Cantonese Pronunciation Guide
In this pronunciation guide, you will learn to say the different sounds in Cantonese, the initials, finals and tones. You will also learn the Romanization system Jyutping, which is a tool for writing down Cantonese speech.
Table of Contents
| Initials | Finals | Tones |
|---|
| Introduction | — | — | — |
| Pronunciation Lesson 1 | b, p, d, t, g, k, f, s | aa, e, i, o, u | Tone 1 (high level)
Tone 2 (mid rising) |
| Pronunciation Lesson 2 | z, c | a, eo
aai, ai, ei, oi, ui, eoi | Tone 3 (mid level) |
| Pronunciation Lesson 3 | m, n, ng | aau, au, eu, iu, ou | Tone 4 (low falling) |
| Pronunciation Lesson 4 | l, h | oe, yu
aam, am, em, im
aan, an, in, on, un, eon, yun
aang, ang, eng, ing, ong, ung, oeng
| Tone 5 (low rising) |
| Pronunciation Lesson 5 | j, w | aap, ap, ep, ip
aat, at, et, it, ot, ut, eot, oet, yut
aak, ak, ek, ik, ok, uk, oek | Tone 6 (low level) |
| Pronunciation Lesson 6 | gw, kw | m, ng | Level tones |
| Pronunciation Lesson 7 | — | — | Rising tones
Tones at high pitch
Tones at low pitch
Tone combinations |
| Jyutping Chart | — | — | — |