Chinese Pinyin Lesson 5 | Nasal Finals: an, en, in, un, ün, ang, eng, ing, ong

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Faye

Teacher of Pinyin Lessons

Nasal Finals in Pinyin: an, en, in, un, ün, ang, eng, ing, ong

The Nasal Final is a final which combines a vowel with the nasal consonant “-n” or “-ng”. The Nasal Finals end with “-n” are called the Front nasal finals, including an, en, in, un, ün, and the ones end with “-ng” are called the Back Nasal Finals, including ang, eng, ing, ong.

Front Nasal Finals
Front Nasal Finals	an	en	in	un	ün
Start from the simple vowel, move your tongue to the back of your upper teeth to make the "n" sound. The mouth is slightly open.

Back Nasal Finals
Back Nasal Finals	ang	eng	ing	ung
Start from the simple vowel, prolong it and then move your tongue backwards, meanwhile let the air come out through your nose. The "ng" sound is similiar to the "ng" sound in the English word “tongue”. The mouth is more wider open.

Examples of Chinese Characters Using Nasal Finals: an, en, in, un, ün, ang, eng, ing, ong

In this part, we will learn some Pinyin that use these nasal finals with their Chinese characters. Please listen to the audio to differentiate these sounds, and then repeat with the audio.

Single Vowels

Used in Pinyin

Characters

Meanings

lǎn