To pronounce a, open your mouth slightly less then how will you naturally open it; keep your tongue in the central position of your mouth; relax your lips. The exception combinations created with nasal ending consonant include eon, ing and ung. Cantonese-speakers use k and g instead of kw and gw for many words. letter represents. You can also enter jyutyping. Linguistic description [IPA symbol: w]: labialized velar place of articulation; approximant manner of articulation; voiced phonation; oral consonant; central consonant; pulmonic airstream mechanism. Linguistic description [IPA symbol: k]: occlusive manner of articulation; velar place of articulation; stop consonant; voiceless phonation; oral consonant; central consonant; pulmonic airstream mechanism, Description: This consonant is identical with g except you should you should feel a puff of air coming out from your mouth when pronouncing k; relax your lips during the whole process, Linguistic description [IPA symbol: kʰ]: occlusive manner of articulation; velar place of articulation; stop consonant; voiceless aspirated phonation; oral consonant; central consonant; pulmonic airstream mechanism. Shall I contact you with your Email to discuss more details there? For example, the word for no, Linguistic description [IPA symbol: kʷ]: occlusive manner of articulation; velar place of articulation; stop consonant; voiceless labialized phonation; oral consonant; central consonant; pulmonic airstream mechanism, Description: This consonant is identical with g except you should protrude and round a very small “o” with your lips in the beginning of your pronunciation; draw back your lips and transit from the very small “o” to a bigger “o” during your pronunciation; you should also feel a puff of air coming out from your mouth when pronouncing kw, Linguistic description [IPA symbol: kʷʰ]: occlusive manner of articulation; velar place of articulation; stop consonant; voiceless labialized aspirated phonation; oral consonant; central consonant; pulmonic airstream mechanism, Description: Touch your lower teeth with the tip of your tongue and touch your upper jaw(alveolar) with the middle part of your tongue; completely block the airflow with the middle part of your tongue; build up pressure and then release to pronounce; relax your lips during the whole process, Linguistic description [IPA symbol: ts]: sibilant affricate manner of articulation; dentalized laminal alveolar place of articulation; voiceless phonation; oral consonant; central consonant; pulmonic airstream mechanism. You can start/stop at any time. Description:  Pull back your tongue to reduce the gap between your velar and your tongue. Block the airflow escaping from your mouth centrally by touch your upper jaw(alveolar) with the tip of your tongue; the airflow should be coming out from the side of your tongue; relax your lips during the process; make a sound with your vocal tract during the pronunciation as this consonant is voiced, Linguistic description [IPA symbol: l]: Denti-alveolar place of articulation; Approximant manner of articulation; voiced phonation; oral consonant; lateral consonant; pulmonic airstream mechanism. To pronounce a, open your mouth slightly less then how will you naturally open it; keep your tongue in the central position of your mouth; relax your lips; hold the airflow and pressure in your mouth with your lips in the middle of pronouncing p. Linguistic description: [IPA symbol: ɐp̚]. With 22 consonants, 8 vowels and 2 syllabic consonants and 6 tones in the language, learning Cantonese pronunciation is the first challenge faced by language learners. The same would happen by adding a tone to a pronunciation; a new word would be created, and it would be represented by another Chinese character. In addition to Cantonese romanization system, you will learn how does International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) work after completing this guide. Description: Pronounce o and ng in quick succession. Complex vowels（複元音）are the result of pronouncing two vowels rapidly. In this Cantonese pronunciation guide, we will introduce a Cantonese romanization system to you with clear pronunciation graphics and professional narrations. Find any word and translation you're looking for! Description: Roll back your lower lip and gently touch the exterior of your lower lip with your upper teeth; a fuzzing sound should be created, and the airflow should not be completely blocked; relax your tongue during the whole process. Description: Pronounce ɵ and y in quick succession. Before learning with this lesson, make sure you understand the difference between Yale romanization in Cantonese and Jyutping and choose the romanization system you want to learn. Oops! A selection of characters and words used in colloquial written Cantonese, with Yale romanization, their equivalents in Standard Written Chinese with Cantonese and Mandarin pronunciation, and English translations. Whenever plosive ending consonants（塞尾韻）p, t and k are used, the tone of the word must be in tone 1, 3 or 6. Log in or Description: Pronounce e(IPA symbol) and i in quick succession. You can try again. Description: Pronounce ɵ(IPA symbol) and t in quick succession. Each sound of the Cantonese language is always written with the same distinct letter. Linguistic description [IPA symbol: ɐi]: From nearly open to close vowel height; from center to front vowel backness; remain unrounded vowel roundness. Description: Pronounce i and p in quick succession; hold the airflow and pressure in your mouth with your lips in the middle of pronouncing p. Linguistic description: [IPA symbol: ip̚]. Description: Pronounce o and n in quick succession. Linguistic description [IPA symbol: au]: From open to close vowel height; From front to back vowel backness; From unrounded to rounded vowel roundness. For the pronunciation of y, you can refer to the pronunciation of yu in Jyutping.