How to pronounce Tsingtao beer

Tsingtao beer (the beer) is 青岛啤酒 in Chinese, written Qīngdǎopíjiǔ in pinyin and said cheeng-dow-pee-jyoh.

青岛啤酒 Qīngdǎopíjiǔ

cheeng-dow-pee-jyoh

Sound by sound

青qīngcheengFirst tone: high and level
岛dǎodowThird tone: low, dipping down
啤pípeeSecond tone: rising, as in a question
酒jiǔjyohThird tone: low, dipping down

Letters to watch

Q is said like the ch in “cheese”, with the tongue forward. Never “k” or “kw”.
Ao rhymes with “cow”: mao is “mow” as in “how now”, never “moe”.
Iu is said “yoh”: liu is “lyoh”, not “lee-oo”.

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How do you pronounce Tsingtao beer?

Tsingtao beer (the beer) is 青岛啤酒 in Chinese, written Qīngdǎopíjiǔ in pinyin and said cheeng-dow-pee-jyoh.

What are the tones in Tsingtao beer?

qīng: first tone, high and level; dǎo: third tone, low, dipping down; pí: second tone, rising, as in a question; jiǔ: third tone, low, dipping down.

What do English speakers get wrong in Tsingtao beer?

Q is said like the ch in “cheese”, with the tongue forward. Never “k” or “kw”. Ao rhymes with “cow”: mao is “mow” as in “how now”, never “moe”. Iu is said “yoh”: liu is “lyoh”, not “lee-oo”.

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