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intergalplan
1873 days ago
t͡ʃ, t͡ɕ, ʈ͡ʂ all sound so close to my poor ear that I'd struggle to articulate the difference. They sound like exactly the same thing at slightly different speeds.
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timothyg
1873 days ago
The latter two are distinguished in Mandarin Chinese, the difference between ‘q’ and ‘ch’ in Pinyin.
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thaumasiotes
1873 days ago
Note that that isn't the only difference between the Mandarin sounds. Pinyin "q" is also a laminal consonant, not an apical one.
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lainga
1873 days ago
well 't' specifically... it doesn't sound like I'd say it. almost like the tongue's not being puffed forward hard enough.
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