How Chinese people can pronounce "usually" if they are having trouble
Here's a quick pronunciation tip for Chinese people who are having a little trouble pronouncing the word "usually".
About ten years ago, I had a Chinese woman who was sure she was never going to be able to pronounce this word. I told her to break it down into parts of Chinese - in particular, the words for "fish" and "here" (鱼 ,这里). This will not give you a perfect pronunciation, but it is understandable to other speakers of English.
1 Expert Answer
NORBERT C. answered 07/12/24
Former magazine editor
How can Chinese people pronounce the word "usually" properly? Think of it like the Chinese words 优九里, with 九 "jiou" pronounced more like "zhiou" and you should be understood. Just try it.
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Sarah L.
That's really interesting, I bet that works great. Thank you!07/09/24