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 by: Kah Joon Liow

To continue with Chinese pronunciation...

1. Consonants

There are 24 consonants in pinyin which are pronounced a lot like in English.

b, p, m, f, d, t, n, l, g, k, ng, h, j, q, x, zh, ch, sh, r, z, c, s, y, w

Chinese pronunciation of Consonants

b as in boy

p as in pine

m as in mother

f as in food

d as in dig

t as in talk

n as in none

l as in loud

g as in good

k as in kid

ng as in song

h as in hot

j as in jeep

q like ch in cheat

x like a sound between the s in see and the sh in she

zh like dg in sludge

ch as in children

sh as in shake

r as in raw

z like ds in words

c like ts in eats

s as in son

y as in Yao Ming

w as in we

2. Vowels

There are 6 simple vowels.

a, o, e, i, u,

Chinese pronunciation of Vowels

a as in mama

o as in drop

e as in earn

I as in sit

U as in look

like the u in the French rue

3. Vowel Combinations

In Chinese pronunciation, basic vowels can form vowel combinations with each other or with a nasal consonant.

Chinese pronunciation of Vowel Combinations

- ai like eye

- an sounds like ah with an emphatic n at the end (NOT like an in can)

- ang sounds like ah with a soft ng (NOT like ang in hang)

- ao is like ao in Tao

- ei is like ay in bay

- en is like u in sun

- eng is like ung in sung

- er like ur in purse

- ia is like ya

- iang is like young

- ie is like yeah

- iu is like the ou in you

- ian like yen

- iao is like eow in meow

- in as in in in gin

- ing as in ing in sing

- iong is like pinyin yong

- ong is like ong in kong

- ou is like ow in low

- ua is like ua in guava

- uan like one

- uang like oo + ang

- ui is like way

- un is like wou in would and ending in n sound (woon)

- uo sounds like wo as in wall

- uai is like why

- ua is like wa

- an like yuan and written without two dots

- e is like yue (we in wet)

Now, I know youre going to ask...

Get the rules and tips of using pinyin at http://www.living-chinese-symbols.com/chinese-pronunciation.html

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Kah Joon Liow

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