In this episode of Language Chats, Bec asks Penny about learning tonal languages. In particular, the two tonal languages Penny has learned - Vietnamese and Mandarin Chinese. Penny talks about the process of learning a tonal language as a beginner (lots of drills and repetition!), the importance of trying to mimic the sounds you hear, going back to basics and losing your inhibitions.
Are you learning a tonal language? Let us know what works for you and what your challenges have been!
Lingo Mama - Check out Penny’s blog posts on Vietnamese and Chinese!