Calling out all Mandarin Chinese learners struggling with their pronunciation…
Discover the “Tongue Fu” Method 670+ people used to master tones and finally be understood by native speakers in 84 days or less.
Even if you aren’t “gifted” at learning languages, think you’re “tone deaf,” or can’t read any Chinese characters
In the next 90 seconds, you’ll discover:
✅ How to pronounce Mandarin correctly - Native speakers will enjoy talking with you. That means you won’t feel the need to force conversations.
✅ Know exactly which tones to use in words, phrases, and sentences - You can stop being afraid of saying the wrong things and have fun speaking.
✅ The exact steps you need to build a solid foundation in Chinese - Spend less time studying and more time conversing.
…And many more methods to master Mandarin pronunciation, keep your tones consistent while speaking, and get past the first sentences of a conversation. (No Character Memorization required 😉)
But let’s get something important out of the way first…
You’ve Been Lied To About How To Learn Mandarin Pronunciation And Tones Properly 😡
That’s because most Mandarin gurus out there don’t understand what you’ve been going through. The majority of them are native speakers who haven’t studied how their language works on a fundamental level.
Which means they didn’t have to learn their language… They acquired it.
They didn’t have to spend years figuring out how to twist their mouths to make the sounds of Mandarin and still not be understood.
They didn’t have to worry about which tones to use while speaking or be in embarrassing situations because of them.
It all just came naturally because they had their whole lives to listen to the language.
And since they didn’t struggle like you might be, they just expect you to get it.
Or you hear that “your pronunciation and tones will get better as time goes on”.
But this isn’t true.
Then there is the fact that these same “teachers” are supposed to teach you tones and pronunciation in a class of 20+ students, a handful of online lessons, or through IG and TikTok videos.
That would be like showing you how to swing a baseball bat, then throwing you into the major leagues and expecting a home run.
And because you’ve been taught the wrong things this whole time…
You End Up With Tons Of Vocabulary And Grammar Rules, But Can’t Even Say A Few Sentences Without Being Misunderstood!
The reason why native speakers don’t understand you isn’t that:
❌ You don’t know enough words
❌ Your grammar is bad
❌ You aren’t “good” at learning languages
It’s that you only know how to make the sounds in your native tongue, not the sounds exclusive to Mandarin.
And since you’ve been speaking your first language your whole life, this is very easy to do.
The muscles in your mouth aren’t comfortable making the sounds of Chinese, so you mispronounce tons of words even though to you, it sounds like you’re saying them right.
Throw all the tones into the mix and you get a recipe for disaster.
This can be exhausting.
And I can relate to what you’re going through. I used to speak English with a “Mandarin mouth.”
Meaning that I used Mandarin sounds to speak English, the same way that you use the sounds of your first language to speak Chinese.
It’s no wonder that native English speakers couldn’t understand me, and it’s the same reason that native Mandarin speakers can’t understand you.
But That’s OK… It’s Not Your Fault!
I want you to rest easy knowing that you can learn how to pronounce all the sounds and tones of Chinese, even if you feel like:
❌ You don’t have enough time to study every day
❌ You weren’t good at languages in school
❌ Chinese seems difficult and intimidating
All you need is a Mandarin teacher who understands Chinese pronunciation on a fundamental level, knows what learning a foreign language is like, and can guide you to making Mandarin sounds the right way.
And if you were able to pronounce every sound in Chinese correctly, then you’d be able to:
✅ Not fall apart in conversations
✅ Say more than just simple beginner phrases
✅ Express yourself fully and make Chinese friends
✅ Gain the respect of native Mandarin speakers when talking
✅ Travel in Mandarin-speaking regions alone and have total confidence in your tones and pronunciation
✅ Converse with friends, family, and colleagues effortlessly
✅ Understand native speakers, even when they speak fast
And so much more…
Just Think About It…
You wouldn’t worry about hearing the difference between “ji, qi, xi” or “zh, ch, sh”. No more frustration over having a thick accent.
And you wouldn’t have to beat yourself up when Chinese speakers switch to English when talking with you…
This wouldn’t even happen in the first place.
They would be happy to use Mandarin. The language would become painless and you would even enjoy having those conversations.
The only problem is that finding a Chinese teacher who can train a non-native speaker to sound native is like finding a needle in a haystack.
It’s nearly impossible.
But That Changes Right Now
I’m Rita
A.K.A. Fàn Lǎoshī 范老师
It took over 14 years of teaching and picking apart Chinese at places like:
✅ Tsinghua University
✅ Johns Hopkins University
✅ Harvard Beijing Academy
To finally get a complete picture of how Mandarin tones, consonants, and vowel sounds are produced.
