Learn the Chinese Alphabet in Less Than 20 min! Pinyin & Zhuyin (Bopomofo)

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    Timestamps:
    0:00 Introduction
    0:22 What is the Chinese alphabet?
    0:57 Learn Zhuyin and Pinyin
    2:08 The letters of the Chinese alphabet
    2:48 Chinese Labial Initials: "ㄅB, ㄆP, ㄇM, ㄈF"
    3:48 Chinese Dental Initials: "ㄉD, ㄊT, ㄋN, ㄌL"
    5:01 Chinese Guttural Initials: "ㄍG, ㄎK, ㄏH"
    5:43 Chinese Palatal Initials: "ㄐJ, ㄑQ, ㄒX"
    6:44 Chinese Retroflex Initials: "ㄓZH, ㄔCH, ㄕSH, ㄖR"
    9:00 Chinese Dental Sibilant Initials: "ㄗZ, ㄘC, ㄙS"
    10:21 Chinese Medials: "一I/YI, ㄨU/WU, ㄩÜ/YU"
    12:18 Chinese Finals: "ㄚA, ㄛO, ㄜE, ㄝE/YE, ㄞAI, ㄟEI, ㄠAO, ㄡOU, ㄢAN, ㄣEN, ㄤANG, ㄥENG, ㄦER"
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  • @MrChipman35
    @MrChipman35 Před 4 lety +893

    0:22 What is the Chinese alphabet?
    2:08 The letters of the Chinese alphabet
    2:48 Labial Initials
    "ㄅB, ㄆP, ㄇM, ㄈF"
    3:48 Dental Initials
    "ㄉD, ㄊT, ㄋN, ㄌL"
    5:01 Guttural Initials
    "ㄍG, ㄎK, ㄏH"
    5:43 Palatal Initials
    "ㄐJ, ㄑQ, ㄒX"
    6:44 Retroflex Initials
    "ㄓZH, ㄔCH, ㄕSH, ㄖR"
    9:00 Dental Sibilant Initials
    "ㄗZ, ㄘC, ㄙS"
    10:21 Medials
    "一I/YI, ㄨU/WU, ㄩÜ/YU"
    12:18 Finals
    "ㄚA, ㄛO, ㄜE, ㄝE/YE, ㄞAI, ㄟEI, ㄠAO, ㄡOU, ㄢAN, ㄣEN, ㄤANG, ㄥENG, ㄦER"

    • @SingandLearnChinese
      @SingandLearnChinese  Před 4 lety +62

      Hi Bjorn: Thanks for pulling out the time stamps! Did you get the bopomofo from the blog post? :)

    • @MrChipman35
      @MrChipman35 Před 4 lety +33

      @@SingandLearnChinese No, actually I installed a Taiwanese keyboard layout.
      Thank you for making this great video. I feel like there's such few content about Zhuyin and this video was gold for me :)

    • @mikerussell9171
      @mikerussell9171 Před 3 lety +5

      Tap on a clip to paste it in the text box.

    • @user-se6zn6pq2e
      @user-se6zn6pq2e Před 3 lety +4

      Thanks bro

    • @langugelearning6623
      @langugelearning6623 Před 3 lety +2

      Am so confused about the middle thing's

  • @nishamagar75
    @nishamagar75 Před 3 lety +1371

    I don't know Korean fluently and now I'm learning Chinese 😂😂
    Rip my interest

    • @laalmoonga
      @laalmoonga Před 3 lety +38

      Me too😅

    • @nishamagar75
      @nishamagar75 Před 3 lety +58

      @@laalmoonga all thanks to dramas i guess😭😭😂😂

    • @laalmoonga
      @laalmoonga Před 3 lety +9

      @@nishamagar75 yesss

    • @dilpreetsidhu2738
      @dilpreetsidhu2738 Před 3 lety +64

      Same here , first I was learning Korean then suddenly my intrest jumped to Chinese.

    • @puran9973
      @puran9973 Před 3 lety +10

      Me Too😳🤣🤣🤣

  • @Whydontyoustudywithme
    @Whydontyoustudywithme Před 3 lety +1506

    I want to study Chinese because there are so many Chinese drama without English sub.

    • @BeaestheticwithmeOfficial3e
      @BeaestheticwithmeOfficial3e Před 3 lety +51

      Yeah that's right

    • @riri....
      @riri.... Před 3 lety +46

      Mm yes..really big problem for me..so I try to learn about chaines

    • @FutureDr.K
      @FutureDr.K Před 3 lety +21

      Same

    • @pakistanarmysgirl8469
      @pakistanarmysgirl8469 Před 3 lety +37

      I am learning chinese cuz i want to go to china after my graduation and the thing is that i am a 8TH grade student

    • @a.shaikh2342
      @a.shaikh2342 Před 3 lety +12

      You first start with hsk level one , then level 2 and up to 6 , .. don’t put yourself in these things in start these are so hard and it will demotivate you

  • @chineekoh2589
    @chineekoh2589 Před 3 lety +252

    "Learning the Chinese alphabet in less than 20 minutes"
    *I can't remember a single thing.*

    • @hamidbluri3135
      @hamidbluri3135 Před 3 lety +4

      your name is like a Chinese guy

    • @alyssa-jk4bh
      @alyssa-jk4bh Před 2 lety +8

      write everything down lol

    • @chineekoh2589
      @chineekoh2589 Před 2 lety +2

      @@hamidbluri3135 it is, not my fault, my mom put me on this account. I might change it later.

