How to pronounce 请问 (qǐng wèn)

How to pronounce j, q, and x in Mandarin

An English-first explanation of Mandarin j, q, and x with lip shape, tongue placement, and easy starter examples.

觉得 (jué de)

Lift the tongue body for jué and keep the vowel compact instead of rounding too heavily.

去年 (qù nián)

Keep qù narrow and forward so the rounded vowel does not fall back into a plain u.

学生 (xué sheng)

Keep xué clearly rising without letting it sag low at the start.

今天星期几？ (jīn tiān xīng qī jǐ)

This sentence lets you repeat x, q, and j in one smooth phrase.

请安静。 (qǐng ān jìng)

Move from a back nasal in qǐng to a front nasal in ān, then back again in jìng.

我没去。 (wǒ méi qù.)

Keep méi genuinely rising so it does not merge with the low shape of wǒ.