五月天&陳綺貞~私奔到月球 Question About Lryics

[Yezze]

This may seem trivial, but it surprised me.

The video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI2quA14Tm0

At 0:28-0:29 I am just wondering, is it just me, or does anyone else have this problem. Listen to like 0:27-0:30 (try not to look at the characters) and write down your first impression of what she said.

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The first time i listened to it, the her last words sounded like péng you, but that didn't make sense. I listened again, and thought that it was píng you, but then realized that didn't make sense either, so I gave up and looked at the lyrics, and it was píng yōng. After a while of re-listening, i guess i could kind of hear the G at the end, but i was listening for it.

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I was wondering if anyone else maybe had this problem, mostly, non-natives, or are my listening skills in need of improvement.

Thanks.

[yonglin]

Taiwanese people aren't exactly famous for their enuniciation. However, in my opinion, there is a very clear ng at the yong in this case.

[Yezze]

Taiwanese people aren't exactly famous for their enuniciation. However, in my opinion, there is a very clear ng at the yong in this case.

Yea, the more and more I listen, the more I hear it. Maybe the fact that I don't ever remember hearing that word before might have been part of the reason. As in, so used to hearing you.

[doraemon]

I had a lot of problems understanding the entire song without looking at the lyrics the first time, but it made a lot more sense when I did eventually read them . From 0:27-0:30 it sounded more like '熬' 离了平庸 rather than 逃离了平庸 :huh: . Just like yonglin stated, Taiwanese people do have rather poor enunciation compared to those from the mainland, so I don't think it's your listening skills that's letting you down.

But anyway, I've never really been good at deciphering lyrics even though I'm a native speaker so...maybe other people will find this somewhat easier. To be honest, even if singers are from mainland China, I sometimes still have trouble discerning their song lyrics if

1) their voice/singing is muffled and

2) they don't pronounce the words properly (i.e. like newsreaders do. Yeah, that's how bad I am at doing this)

But anyway, has anyone realised that Chinese pop songs are usually sung with the voice and pronunciation more relaxed and laid-back (leaning towards the Taiwanese accent) rather than the standard Mandarin accent that sounds a lot more refined but maybe not as appropriate in singing?

[roddy]

I think a) they sing slurry and b ) you should check out some of the recommendations in the Music forum.