{"id":14360,"date":"2019-12-14T16:02:30","date_gmt":"2019-12-14T16:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/spoken-chinese\/mandarin-pronunciation\/"},"modified":"2019-12-14T16:02:30","modified_gmt":"2019-12-14T16:02:30","slug":"mandarin-pronunciation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/vi\/mandarin-pronunciation\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandarin pronunciation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>  \tThe first step to learn Mandarin Chinese is turning out to be accustomed to Mandarin pronunciation. Understanding how to pronounce Mandarin assists with speaking and listening skills.<\/p>\n<p>  \tThe Mandarin language has 21 consonants and 16 vowels. Altogether they&#39;re able to be combined collectively to create more than 400 mono-syllabic sounds.It is the same as English, you have to try to hear the differences and study hard on understanding how to pronounce Mandarin sounds.<\/p>\n<p>  \tRight here is a chart of the 38 sounds of Mandarin using a sound clip of each.<\/p>\n<p>  \tpinyin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Explanation<br \/>  \tA a similar to &#39;ar&#39; in the English &#39;artist&#39;<br \/>  \tB b similar to &#39;b&#39; in the English &#39;bear&#39;<br \/>  \tC c similar to &#39;ts&#39; in the English &#39;bits&#39;<br \/>  \tD d similar to &#39;d&#39; in the English &#39;deep&#39;<br \/>  \tE e similar to &#39;ir&#39; in the English &#39;shirt&#39;<br \/>  \tF f similar to &#39;f&#39; in the English &#39;face&#39;<br \/>  \tG g similar to &#39;g&#39; in the English &#39;gain&#39;<br \/>  \tH h similar to &#39;h&#39; in the English &#39;hair&#39;<br \/>  \tI i similar to &#39;ee&#39; in the English &#39;bee&#39;<br \/>  \tJ j similar to &#39;jee&#39; in the English &#39;jeep&#39;<br \/>  \tK k similar to &#39;k&#39; in the English &#39;keen&#39; with more aspiration<br \/>  \tL l similar to &#39;l&#39; in the English &#39;learn&#39;<br \/>  \tM m similar to &#39;mo&#39; in the English &#39;mob&#39;<br \/>  \tN n similar to &#39;nur&#39; in the English &#39;nurse&#39;<br \/>  \tO o similar to &#39;o&#39; in the English &#39;ok&#39;<br \/>  \tP p similar to &#39;p&#39; in the English &#39;put&#39; with more aspiration<br \/>  \tQ q similar to &#39;chea&#39; in the English &#39;cheat&#39;<br \/>  \tR r similar to &#39;r&#39; in the English &#39;run&#39;<br \/>  \tS s similar to &#39;s&#39; in the English &#39;skill&#39;<br \/>  \tT t similar to &#39;t&#39; in the English &#39;let&#39;<br \/>  \tU u similar to &#39;oo&#39; in the English &#39;boot&#39;<br \/>  \tV v similar to &#39;weigh&#39; in the English<br \/>  \tW w similar to &#39;oo&#39; in the English &#39;boot&#39;<br \/>  \tX x similar to &#39;sh&#39; in the English &#39;shirt&#39;<br \/>  \tY y similar to &#39;ea&#39; in the English &#39;eat&#39;<br \/>  \tZ z similar to &#39;ds&#39; in the English &#39;woods&#39;<br \/>  \tai similar to &#39;eye&#39; in the English<br \/>  \tei similar to &#39;a&#39; in the English &#39;wave&#39;<br \/>  \tao similar to &#39;ow&#39; in the English &#39;now&#39;<br \/>  \tou similar to &#39;oe&#39; in the English &#39;toe&#39;<br \/>  \tan similar to &#39;an&#39; in the English &#39;pan&#39;<br \/>  \ten similar to &#39;an&#39; in the English<br \/>  \tang similar to &#39;ong&#39; in the English &#39;song&#39;<br \/>  \teng similar to &#39;an&#39; in the English with a nasal sound<br \/>  \ter similar to &#39;a&#39; in the English &#39;wave&#39;<br \/>  \tzh similar to &#39;z&#39; in the English &#39;zoo&#39; with a cacuminal<br \/>  \tch similar to &#39;ts&#39; in the English &#39;bits&#39; with a cacuminal<br \/>  \tsh similar to &#39;s&#39; in the English &#39;skill&#39; with a cacuminal&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  \tIf you practice these as much as you can &ndash; you will soon know how to pronounce Mandarin.<br \/>  \t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chine-tie-zi-nei-rong-zhi-hou\" id=\"chine-1581265621\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1889418300638825\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1889418300638825\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"7273022922\" \ndata-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first step to learn Mandarin Chinese is turning out to be accustomed to Mandarin pronunciation. 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