And I’ve been in your shoes when it comes to learning a foreign language. I struggled for years with my own English pronunciation.
I was nervous to have conversations because I was afraid of saying the wrong things. I couldn’t understand native English speakers when they spoke fast. And I had trouble using correct pronunciation in fluent speech…
When I was practicing alone, I was able to say anything I wanted to. But when I was in the heat of a real conversation… I always dropped the ball.
I wasn’t sure what I was doing wrong until I started intensely studying how Mandarin sounds were formed in our mouths, as well as the “missing piece” to native-like accents through the use of stress and intonation.
While I was figuring all of this out, I applied what I was learning to my English pronunciation… And I was shocked by my results.
After only a few short weeks I was:
✅ Saying words more clearly
✅ Having fewer misunderstandings with native speakers
✅ Even overhearing people speaking English and discerning them
It was incredible. A weight had been lifted off my shoulders.
English was no longer the monster under my bed. Instead, it was something I could relax with and actually have fun using.
Better yet, I took everything I learned and applied it to teaching my college students….
And the outcome was breathtaking.
Students that I couldn’t understand before were speaking clearer than ever. “Shy” people were coming out of their language shells, and no one was going off the rails in their conversations anymore.
The methods were so effective that I couldn’t keep them from the world any longer. I had to share this with other people who were studying Mandarin.
So I took everything I learned, refined it multiple times over, and put it all into…
Finding Your Mandarin Voice - An 84-Day Bootcamp Designed To Get You Native-Like Pronunciation Fast
2025 Bootcamp Dates:
March 3 - June 1
Enrollment Closes March 2
And it’s based on the 4-phase “Tongue Fu” method designed to help you:
✅ Understand how to make all the sounds of Chinese - Your Mandarin will catch native speakers off guard.
✅ Produce the 4 tones properly and learn to hear them with 100% accuracy
✅ Gain the confidence to not worry about someone misunderstanding you
Phase 1: Master The Tones - Day 1-8: A $767 Value
Since every syllable you pronounce in Chinese has a tone, you will tame these first.
You’ll get step-by-step videos that will hand-guide you through the tones correctly. This way, you’ll be certain and make the right ones every time.
This will ensure that native speakers know exactly what words you are saying by learning:
✅ What Makes Mandarin Tones Different?
✅ The 1st Tone & Third Tone
✅ The Rising 2nd Tone
✅ The Falling 4th Tone
✅ Identical Tone Pairs
✅ The 3rd Tone Change
And More…
Includes 10+ Videos, 20+ Audio Files, 20+ Quizzes
Phase 2: Develop Your “Mandarin Muscles” Using Words and Sentences - Day 9-56: A $997 Value
The next step is to discover how to produce consonants and vowel sounds in Chinese - Ensuring you’ll say every word correctly.
You’ll digest them in a specific order, step by step, and bit by bit. This way, you won’t get confused by all the different tongue positions in the mouth at the same time.
You’ll also use the 500 most commonly used words in everyday Mandarin and learn the ones that native speakers use in conversation. Instead of words you’ll never hear.
You’ll come out of phase 2 confident in your tones, pronunciation, and vocabulary by using:
✅ What Are Chinese Finals?
✅ The Final Vowel “i”
✅ The Final Vowel “ie”
✅ What Are Chinese Initials?
✅ The Initial consonants sh, zh, and ch
✅ The Initial Consonants n and l
And More…
Includes 22+ Videos, 33+ Audio Files, 18+ Quizzes
Phase 3: Putting It All Together - Day 57-77: A $1097 Value
Once you’re comfortable pronouncing words with tones by themselves, we’ll proceed to work on stress, intonation, and connected speech.
These three things are the music and flow of Mandarin, and will train your ears and mouth at the same time. You’ll know what people are saying, and what to say back. This isn’t taught in other programs!
You’ll discover:
✅ Unstressed Words In Sentences
✅ Stressed Syllables in Sentences 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th tone
✅ Normal Sentence Stress 1 - Verb & Object
✅ Intonation 1 - Statement Sentences
✅ Intonation 2 - Questions
✅ Intonation 3 - Imperative Sentences
✅ Intonation 4 - Exclamatory Sentences
And More…
Includes 12+ Video Lessons, ~100 Exercise Video Clips, 50+ Audio Files, and Tons Of Downloadable Resources
Phase 4: Reduced and Special Sounds In Chinese - Day 78-84: A $897 Value
The way Chinese natives pronounce some sounds in real-life speech may be different from how they are clearly pronounced when they are stressed.
