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.=., ilii Phonetics

D JL'f.tl1.1 Retroflex ending

The final "er'' sometimes does not form a syllable by itself, but is attached to another
final to form a retroflex final. A retroflex final is represented by the letter "r" added to the
final. In writing, ")L" is added to the character in question, as in "nor '!}J~)L".

jg ~il-~®!(5) Key points of pronunciation (5)

Initials: z like "ds" in "beds".
c like "ts" in "cats", with aspiration.

s pronounced the same as "s" in "see" in English.

Final: -r like "er" in "sister" (American pronunciation).

lm, iftj~ Grammar

• m~fDJttimi¥-JfDJ1iJ Questions with an interrogative pronoun

No shl women looshi. No shl shei?

JJ~ Ji. ~ 1f1 ::t Yifi o f)~ Ji. i1t?

Wo xlng Mo. Ni xlng shenme ?
~ M. ~ 0 1.f- M. 1t~?

Canting zoi er ceng. Canting zoi no r?
'*" Jf ,ff. .:::. Jk 0 ~ Jf ,ff. 11}~ JL?

To shl Zh6nggu6 ren. To shl no gu6 rEm?
~ Ji. tf f!l A o ~ lt_ll})~ ~ A.?

The word order in a question with an interrogative pronoun is the same as that in a
declarative sentence. In this kind of sentence, a question pronoun simply replaces the part of

the sentence to which the interrogative pronoun corresponds.