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Unit 4: Pinyin - Consonants

Consonant Table:

bpmf
dtnl
gkh
jqx
zcsr
zh ch sh
yw

For consonants, we also put all these into English words with the same sound for
you to learn and remember in an easier way.

*Note: We pronounce these consonants followed by some vowels that can help
deliver the sound more clearly. Letters in the following explanation in "..." are
pronounced as in English, and those in '... ' are pronounced in Pinyin.

b - as the "b" in "book"

p - as the "p" in "pool"
m - as the "m" in "moon"
f - as the "f" in "food"

d - as the "d" in "door"

t - as the "t" in "tom"
n - as the "n" in "no"
l - as the "l" in "love"

g - as the "g" in good"

k - as the "k" in "kill"
h- as the "h" in "high"

j- as the "j" in "jeep"

q- as the "ch" in "cheese"
x- as the "sh" in "sharp"

z- as the "z" in "zero"

c- as the "ts" in "tsunami"
s- as the "s" in "sun"
r- as the "r" in "red"

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zh- start with 'j' in "jeep", but then end smoothly with "r" sound. The first 2
sounds in the sample voice show such move.

ch- start with 'q' in "cheese", but then end smoothly with "r" sound. The first 2
sounds in the sample voice show such move.

sh - start with 'x' in "sharp", but then end smoothly with "r" sound. The first 2
sounds in the sample voice show such move.

( 'zh, ch, sh' are similar to, but strictly different from 'j, q, x' respectively.
However, mixing them is not a too big problem for you to be understood in
China.)

y- as the "y" in "yes"

w- as the "w" in "wood" 

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