Pinyin Quiz Day 3 | HSK with Panpan

1 What distinguishes "b" from "p" in Mandarin?

Aspiration — a puff of air or not Voicing, just like Thai บ vs ป Tone only There is no difference

2 Which Thai/English sound is Mandarin "b" closest to?

ป (unaspirated, no puff of air) บ (a true voiced "b") พ (aspirated) ฟ

3 Listen and choose the correct meaning 爬

To climb Dad Road He

4 How can you self-test whether you're aspirating correctly?

Hold thin paper in front of your mouth — p/t should make it flutter Check your tone contour Listen for a Thai low tone There's no way to test it

5 '弟弟' means?

Younger brother Dad Mom He

Pinyin — Quiz — Day 3: First Initials: b p m f, and d t n l