Some Chinese consonants are rather similar to English consonants, but it's important to hear the differences and get all details as accurate as possible!

How to read: sh
Move upward the tip of your tongue and make it approach the front hard palate, with a narrow chink left; pronounce with the breath squeezing out from the chink. It is similar to 'sh' in the English 'ship'.

Phrases:
蛇shé：snake
少shǎo：fewer