7. Revision Section B

Question 1

You will hear two syllables each time. Are their tones the same (S) or different (D)?

S / D
S / D
S / D
S / D
S / D
S / D
S / D
S / D
S / D
S / D
S / D
S / D
S / D
S / D

Question 2

You will hear seven syllables each time. The first six syllables are Tone 1 to Tone 6 respectively. Which tone is the last syllable?

si ____
si ____
si ____
si ____
si ____
si ____
hon ____
soeng ____
fu ____
fan ____
hon ____
soeng ____

Question 3

You will hear one syllable each time. Which tone is the syllable?

si ____
si ____
si ____
si ____
si ____
si ____
hon ____
soeng ____
fu ____
fan ____
hon ____
soeng ____

Instructions for Questions 4 to 8

Follow the steps below to complete each question.

Step 1: Say the sound, word or sentence aloud yourself.
Step 2: Listen to the recording and compare your pronunciation to the recording.
Step 3: Follow the recording and say the sound, word or sentence again.

Question 4

Say the initials below. Click the initials to hear the sounds. Click + to go to the page of each initial.

Unaspirated	Aspirated 💨
b +	p +	m +	f +
d +	t +	n +		l +
g +	k +	ng +	h +
gw +	kw +			w +
z +	c +		s +	j +

Question 5

Say the finals below. Click the finals to hear the sounds. Click + to go to the page of each final.

	aa +	a +	e +	i +	o +	u +	eo +	oe +	yu +
-i	aai +	ai +	ei +		oi +	ui +	eoi +
-u	aau +	au +	eu +	iu +	ou +
-m	aam +	am +	em +	im +						m +
-n	aan +	an +		in +	on +	un +	eon +		yun +
-ng	aang +	ang +	eng +	ing +	ong +	ung +		oeng +		ng +
-p	aap +	ap +	ep +	ip +
-t	aat +	at +	et +	it +	ot +	ut +	eot +	oet +	yut +
-k	aak +	ak +	ek +	ik +	ok +	uk +		oek +

Question 6

Say the syllable si with the tones below. Click the tones to hear the sounds. Click + to go to the page of each tone.

Tone Number	Tone 1 +	Tone 2 +	Tone 3 +	Tone 4 +	Tone 5 +	Tone 6 +
Tone Name	High level	Mid rising	Mid level	Low falling	Low rising	Low level
Diagram

Question 7

Say the words below.

學生 hok6 saang1 student
老師 lou5 si1 teacher
律師 leot6 si1 lawyer
農夫 nung4 fu1 farmer
演員 jin2 jyun4 actor / actress
化妝師 faa3 zong1 si1 makeup artist
警察 ging2 caat3 police officer
消防員 siu1 fong4 jyun4 firefighter

Question 8

Say the sentences below.

請問呢個字點讀呀？
cing2 man6 ni1 go3 zi6 dim2 duk6 aa3?
How to pronounce this word?
請問「巴士」點解呀？
cing2 man6 ‘baa1 si2’ dim2 gaai2 aa3?
What is the meaning for ‘baa1 si2’?

💡 Tips: baa1 si2 is the word for bus in Cantonese.

請問「巴士」嘅拼音係咩呀？
cing2 man6 ‘baa1 si2’ ge3 ping3 jam1 hai6 me1 aa3?
What is the Romanized Cantonese for ‘baa1 si2’?
請問「bus」嘅廣東話係咩呀？
cing2 man6 ‘bus’ ge3 gwong2 dung1 waa2 hai6 me1 aa3?
How to say ‘bus’ in Cantonese?
請問可唔可以講慢啲呀？
cing2 man6 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 gong2 maan6 di1 aa3?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
請問可唔可以講多次呀？
cing2 man6 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 gong2 do1 ci3 aa3?
Can you repeat it, please?
唔好意思，我唔係好明呀。
m4 hou2 ji3 si1, ngo5 m4 hai6 hou2 ming4 aa3.
Sorry, I don’t quite get it.

Congratulations! 🎉

You have completed the pronunciation guide. In this pronunciation guide, you have learned to say the Cantonese sounds (the initials, finals and tones) and read Romanized Cantonese in Jyutping.

💭 Think!

Do you find anything in this pronunciation guide particularly challenging? Do you think you are ready to use Jyutping to learn Cantonese in the coming units?