Do you understand this word?

[xyz123abc]

could you please tell me if this recording is clear?

 

It comes from neospeech hui16 voice.

 

 

(I know the word because I typed it. But the sound output (attachment) doesn't quite sound as I would expect.

 

I use this resource (tts voice) while building my flashcards)

TEXT.mp3

[TechKatz]

Sounds like 绿色, isn't very clear though. Why don't you use real recordings from forvo or Chinese pod glossary?

[skylee]

I think it means "green colour". But it seems that the "l" in "lv" is missing.

[xyz123abc]

yep, the text is 绿色

 

You got it right, I assume it is clear enough.

[Demonic_Duck]

Is neospeech hui16 the same one that you can get on pleco?

 

Anyway, in this particular case, I wouldn't say there's a problem with the “ü” sound, more with the fact “色” is coming out with a neutral tone rather than a fourth tone. Also the fourth tone of “绿” doesn't seem to go down as far as it should.

[xyz123abc]

It's a voice like these ones

http://www.nextup.com/TextAloud/SpeechEngine/voices.html#naturalvoices

 

only from a different company

 

http://www.neospeech.com/products.aspx

 

when you hear it once, it sounds like 绿色 as it should, except there is a bug in the beggining that covers the "l" sound. BUT if I play it in a loop, my brain eventually hears it CLEARLY say "pizza", no kidding!

[Lu]

She says ǜse, while you probably want lǜsè 绿色.

[陳德聰]

Mm... I actually thought the first syllable sounded really weird and the 色 sounded normal. If you listen to just the second syllable, it's clear and correct. If you listen to them together, the first syllable is intensely odd.