Oct-20-2010, 04:54 PM (UTC)
(Oct-17-2010, 04:43 AM (UTC))Atthis Wrote:(Oct-16-2010, 05:45 AM (UTC))redchild Wrote: My pronunciation is terrible as I can't remember the correct tones with which word so I'm afraid of saying the wrong thing.This is one of the problems I have with Swedish, but to a lesser extent. I'm not worried about saying the wrong thing (at least not because of the tone), just about sounding like a fool.
In Chinese the tone REALLY matters! You might be saying a certain syllable but if you say it in different tones it means totally different things...... eg 'My hovercraft is full of eels'.......
Having said that I know nothing about Swedish so for all I know it could be the same! (but I do know German isn't so I'm just guessing!)