It’s these small differences that are the key to sounding like a native speaker.
In this phase, we will go deep into these advanced details. This will help you polish your pronunciation, develop more natural speech, and find your ultimate Mandarin voice.
You’ll discover:
✅ Reduced Vowels 1
✅ Reduced Vowels 2
✅ Dropped Sounds
✅ Special Sounds
✅ -n/-ng + Vowel-Only Syllables
Includes 5+ Videos, 35+ Audio Files, and 5 Downloadable Resources
Daily Personalized Pronunciation And Tone Feedback - A $997 Value
Mispronouncing Mandarin over time means that you’ll be building your Chinese skills on a rocky foundation. It would be like building a house on quicksand. It will fall eventually, and you’ll have to rebuild it.
This could add months and even years to your study time.
You don’t want to be learning Mandarin 5 years from now and then realize you have to go back and fix your pronunciation… All the time and effort spent would have been for nothing.
I don’t want this to happen to you.
Instead, you’ll be able to send audio recordings of daily challenges to professional Mandarin coaches who will help you correct your pronunciation and tones.
This will ensure you have a rock-solid Mandarin foundation that won’t fall apart.
Plus You’ll Get These 5 FREE Bonuses
1. Lifetime Access To The Private FYMV Discord Server ($197)
This is where you will submit and get your feedback. You’ll have access to an entire community of native Chinese teachers and other students.
2. Daily Missions ($97)
For 3 months straight, you’ll get a daily pronunciation mission you can use to record yourself speaking and see where you’re making mistakes.
3. Lifetime Access To The FYMV Course Content ($497)
You’ll keep all of the course content - You can refine your Mandarin skills as long as you want to.
4. Weekly Live Streams With Pronunciation And Tone Feedback ($197)
Every week, I’ll host a live stream where you can speak and practice with me. I’ll give you detailed feedback on your speaking that you can use to improve.
5. Access To The Mandarin Practice Corner Chat ($97)
Here you’ll be able to speak Mandarin with other students and get extra practice in so you can reach fluency sooner.
Total Value: $6509
Price: One time Payment of $697
Or
Total Value: $6509
Price: 3 Interest-free monthly payments of $247
What Other Mandarin Programs Get Wrong
There are tons of pronunciation programs out there, but they don’t offer real-time feedback on your speaking.
Some say they offer “feedback” with access to forums and “email support”, but how are you supposed to get feedback on your speech when all you can do is type and text? (I’ll wait 🙂)
With the FYMV bootcamp, you get personalized daily feedback on your voice recordings to fix your mistakes. No other program out there offers direct communication like this:
Also, other programs only offer video lessons. You stare at a talking head the whole time and hope that you can make the sounds like the person in the video.
With the FYMV bootcamp, you get weekly chances to practice your pronunciation with me in our live streams, just like Nando:
Anthony:
And Nicky:
Lastly, other programs will try and teach you reading and writing on top of speaking and listening. These are “catch-all” courses that try to focus on too many things at once.
In FYMV, we only focus on speech, and you’ll leave with a solid foundation that will last you a lifetime.
It’s Natural To Have Doubts
Tackling Chinese can seem like a lot to deal with, but it’s not as hard as you might think.
I’m confident that anyone can master Mandarin pronunciation and tones with the FYMV Bootcamp, even if you:
✅ Aren’t “gifted” at speaking other languages
✅ Tried numerous programs and methods and nothing really “clicked”
✅ Don’t have any native speakers to talk to
✅ Have been told that you would eventually “figure out” Chinese tones and pronunciation
✅ Think you’re “tone deaf” and unable to recognize musical pitches
✅ Think that you’re incapable of pronouncing all the sounds in Chinese
✅ Feel like you’re too old to learn a second, third (or fourth) language
You also don’t need to know or be able to recognize any Chinese characters to succeed in this program.
We focus solely on sounds, mouth positions, and Pinyin. (Although there are hundreds of the most commonly used characters you can learn if you want 😀)
Hear The Transformations For Yourself…
George’s Mandarin went from this…
To this…
Eloisa’s Mandarin went from this…
To this…
Yarka’s Mandarin went from this…
To this…
What Others Are Saying About The FYMV Bootcamp
Ana, Architect
“I’ve been learning Chinese for more than 10 years, but never felt confident in my speaking and pronunciation, I also had some difficulties in listening and figuring what was the tone of a word. But now I can say that those skills had a huge improvement thanks to Rita’s course.”
David 郝大维
“It transformed my understanding of Mandarin and filled major foundational learning gaps I have not addressed in the decades since middle school. It's as if I've rebooted my second language ‘operating system’ with updated ‘system settings’ for tones, initials, finals, and intonation.
