How to read: ü
After pronouncing "i", just make your lips round-shaped to pronounce "ü", with the tongue position unchanged. It purse your lips and position the tongue high and forwards.
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Learn finals “u” in Pinyin
How to read: u
When pronouncing "u", the tongue is in the highest position and the mouth is slightly opened. Make your lips round-shaped, draw back your tongue and make the tongue root approach the soft palate. It is similar to 'oo' in the English 'room' .
Learn finals “i” in Pinyin
How to read: i
When pronouncing "i", the tongue is in the highest position, the mouth is slightly opened and the lips are flat-shaped. Stretch forward your tongue, put it against the back of the lower teeth and open up your lips. It is similar to 'ee' in the English 'bee'.
Learn finals “e” in Pinyin
How to read: e
The opening of the mouth and the position of the tongue are identical with that for "o", but the lips are not rounded. It can be produced by pronouncing "O" and then spreading the lips towards the two sides. It is similar to 'er' in the English 'hers'.
Learn finals “o” in Pinyin
How to read: o
Half-close your mouth with the tongue in a half-high position; draw back your tongue and make your lips round-shaped. It is similar to 'or' in the English 'bore'.
Learn finals “a” in Pinyin
How to read: a
Open your mouth wide, with your tongue in the middle in a low position; the lips are naturally opened. It is similar to 'ah' in the English 'Ah-hah!'
Types of Tone Mistakes
1、Mistakes of Control When you first start studying Chinese, you have no idea at all how to properly make the tones. Even if you can hear a difference, you can’t do it yourself. Or maybe you can hear and repeat it immediately after, but then quickly forget how to do it. This is all part of the process of learning tones.
The Prequel To Pinyin
It happens to all language learners, even the best of us. It’s your first day of class, and you’re silently panicking, watching in fear as your professor’s chalk dances across the board with lightning speed, producing the swirls and dots of Chinese characters. With each new slash, your heart sinks a little lower. How will you ever memorize and pronounce all several thousands of these?
Mandarin Chinese Romanization: Comparing Yale to Pīnyīn and Wade-Giles
This is the third of three tables you can use to look up a how a Mandarin Chinese sound is spelled with roman letters and ompare how it is spelled in two other major romanizaion system—especially useful if you run across a spelling in a system you’re less familiar with.
Mandarin Chinese Romanization: Comparing Wade-Giles to Pīnyīn and Yale
This is the second of three tables you can use to look up a how a Mandarin Chinese sound is spelled with roman letters and ompare how it is spelled in two other major romanizaion system—especially useful if you run across a spelling in a system you’re less familiar with.
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