henglong | 2010.01.13 05:36
I would go with pronunciation guide. If you are like me and pronounce Nick like Nickle without the -le part then the rest will be said incorrectly. Ni is closer to how English speakers say knee. Hao is fine. That explanation works rather well. Ma, unless you did not grow up in the U.S. or Canada then you will say that one funny as well. For those that pronounce mask "wrong," as my British friends say, then you would want to say Ma similar to how the stereotypical U.S. southerner would say it when they are yelling for their mother.