How to read Pinyin (Phonetics) -II
Thu, 2010-05-06 10:23 �� angel_jiang
All rules given here in terms of English pronunciation are approximate, as several of these sounds do not correspond directly to sounds in English,So you still need to pactice with your teacher.
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
Comments
Xie Xie for your effective tips.
the sample words help you pronounce the sound properly.
good lesson!
For me is a little bit difficult because the sound in spanish is different but I try time after time to pronounce it correctly. Aboce all qi, chi, shi, xi... 谢谢您的帮
the Pinyin (Phonetics) help me to read Chinese and I have good teacher
你好！姜老师
It´s clear enough. Thanks
I don't understand how these alphabets are different from each other. j, z, zh it's all sound j to me. q, c, ch = ch and s, x, sh = s.
Question: Do you have some tips that I can understand this simply?
ni hao, wo jiao andri from jakarta and i'm interested to learn chines language since a mounth ago please help me to learn easly
Andri, nihao!
It's nice to meet you! I have some tips about learn Chinese, you can take it as a reference:
http://www.ninhao.com/learn-mandarin-chinese/blog/some-tips-learning-chi...
Hope you enjoy your study!
Jiang laoshi
ni hao. i am studying chinese language but i have difficult in pin yin. example. 1. an and en. 2.ang and eng. etc... i am same it this sound. help me teacher. if possible show me with a mouth diagram. thank you teacher. bye.
Nihao, I really want to show you with a mouth diagram, but I haven't find a clearly one.
Do you know the difference between "a" and "e"? when we read "a" , we can open our mouth wide,and when we read "e" ,just like smile, no deed to open our mouth wide. if you can read these two clearly, for "an" "en""ang""eng" will be more easier.
Good luck and best wishes!
Nǐ hǎo, Jiāng lǎoshī!
This website is very good. It's helping learn Chinese. 我学习中文。
谢谢！
Ni hao laoshi Angel Jiang,i'm sujita.This site helped me alot in learning chinese.xei xei ni
hi I'm Hussnain from Pakistan and i'm interested to learn chines language since 2 years ago please help me.
Ni hao,Hussnain.Glad to see you here. I think you can learn pinyin in our website, then choose more lesson and join our one to one on line lesson, our professional teacher will give you more help.Good luck!
Hi Sujita,
There is a little mistake in your sentence. "xei xei ni" should be"xiexie ni".
Bu yong keqi:)
Jiang laoshi
Ninhao! laoshi Angel Jiang, This lesson is very helpful to have a good idea to pronounce the words properly.It solved many problems I had. xiexie ni!
Sang1Jie2:
Bu yong keqi, hope your Chinese improved fast!
Jiang laoshi
ni hao teacher angel. im a begginer so help me to learn chinese.
Hi Sprout,
Ni hao! If you have any question about Chinese, I am very glad to help you.
Ni hao, I'm a beginner and I join this class to learn more about chinese language... I hope you can teach me chinese..
Ni hao, Ashley Marvella
Welcome to our website. You can start with our Pinyin lessons, and if you have questions, I am glad to help. Good luck!
Ni hao, I'm a Chinese but can't speak or read chinese, just start learning chinese now in my twenties :D
Ni hao.Just hit the site by chance and I am glad I found it.I have lots of chinese friends and I hope to impress them with my knowledge of chinese language :-)
ni hao,
is there any dictionary english word and pinyin bu henz.
This is a very good site for me. I've been doing the Pinyin lessons and the writing of characters so far. Next month I'm taking lessons real time with a teacher. Hope I can keep up as I'm not so young ;-)
I have learned Chinese for four years -but I forgot all .
For one who has an idea on pinyin, is there any way you could refer words from english to Pinyin. I mean something like a Pinyin to english dictionary and vice versa. Thanks
There is a good dictionary for you, "A New Century Chinese-English Dictionary".Hope it will do help you.
ni hao, wo jiao icul. wo shi (indonesia) ren
how to say indonesia in chinese?
nice to meet you angel jiang. i have a question for you.
what the difference about chinese lenguage betwen china and taiwan?
is that different or not?
Nice to meet you Icul. Indonesia in Chinese is Yìn dù ní xī yà
印度尼西亚.
