Pronunciation Most letters will be pronounced as in English with the exception of a few: a: as in father ai: as in high ao: as in the

ow in cow e: as in the u in fur ei: as in the ei in weigh i: as in the ee in meet or like oo in book if after c, ch, r, s, sh, z, or zh. ian: as in yen ie: like the word yeah o: as in or ou: as the oa in boat u: as in flute ui: as in the word way uo: like a w followed by a o yu: as in the !: as abo"e c: like the ts in bits ch: as in chop h: as in hay #: like the ch in cheese r: like the s in pleasure sh: as in ship x: as in the sh in ship z: like the dz in thuds zh: like to $ in $udge Basics %ello: &i hao ood bye: zai$ian 'hank you: (iexie )ou*re welcome: +uke#i ,*m sorry: -uibu#i .hat*s your name/: &in guixing/ .here are you from/ &i shi cong nar laide/ &o 0don*t ha"e1: Mei you &o 0not so1: +ushi , don*t understand: .o fingbudong -o you understand/: -ong ma/ erman !

Numbers 1-10 2: yi, yao 3: er, liang 4: san 5: si 6: wu 7: liu 8: #i 9: ba :: $iu 2;: shi