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Bopomofo/Finals
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Bopomofo PronunciationPinyinㄚa as in "spa"aㄛo as in "oh"oㄜuh as in "duh"eㄝe as in "bed"êㄞie as in "lie"aiㄟay as in "say"eiㄠow as in "how"aoㄡow as in "low"ouㄢan as in "Dan"aŋㄣun as in "sun"enㄤas in "young", like "song" in American Englishangㄥreplace the [n] in ㄣ with [ŋ]eng ㄦir as in "sir"er
Practice Exercise
Read these minimal pairs aloud to practice changing your mouth shape accurately between lookalike finals:
. ㄅㄞ (bai) vs. ㄅㄟ (bei)
. ㄇㄠ (mao) vs. ㄇㄡ (mou)
. ㄅㄢ (ban) vs. ㄅㄤ (bang)
. ㄅㄣ (ben) vs. ㄅㄥ (beng)
Stroke order
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ㄛ
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ㄜ
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ㄝ
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ㄞ
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ㄟ
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ㄠ
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ㄡ
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ㄢ
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ㄣ
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ㄤ
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ㄥ
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ㄦ
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Chinese (Mandarin)/Pronunciation of Finals