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er and the retroflex final(er 和 儿化韵)

Retroflex finals

First, put the tongue in the position fore, then when pronouncing er, slightly curl up the tongue-up. Try to pronounce the following:

ér tóng ( 儿童) children

ér zi (儿子) son

ěr jī (耳机) earphone

èr bǎi (二百) two hundred

er forms a retroflex-syllable in combination with other finals. In transcription, it is shown by adding an r to the original final. In written language, it is represented by a “儿” following the original character(sometimes it can be omitted),e.g.

wán (玩)+ er(儿)→ wánr (玩儿) play

huà (画)+ er(儿)→ huàr (画儿) picture

nǎ (哪)+ er(儿)→ nǎr (哪儿) where

Exercises:

wánr (玩儿) play

nàr(那儿) there

huār(花儿) flower

zhèr(这儿) here

nǎr (哪儿) where

xiǎo háir(小孩儿) children

bīng gùnr(冰棍儿) icecream

yí huìr(一会儿) a little while

ér zi (儿子) son

ěr duo (耳朵) ears

èr bǎi (二百) two hundred

nǚ‘ ér (女儿)daughter

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