初级课程-1cours introduction-1

Introduction to Finals Together with the 21 initials to there are also 36 finals. Combining the two makes a Pinyin syllable. Syllable = initial (consonant) + final (vowel) + tone (of your voice) Finals   i u ü a ia ua   o   uo   e ie   üe er       ai   uai   ei   uei   ao iao     ou iou     an ian uan üan en in uen ün ang iang uang   eng ing ueng   ong iong     Practically, the finals can be divided up in the following way: 6 single vowel Finals 14 compound vowel Finals 16 nasal Finals listen to the audio file Finals How They Sound Pronunciation Hints and Tips a Like the a in father   o Like the ou in four   e Like the ir in bird i Like the ee in see u Like the oo in moon   ü No direct English comparison Like the "ee" in i and push your lips forward. er Sounds like ehrr   ai Like the y in my   ei Like the a in able   ao Like the ou in out ou Like the o in go   ia No direct English comparison The sounds of i and a said together. i is short and shallow, the a is long and deep ie Sounds like the expression...yyeah   ua Like the whaaa in what The sounds of u and a said together. u is short and shallow, the a is long and deep uo Sounds like whaahh The sounds of u and o said together. u is short and shallow, the o is long and deep üe Sounds like youehh The sounds of ü and ê said together. ê is short and shallow, the o is long and deep iao Sounds like yeowww The sounds of i and au said together. i is short and shallow, the a and u are long and deep iou Sounds like yaow   uai Sounds like whyy u  and ui said together. u and i are short and soft, the middle a is loud and clear uei Sounds like weigh u  and ei said together. u and i are short and soft, the middle e is loud and clear an Like the an in ant   en Like the en in end in Like the in in ink   ün Sounds like yuin u  and en said together ang Sounds like aahng   eng Like the ung in hung   ing Sounds like yuong   ong Like the ong in song   ian Sounds like yan   uan Sounds like a long one slight emphasis on the ooooone üan Sounds like yuan   uen Sounds like a long whin emphasis the w and n like wwwhinnnn iang Sounds like a long young young  said slowely, emphasis the g uang Sounds like whaaang   ueng Sounds like whuuung   iong Sounds like yonggg