Correct pronunciation
| Recently on the MTR I
met a man whose accent seemed to indicate he was from Northern China. But
when I asked him "Were you born on the
Mainland?" he replied "No, I was burn in Hong Kong". Sometimes I still hear some older people say "flied lice" (飛蝨) instead of "fried rice". Here's a checklist to help avoid some common mistakes |
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| Item | Sound | Note |
| hello | "he-lo" or "hel-o" | Not "haaaaar-lo" |
| L | "el" | Not "el-o". |
| R | "ar" | Not "ar-o".
"MTR" is "m-t-ar", not "m-t-ar-o" |
| moon | "oo" as in the surname "Poon" (..) | not "mun" as in 門 |
| Z | "tsed" (UK) or "tsee" (US) | Not "e-tsed" or "e-tsee". |
| If you use your phone
to tell someone that your email address is "liza@8.com" but you say "loiza@8.com" or "lieza@8.com", you won't get any messages! |
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| When I hear adults,
even some teachers, giving small children the wrongs sounds, I feel very sad. Let's help our children get off to a good start in learning English! |
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