Mandarin pronunciation should be the very first thing you focus on when learning a new language, and here are the seven most important benefits you will gain from doing so:
Gain confidence and motivation
Success breeds motivation. Communicating successfully with native speakers gives you that rush that will encourage you in your learning. It is a positive circle of confidence. More speaking leads to improvement, which leads to successful communication and therefore, gives you more confidence.
Communicate more effectively
Did you know that Mandarin pronunciation is far more crucial than grammar early on? Even with limited vocabulary, you can still communicate well as long as you pronounce the words correctly.
Wow native speakers
An incredible accent immediately makes people more responsive to you, which in turn increases your likelihood of meaningful interactions.
Open up opportunities
Excellent pronunciation leaves a deep impression on the people you speak to that can positively influence areas such as your career, finances, and personal relationships.
Boost your listening
You will be able to identify the words you hear more accurately straight away, giving your grammar and vocabulary a significant boost.
Read and write faster
Connecting the sounds of Chinese to their written pinyin spelling will allow you to read and type Chinese. Guess what happens when you start reading, writing, and listening regularly.
Reach fluency faster
All of these benefits mean that you will be able to identify words you hear and read far more accurately. A strong pronunciation will start a chain reaction that will get you to fluency faster, and with less stress along the way.
Poor pronunciation can be damaging
You can also take all of those points above and reverse them. When you have poor pronunciation, people misunderstand you a lot more, and this hurts your confidence. If this happens a lot, you may eventually begin to associate speaking Chinese with negative emotions. Hence, becoming less and less willing to speak. But this is a vicious cycle of negativity that you must avoid.
Weak Mandarin pronunciation also causes you to have more trouble identifying the words you hear. Only think about the opportunities lost over time. Simply think of all the Mandarin listening content you consume, and the conversations you take part in.
Each missing piece of pronunciation knowledge represents countless missed opportunities for understanding, especially when extended over months or years.
How Mandarin Blueprint Teaches Pronunciation
With only 420 syllables, the Chinese language has relatively little to learn in terms of pronunciation, especially when comparing it to the 10,000+ syllables of English.
However, there are many challenging and potentially confusing aspects of Chinese pronunciation, and you still need the right guidance and study materials that don't send you to sleep.
If you use a tutor, they will often skip over pronunciation because they don't know how to teach it in a way that is even remotely entertaining.
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