Final vowels

Chinese lessons - Pinyin finals

 

Single finals:

Pinyin
Pronunciation
IPA
English Approx

a

[audio:http://www.121chineselessons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/a.mp3]

[ɑ]

a

o

[audio:http://www.121chineselessons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/o.mp3]

[o]

or

e

[audio:http://www.121chineselessons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/e.mp3]

[ə]

er/uh

i

[audio:http://www.121chineselessons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/i.mp3]

[i]

yi

u

[audio:http://www.121chineselessons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/u.mp3]

[u]

wu

ü

[audio:http://www.121chineselessons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/yu.mp3]

[y]

yu

 

Compound finals:

Pinyin
Pronunciation
IPA
English Approx

ai

[audio:http://www.121chineselessons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ai.mp3]

[ai]

ai

an

[audio:http://www.121chineselessons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/an.mp3]

[an]

an

ang

[audio:http://www.121chineselessons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ang.mp3]

[ɑŋ]

ang

ei

[audio:http://www.121chineselessons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ei.mp3]

[ei]

ei

en

[audio:http://www.121chineselessons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/en.mp3]

[ən]

en

eng

[audio:http://www.121chineselessons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/eng.mp3]

[əŋ]

eng

ie

[audio:http://www.121chineselessons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ie.mp3]

[iɛ]

ye

in

[audio:http://www.121chineselessons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/in.mp3]

[in]

yin

ing

[audio:http://www.121chineselessons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ing.mp3]

[iŋ]

ying

iu

[audio:http://www.121chineselessons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/iu.mp3]

[ou]

ou

ong

[audio:http://www.121chineselessons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ong.mp3]

[uŋ]

weng

ui

[audio:http://www.121chineselessons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ui.mp3]

[uei]

wei

un

[audio:http://www.121chineselessons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/un.mp3]

[uən]

wen

ün

[audio:http://www.121chineselessons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/yun.mp3]

[yn]

yun