Learn the Chinese Alphabet in Less Than 20 min! Pinyin & Zhuyin (Bopomofo)

An older person says of a child: “Look at that cute little guy.” And then keep the "-un" part. A young man. ㄣ. Not "en", but ㄣ. And here's an image to help you remember

zhuyin

. The face of a cute "young man." Next. ㄤ. In

pinyin

, ANG. It's a bit like the word "wrong" without the word wr. And the vowel is a little flatter. So it's not wrong with an -ong, but closer to -ahng. Like someone would say -aaaaahh and then add an ng to the end. ㄤ. Here is an image that will help you remember

zhuyin

. A figure tapping his foot angrily and saying "you're wrong!" But feel free to create your own mnemonics too.

Well. ㄥ is close to "dung" without the "d". ㄥ. It's actually not -ung, dung, but ㄥ. In

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, that's ENG. And the zhuyin looks like a kind of nose that smells manure. I know, it's not a pretty picture. And now... here are the group's last lyrics! This letter is ㄦ. In pinyin, that's ER. So imagine an insecure person stuttering over his words: "Errr...I don't know what to say...err..." Now, for the zhuyin, here's a picture of a person standing with very little confidence, saying "eerrrr...." And guess what? You did it! You've surpassed the letters of the Chinese

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! Hooray!

You deserve a chocolate shake! (Or whatever your favorite treat is.) As a disclaimer, don't worry if you don't understand or you remember all of this right away. You'll want to listen to this

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on several times and go over the lyrics repeatedly to take it all in. That's why it also helps to sing Chinese, because then you get used to hearing these sounds repeated in a non-obtrusive way. So, if you don't already have done, be sure to watch Sing & Learn's Chinese song teaching videos or listen to some covers of popular Chinese songs. Simply click on the playlists on your screen or check the description box below.

You can also download a free PDF Chinese pronunciation chart from singand

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.com Link in description box below So that's the Chinese

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Remember to impress your friends with your new knowledge and see you in the next video! Until we sing again, 再見!