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Pinyin Lesson 8 – Review of 21 Pinyin Initials

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Pinyin Review – 21 Pinyin Initials

b p m f – d t n l – g k h – j q x
z c s – zh ch sh r

Congratulations on finishing all 21 Pinyin Initials! Now let’s do a quick and complete Pinyin Review on how to pronounce Pinyin consonants. Do you still remember all these Pinyin Initials pronunciation and all the tricks to get it perfect? Watch this video to review and take the Pinyin Initials quiz to test your skills!

LESSON INFO


KEYWORDS

  • 21 Chinese Pinyin Initials
  • Pinyin Initial Groups

LESSON NOTES


Groups of 21 Chinese Pinyin Initials

Thereare the two different ways to put all 21 Pinyin Initials into groups.

  1. According to the techniques involved to pronounce the Initials
  2. According to what parts of your mouth you involve to pronounce the Initials.

18 Comments

  • I like how you have the sounds of each sound the bottom of each lesson, but I think it would be good to have all the sounds on one page so we can compare them without having to go to each lesson for that specific sound. I am having a hard time distinguishing between t and c, and zh and r.

  • Wow I feel a big difference in my ability to use the sounds in lesson 8 compared to the previous ones. It’s still a very concentrated effort on my part. But I hope with more practice I can speak without worrying so much about my pronunciation.

  • Between j q x and zh ch sh, I cannot hear the difference at all ! I also have to be careful not to mistake one for another when I’m saying those

  • 你好。 I think I’ve found a mistake. In the lesson 8, Quiz 2, the fifth syllable sounds like ‘de’ instead of ‘ge’. I checked several times, I’m pretty sure it’s ‘de’. Could you check it and tell me if I’m right or wrong? Thank you for your lessons. They are amazing. 🙂

  • Some European languages, like my mother language, do have quite a few of these sounds and written notation very similar, which make it easier. One question, does the sound of “e” like in “red/bed” not exist in Chinese?
    Appreciate your level of professionalism, I suggest more “homework” type – even “optional” will be great in general. Very good course, looking forward for additional/advanced ones.