Chinese Mandarin Cultural Center
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Join our group for $25.00 per Year and get food gatherings, movie discussion once a month.
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Get used to the Vowels and Consonants first:
Finals                       English Equivalent
Single Vowels
a                               father(a)                                                                                                        
o                               all(a)
e                               the(e)
i                                see(ee)
u                               rude(u)
u with omulat           no English equivalent              keep saying yee and keep your tongue'a position      
                                                                               and round up your lips into a hole at the end

Compound Vowels
ai                              like      (i)
ei                              eight  (ei)
ao                             now   (ow)
ou                             go  (o)

Nasal   Vowels
an                             can(an, but more open)
en                             end(en)
ang                           fang(ang)
eng                           sung(ung)
ong                           own(own)
in                              in(in)
ing                            king(ing)

Special   Vowels
i                               buzz(zz) or Measure (r)
er                             her(er)

Intermediate vowels
i                              see(ee)
u                             rude(u)
                            
Table of Consonants
Initials                    English Equivalent
b                             ball(b)
p                             pole(p)
m                            more(m)
f                              fore(f)
d                             day(d)
t                              take(t)
n                             nay(n)
l                              lay(l)
g                             gay(g)
k                             kay(k)
h                             hay(h)
j                              jeep(jee)
q                             cheese(chee)
x                             sheep(shee)
zh                           judge(dge)
ch                           church(chur)
sh                           shirt(shir)
r                              leisure(sur)
z                              reads(ds)
c                              cats(ts)
s                              say(s)
y=i                           year(yea)
w=u                         wood(woo)

                                                                       
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Chinese Mandarin Cultural Center
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