Chinese Language Backgrounds

Vowel Sound		Common Error		Solution	Video Comparison
)	mat	.	met	Move tongue to a lower front position.
)	cap	7	cup	Keep tongue front & low and jaws apart.
)	pat	,|	part	Keep tongue front & low and jaws apart.	None
,	not	9	naughty	Keep mouth round and sound short.
,	God	?@	good	Keep mouth round and tongue back.
<=	fool	?@	full	Back of tongue high. Lips tightly rounded. Long
7	cup	)	cap	Tongue more central. Lips relaxed
7	cup			Tongue low central. Lips relaxed.
-	feel	4	fill	Spread lips more and keep tongue high.
,	not			Keep mouth round and tongue back
9	door			Tongue low & back. Mouth large. Jaws together.
;|	bird			Fix tongue in central position. Long.
E	the			Weak endings: e.g. "London" "England"
(	late	.	let	Tongue moves from front centre to front high.
8	note	,	not	Tongue central. Then tightly round lips.
ow	cow			Front low front vowel to lips tightly rounded.
;|	work	9	walk	Fix tongue in central position. Long.

Consonant Sound		Common Error		Solution	Video Comparison
dh	that	.	day	Voiced. Friction. Tongue between lips.
b	bar	p	par	Voiced. Vibration. Trap air with lips.