Conversation · 2 of 5 A tea house · a first meeting 2 / 4
Practice scene A first meeting over tea.

Mai is playing 美玲 — someone you’ve just met.

Mai · as 美玲 你好!我叫美玲。 Nǐ hǎo! Wǒ jiào Měilíng.

“Xin chào! Tôi tên là Mỹ Linh.”

You · scored
你好,我叫安。 ni hao , wo jiao An.
✓ 96%
Mai · as 美玲 你是哪国人? Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?

“Bạn là người nước nào?”

You · scored
我是越南人。 wo shi Yuenan ren.
✓ 89%

Turn 2 of 4 · pronunciation

Your speaking feedback

Turn 1
Listen back · 2.4s 我是越南人。
89%

First take · all 13 parts scored · 2 to repair

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Initial · sh · 是 shì

Across the table that was 四 sì, not 是 shì.

Your tongue stayed flat against your teeth, so sh came out as s. Curl the tip up and back, just behind the ridge.

RIDGE TEETH
Target You tip up, behind the ridge
shì
Say “sh…” on its own, then the wordFeel the air pass over the curled tip before 是 arrives.
Still to do after this turn: the rising tone stalled halfway. 南 nán
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