80/20 Guide to Chinese Pronunciation -- Part 2

To continue with Chinese pronunciation... 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,