    • @chineekoh2589
      @chineekoh2589 Před 2 lety +2

      @@alyssa-jk4bh even after reading, can't remember

    • @alyssa-jk4bh
      @alyssa-jk4bh Před 2 lety +1

      @@chineekoh2589 ohh lol

  • @ameliasugrim3016
    @ameliasugrim3016 Před 3 lety +591

    Anybody got interested in learning chinese just to watch chinese dramas or is it just me?
    🤷🤣🤣

  • @timotheechalamet5797
    @timotheechalamet5797 Před 3 lety +484

    I find it so fascinating that Chinese people have to learn every single word individually

    • @user-ui4xi3st7u
      @user-ui4xi3st7u Před 3 lety +149

      I have a different perspective. Although English has only 26 letters, it needs to have one distinctive word to describe a thing or concept. When a new thing emerges, the English needs to come up with a new word for it, while the Chinese just needs a composition of some existing characters with relevant meaning or context to make up a new combined word. A few examples: 火=fire, 箭=arrow, 火箭=rocket; 电=electric, 脑=brain, 电脑=computer; 温=warmth, 度=degree, 温度=temperature. By learning a thousand common Chinese characters, it should be adequate for normal daily use.

    • @timotheechalamet5797
      @timotheechalamet5797 Před 3 lety +45

      @@user-ui4xi3st7u wow that’s amazing. I didn’t even know this so thank you for telling me about this. now that you have said that I see what you mean however the beautiful Chinese symbols are still really intricate compared to English letters. But now I understand what you mean more thank u

    • @alysimone
      @alysimone Před 3 lety +19

      It’s not that difficult actually. They all use the same radicals/components, so although they are technically all different, they’re not actually that difficult to learn.

    • @kenfletcher1240
      @kenfletcher1240 Před 3 lety +8

      They don't. Chinese characters are built of a limited number of components (admittedly more than English's 26). It is quite possible for a Chinese person to deduce the meaning (and pronunciation) of any new word they encounter.

    • @timotheechalamet5797
      @timotheechalamet5797 Před 3 lety +3

      @@kenfletcher1240 oh wow I didn’t know that thanks for telling me. that makes more sense but either way i still think it’s such a cool language

  • @bananaetmandarine
    @bananaetmandarine Před 3 lety +648

    17/11/2020
    This is my first Chinese lesson, I'm a big fan of China , I hope one day I study, work and live there ( it's hard and impossible but may a miracle happen )
    From Tunisia

  • @chelsealiatoro8632
    @chelsealiatoro8632 Před 3 lety +44

    I'm done learning Korean and got improved my French. I'm also learning Japanese and Russian and now planning to learn Chinese. I was raised and born in Philippines who grew up bilingual.

    • @saumyatiwari8876
      @saumyatiwari8876 Před rokem +4

      Please give a chance to Hindi too.....l assure you that you will be pleased ! By the way , lovely greetings from lndia ❤🇮🇳

    • @user-kd1kf6us5l
      @user-kd1kf6us5l Před rokem +2

      Hindi sounds bad too me anyway

    • @priskruger314
      @priskruger314 Před měsícem

      ​@@user-kd1kf6us5l check out the mashup of atif aslam and rahat fateh ali khan for the song dekhtein dekthtein. Lovely song and all of mr rahats work showcases the beauty of the language

  • @falahfera6384
    @falahfera6384 Před 3 lety +175

    Heyy, I'm Indian🇮🇳
    After I started watching Chinese drama I felt like I was learning Chinese and then I couldn’t stop Because I like China so much😻💋

    • @mishamisha8020
      @mishamisha8020 Před 3 lety +7

      Same thing happening with me😊

    • @raguragu826
      @raguragu826 Před 3 lety +4

      Yes same too. I am indian 🇮🇳

    • @ganeshsonawane6727
      @ganeshsonawane6727 Před 3 lety +4

      Yes, when I was started watching k dramas then thers sometime no eng subway that's reason I wanna learn chinese, but now love that dramas so much and china also

    • @rathodbhavna4413
      @rathodbhavna4413 Před 3 lety

      Me too

    • @luckycharm3401
      @luckycharm3401 Před 3 lety +3

      @@ganeshsonawane6727 you mean c dramas ? Cause k dramas are Korean

  • @alinanana174
    @alinanana174 Před 3 lety +1415

    Now I realized how easy Korean is......
    quite likes .... ooh ty tho

    • @aarushipotnis
      @aarushipotnis Před 3 lety +97

      Nono bro. Its only easy in the start but as you start learning from b1 it gets tough as hell! Compared to that Chinese is really easy, not for beginners but just learn all characters and done!

    • @BTSArmy-jq7xx
      @BTSArmy-jq7xx Před 3 lety +74

      @@aarushipotnis ya but korean just needs practice!!! Also I guess that a hindi(Indian language) speaker can easily learn korean as the grammar is almost same!!!

    • @aarushipotnis
      @aarushipotnis Před 3 lety +41

      @@BTSArmy-jq7xx grammar is very difficult that's the problem of Korean. And obviously any Asian would find other Asian languages pretty easy cause it's related in one way or other but we also have to think about others na. Whereas Chinese grammar is similar to English

    • @BTSArmy-jq7xx
      @BTSArmy-jq7xx Před 3 lety +23

      @@aarushipotnis I tried learning Chinese but the grammar sucks!! It's neither related to English nor any other language I know!! Also it needs way more practice than any other language!

    • @BTSArmy-jq7xx
      @BTSArmy-jq7xx Před 3 lety +5

      @@aarushipotnis btw from where r u??

  • @alinanana174
    @alinanana174 Před 3 lety +605

    Anyone here trying to be multilingual like wayv ??? Ok only me....

