Mandarin Chinese/Pinyin/A, O, and E

There are three (3) types of vowels in Chinese- Simple, Compound, Nasal

• Simple consists of a single vowel
• Compound is two (2) or more
• Nasal ends in -n or -ng

This lesson, you will learn three (3) simple finals and one (1) compound final

Simple Finals

There are six (6) vowels in Chinese: a, e, i, o, u and ü

Vowel	Pronunciation	IPA	English Example
a	ah	a	father
e	uh	ʊ	bud
o	oh	o	toe

Compound Finals

"a" and "o" can combine to form "ao"- how

• This IS the same sound as in well known, "Ni Hao"

In Short...

• Three types
  • Simple
  • Compound
  • Nasal
• a is ahh
• e is uh
• o is oh
• ao is ow