For example, in Lesson Three, it is explained that food plays an important part in the life of Chinese people. As the rate of speech is quite normal, however, beginners may find the dialogues somewhat difficult to follow. Unfortunately, there is not enough time left after each sentence to allow learners to repeat each phrase. Romanization refers to transcribing the sounds of Chinese into the Roman letters used in English and the Romance Languages. Romanization solves a problem for learners who would like to learn the spoken language without having to learn thousands of complex Chinese characters.
Users can practice the pronunciation of sounds learned in the main text of each lesson.
Unfortunately the drill patterns are not consistent. Some drills display four different sounds followed by four example words in columns. Some drills display five different sounds followed by four different tones of that sound in rows. The Voice Animation activity allows users to see and hear how to pronounce the basic Chinese sounds. A short audio description of the proper tongue and lip position for coherent articulation accompanies each animation.