    • @alinanana174
      @alinanana174 Před 3 lety +7

      @@linta2429 dude highfive mann

    • @gabria5199
      @gabria5199 Před 3 lety +27

      They basically made me want to become a polygot but I'm pretty sure I'm gonna fail like mark's fried eggs but it's worth a shot.

    • @wayvequalscrackheads3514
      @wayvequalscrackheads3514 Před 3 lety +7

      Eyooo weishennie

    • @wayvequalscrackheads3514
      @wayvequalscrackheads3514 Před 3 lety +8

      Yeah I’m actually learning Chinese. I will have my first hsk exam soon😁💚

    • @alinanana174
      @alinanana174 Před 3 lety +7

      @@gabria5199 yo it is worth cause beside mark making fried eggs xiaojun is standing there with fire extinguisher lol so yeah dont give up mannnn

  • @xu6532
    @xu6532 Před 2 lety +70

    i'm studying chinese because i'm very very interested in poetry and music, i think that the poetry and songwriting from each language shows how cool they all are and a lot of that can't be translated perfectly :] so i'm learning lots of languages to appreciate them more. even though that's my main reason, this is actually the first language where i'm focusing on writing, spelling, reading, etc. first since i'm trying to practice that way of studying/learning, and i figured this out waaay faster than when i was learning japanese kana on my own lol. thank you for the video!!

  • @user-cm1pz9gx4z
    @user-cm1pz9gx4z Před 3 lety +18

    I'm a native Chinese speaker.Why am I whatching this 🤔🤔🤔

  • @pushparahi5681
    @pushparahi5681 Před 3 lety +81

    This video is so creatively made. I don't why this video has not much views. This is better than all other CZcams videos on Chinese alphabets.

    • @SingandLearnChinese
      @SingandLearnChinese  Před 3 lety +13

      Thank you Pushpa! :)

    • @kenfletcher1240
      @kenfletcher1240 Před 3 lety

      There is no Chinese alphabet, so your comment is ridiculous!

    • @pushparahi5681
      @pushparahi5681 Před 3 lety

      @@kenfletcher1240 I meant Chinese letters u idiot

    • @kenfletcher1240
      @kenfletcher1240 Před 3 lety

      @@pushparahi5681 Chinese does not have 'letters'. Who is the idiot?

    • @pushparahi5681
      @pushparahi5681 Před 3 lety +1

      @@kenfletcher1240 you are obviously, cause you didn't probably check out the title of the video. Why are you even here 😂🥱🥱

  • @Ekta-jg2ce
    @Ekta-jg2ce Před 3 lety +319

    Since I am a native Hindi speaker, this was not much difficult for me!! 😊 Thanks for this video!

  • @jazrelleontoy6795
    @jazrelleontoy6795 Před 3 lety +360

    I was learning Korean
    Alphabet: Easy
    Language: Insane 🔥
    While chinese:
    Language:Average
    Alphabet:Insaneeee

    • @SmallSpoonBrigade
      @SmallSpoonBrigade Před 3 lety +24

      Korean has possibly the best writing system of any language ever devised. The main places where it breaks down are due to the period between when it was invented and when it gained widespread acceptance. But, it's still by far the best writing system for actually translating between written and spoken language that anybody has created. Probably the next best thing would arguably be IPA and that's rather limited in some other ways.

    • @jazrelleontoy6795
      @jazrelleontoy6795 Před 3 lety

      @@SmallSpoonBrigade i agree

    • @mnpaes
      @mnpaes Před 3 lety +2

      Have you tried portuguese?

    • @mogalhere
      @mogalhere Před 3 lety +3

      idk why ppl think korean us soo hard.... im now almost fluent in korean so i can say, its not that hard....

    • @ripfirecreations4676
      @ripfirecreations4676 Před 3 lety

      Yes

  • @amrendersharma6210
    @amrendersharma6210 Před 11 měsíci +17

    Man I thought learning Chinese would be difficult but every pronunciation was so easy and exactly sounds like words in Hindi

    • @user-yo5rb7cq3o
      @user-yo5rb7cq3o Před 10 měsíci

      Chinese phonetic symbols are borrowed from English pronunciation. So presumably correct. But since I just started learning English, I don't know if what you said is right or not.
      If you want to learn Chinese, we can form a language partner, which is very efficient, and I can learn English from you.

    • @amrendersharma6210
      @amrendersharma6210 Před 10 měsíci

      @@user-yo5rb7cq3o you speak Chinese?

    • @user-yo5rb7cq3o
      @user-yo5rb7cq3o Před 10 měsíci

      yes,i am chinese . can you give me your email?

  • @kuntinghsu
    @kuntinghsu Před 3 lety +153

    I’m a Taiwanese person and the alphabet is actually not used a lot outside of school it’s only used in school so students can understand how to pronounce some Chinese words they haven’t learnt yet. So if you wanna get the basics down start from here!

    • @liuzhou
      @liuzhou Před 3 lety +7

      Yes, but it isn't "the Chinese alphabet". It's the Roman alphabet adapted to transliterate characters.

    • @watertree1
      @watertree1 Před 2 lety +4

      right, native students only learn it from G1 and shown on book G1 to G4.

    • @winkingsmileface3807
      @winkingsmileface3807 Před 2 lety +3

      Nice!!!😊👍 That is very helpful to know!!!🤗 Thanks for that!!!🤗👍

    • @channeparisxoxo
      @channeparisxoxo Před rokem

      Oh really ok good to know. Thank you for sharing.

