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Pinyin--Chinese phonetics

Pinyin--Chinese phonetics

This form describes the  easy way of pronouncing basic Chinese phonetics .You can easily speak the phonetics by the similar pronounced letters underlined. 

How to use the phonetics:  just simply  pronounce the consonants and vowels together , for example: hua (means "flower" in Chinese)=h+ua=[hua:]

Consonants

  • b.mp3 b [b] bed
  • p.mp3 p [p] poor
  • m.mp3 m [m] map
  • f.mp3 f [f] flag
  • d.mp3 d [d] dad
  • t.mp3 t [t] text
  • n.mp3 n [n] net
  • l.mp3 l [l] look
  • g.mp3 g [g] glad
  • k.mp3 k [k] kite
  • h.mp3 h [h] hat
  • j.mp3 j [j] Put the glossal tip against  the lower teeth and put the body of the tongue in contact with the hard palate then emit air
  • q.mp3 q [q] The back on the lower teeth and put the body of the tongue in contact with the hard palate, then forcefully emit air
  • x.mp3 x [x] Put the body of the tongue close to the hard palate and form a narrow contraction, then emit a flow of air
  • zh.mp3 zh jacket
  • ch.mp3 ch[t∫] China
  • sh.mp3 sh[∫] ship
  • r.mp3 r [r] red
  • z.mp3 z [z] zoo
  • c.mp3 c [ts] hats

Consonants

  • c.mp3 i [i] big
  • c.mp3 u [u:] room
  • c.mp3 ü [y] Form your lips into a ring vibrate the vocal cords.
  • c.mp3 a [a:] car
  • c.mp3 ia[ia:] yard
  • c.mp3 ua[ua:]
  • c.mp3 o what make your mouth round, draw back the tongue tip, vibrate the vocal cords.
  • c.mp3 uo what
  • c.mp3 e her
  • c.mp3 ie[je] yes
  • c.mp3 üe[ye]
  • c.mp3 ai[ai] apple
  • c.mp3 ei[ei] cake
  • c.mp3 uai[uai] why
  • c.mp3 uei[uei] weigh
  • c.mp3 ao[au] course
  • c.mp3 iao[iau] your
  • c.mp3 ou[ou] coat
  • c.mp3 iou[iou] yolk
  • c.mp3 an[an] can
  • c.mp3 ian[ian] Yankee
  • c.mp3 uan[uan] one
  • c.mp3 üan[yan]
  • c.mp3 en [en] hen
  • c.mp3 in[in] in
  • c.mp3 uen[uen] when
  • c.mp3 ün[yn]
  • c.mp3 ang[aη] aunt
  • c.mp3 iang[iaη] young
  • c.mp3 uang[uaη] want
  • c.mp3 eng[eη] won't
  • c.mp3 ing[iη] morning
  • c.mp3 ueng[ueη] won't
  • c.mp3 ong[uη] hong
  • c.mp3 iong[iuη]