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 |
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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 | — | — | — |