    • @user-vf7cn3oy8g
      @user-vf7cn3oy8g Před rokem +1

      ​注音很难学。拼音比较容易。

  • @kzoo2017
    @kzoo2017 Před rokem +15

    Believe me, if you are Indian or know marathi Hindi or sanskrut it's most easy for you to learn Chinese
    Best of luck to all learners ,👍🏻

    • @nanno50yearsago36
      @nanno50yearsago36 Před 8 měsíci

      What makes Indians to learn chinese fast? Like what is similar?

    • @kzoo2017
      @kzoo2017 Před 8 měsíci

      @@nanno50yearsago36 the basic vowels and consonants are too much similar and sound same

    • @nanno50yearsago36
      @nanno50yearsago36 Před 8 měsíci

      @@kzoo2017 I see

  • @robertricard187
    @robertricard187 Před rokem +15

    I've been struggling with my 80 yr. old brain for awhile with the alphabet, and had just about given up. Then I chanced upon your video, and it has been given in such a clear, precise and professional way that I am amazed. Thank you so very much, young lady, I shall revert back to this video as needed, but you set me on the proper path.

    • @SingandLearnChinese
      @SingandLearnChinese  Před rokem +2

      @Robert Ricard I'm so glad this video was helpful (and even more impressed that you are working on Chinese!) If you are interested, you should join the email list and come to the free Friday afternoon classes/Q&As. We talk about vocab and pronunciation and everyone's welcome :)

  • @alyssa-jk4bh
    @alyssa-jk4bh Před 2 lety +25

    oh my gosh, I am literally crying, this helped me soooooo much. I was so confused about learning both but you actually explained what you should learn !!!!!!!!
    and I was able to understand everything, thank you 💙

  • @duckmeat4674
    @duckmeat4674 Před 4 lety +126

    One of the best videos on the introduction of learning 注音!

  • @babyddeonu3714
    @babyddeonu3714 Před 3 lety +56

    This is my first time learning chinese and your video is the first learn chinese video Ive watched

    • @tiffanyaurum1154
      @tiffanyaurum1154 Před 3 lety +1

      Aww me tooo

    • @ichouuu4164
      @ichouuu4164 Před 3 lety +1

      Me too

    • @_the_maurya
      @_the_maurya Před 3 lety

      me too

    • @jienz1990
      @jienz1990 Před 3 lety

      Wow I hope you can keep learning Chinese. It's not that hard as many people might think.

    • @nilleriynnincey6863
      @nilleriynnincey6863 Před 3 lety

      My friend teaches Chinese, he teaches like this -V/\ to make it a little easier 😇My friend teaches Chinese.

  • @sarwanyalingolu2245
    @sarwanyalingolu2245 Před 2 lety +11

    It's so tough to learn this . I appreciate chinese people

  • @prathamgupta3653
    @prathamgupta3653 Před 3 lety +26

    I want to learn Chinese because Chinese is a vital and important language and also I love speaking and learning different languages

    • @pass3d
      @pass3d Před 3 lety

      先把拼音学了,慢慢就认识的汉字多了。

    • @Mikalu0514
      @Mikalu0514 Před 2 lety

      如果學了注音,在練習漢字的時候也會帶來幫助

  • @celiasalas2277
    @celiasalas2277 Před 3 lety +18

    "Use your imagination"lol. That's why I love learning Chinese. Thank you so much for this video...and you even spoke Spanish!!!!!♡♡♡♡♡♡

  • @pallavishrotriya230
    @pallavishrotriya230 Před 3 lety +45

    Done learning korean. Now wanna learn Chinese ❤️🎉 as an Indian, these languages are so easy. 😭❤️ Thank you so much god

    • @SingandLearnChinese
      @SingandLearnChinese  Před 3 lety +11

      Done learning as in taking a break? Or as in you are satisfied with your fluency level now?

    • @pallavishrotriya230
      @pallavishrotriya230 Před 3 lety +14

      @@SingandLearnChinese done as in I don't have to make efforts consciously to learn... Now I can express myself well in Korean and can understand almost everything I hear as well... And the way you have taught the Chinese alphabet here, I am motivated to learn Chinese as well❤️ tysmm😭❤️

    • @rinaosmani9084
      @rinaosmani9084 Před 3 lety +1

      @@pallavishrotriya230 how did you learn so well? CZcams?

    • @pallavishrotriya230
      @pallavishrotriya230 Před 3 lety +6

      @@rinaosmani9084 yeppp. CZcams is such a huge help. No need of classes or anything. Just youtube... I have my youtube channel so I'm thinking of making a step wise video about how to go about learning korea to help people learning korean... I had a hard time figuring out so I think it would save so many people so much time.

    • @cute-ml2xm
      @cute-ml2xm Před 3 lety +2

      @@pallavishrotriya230 Can you tell me too :) I am also learning korean (I know hangul) but I don't know what to do next so can you just tell me what to learn after hangul and where to learn it . please :(

  • @byakudsan7051
    @byakudsan7051 Před 9 měsíci +15

    I am Mexican. I have learned English and Japanese. I always loved how chinese sounds so today I start my learning. Hopefully I can learn it ❤

    • @latebracelet9362
      @latebracelet9362 Před 6 měsíci

      Igual, como vas?

    • @kk2bbysweet462
      @kk2bbysweet462 Před 5 měsíci

      you can do it!! I just started today, I can't wait to speak fluently as well:)

    • @Quekan
      @Quekan Před 4 měsíci

      @@latebracelet9362 lo que dice sobre el que zhuyin evita confusiones en la pronunciación es algo que no había pensado, como por ejemplo en el caso de shi vs 尸 que evitaría esa i fantasma...

