I've learned to speak some Mandarin. What helped me a lot while talking is using Google's Translate function to see if I get the tone right.
It's free and fast. It's very helpful when you want quick feedback.
I learned a lot from it about the pronunciation of consonants as well. The k-sound has way more air in it. You need to pronounce it as "kh". Same thing with the t-sound.
I just came back from a trip to China and it was noticeable how much more people understood me. Still need to work on vocabulary though...
It's free and fast. It's very helpful when you want quick feedback.
I learned a lot from it about the pronunciation of consonants as well. The k-sound has way more air in it. You need to pronounce it as "kh". Same thing with the t-sound.
I just came back from a trip to China and it was noticeable how much more people understood me. Still need to work on vocabulary though...