About the difference between Putonghua and Taiwan hua, you can find the answer in this website:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_language
Hope it will helps.
ni hao angel jiang! i am new here in ninhao.com and im hoping that i can learn chinese easily.
Nihao! Shawna,
Welcome to Ninhao.com. Study Chinese from now is not late:)
xie xie
hi... i have difficulty distinguishing mandarin, fukien and cantonese..... im tounge tied......
Ni hao Jiang laoshi! Wo jiao tashie. (hope i said it right..) This is the first time I've used this site. It's so helpful. Xie xie ni laoshi and to everyone who made this site possible...! I do hope that there is a software available for the pinyin since I'm having a bit of difficulty with the pinyin (with the pronounciation).
I also showed this site to my husband and he's glad that I found this site and told me to also learn how to read and write Chinese character/s... I hope there is a section here on how to write C. characters... Anyway... xie xie laoshi!
Hi Tashie,
Bukeqi!(You are welcome!) Welcome to Ninhao.com. Good suggestion! Our Pinyin and Chinese character lessons will coming soon. Hope you enjoy your study trip! Questions are welcome!
So does Chinese distinguish verbs based on their transitivity?
呵呵，当然不是
please it is my first time i want to know if there is a way i can get a sound player to help my pronunciation
我这里的第一发表 = My first post here,
How about that?
OK, maybe this one: 我这里的第一个发表
Hi Pandora, You can say 我在这里的第一个帖子（tiě zi）。发表 is a verb.
what is the meaning of Ni hao! wo jiao yakubu. wo shi yamaijiaren.
Hi Yakubu, Nihao means hello.
Ni hao! wo jiao Sarah. wo shi yamaijiaren. i hope i got that right. I love Chinese and i hope you guys could help.
Welcome! Sarah
Ni hao! wo jiao sarah, wo shi yamaijiaren. i love Chinese and i hope you can be of great help.
ni hao laoshi, i'm glad to have found this site. i hope to speak fluent chinese. Its helps me teach my kids as well. xie xie.
Hi Dorothy,
You are welcome! ：）
hello, Angel hope i can learn more chinese languages
Angel, thanks for your lessons. have a question for you. My friend told me "o" in Chinese is more like "oor" in "door" instead of "o" in "drop". What do you think? Thanks in advance.
Hi Pandora, good question! As I has said in the beginning:All rules given here in terms of English pronunciation are approximate, as for "o", you should remenber to pronouning it the key is: o is a rounded semi-high back vowel. The lip are rounded when pronouncing o. Hope it helps. :)
Thank you. Do not want to be offensive....
I have eight years work experience for teaching Chinese as second language
Should be: I have eight years of experience teaching Chinese as a Second Language.
And as for "It is happy to talk to you."
Usually, people wouldn't say that at all, except if they were a little confused
They might say "I'm very glad to have been able to talk to you" or "Talking to you was very nice," "I'm happy/glad we talked," maybe even "Talking to you is a source of joy," etc.
Hope this helps as well :)
Pandora, thanks a lot! I learn a lot from you. :)
I had difficulty in pronouncing 4 tones. Is there any software available i for me to practice chinese tone.
Hi Pauzi,
Our Pinyin lesson will coming soon. It will help you a lot, you can practice 4 tones with those courses.
THANKS
hi hen hao
You are welcome! Your questions are also welcome. ：）
Ni hao, I´m very happy to find this site. It seems to be easy to learn and understand. I hope I´ll be able, one day, to speak and read a little of Chinese.
Thank you for your job to help people who want to learn.
Ni hao i am so happy ´to be here wish me luck:)
thanks, really help me alot
HEY.. IT REALLY HELPED ME..XIE XIE
Ni hao, "wo shi Gwin" I am just also starting learning Chinese. Thanks for this Site and for free learning mandarin,.. God bless You all
Nǐ hǎo, wǒ shì Jiāng lǎoshī! Welcome to Ninhao.com.
Ni Hao, Xie Xie thank you ma'am
Ni hao, I am just starting out learning Chinese. Thank you for this information.
Nǐ hǎo! You are welcome! Hope you have a good study trip! :)