  • @catmom1322
    @catmom1322 Před 3 lety +38

    Having taken French & Russian, the Chinese alphabet is similar (to me) to learning Cyrillic. Cyrillic has many diphthongs combined to make one letter rather than separating them out into separate letters. This, to me, is fun!

    • @Hala20281
      @Hala20281 Před rokem +1

      I speak French but I found that Chinese is lil bit hard

  • @leixi9044
    @leixi9044 Před 3 lety +12

    Honestly speaking , this is such a great teaching and learning lesson for Chinese alphabets in accordance with English alphabets and those impressive pics to help learners memorize better ! Great job and thx!

  • @etlay5684
    @etlay5684 Před 3 lety +3

    Used to learn Chinese alphabets pobomo...when I was young but have forgotten how to use them, now I can learn from this video, thank you.

  • @tiineetussy
    @tiineetussy Před 3 lety +16

    I guess as a native German speaker, some pronunciations are easier but I just noticed that Chinese alphabet is funny bc for every single sound, there is a sign/letter. The different pronunciations in German just happens while talking/ speaking complete words but in chinese there is a sign for each sound xD

  • @Cloudyconfusion
    @Cloudyconfusion Před 2 lety +2

    This is one of the best language teaching videos I’ve seen if not THE best and most memorable. Bravo!! You’re an amazing teacher, can’t wait to watch more of your videos.

  • @_sylj
    @_sylj Před 3 lety +19

    I have been speaking fluent Cantonese and some Mandarin for my whole life but somehow I still don't know how to write and properly read so I am putting up a challenge for myself to learn Chinese properly and also try to learn some Korean. This was a really helpful video thanks!

    • @SingandLearnChinese
      @SingandLearnChinese  Před 3 lety +2

      That's great! Keep at it and you should pick it up much easier because you have a head start, knowing how to listen/speak :)

  • @dumplingsuwu6691
    @dumplingsuwu6691 Před 3 lety +168

    Actually I never knew that Chinese has alphabets,
    I thought I should just memorize every word and I can never read any new words unless I'm already familiar with it

    • @vinicioslucas7319
      @vinicioslucas7319 Před 3 lety +16

      This alphabet is barely used to write a text, I've seen it used to characters that you can't write in you phone or to don't write a curse word... This is used in dictionaries and it shows how to pronounce some character. I can write "shui jiao", but it can mean 睡觉 (sleep) 水饺 (a chinese food) 谁叫 (who is called ...), And a lot of different words, so you still need to memorize the pronunciation and meaning of each character.
      If you are learning now, it's very hard at the beginning but it gets way more easier by the time

    • @alinanana174
      @alinanana174 Před 3 lety +3

      Meanwhile hyunjin.....in ur profile

    • @markovnikov5264
      @markovnikov5264 Před 3 lety

      Same here,😄😄😄😃

    • @kenfletcher1240
      @kenfletcher1240 Před 3 lety +1

      It doesn't.

    • @SmallSpoonBrigade
      @SmallSpoonBrigade Před 3 lety +4

      Chinese doesn't really, there have been a few Romanization systems developed and bopomofo is pretty much exclusively used as an input method. Chinese does have an alphabet of sorts in the form of components. It's just that they aren't used the way that an alphabet is used. They're arranged into a character and can be used to guess the likely meanings and pronuncation of an unknown character. In the mainland you'll see Pinyin being used on signs as a way of helping people with poor literacy get around at times, but even with tone markers, which are usually absent, it's still a poor replacement for characters due to how many characters share the same spoken syllable and how many words only consist of one or two syllables in the first place.
      But really, any effort to try and view Chinese as having an alphabet is going to be misleading and of only marginal utility, at best.

  • @painn333Q
    @painn333Q Před 3 lety +16

    My chinese learning experience is ... very strange. I never learnt how to pronounce letters, I just went into vocabulary and grammar, surprisingly? This worked ...

  • @switchlers
    @switchlers Před 2 lety +9

    I like the tutorial even if this is only for less than 20 mins! I might not easily remember them all but I got the gist of how to pronounce them bc you used common & simple English words as an example!! Great video for a beginner like me!

  • @dallyannrio2778
    @dallyannrio2778 Před 3 lety +219

    The problem is I'm not good at imagining. Except from imagining that Darren Chen became my boyfriend😂

  • @lovegod7416
    @lovegod7416 Před 3 lety +3

    Love how how you share the Chinese alphabet thank you!

  • @shawn6417
    @shawn6417 Před 2 lety +3

    Thank you so much. Recently I start to learning Chinese. This helped me so much for beginner as me.

  • @sethlangston181
    @sethlangston181 Před 2 lety +12

    I love these mnemonics for Bopomofo! It reminds me of when I was learning Japanese Kana using mnemonics.

    • @SingandLearnChinese
      @SingandLearnChinese  Před 2 lety

      Hi @Seth Langston! Neat, what mnemonics did you use for the kana?

    • @ayushmanV
      @ayushmanV Před rokem +1

      Ka ga sa ja ta da da, ha ba ha ba.. lyk dat, right😅

  • @lovelimlegion1057
    @lovelimlegion1057 Před 3 lety +3

    This video is really helpful. Thank you so much for this! I love it! This is one of the best videos I have searched so far. :)

  • @ashfaqahmed5088
    @ashfaqahmed5088 Před 3 lety +13

    Your teaching skill is so good

  • @afiyaateeq6246
    @afiyaateeq6246 Před 2 lety +3

    I'm 19 years old girl from India.
    I'm here to learn Chinese language bcuz I'm fond of learning languages 😌 ur video helped me a lot. Thanks for your support ❤️❤️
    Few months ago I also learned Korean language it's very interesting language i really enjoyed learning.

