What does initial C in Pinyin sounds like?
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What does initial C in Pinyin sounds like?
ts
Learn to Read Chinese: Pinyin Initial Sounds
| Initial Sound | English Sound Equivalent | Chinese Example |
|---|---|---|
| c | pronounced as ts in “its” | 错 cuò (wrong) |
| ch | pronounced as ch in “chirp” (with tongue curled backwards) | 吃 chī (eat) |
| d | pronounced as d in “bed” (unaspirated) | 对 duì (correct) |
| g | Pronounced as g in “get” (unaspirated) | 个 gè (piece) |
What are the four pinyin tones?
Reading and Writing Tones First tone: ma1 or mā Second tone: ma2 or má Third tone: ma3 or mǎ Fourth tone: ma4 or mà
What is the Canadian way to pronounce Z?
Both “zed” and “zee” are acceptable pronunciations for the letter Z in Canada, though “zed” is much more common. Be warned, however, that some people feel very strongly that it is a betrayal of Canadian nationality to say “zee” and you may incur their wrath if you do so.
Is the C silent?
The answer is: neither is silent. They work together as a digraph in the word scent to create the /s/ sound. Some may argue that the “c” is silent because you only hear the /s/ sound, but because “c” always makes an /s/ sound before an “e,” it’s not silent in scent.
What is the C sound in pinyin?
Pinyin’s “c” Sound. Pinyin’s c- initial is simply a “ts” sound. It’s like the “ts” you hear in the English words “cats” and “Watson” and “robots”. The only thing that makes this Chinese sound challenging is that in English the “ts” always appears in the middle or at the end of words, whereas in Chinese it is an initial sound.
How do you pronounce Chinese characters?
Fortunately, the Chinese Pinyin (phonetic) system can tell you the pronunciation of a Chinese character using the Latin alphabet. Chinese pronunciation isn’t as difficult as you may think. However, there is still some phonology within Mandarin that isn’t represented by any letter of the Latin alphabet.
Do other learners learn the C- initial in pinyin?
Many learners do. Other learners will need to to work on these sounds quite a bit. Pinyin’s c- initial is simply a “ts” sound. It’s like the “ts” you hear in the English words “cats” and “Watson” and “robots”.
How many Chinese initials are there in the Chinese Pinyin alphabet?
A Chinese Pinyin Syllable can have three parts, Initial + Final + Tone. But sometimes, there can be no Initial (Chinese Syllables with Zero-Initials), or no Tone (Chinese Syllables with the Neutral Tone). But there is definitely a Final. There are 21 Chinese Initials, and 36 Chinese Finals in the Chinese Pinyin Alphabet.
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