3. Consonants.—The consonants are all the sounds that are not vowels. Pronounce them just as you know them in English, being sure to say the t, p, and k particularly strongly. Also note the following:
ch is always like the ch in church,
g is always like the g in get; never like the g in gem.
j is always the j in judge.
ts is like the ts in hats, and the sound may come at the beginning of a word.
dz is like the dz in adze (or the ds in adds), and the sound may come at the beginning of a word.
LIST OF MOST USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
HERE is a list of the most useful words and phrases you will need in Chinese. You should learn them by heart. They are the words and phrases included on the Chinese language records, and appear here in the order they occur on the records.
Greetings and General Phrases
English—Simplified Chinese Spelling
Good morning, Good day, Good evening, Hello—NIN hah‿OO
Madam—TAI!-tai
Sir—S‿YEHN SHUHNG
Miss—s‿yah‿OO-jeh