  • @brandigirl313
    @brandigirl313 Před 2 lety +6

    Best explanation on CZcams!!!😘

  • @meenaloswal01
    @meenaloswal01 Před 3 lety +3

    Loved the examples you've chosen 👍

  • @brian2928
    @brian2928 Před 3 lety +1

    This is the best video! Seriously awesome. I recently moved to Taiwan, and it helped me learn bopomofo really easily! :D

  • @izzatisaffary6780
    @izzatisaffary6780 Před rokem +1

    Im glad i found this video! I want to start learing Chinese! I think its a beautiful language. This will be my 5th language to learn.

  • @hewhoshallnotbenamed6259
    @hewhoshallnotbenamed6259 Před 3 lety +11

    Did anyone elses mouth get tired from saying these? Kudos to everyone who can speak chinese 👏

  • @Uniquecapture
    @Uniquecapture Před 3 lety +5

    I'm learning Chinese using a tool that shows flash cards in hanzi for you to read. When you hit the space bar it gives an audible pronunciation and also shows the pinyin. For me I found that using this method I picked up pinyin without really thinking about it. At the start I would write down the hanzi character followed by the pinyin followed by my best attempt to write it phonetically in English. I did find that my home grown phonetic approach had a tendency to lose the tonal content a bit so beware lol. I now find that I can read the pinyin and in many cases I don't need the pinyin either. The biggest hurdle I have now encountered is trying to understand someone speaking to me. It's the classic ask a question you have practiced only to find you don't understand a word of the reply lol.

  • @tin_sarte2508
    @tin_sarte2508 Před 3 lety

    Thank you for this! I hope for many more videos :)
    from a lady who is very eager and happy to learn chinese :)

  • @kpopdramablforlifearmyfore2537

    learning korean and chinese at the same time
    korean for kpop and chinese for drama
    and this video was really helpful

  • @joaored69
    @joaored69 Před 3 lety +4

    This might be the best by far of all intro for beginners. cuz most of the videos starts without giving background on what and how this language works.

  • @KieranTong
    @KieranTong Před 3 lety +5

    @Sing and Learn Chinese This was a great video! Xie xie. This is the first video I've found that teaches the pronunciation of the Chinese alphabet. Plus you have a very lovely and pleasing voice. You have a new subscriber. I look forward to hear you sing in the other videos. I wish I saw this 12 months ago when you uploaded it. haha.

  • @yenelimendis9739
    @yenelimendis9739 Před 3 lety +3

    Great teaching...easy ways to chat up was really helpful...thank you and keep it up

  • @phylanselmo981
    @phylanselmo981 Před 3 lety +3

    Thank you! 🙏 For your video ☺️ You are a great teacher 🙂

  • @bagussup
    @bagussup Před 4 lety +4

    kudos for making this video, it is so useful for many people

  • @linakleim707
    @linakleim707 Před 3 lety +3

    That was sooo helpful, thanks for your AMAZING video! It's so cool to actually have the chance to learn the pinyin with CZcams! :) Thanks a lot!

    • @SingandLearnChinese
      @SingandLearnChinese  Před 3 lety +2

      Hi Lina! Glad to be of service :) Yes, I had a hard time finding good zhuyin teaching videos on youtube, so decided to make one myself.

  • @sarangae.0
    @sarangae.0 Před 2 lety

    Am from tunisia and this is my first chinese lesson i learent alot so far

  • @taiwobadmus8787
    @taiwobadmus8787 Před rokem +5

    I love to learn Chinese language because of my obsession for Bingya Yuan, Zhao Lusi, Cheng Yi and Allen Ren.

  • @priyamahto2745
    @priyamahto2745 Před 3 lety +3

    Thank you so much ma'am. U really explained well❤️

  • @savannahmm7747
    @savannahmm7747 Před 3 lety +6

    THANK U SO MUCH I APPRECIATE IT 😭💖

  • @polymathfreelancers1869
    @polymathfreelancers1869 Před 3 lety +5

    RIP to my mouth and tongue. 🤐
    Thank you for this video. Everything is very clear and the video is fun to watch and follow.

