Vowels Flashcards
1
Q
ai
A
eye as in bye
2
Q
an
A
Ahn
3
Q
ang
A
ahng
4
Q
ao
A
ouch or cow
5
Q
e
A
uh as in serve w/ British accent
6
Q
ei
A
ei as in eight
7
Q
en
A
as in taken
8
Q
eng
A
erng like dr in serve w/ British accent
9
Q
er
A
are
10
Q
I
A
ee as in bee
11
Q
ia
A
ya as in yak
12
Q
iao
A
“eow” in “meow”
13
Q
Ian
A
yen
14
Q
iang
A
yahng
15
Q
ie
A
ye in “yes”
16
Q
in
A
just as English in
when standing alone written yin
17
Q
ing
A
eeng, alone written as ying
18
Q
iong
A
like “o”ng
19
Q
iu
A
contraction for iou
yo like in yo-yo
stand alone written as you
20
Q
o
A
lie aw in awesome w/ a British accent
21
Q
Bo
A
Bwaw
22
Q
po
A
pwaw
23
Q
mo
A
mwaw
24
Q
fo
A
fwaw
25
ong
between English loan and long
| like Laing
26
ou
oh as in boat
27
u
oo in shoot
| standalone written as "wu"
28
a
ah like in "father"
29
ua
pronounced wa
| when standing alone written wa
30
uai
pronounced why
| when standing alone written wai
31
uan
pronounced as Juan
| when standing alone written wan
32
uang
pronounced whang as wha like what
33
uo
pronounced as wha like in what
| standing alone written wo
34
ui
short for uei pronounced way
| when standing alone written as wei
35
un
short for uen
| pronounced when
36
ü
make ee sound then round lips to make oo sound
| when standing alone written yu (no oumlat)
