How to pronounce jia you
jia you (come on, you can do it) is 加油 in Chinese, written jiāyóu in pinyin and said jyah-yoh.
加油
jyah-yoh
Sound by sound
- 加jyahFirst tone: high and level
- 油yohSecond tone: rising, as in a question
Everyday words
- ni hao (hello) 你好 nee-how
- xie xie (thank you) 谢谢 shyeh-shyeh
- zai jian (goodbye) 再见 dzye-jyen
- qi (chi) 气 chee
- tai chi (taiji) 太极 tie-jee
- kung fu (gongfu) 功夫 goong-foo
- feng shui 风水 fung-shway
- yin and yang 阴阳 yeen-yahng
- Putonghua (Mandarin) 普通话 poo-toong-hwah
- hanzi (Chinese characters) 汉字 hahn-dzuh
- pinyin 拼音 peen-yeen
- xin nian kuai le (Happy New Year) 新年快乐 sheen-nyen-kwye-luh
- guanxi 关系 gwahn-shee
- mianzi (face) 面子 myen-dzuh
- shifu 师父 shr-foo
- laoshi (teacher) 老师 low-shr
- meimei (little sister) 妹妹 may-may
- gege (big brother) 哥哥 guh-guh
How do you pronounce jia you?
jia you (come on, you can do it) is 加油 in Chinese, written jiāyóu in pinyin and said jyah-yoh.
What are the tones in jia you?
jiā: first tone, high and level; yóu: second tone, rising, as in a question.
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