6. The Final yu
The final yu is formed by the vowel yu alone.
Step 1 ๐
Listen to the final yu.
yu โ yu โ yu โ yu โ yu
Step 2 ๐
Listen and repeat. Pay attention to your mouth shape. Use a mirror to check it if needed.
Tongue Position: Raise the front of your tongue toward your hard palate until they are almost in contact. You will feel the left and right sides of your tongue touch your upper teeth.
Lip Shape: Round your lips tightly. Your lips will move forward.
Hard palate: The part of your upper jaw just behind your alveolar ridge
yu โ yu โ yu โ yu โ yu
Note that although the final yu has the letter y in the front, we donโt add the English y sound (as in the word yes) when we say the final yu. Donโt be confused by the letter y.
It is [yห], but not [jyห] with the [j] sound.
If you find it difficult to produce the final yu, try the following trick. First, say the final i. Then, round your lips tightly and you will get the final yu.
Listen.
i โ yu โ i โ yu โ i โ yu
Practice ๐ฎ
Practice saying the syllables with the final yu. Listen and repeat.
- z โ yu โ zyu1 โ zyu1 โ zyu1
- s โ yu โ syu4 โ syu4 โ syu4
- c โ yu โ cyu5 โ cyu5 โ cyu5