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Mandarin Chinese/Pinyin/I and N
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Simple Finals
VowelPronunciationIPAEnglish Exampleiee*ibee
* After zh, sh, ch z, s, c and r, "i" is pronounced b'''i'''t (ɪ)
Compound Finals
i- can begin a final, and in general is pronounced y-. In fact, it is changed as such when it has no initial
FinalPronunciationIPAExampleaieyeaɪeyeeieyeheyiayeahjaGerman "Ja!"ieyehjɛyet
Nasal Finals
FinalPronunciationIPAExampleanahnanAnnenuhnʊnwonianyahnjanNo ExampleineeninNo Example
In Short...
i is pronounced ee, except after zh, sh, ch, z, s, c and r
Here it is bit
ai is "eye"
ei is hey
i- is y-
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