pronunciation

Sensible Pinyin Course: Introduction and Pinyin Chart

This is part of our Sensible Pinyin Course. To see an overview of the course check out this Sensible Pinyin Course homepage! Just want to jump in? Start with Basic Vowels here. Make sure you download the pinyin chart from this page first though! ...

sensiblechineseMar 08 beginner, pinyin, pronunciation No Comments

Pinyin Course: Basic Vowel Sounds

Pinyin Course: Basic Vowel Sounds

This is part of our Sensible Pinyin Course. To see an overview of the course check out this Sensible Pinyin Course homepage! The basic pinyin vowels of Chinese are a, e, i, o, u and ü. For now we’ll deal with a, e,i, o, u right now and deal with...

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Pinyin Course: Basic Consonants

Pinyin Course: Basic Consonants

This is part of our Sensible Pinyin Course. To see an overview of the course check out this Sensible Pinyin Course homepage! The basic pinyin consonant set in Chinese is: B, p, m, f, d, t, n, l Why am I calling these consonants “basic”?...

sensiblechineseMar 07 pinyin, pronunciation, speaking No Comments

Pronunciation and Pinyin – The Foundations of Chinese

Pronunciation and Pinyin – The Foundations of Chinese

This is part of our How to Learn Chinese. Check out the How to Learn Chinese homepage to get a lot more tips on how to learn Chinese. Update: Our free Sensible Pinyin Course is now available. First read through this article to see why Pinyin is so important...

sensiblechineseFeb 03 10 things I wish I knew, beginner, pinyin, pronunciation, tones No Comments

Chinese Tones: Getting Started