JJ Easy Chinese
Single Vowels
Lesson 2 e and ê
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Chinese Pinyin Vowel |
Description |
Similar English Sound For Reference |
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e
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Mouth: It is naturally open. Tongue: The rear of the tongue is raised middle-high lips： They are spread both sides. |
Similar to the ir in birth, bird, dirt, firm, girl, shirt, third… ē é ě è |
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Chinese Pinyin Vowel |
Description |
Similar English Sound |
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ê |
Mouth is Half open Tongue: The front tongue lows half. lips： Not round. |
Similar to the “e” in yes, yet, yen, yep….
ê ê ê ê |
The letter “ê “is nowadays not used in the newly published dictionaries and books, and it has been replaced by the letters “ye”