4 ms·
The ponounciation of "那个" in Chinese is similar to "nigger", which makes some students unhappy.
by chenzhekl 6y ago
The ponounciation of "那个" in Chinese is similar to "nigger", which makes some students unhappy.
- ipsum2 6y agoOne note - there's no hard r in 那个 unless you're speaking a Beijing dialect. In that case there's hard r's (儿) after basically every word. Edit: TIL there's a Wikipedia article dedicated to the "r after every word" in Beijing dialect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erhua https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erhua
- nmfisher 6y ago那个 doesn't have a hard r in the Beijing dialect either. Source: lived in Beijing for 5 years & wife is from Beijing.
- binwang 6y agocan second this. I am a Chinese who lived in Beijing for 10 years. No one would pronounce a hard r after 那个
- kevin_thibedeau 6y agoBlack Americans don't pronounce the R either. Donald Glover has a funny bit about learning how to say it right due to his strict upbringing.