Lesson Two Vowels with the Back Nasal
Chinese Pinyin Back Nasal
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Description |
Similar English Sound |
ng |
Mouth: It is open. Tongue: The tongue bottom should touch the soft palate, and the air flows from the nasal cavity. lips: They are open. |
Similar to ng in king, bang, hang ( “g” is not pronounced.) |
Chinese Pinyin |
Description |
Similar English Sound |
ang |
Read the “a “ and ng quickly and sound ang.
āng áng ǎng àng
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Similar to ong in long, Hong, Kong
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Chinese Pinyin |
Description |
Similar English Sound |
eng |
Read e and ng quickly and sound eng.
ēng éng ěng èng
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Similar to ung in lung
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Chinese Pinyin |
Description |
Similar English Sound |
ong
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Read o and ng quickly and sound ong.
ōng óng ǒng òng |
No Similar English sound but very close to “o” in mode plus ng
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