The first step to learn Mandarin Chinese is turning out to be accustomed to Mandarin pronunciation. Understanding how to pronounce Mandarin assists with speaking and listening skills.

The Mandarin language has 21 consonants and 16 vowels. Altogether they're able to be combined collectively to create more than 400 mono-syllabic sounds.It is the same as English, you have to try to hear the differences and study hard on understanding how to pronounce Mandarin sounds.

Right here is a chart of the 38 sounds of Mandarin using a sound clip of each.

pinyin         Explanation
A a similar to 'ar' in the English 'artist'
B b similar to 'b' in the English 'bear'
C c similar to 'ts' in the English 'bits'
D d similar to 'd' in the English 'deep'
E e similar to 'ir' in the English 'shirt'
F f similar to 'f' in the English 'face'
G g similar to 'g' in the English 'gain'
H h similar to 'h' in the English 'hair'
I i similar to 'ee' in the English 'bee'
J j similar to 'jee' in the English 'jeep'
K k similar to 'k' in the English 'keen' with more aspiration
L l similar to 'l' in the English 'learn'
M m similar to 'mo' in the English 'mob'
N n similar to 'nur' in the English 'nurse'
O o similar to 'o' in the English 'ok'
P p similar to 'p' in the English 'put' with more aspiration
Q q similar to 'chea' in the English 'cheat'
R r similar to 'r' in the English 'run'
S s similar to 's' in the English 'skill'
T t similar to 't' in the English 'let'
U u similar to 'oo' in the English 'boot'
V v similar to 'weigh' in the English
W w similar to 'oo' in the English 'boot'
X x similar to 'sh' in the English 'shirt'
Y y similar to 'ea' in the English 'eat'
Z z similar to 'ds' in the English 'woods'
ai similar to 'eye' in the English
ei similar to 'a' in the English 'wave'
ao similar to 'ow' in the English 'now'
ou similar to 'oe' in the English 'toe'
an similar to 'an' in the English 'pan'
en similar to 'an' in the English
ang similar to 'ong' in the English 'song'
eng similar to 'an' in the English with a nasal sound
er similar to 'a' in the English 'wave'
zh similar to 'z' in the English 'zoo' with a cacuminal
ch similar to 'ts' in the English 'bits' with a cacuminal
sh similar to 's' in the English 'skill' with a cacuminal 

If you practice these as much as you can – you will soon know how to pronounce Mandarin.