This section takes a closer look at the pronunciation of finals based around the vowel a. They are a, an, ang, ai and ao. These finals can all appear as syllables on their own. They also appear in combination with most initials except for j,q,x.
The table below shows all combination. Click on an entry here an example (using first tone).
a | ai | an | ang | ao | |
b | ba | bai | ban | bang | bao |
p | pa | pai | pan | pang | pao |
m | ma | mai | man | mang | mao |
f | fa | fan | fang | ||
d | da | dai | dan | dang | dao |
t | ta | tai | tan | tang | tao |
n | na | nai | nan | nang | nao |
l | la | lai | lan | lang | lao |
g | ga | gai | gan | gang | gao |
k | ka | kai | kan | kang | kao |
h | ha | hai | han | hang | hao |
zh | zha | zhai | zhan | zhang | zhao |
ch | cha | chai | chan | chang | chao |
sh | sha | shai | shan | shang | shao |
r | ran | rang | rao | ||
z | za | zai | zan | zang | zao |
c | ca | cai | can | cang | cao |
s | sa | sai | san | sang | sao |
w* | wa | wai | wan | wang | |
y* | ya | yan | yang | yao |
N.B.w and y are not proper initials. They are considered the initial part of the final -ua and -ia but are written wa and ya. u, i are called medials, they precede the central vowel.
After listening to a syllable click on the corrsponding entry in the table. (There will be fifteen syllables).
a | ai | an | ang | ao | |
b | ba | bai | ban | bang | bao |
p | pa | pai | pan | pang | pao |
m | ma | mai | man | mang | mao |
f | fa | fan | fang | ||
d | da | dai | dan | dang | dao |
t | ta | tai | tan | tang | tao |
n | na | nai | nan | nang | nao |
l | la | lai | lan | lang | lao |
g | ga | gai | gan | gang | gao |
k | ka | kai | kan | kang | kao |
h | ha | hai | han | hang | hao |
zh | zha | zhai | zhan | zhang | zhao |
ch | cha | chai | chan | chang | chao |
sh | sha | shai | shan | shang | shao |
r | ran | rang | rao | ||
z | za | zai | zan | zang | zao |
c | ca | cai | can | cang | cao |
s | sa | sai | san | sang | sao |
w* | wa | wai | wan | wang | |
y* | ya | yan | yang | yao |