  • @e-genieclimatique
    @e-genieclimatique Před rokem +16

    in brief:
    This video provides a detailed introduction to the Chinese phonetic system, often referred to as the Chinese alphabet.
    The video emphasizes that this "alphabet" is designed primarily to assist with pronunciation, since written Chinese relies on character-based radicals instead of a typical alphabet.
    The Chinese phonetic system is colloquially known as "Bopomofo," named after the first four letters: bo, po, mo, fo.
    The video covers two main systems for writing the Chinese phonetic system: the Pinyin system, which is widely used in mainland China, and the Zhuyin system used in Taiwan.
    The Pinyin system uses Latin letters, whereas the Zhuyin system uses unique symbols.
    The host suggests that learners start with Pinyin due to its familiarity and ubiquity, but advises considering learning Zhuyin as well to avoid common pronunciation errors that come from applying English pronunciation to Pinyin.
    The video then proceeds to provide a comprehensive walkthrough of the Chinese phonetic system, offering unique mnemonic devices for each initial (beginning sound) and medial (middle sound) in the system.
    These sounds are divided into several groups based on their pronunciation characteristics:
    -labial initials,
    -dental initials,
    -guttural initials,
    -palatal initials,
    -retroflex initials, and
    -dental sibilant initials.
    Each initial is illustrated with a corresponding example, Pinyin representation, and Zhuyin symbol.
    The host connects each symbol to a memorable image or idea to aid learning.
    The video also introduces three medials, providing similar mnemonic techniques for each.
    The video emphasizes that proper Chinese pronunciation also involves different tonal qualities, but leaves this topic for another discussion.
    The text is providing a mnemonic and visual guide to learning the Chinese alphabet, specifically focusing on the zhuyin system, also known as Bopomofo.
    - The symbol ㄠ is described to look like two bent knees of someone who's fallen, with its pinyin being AO.
    - The next symbol, ㄡ, is reminiscent of a bow tie in the process of being tied, pronounced OU in pinyin.
    - For ㄢ, the best English equivalent given is the 'a' sound in the Spanish word for bread, 'pan'. The pinyin is AN, with the zhuyin potentially resembling a baker's hat.
    - The pinyin for ㄣ is EN. It's best compared to the "-un" part in the phrase "young'un", suggesting an older person referring to a child.
    - The pinyin ANG corresponds to the symbol ㄤ, described as being similar to the word "wrong" without the 'wr', or like an 'a' sound followed by 'ng'.
    - ㄥ is likened to the word "dung" without the 'd', spelled as ENG in pinyin, with the zhuyin resembling a nose sniffing dung.
    - Lastly, ㄦ (pinyin ER) is compared to the uncertain sound of "err..." one might make when hesitating in speech.
    The text encourages multiple repetitions of these lessons, possibly with songs in Chinese, to aid learning.
    It also suggests visiting the website singandlearnchinese.com to download a Chinese pronunciation chart, and to check out the Sing & Learn Chinese song teaching videos for further practice.
    It ends by encouraging learners to share their new knowledge and promising more videos in the future.

  • @Phy-sy5zj
    @Phy-sy5zj Před 4 lety +8

    Thank you for this great lesson. ☺️

  • @lovegod7416
    @lovegod7416 Před 3 lety

    I just want to say i appreciate your teaching very interesting too- alsolike am talking to an American. Lovely way to learn!

  • @Zaraathv
    @Zaraathv Před 2 lety +2

    I really want to learn Chinese language..
    Because my best friend and BF is from china..
    And I want to go China..
    That's why I'm so serious for Chinese language...
    💜🥰😘🇨🇳💜🇮🇳

  • @travelwithdana
    @travelwithdana Před 6 měsíci +3

    This was very helpful in learning pin-yin ! Learning Mandarin is such an exciting journey 🥰🤓

    • @SingandLearnChinese
      @SingandLearnChinese  Před 6 měsíci

      Glad it was helpful @travelwithdana, keep us updated on your learning journey!

  • @eduardar675
    @eduardar675 Před 3 lety +5

    Im Brazilian and learning my fourth language (Chinese), its really funny how similar the sounds in Chinese can be with Brazilian Portuguese!

  • @stephenarmiger8343
    @stephenarmiger8343 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you for this!

  • @bongtraveler3669
    @bongtraveler3669 Před 2 lety +1

    Namaste 🙏 from 🇮🇳
    Thanks for guide us "mam" about 🇨🇳

  • @lolsuprise5094
    @lolsuprise5094 Před 3 lety +4

    Im sri Lankan and this is how we pronounce in sinhala as well so it was much easy for me to learn pinyin thanks you

  • @user-ei3kt2nh9w
    @user-ei3kt2nh9w Před 4 lety +58

    I already am Taiwanese and I know all this, but just wanted to review it 😂

  • @prashantdeshmukh4272
    @prashantdeshmukh4272 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you for the video. Great explanation ☺️

  • @MewMewShadowKat
    @MewMewShadowKat Před 3 měsíci

    this is so great! Can't wait to learn more! I'm learning Mandarin to talk to my students and try to learn their culture and order dumplings hahaha

  • @vipnetworker
    @vipnetworker Před 2 lety +21

    I’m only 3 minutes into this vide and it is already one of the most impressive instructional videos I’ve ever seen.
    I’m so impressed.
    I’m still terrified to learn Chinese, but slightly less now with her.

    • @SingandLearnChinese
      @SingandLearnChinese  Před 2 lety +2

      Thanks @vipnetworker! Happy to be of service :D

    • @edwardlim4553
      @edwardlim4553 Před rokem +1

      For those kids don't like to write
      Using tooth- pick sticks to form 人‘ after that add a small stick 一 to 人 became 大 Add 二 to 人 became天 . Add two small sticks to 大 became头....买卖 灾火🔥火灭灾火土 太犬 头. From 人 ,move two sticks apart became 八入 then bend two sticks became 儿, add a small piece together to form 又叉 又
      write using two u, u and add l, 出 凹
      巾帼 离 山 巨 叵 匠 臣 尺层.using handphone software, as long write 70% similar word will appear
      Learn with Google translate

    • @ananyajere
      @ananyajere Před rokem

      @@edwardlim4553 yay
      I understood nothing
      🗿🗿🗿🗿💀

  • @XiaoSunJing
    @XiaoSunJing Před 3 lety +4

    I'm just here to learn Chinese so I can read.... ehem... bl mangas.... But nonetheless this is the best and easiest video for u to get started in learning Chinese. Her voice is so alive I feel like a kindergartner. Thank you for the free lessons!

