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The Fake Initial ‘Y’

Practice key words

THE SERIESSAy it right

by reading along with the drill video:

• When do you need “y” as an initial of a syllable?

• How do you pronounce “-ng” correctly?

• ya, ye, yan (-ia, -ie, -ian)

家 jiā / 姐 jiě / 间 jiān

• yin, ying, yang (-in, -ing, -iang)

金 jīn / 硬 yìng / 抢 qiǎng

note these top tips by answering the following questions:

Pronunciation 9