1.10 Words with er sounds
The compound final, er, is one of the most challenging syllables in Chinese. This lesson will focus on how to pronounce this sound.
As a word
As a word, er sounds like the er in the English word, her.
Listen & Practice
| ér zi | You must have javascript and Flash Player to play this video. |
| ér qiě | You must have javascript and Flash Player to play this video. |
| shí èr | You must have javascript and Flash Player to play this video. |
| èr shí | You must have javascript and Flash Player to play this video. |
| ěr duo | You must have javascript and Flash Player to play this video. |
| mù ěr | You must have javascript and Flash Player to play this video. |
Retroflex finals
In Chinese, sometimes we see a final er attached to another final to form a retroflex final. In general, only the letter “r” is added. Note that when the preceding word ends with an “n,” the “n” becomes silent, so yidianr is pronounced yidiar.
Listen & Practice
| huā r | You must have javascript and Flash Player to play this video. |
| hào mǎ r | You must have javascript and Flash Player to play this video. |
| zhè r | You must have javascript and Flash Player to play this video. |
| nǎ r | You must have javascript and Flash Player to play this video. |
| yī diǎn r | You must have javascript and Flash Player to play this video. |
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