Hi everybody this is Chris, for part 12 of Break Through Chinese Pronunciation, the video series that helps you to get a handle on your Mandarin Chinese pronunciation, and shake of those ‘foreigner’ pronunciation habits.
In this video we’re looking at sounds that end in -in.
Once again, this sound is not really pronounced like you would expect, as an English speaker. The -in sound actually has a little bit of the -ee sound in it, but just a little, mind.
Try listening to the words on the video and see if you can pronounce it accurately.
Yin – 银行 yínháng – bank
Bin – 嘉宾 jiābīn – VIP / special guest
Pin – 产品 chǎnpǐn – product
Min – 人民 rénmín – the people
Nin – 您好 nínhǎo – hello (in formal situations)
Lin – 森林 sēnlín – forest / jungle
Jin – 黄金 huángjīn – gold
Qin – 钢琴 gāngqín – piano
Xin – 新 xīn – new