… Because they’re actually different sounds? Even though they might sound the same when casually spoken in words, they’re different phonetically. Try saying the phonemes slowly while paying attention to your mouth. The “ts” phonemes comes mostly from the tip of the tongue, while “ch” originates further back.
… Because they’re actually different sounds? Even though they might sound the same when casually spoken in words, they’re different phonetically. Try saying the phonemes slowly while paying attention to your mouth. The “ts” phonemes comes mostly from the tip of the tongue, while “ch” originates further back.
It’s the difference between coats and coach.
would you pronounce tsing yi like the ts in coats or the ch in coach?