  • @ernestosolorzano7846
    @ernestosolorzano7846 Před 11 měsíci +1

    You were a great teacher. A multilingual teacher at that.perfect english,great spanish and of course southern accent. I lived my entire life in Texas. Southern accents are still heard all over. Like yall come back now ya hear. And i always say gal instead of girl. Thanks

    • @SingandLearnChinese
      @SingandLearnChinese  Před 11 měsíci

      Thank you @ernestosolorzano7846! Glad this was helpful to you :) That's the first time I've heard of having a southern accent, really fun ~

  • @estikararas11
    @estikararas11 Před 3 lety +2

    Your video helps me in pronounciation of bopomofo, thank you very much

  • @williamdennis7250
    @williamdennis7250 Před 3 lety +3

    Good job! I really enjoyed your presentation. I can write Japanese Kanji, so writing these will be a breeze, but pronouncing them, that'll be a whole new ball of wax! Thank you.

    • @ayushmanV
      @ayushmanV Před rokem

      can u explain ur Japanese learning journey.. till Kana, it was a cakewalk, but kanji still gives headache😅😅

  • @supritygympaf8705
    @supritygympaf8705 Před 3 lety +14

    I think Korean alphabet is easy to write but hard to speak
    Where as Chinese is hard to write and easy to speak
    I'm not lose heart I'll keep on trying to success
    Thanks for this video 😊

  • @matildawolfram4687
    @matildawolfram4687 Před 10 měsíci

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  • @Critic144
    @Critic144 Před 9 měsíci

    O superb. A great clarity that I got regarding Chinese characters and pinyin.

  • @mrvediyebiri
    @mrvediyebiri Před 3 lety +7

    I am trying to learn chinese thanks to Wayv!

  • @cooliipie
    @cooliipie Před 4 lety +13

    Thanks so much for the video! I put it off for a long time. Wasn't difficult at all when explained well

    • @SingandLearnChinese
      @SingandLearnChinese  Před 4 lety

      You're very welcome! Yes, a lot of things aren't as hard as they seem once we start ~

    • @marieltaruc6458
      @marieltaruc6458 Před 3 lety

      hi I'm confused why do we need to learn zhuyin? I'm confused because when i try to read chinese all I can see is symbol there is no alphabet

    • @SingandLearnChinese
      @SingandLearnChinese  Před 3 lety +1

      @@marieltaruc6458 zhuyin and pinyin are for pronunciation only. As you say there is no formal "Chinese alphabet" (see beginning of the video and answers to some of the other questions in the comment section) You don't have to learn zhuyin, but you will need to learn pronunciation somehow. Zhuyin is the Taiwanese pronunciation system, pinyin is from Mainland China.

  • @creativetags-anam9846
    @creativetags-anam9846 Před 3 lety

    I was trying to learn Chinese l found many videos but this was the best video and everything is clear

  • @christianjorgensen7192
    @christianjorgensen7192 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Excellent. Thank you.

  • @yentingli870
    @yentingli870 Před 4 lety +28

    It really helps! Thank you!

  • @user-qq9pu9zs3t
    @user-qq9pu9zs3t Před 3 lety +73

    It's hard for the beginner to learn Zhuyin without knowing Chinese characters. I highly recommend people who don't know much about Chinese to learn Pinyin first.

    • @agiirrl6135
      @agiirrl6135 Před 2 lety +2

      Your comment answers well my question. Thank you.

    • @nvdvf4k72
      @nvdvf4k72 Před 2 lety +2

      But I have a doubt how many division that chinease language have and which one is want to study to speak chinease 😔🥶🥵please reply

    • @mdtalha1075
      @mdtalha1075 Před rokem +1

      Let me know what i have to learn for learning Chinese bcoz perhaps their are lots of division in Chinese so I totally got confused

    • @khudrangnv9123
      @khudrangnv9123 Před rokem +2

      @@agiirrl6135 I want to learn Chinese . Can you please tell me where should i start.. like I'm confused .

    • @user-eo7jq1fm2q
      @user-eo7jq1fm2q Před rokem

      Can i get your phone number i just want to learn Chinese

  • @irisgilbert1525
    @irisgilbert1525 Před 11 měsíci +1

    This is the best, I'm glad I came across this 😩😩
    Duolingo doesn't have an alphabet for Chinese yet

  • @ganeshsonawane6727
    @ganeshsonawane6727 Před 3 lety +2

    This video helps me so much for speaking chinese i wanna being an actor so I am studying some languages thnks for making video on it 😍😘

  • @pearla6750
    @pearla6750 Před rokem +5

    Actually it's really easy for French speakers , a lot of letter sounds exactly the same in French and I absolutely love it!

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      @nayanashree2119 Před rokem

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    • @nayanashree2119
      @nayanashree2119 Před rokem

      Please call me for my number please

  • @Phoenixmovie2236
    @Phoenixmovie2236 Před 3 lety +12

    I love your voice ❤️❤️❤️ ..and thank you

  • @prajushaneeshal
    @prajushaneeshal Před 2 lety +1

    AWESOME VIDEO! I LOVED IT!

  • @gopikakrishna2910
    @gopikakrishna2910 Před 3 lety

    You are the teacher I was searching for

  • @lovelymochii7738
    @lovelymochii7738 Před 2 lety +4

    After seeing Chinese character I realized how easy Korean is..
    But still keep going

  • @thomasmiller1960
    @thomasmiller1960 Před rokem +5

    LOVE your examples! awesome vivid and funny imageries!!! if you SEPARATE the 2 systems into 2 videos would be great!
    just want to focus on PINYIN only. learning 2 new systems at the same time is too confusing for me

  • @rukmangadanm5542
    @rukmangadanm5542 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you so much sister

  • @getsemanicantos6947
    @getsemanicantos6947 Před 3 lety

    This is the first video that finally is good and makes sense

  • @banafshaansari9567
    @banafshaansari9567 Před 3 lety +9

    Its awesome and I am learning Chinese because I want to become an Chinese actress so wish me luck that my dream come true