Pinyin Lesson 5 – Initials: j q x
Chinese Pinyin Initials: j q x
Today in our Pinyin video lesson, we will talk about the three Chinese Pinyin Initials j q x. This group might need some extra attention than other groups. Let’s watch this video, practice and tackle all of them one by one.
LESSON INFO
KEYWORDS
- Chinese Pinyin Initials
- j
- q
- x
LESSON NOTES
Chinese Pinyin Initials: j q x
Chines Initials jq x are called “Palatals”. This means in order to pronounce them you need to involve your hard palate, which is the roof of your mouth.
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Pinyin Spelling Rules with j q x
j q x cannot be put before "u" to make syllables, but they can be put before "ü". When j q x are used before "ü", we don't write the two dots of "ü", and write "u" instead.
j - (ü) -> ju
q - (ü) -> qu
x - (ü) -> xu
Coming from German, these initials are a little bit harder than the previous ones, but the explanations help a lot and I think I get it right now. The “x” sound seems to be just like the the German “ch” in the word “München” (Munich) or “lachen” (to laugh) and also “j” and “q” exist in German and are like “dsch” and “tsch”. Congratulations on these great lessons! Your explanations with the position of the tongue are really great.
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The lesson is kind of hard and easy. I think I almost memorized this lesson.
Oh, so the tongue placement for j and q is somewhat similar to the placement for ㅈand ㅊin Korean! Thank you for such clear explanations. I was waiting for that.
the explanation of qu tongue movement was very helpful.
it really helps
superb
oh I like so much this course but here it is difficult for me to differenciate between q and x
I was just coming down to the comments section to write exactly the same thing. i could really use some helpful tips here on how to hear the difference between the two.
It seems like it’s the difference between a ch- sound and a sh- sound.
I really enjoyed your description for the difference between Ji Qi and Xi. I have struggled with this. I had friends try to teach me but your explanation made it easier for me. Thank you.
I’m really glad that the video helped!