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80/20 Guide to Chinese Pronunciation - Part 2 |
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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, ü Chinese pronunciation of Vowels a as in mama o as in drop e as in earn I as in sit U as in look ü 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” - üan like yuan and written without two dots - üe is like “yue” (“we” in “wet”) Kah Joon Liow http://www.living-chinese-symbols.com...
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