Lesson 1-3: Hanyu Pinyin Flashcards
1
Q
a
A
“a” in ah
2
Q
b
A
“boa” in boar
3
Q
c
A
“ts” in cats (almost like “chur” in church)
4
Q
d
A
“ded” in decided
5
Q
e
A
“er” in flower
6
Q
f
A
“fore” in before
7
Q
g
A
“gir” in girl
8
Q
h
A
“her”
9
Q
i
A
“i” in if
10
Q
j
A
“ji” in jitter
11
Q
k
A
“ker” in handkerchief
12
Q
l
A
“l” in learn
13
Q
m
A
“more”
14
Q
n
A
“nur” in nurse
15
Q
o
A
“o” in or
16
Q
p
A
“po” in polar
17
Q
q
A
“chee” in cheetah
18
Q
r
A
“re” in interest
19
Q
s
A
“si” in sir
20
Q
t
A
“ter” in deter
21
Q
u
A
“woo” in wool; “ee” in fee
22
Q
ü
A
“ee” in fee
23
Q
v
A
like normal v
24
Q
w
A
“wo” in woman
25
x
"she" or "see"
26
y
"yi" in yippie
27
z
"ze" in realize
28
ch
"ch" in catch
29
sh
"sh" in bush
30
zh
"g" in giraffe
31
ai
"I"
32
an
"un" in until
33
ang
"ong" in among
34
ao
"ow" in how
35
ei
"ay" in day
36
en
"urn" in turn
37
eng
"ng" in surnames
38
ia
"yar" in yard
39
ian
"yen"
40
iang
"young"
41
iao
"yao"
42
ie
"ye" in yes
43
in
"in" in tin
44
ing
"ing" in wing
45
iu
"you"
46
iong
"yoong"
47
ong
"ong" in yoong, or "ong" in long
48
ou
"oh" or "owh"
49
üan
"wen"
50
uai
"wi" in wide
51
uan
"wan" in want
52
uang
"ung" in swung
53
ui
"way"
54
üe
"yüe"
55
uo
"war"
56
un
"woun" in wound or "wen" in Chinese
57
ün
"yün"
58
chi
"ch" in church
59
ci
"ts" in cats (same as "c")
60
er
"er"
61
ri
"re" in interest
62
shi
"shi" in shirt
63
si
"si" in sir
64
ye
"ye" in yes
65
yi
"yi"
66
you
"you"
67
zhi
"g" in giraffe
68
zi
"zi" in zip
69
When "i" is not spelt with an initial consonant
add "y" to the i
70
When "u" is not spelt with an initial consonant
add "w" to the u
71
When "ü" is not spelt with an initial consonant
add "y" to the ü
72
Placing the tone mark
- Only on the vowel
- First priority: a
- If no "a", then "o" or "e"
- on the second vowel of the diphthong "iu", "ui"
