Pronunication

From Brighten Up

Below are the Pronunciation Sounds in the Chinese Language. There are Starting Sounds, Mid Sounds and vowel sounds.

Click on the symbol to hear its pronunciation. Media:test.mp3

[edit] Starting Sounds

Symbol	Sound	Sound As In	Example Words
	B	butter	爸爸
	P	pea	葡萄
	m	moon	媽媽
	f	food	飯
	d	desk	弟弟
	t	tea	踢球
	n	nurse	你好
	l	lake	來
	g	girl	哥哥
	k	cut	可樂
	h	hurt	喝茶
	j	jeep	吉他
	q	cheese	汽車
	x	sheep	謝謝
	zh(i)	hands you pronounce the sound with tongue retracted	蜘蛛
	ch(i)	its you pronounce the sound with tongue retracted	吃飯
	sh(i)	see you pronouce the sound with tongue retracted	石頭
	r(i)	ruler	日曆
	z(i)	hands	字
	c(i)	its	菜
	s(i)	see	四

[edit] Middle Sounds

Symbol	Sound	Sound As In	Example Words
	yi,-i	eat	衣服
	wu,-u	wood	午飯
	yu,-u/ü	you	魚

[edit] Vowel Sounds

Symbol	Sound	Sound As In	Example Words
	a	hot	阿姨
	o	oh	我
	e	about	餓
	ê	egg	爺爺
	ai	I	愛
	ei	day	黑
	ou	hole	有
	ao	owl	要
	an	on	安靜
	en	sun	人
	ang	dong	東西
	eng	hung	燈
	er	sir	兒子