Initial consonants

Chinese lessons - Pinyin Initials 

 

Pinyin
Pronunciation
IPA
English Approx

b

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

[b]

spit

p

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

[pʰ]

pay

m

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

[m]

may

f

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

[f]

fair

d

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

[t]

stop

t

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

[tʰ]

take

n

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

[n]

nay

l

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

[l]

lay

g

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

[k]

skill

k

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

[kʰ]

kay

h

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

[x]

hay

j

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

[dʒi]

jeep

q

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

[tʃ]

cheek

x

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

[ʃi]

sheep

z

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

[dz]

reads

c

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

[tsʰ]

hats

s

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

[s]

say

zh

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

[dʒ]

job

ch

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

[tʃ]

church

sh

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

[ʃ]

shirt

r

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

[ʒ]

ray

y

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

[j]

yea

w

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

[w]

way