All beginners face some pronunciation problems. A trained teacher using the right techniques will solve most pronunciation problems facing beginners in class. The exercises below should help you improve your pronunciation to a reasonable extent without the benefit of a teacher. They will help you master some 'difficult' sounds that are new to you.

Pinyin and Pronunciation exercises:

• Initials and Finals
• Pinyin table - Complete Mandarin syllables with audio.
  Sound file provided by John Yin Jinhua of The University of Vermont.
• Getting the sounds right
  These exercises will help you overcome some of the common pronunciation problems faced by beginners.
• Sound differentiation