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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, '

Chinese pronunciation of Vowels

a as in mama
o as in drop
e as in earn
I as in sit
U as in look
' like the u in the French rue

3. Vowel Combinations

In Chinese pronunciation, basic vowels can form vowel combinations with each other or with a nasal consonant.

Chinese pronunciation of Vowel Combinations

- ai like eye
- an sounds like 'ah' with an emphatic 'n' at the end (NOT like 'an' in can)
- ang sounds like 'ah' with a soft 'ng' (NOT like 'ang' in hang)
- ao is like 'ao' in Tao
- ei is like 'ay' in bay
- en is like 'u' in sun
- eng is like 'ung' in sung
- er like 'ur' in purse
- ia is like ya
- iang is like young
- ie is like yeah
- iu is like the 'ou' in you
- ian like yen
- iao is like 'eow' in meow
- in as in 'in' in gin
- ing as in 'ing' in sing
- iong is like pinyin 'yong'
- ong is like 'ong' in kong
- ou is like 'ow' in low
- ua is like 'ua' in guava
- uan like one
- uang like 'oo' + ang
- ui is like way
- un is like 'wou' in would and ending in 'n' sound (woon)
- uo sounds like 'wo' as in wall
- uai is like why
- ua is like 'wa'
- 'an like yuan and written without two dots
- 'e is like 'yue' ('we' in 'wet')

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Get the rules and tips of using pinyin at http://www.living-chinese-symbols.com/chinese-pronunciation.html