1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,626 In this series of videos, 2 00:00:01,626 --> 00:00:03,753 we're going to teach you some Chinese characters 3 00:00:03,753 --> 00:00:06,715 that even native speakers will often get wrong. 4 00:00:06,881 --> 00:00:10,635 And in this episode we're going to look at yīn and yīng 5 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:14,097 We’re mostly going to speak in Chinese for your listening practice. 6 00:00:14,180 --> 00:00:16,474 But you can choose subtitles below. 7 00:00:16,683 --> 00:00:17,851 OK let’s start it! 8 00:00:17,934 --> 00:00:20,103 Let's look at the second group. 9 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:23,022 Yīn and yīng. 10 00:00:23,398 --> 00:00:25,859 This group is special because 11 00:00:26,067 --> 00:00:29,446 people often get confused with 12 00:00:29,654 --> 00:00:32,031 the different terminal sounds. 13 00:00:32,365 --> 00:00:36,369 One is 'n', and the other is 'ng'. 14 00:00:36,369 --> 00:00:40,248 One is voiced from the front nasal area, 15 00:00:40,248 --> 00:00:42,083 which is 'n'. 16 00:00:42,083 --> 00:00:43,877 (So…) Yīn… 17 00:00:44,127 --> 00:00:45,503 Try touching your nose. 18 00:00:45,628 --> 00:00:48,465 Try to feel where it resonates in your nose. 19 00:00:48,590 --> 00:00:51,885 Yīn resonates here. 20 00:00:52,260 --> 00:00:55,346 And when you say yīng, 21 00:00:55,430 --> 00:00:57,682 it's actually from the back of your throat, 22 00:00:57,682 --> 00:01:00,685 and more towards the back of your nose 23 00:01:00,685 --> 00:01:02,020 where it's voiced. 24 00:01:02,020 --> 00:01:04,981 So yīn and yīng 25 00:01:04,981 --> 00:01:07,358 differ in where the sound is made. 26 00:01:07,442 --> 00:01:11,362 Yīn from the front, yīng from the back. 27 00:01:11,362 --> 00:01:14,574 When you say yīn, you can clearly feel 28 00:01:14,657 --> 00:01:17,368 the resonance in your nose. 29 00:01:17,410 --> 00:01:19,537 But when you say yīng, 30 00:01:19,788 --> 00:01:21,289 because it's from the back, 31 00:01:21,414 --> 00:01:24,125 you won't feel as much resonance. 32 00:01:24,459 --> 00:01:25,210 Yeah... 33 00:01:25,210 --> 00:01:26,961 So for example, the first one, 34 00:01:27,378 --> 00:01:29,547 yīn…the one from the front, 35 00:01:29,923 --> 00:01:32,592 it usually means 'because'. 36 00:01:33,009 --> 00:01:35,428 'Because' is a common term. 37 00:01:35,428 --> 00:01:37,764 'Because'…so you can say... 38 00:01:37,972 --> 00:01:42,185 Because I found a Taiwanese girlfriend, 39 00:01:42,352 --> 00:01:44,437 therefore I studied Chinese. 40 00:01:45,105 --> 00:01:46,940 It means 'because', 41 00:01:47,315 --> 00:01:49,567 using the first yīn. 42 00:01:49,567 --> 00:01:51,402 As for the yīng from the back, 43 00:01:51,402 --> 00:01:53,822 it usually means 'should'. 44 00:01:53,822 --> 00:01:54,697 -should. 45 00:01:54,697 --> 00:01:56,491 Yes, should. 46 00:01:56,491 --> 00:01:58,618 Yeah, for 'should', you can say... 47 00:01:58,910 --> 00:02:00,245 It's dangerous outside, 48 00:02:02,121 --> 00:02:05,959 you shouldn't be outside in the middle of the night. 49 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:08,837 Yeah. So that's yīn and yīng. 50 00:02:08,920 --> 00:02:10,255 For me, it's really... 51 00:02:10,296 --> 00:02:13,967 The meanings are just completely different. 52 00:02:13,967 --> 00:02:16,928 Yīn has the meaning of... 53 00:02:18,221 --> 00:02:20,181 reason, because. (Yeah.) 54 00:02:20,390 --> 00:02:23,434 And yīng means result. 55 00:02:23,601 --> 00:02:24,811 "Should". 56 00:02:24,811 --> 00:02:26,229 That's how I differentiate. 57 00:02:26,229 --> 00:02:28,898 It's easier to understand within a sentence, 58 00:02:28,898 --> 00:02:29,649 I think. 59 00:02:29,649 --> 00:02:31,901 But when you're typing, 60 00:02:31,901 --> 00:02:33,570 you'll think about the sound. 61 00:02:33,862 --> 00:02:37,490 But if you can't differentiate between front and back final sounds... 62 00:02:38,116 --> 00:02:40,451 (But that's…) You'll make typos. 63 00:02:40,535 --> 00:02:42,453 You shouldn't if you're Taiwanese. 64 00:02:42,453 --> 00:02:44,873 Sorry, but Taiwanese can't make this mistake. 65 00:02:44,873 --> 00:02:47,000 It's actually really easy to differentiate, 66 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:49,419 as long as you know where they're voiced, 67 00:02:49,627 --> 00:02:51,796 then you'll know the difference. 68 00:02:51,796 --> 00:02:53,965 Did you hear that, Taiwan? We can do it! 69 00:02:55,300 --> 00:02:56,676 You're being too harsh... 70 00:02:57,135 --> 00:03:00,847 OK. Let's look at the third group... 71 00:03:01,306 --> 00:03:03,141 We hope you liked the video. 72 00:03:03,141 --> 00:03:07,103 If you would like to support us, please like, subscribe, and share 73 00:03:07,103 --> 00:03:12,734 Or download our app "Skritter: Write Chinese" and "Skritter: Write Japanese" 74 00:03:12,734 --> 00:03:13,776 We'll see you next time. Bye-bye.