I have many Chinese friends and colleagues. What I have noticed about them all is how hard-working and goal-oriented they are. There is also one thing almost all of them had in common: they struggled with English pronunciation.
The 6 biggest challenges for Chinese speakers of English:
1. Final consonants (e.g., pound, sound, found)
2. /t, d/ endings in past tense (learned, hoped)
3. /l/ vs. /r/ sounds (London vs. rat)
4. Fricatives /θ/, /ð/, /f/, /v/ (think, that, fake, victory)
5. Diphthongs like /au/ (cow, pound)
6. Intonation, connected speech, and sentence stress
Our Recommendations
Start with consonants, then move to vowels and diphthongs.
Practise using our apps: Elocution Lessons, Get Rid of Chinese Accent, and Business English Speech (available on App Store & Google Play).
Combine with the video course, Get Rid of Chinese Accent
Once sounds are clear, focus on intonation and fluency using the video course Get Rid of your Accent Part Two and the app Fluent English Speech app.
My business partner from Silicon Valley told me that many Chinese IT specialists working there earn peanuts because it's difficult to understand their English. He further specified: they are making $100k now, but if they changed their accent, they would make $400.
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