a good web site for pinyin pronunciation http://www.ctcfl.ox.ac.uk/pinyin.htm

Pinyin pronunciation for Mandarin   Please set the text size to "Medium" for this programme and read the instructions by clicking on the links next to levels one - four before starting the exercises. Click here for the notes on Pinyin pronunciation

Level one. Learning instructions Vowels Consonants Tones Groups

Level two. Practice instructions Practise vowels Practise consonants  Practise groups

Level three.  How to use the tables for combinations of consonants and vowels 1. b p m f d t n l 2. b p m f d t n l 3. b p m f d t n l 1. g k h j q x z c 2. g k h j q x z c 3. g k h j q x z c 1. s r zh ch sh 2. s r zh ch sh 3. s r zh ch sh

Level four. Multi-syllabic words and phrases with tone changes Phrases with two third tones Bi-syllabic phrases of third tone with other tones

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