Like a Pro
Bite-size Taiwanese is a podcast giving you a taste of real, everyday Taiwanese. Co-hosts Phil & Alan will guide you through the ins and outs of the Taiwanese language (Southern Min/Hokkien) with light-hearted, fun (and occasionally funny) conversations on how it’s used in Taiwan. Pronounce it like a Pro is a 10-episode series geared towards improving Taiwanese pronunciation focusing on common problem areas for English speakers. Try our other podcasts too: Bite-size | Newbie, Bite-size | Elementary
- Update frequency
- every 16 days
- Average duration
- 21 minutes
- Episodes
- 12
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2020
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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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, Ver…
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 Word…
Ep07: Suffix -á 仔
In this episode, we’ve talked about the special tone changes and sound changes of the “-á” suffix in Taiwanese.
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Ep06: The Ninth Tone
In this episode, we’ve talked about the “Ninth tone” in Taiwanese.
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Ep05: The Neutral Tone
In this episode, we’ve talked about the “neutral tones” in Taiwanese.
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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 t…
Ep04: Nasal Consonants & Vowels
In this episode, we’ve practiced the “nasal” sounds in Taiwanese.
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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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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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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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TRAILER: Introducing Bite-size Taiwanese
Bite-size Taiwanese is a brand new podcast giving you a taste of real, everyday Taiwanese. Co-hosts Phil & Alan will guide you through the ins and outs of the Taiwanese language (Southern Min/Hokkien…