Learning Initial "m" in Pinyin

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: m
An unaspirated bilabial nasal. It is pronounced by keeping the lips tightly closed and the soft palate dropped to force the air out through the nose. The vocal cords vibrate. It is same as 'm' in the English 'mat'.


Phrases:
马mǎ：horse
米饭mǐ fàn ：rice