chinese letters and sounds
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Answer:
Level A1
Related to
Tough sounds x-sh-, q-ch-, j-zh- (A2)
In series Pinyin quick start guide
1. Easy sounds
2. The "a" vowel
3. The "e" vowel
4. The "i" vowel
5. The "o" and "u" vowels
6. The "c" and "z" sounds
7. The "ch" "sh" and "zh" sounds
8. The "r" sound
9. The "ü" vowel
10. The "j" "q" and "x" sounds
Referenced Initials
j-
q-
x-
You've reached the end of the road! We've saved something special for you, though. The Chinese sounds represented by "x-", "q-", and "j-" in pinyin do not exist in English, and require you to train your mouth to make totally new sounds. Hopefully that sounds like fun! It's not as hard as you might imagine.
Contents
1 Pronouncing Pinyin's "x" Sound
2 Pronouncing Pinyin's "q" Sound
3 Pronouncing Pinyin's "j" Sound
4 Pinyin Chart with Audio
5 Key Takeaways
6 Review the "Gotchas"
Pronouncing Pinyin's "x" Sound
To learn to make these new sounds, start with the pinyin "x-" sound. You may have heard that it's pronounced like English "sh" or seen it written as the somewhat confusing "hs." Neither of these is particularly helpful; you just have to learn to make a new sound.
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To make the pinyin "x-" sound, try to make a "sh" sound while the tip of your tongue is down, below your lower front teeth. The middle of your tongue should rise to the roof of your mouth to make the sound. This should feel weird, because this is not something you normally do in English.
One way you know you're making the "x-" sound correctly is that you can comfortably smile while you make it, whereas it's a bit difficult to do this with the "sh" sound. A good syllable to practice the "x-" sound with first is "xi". Then move on to the super-common word "xièxie" (meaning "thank you").
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