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I live in a Mandarin-speaking country and speak Mandarin every day. There is no W sound. lol I mean, foreigners can continue mispronouncing it they want, but
by brobinson 5y ago
I live in a Mandarin-speaking country and speak Mandarin every day. There is no W sound. lol I mean, foreigners can continue mispronouncing it they want, but native speakers are gonna continue to be confused as to why foreigners emphasize the non-existent W sound so much. Foreigners (in my experience) also get confused as to why native speakers _don't_ pronounce a W sound.
Maybe some regional accents overemphasize a W sound? I've never heard one, though.
- HKH2 5y agoI asked a native speaker and they said you use your lips a bit more than just saying the 'u' sound. I think it does vary by region. At any rate, I don't think anybody is confused by it.