Single Vowels
Lesson one a and o
Chinese Pinyin Vowel |
Description |
Similar English Sound For Reference |
a
|
Mouth: It is widely open. Tongue: The front of the tongue is in the lowest position. lips: They are naturally open. |
Similar to long a, such as a in father, java, pa, ma, ha….
Chinese has four different tones with four different meanings. ā á ǎ à |
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Chinese Pinyin Vowel |
Description |
Similar English Sound |
O
|
Mouth: It is half open. Tongue: The rear of the tongue is raised lips: They are shaped round. |
Similar to the aw in law, jaw, claw, fawn, draw, paw, straw, yawn…. But it is not pronounce in the blend “ong” ō ó ǒ ò |