Learning To Speak Chinese – Vowels
Fundamentals Of Basic Chinese (1)
Vowel
In Chinese language, vowels cannot be written individually. This is the Yin-Yang notion seen in the written language. Therefore, a vowel must be accompany with a consonant and vice versa. There are 6 vowels that been widely used in Chinese Pinyin, called main vowels.
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a = a in aquarium
o = o in orange
e = ea in earth
i = i in it
u = oo in wood < u >
ü = yu in yuan < ju’ >
While compound vowels are vowels created by the combination of main vowels. Generally, there are total 13 compound vowels in Chinese Pinyin.
a + i = ai < I as I am >
a + o = ao < ou as outage >
Other than that, Nasal Vowels also play important role in Chinese Pinyin. Nasal vowels are main vowels combine with nasal sounds, namely n, ng
a + n = an < un as unhealthy >
e + n = en < earn >
i + ong = iong < yong >
i + ng = ing < ying as playing >
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