The feedback from teachers and engaging student discussions on Discord were invaluable. The teachers provided frank and specific feedback, a refreshing departure from the vague praise and generalized encouragement I've received in the past.”
T.K. Butler, Real Estate Broker
“I spent 4 months doing the course on my own and then I also did the boot camp. All of my Chinese speaking partners have noticed the difference from before and I have met so many new clients and Chinese members of the community to talk with. Everyone is so surprised I have only been studying for less than a year and that I have never been to China.
I’m very confident, with this course, my Chinese will be fluent in no time. More importantly, I’m learning the right pronunciation that isn’t taught anywhere else. Trust me I looked! Thank you Fàn Lǎoshī. I am so lucky to have found you at the beginning of my Chinese learning journey.”
Patricia, English and Music Teacher
“Seldom have I come across a course that is so well organized and so professionally presented.
I appreciate the help and encouragement of the other students in this group. There is a great feeling of camaraderie and no judgment, which a newbie like me really welcomes and cherishes. And it goes without saying that the tolerant, but always direct and helpful feedback from the teachers on the Daily Missions is worth its weight in gold! If it wasn’t for that, I might have given up near the start!”
George J, Retired English Teacher
“Rita's pronunciation course is the only one I've found that gives detailed information on how to actually produce the sounds of Chinese and also provides an adequate quantity of practice exercises in order to develop the muscle memory required to maintain correct pronunciation in natural conversation.”
Garon, Portuguese Teacher in Brazil
“Studying with Professor Rita helps the student to have a real and practical knowledge about the pronunciation of pure modern Mandarin.
Dear reader, live this experience and then you will have an open world among the Chinese scattered around the world! ”
Lily, Veterinarian
“The teaching team doesn’t just have expert knowledge of pronunciation, but they also know how to communicate and teach this material effectively using a multi-modal approach. They were incredibly detail-oriented and set a high bar for pronunciation standards, but always provided their feedback in a supportive and encouraging way.
Without this expert-level immediate feedback, there’s no way I would’ve achieved so much progress in so little time.”
Daniel Bradford, CIO, engineer and senior executive
“The time that Rita and her teaching assistants spend with students is phenomenal and unparalleled. There’s literally endless hours of individualized and group instruction that could easily cost thousands of dollars elsewhere.
The level of instruction and expertise is PhD quality. Students simply cannot find this quality, depth, attention, and expertise with any other instructor or course. Comprehensive, focused, professional Chinese instruction that provides foundational building blocks that will follow you the rest of your life. ”
Renata Mirková, Freelance Chinese Teacher & Interpreter
“I need this kind of pressure to perform well. And the bootcamp exceeded my expectations. The daily missions, along with the clear feedback, were challenging and sometimes frustrating, but definitely helpful.
I started learning Chinese 13 years ago, and I'm quite fluent. I even teach Chinese myself. Yet, I found the bootcamp extremely useful and interesting.”
Ben Williams, Undergrad Student in Finance
“From detailed actionable feedback, straight forward exercises, and a consistent time structure, I could find myself making meaningful progress each day of the boot camp. Though I still make some mistakes, I regularly shock native Chinese speakers with my standard accent.
If anyone wants to develop a high quality accent/pronunciation in a short period of time, I would suggest that they take this boot camp.”
Mara Mendoza, Translator EN<>SP
“This boot camp system worked for me. I understand the placements of consonants and vowels; I realize now when I am making mistakes as well. I even comprehend better videos in Mandarin Chinese. The last part of the course, regarding intonation and connected speech, was the cherry on the cake for me because it makes you sound more native. I never saw these topics in other Chinese courses.”
Brent Christopher Wulf, TCM Graduate and Author
“The bootcamp not only opened my eyes but also tuned my ear in a way that I couldn't have fathomed before. Now, I am in the thrilling position of being able to revisit the course, focusing on those weak areas, and truly hone them to perfection.
Rita has thoughtfully included a host of drills in the course below each video. These were resources I hadn't previously utilized, but I am now eager to dive into them. ”
Corey Ashford, 63, Retired Software Engineer
“The feedback given has been so detailed and helpful, causing me to uncover so many important things that I missed during my self-paced journey. Normally you might think that receiving such detailed pronunciation information would be tedious and frustrating, but it has been not only helpful, but actually fun and engaging.
Using Discord has provided for some great conversations both with Rita and other students. It creates a sense of a classroom that isn’t common with online classes.”
