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Introduction to these tough sounds...

Pronunciation Tips for Tough sounds -e (B1)

At this point you should already be familiar with the simpler A2 tough sounds for "e", so you're essentially just practicing longer strings of the same sounds. If you are already intermediate-level in terms of listening but have not learned the correct pronunciation for "e" sounds, you absolutely need to immediately.

Remember to start out slow, pronouncing the sounds as accurately as possible. Increase speed gradually, but not sacrificing correct pronunciation.

Tough Sound Words: Tough sounds -e (B1)

The words and phrases in the following table are designed to give you a good pronunciation workout. Practice them on your own and practice them with your teacher.

Audio	Chinese	Pinyin	English
e4le	饿了	è le	has become hungry
re4de	热的	rè de	hot; hot one
re4shui3	热水	rè shuǐ	hot water
re4ke3ke3	热可可	rè kěkě	hot cocoa
he1ke3le4	喝可乐	hē kělè	to drink cola
he1re4shui3	喝热水	hē rè shuǐ	to drink hot water
zhe4ge4che1	这个车	zhè gè chē	this car
zhe4ge4ce4suo3	这个厕所	zhè gè cèsuǒ	this toilet
e4lehe1ke3le4	饿了喝可乐	è le hē kělè	if hungry, drink cola
ce4suo3lihen3re4	厕所里很热	cèsuǒ li hěn rè	it's hot in the restroom

Tough Sound Video Practice: Tough sounds -e (B1)

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 == Pronunciation Tips for Tough sounds -e (B1) ==
-At this point you should already be familiar with the simpler [[Tough sounds -e|A2 tough sounds for "e"]], so you're essentially just practicing longer strings of the same sounds. If you are already intermediate-level in terms of listening but have not learned the [[The "e" sound|correct pronunciation for "e" sounds]], ''you absolutely need to immediately''.
+At this point you should already be familiar with the simpler [[Tough sounds -e|A2 tough sounds for "e"]], so you're essentially just practicing longer strings of the same sounds. If you are already intermediate-level in terms of listening but have not learned the [[The "e" vowel|correct pronunciation for "e" sounds]], ''you absolutely need to immediately''.
 Remember to start out slow, pronouncing the sounds as accurately as possible. Increase speed gradually, but ''not sacrificing correct pronunciation''.