Tones
Consonants:
M-- (as in "man")
N-- (as in "no")
L-- (as in "letter")
F-- (as in "from")
S-- (as in "sheep")
W-- (as in "woman")
Y-- (as in "yes")
The following initial letters have slight differences as
noted below. Aspirated means that if you put you
hand in front of your face, you can feel a small puff of
air on your hand.
P-- (as in "pun") note: Aspirate.
K-- (as in "cola") note: Aspirate.
T-- (as in "tongue") note: Aspirate.
B-- (as in "bum") note: Don't aspirate.
D-- (as in "dung") note: Don't aspirate.
G-- (as in "good") note: Don't aspirate.
H-- (as in "hot") note: slightly more aspirated
than English
The following initial letters are the more difficult for
English speakers:
ZH-- (as in "jeweler")
CH-- (like ch in English, but very "scratchy"
and more air)
SH-- (as in "shoe")
R-- (as in "run")
C-- (like the "ts" in "it's high", but
with a strong puff of breath)
J-- (as in "Jeff")
Q-- (like the "ch" in "cheese")
X-- (like the "sh" in "sheep")
