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The Hunan Accent

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ID: 1524 Elementary
Chinese textbooks don't usually tell you this, but ChinesePod will let you in on a little secret: most of China does not speak that standard Beijing accent. In fact, some parts of China have accents and idiosyncrasies that can be downright baffling when you first encounter them. In this lesson, we learn about some key features of the Hunanese accent in Mandarin.
Wed Oct 20 2010 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
都 dōu all
很 hěn very
帅 shuài handsome
漂亮 piàoliang pretty, beautiful
我是湖lan2人。
wǒ shì hú lán rén 。
I'm from 'Hulan'.
在我们湖lan2，lan2人都很帅，lv3人都很漂亮。
zài wǒmen hú lán ，lán rén dōu hěn shuài ，lǚ rén dōu hěn piàoliang 。
In Hulan, Hulan, 'len' are all very handsome and 'lomen' are all very pretty.
你说什么？你是哪里人？
nǐ shuō shénme ？nǐ shì nǎli rén ？
What are you talking about? Where are you from?
湖lan2人。最爱吃辣。
hú lán rén 。zuì ài chī là 。
I'm from Hulan. We love to eat spicy foods.
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