Stewart Horne, Plumbing Contractor
“If you implement the feedback and commit to the daily exercises and submissions, you will find that your skill will grow and develop. The more effort you invest, the better the results.
In the weekly live streams, Rita offers further feedback and instruction. She is patient and warm with her students, but on point with coaching them through their roadblocks.
As I continue on my journey with this language, my experience with this course has been invaluable. I will gladly invest in more of her courses in the future. Thanks Fan Laoshi.”
Nadja, Software Sales, Germany
“I think Rita’s pronunciation course is the most professionally designed pronunciation course I have ever come across. It is highly practical as it actively engages the course members via the Discourse postings and the weekly live streams. The course is divided into easily digestible learning chunks and interconnected logical learning units.”
Anthony, Electrical Engineer
“I have really found the course useful and I learned a lot. Previously I tried to imitate the sounds I heard but I was not always able to discern the differences between the sounds I was making from the sounds I heard like a native speaker would. Even when I could hear the difference, I did not know how to correct it. I am not perfect but at least now I have an idea of what to work on when I am off.”
Yarka, Mechanical Engineer
“Overall, I was super happy with the course. It is crazy to listen to the homework from day 1 and compare it to the last day. I have improved massively over the last 12 weeks. I definitely am trying to convince other Mandarin learners to take the course.”
Unfortunately, There’s A Catch To This Top-Shelf Deal
The FYMV Bootcamp isn’t available all year round.
That’s right, the doors to enrollment close on March 2 at 11:59 PM (PST)
Because we want to give you the attention you deserve, we only allow so many students into the bootcamp. So seats are limited.
After March 2, I don’t know when the doors will be open again.
If you get in now before enrollment closes, you’ll have access to:
✅ Personalized Pronunciation And Tone Coaching - $997 Value
✅ Lifetime Access To The FYMV Discord Server - $397 Value
✅ Daily Missions - $197 Value
✅ Access To The Mandarin Practice Corner Chat - $97 Value
✅ Lifetime Access To The FYMV Course Content - $497 Value
Worth $2185!
If you decide to wait, you’ll still be able to enroll in the 4-phase FYMV self-paced pronunciation course,
But it’s these extra aspects of the bootcamp that could be the difference between you finally being understood by native speakers, or risk struggling longer than you need to…
The choice is yours…
Total Value: $6509
Price: One time Payment of $697
Or
Total Value: $6509
Price: 3 Interest-Free Monthly Payments of $247
Frequently Asked Questions
1. I'm worried I won't be able to pronounce Chinese in a way that native speakers can understand. How does the bootcamp help?
The FYMV Bootcamp is designed to tackle this exact concern. With the "FYMV" Bootcamp, we focus on teaching you how to correctly make all the sounds of Mandarin. You'll receive personalized feedback to ensure native speakers understand you, eliminating forced conversations and misunderstandings.
2. Are the unique sounds in Chinese too difficult for English speakers to learn?
While Mandarin does have sounds that aren’t in English and other languages, The FYMV Bootcamp breaks them down into small steps. We guide you through each sound with detailed instructions and practice exercises, making learning easy and less intimidating.
3. I have a busy schedule. Can I still learn Mandarin effectively?
Absolutely! The FYMV Bootcamp is designed for people with limited time. We provide efficient learning strategies that maximize your progress with a minimal daily commitment, ensuring you can fit Mandarin learning into your busy lifestyle.
4. Isn't it expensive to hire a personal teacher for Mandarin pronunciation?
The FYMV Bootcamp offers the benefits of personal teaching without the high costs. You'll get access to professional Mandarin teachers for personalized feedback, along with a wealth of resources, at a fraction of the cost of private tutoring.
5. My pronunciation habits are deeply ingrained. Is it too late for me to improve?
It's never too late! The FYMV Bootcamp is designed to help those with years of Mandarin study. We focus on correcting and refining your pronunciation, regardless of how long you've been practicing.
6. What if I'm too old to learn a new language?
Age is not a barrier to learning a new language! The FYMV Bootcamp is designed for learners of all ages. We provide methods and support that cater to the adult learner, proving that it's possible to achieve fluency in Mandarin regardless of age.
7. Do I really need to focus on pronunciation now, or will it improve naturally over time?
Pronunciation is a fundamental aspect of Mandarin that needs early attention. The FYMV Bootcamp emphasizes the importance of correct pronunciation from the start, ensuring you don't develop habits that are hard to change later.
8. I don't know any native Mandarin speakers to practice with. Will this course still work for me?
Definitely! The FYMV Bootcamp provides you with opportunities to interact with native speakers and receive feedback. You'll also join a community of learners where you can practice and improve together.
