<p>Should be correct. As a native Chinese speaker, I'm using my Chinese 'C' to pronounce the 'ts' in English. So I think the other way around should be fine too.</p>

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2021-06-04T14:26:58.903Z
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Archeosudoerus
<p>Yeah , ts is a good approximation.</p>
<p>Of course ts only really occurs at the end of words in English</p>
<p>Read the following out loud:</p>
<p>Bits way</p>
<p>Bits way</p>
<p>Bits way</p>
<p>( again without the Bi )</p>
<p>ts way</p>
<p>ts way</p>
<p>ts way</p>
<p>cui</p>
<p>:)</p>

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2021-07-26T10:15:05.937Z
Nice technique! And if I see any word that starts with the `Q` or `Z` such as `去` , `请`,  `走` or `在`. Is it also correct to pronounce those words with the `T` as the prefix such as `去`  = `Tqù`, `请` = `Tqǐng`,  `走` = `Tzǒu` or `在`  = `Tzài`.
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2021-06-19T22:03:32.220Z
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Kantura
<p>This question is not about the tones. It is about how do you pronounce the word that starts with a &quot;C&quot;.</p>
<pre><code>脆 Cuì
碎 Suì

猜 Cāi
腮 Sāi
</code></pre>
<p>Above pair of words sound so familiar but I could hear the difference. I don't know whether I repeat it after correctly or not. I have no teacher to hear me out when I repeat it after. So when I pronounce each word that start with a &quot;C&quot; like following, I pronounce it like it starts with the &quot;Ts&quot;.</p>
<pre><code>脆 Cuì = Tsuì (my pronunciation)
猜 Cāi = Tsāi (my pronunciation)
藏 Cáng = Tsáng (my pronunciation)
从 Cóng = Tsóng (my pronunciation)
</code></pre>
<p>Is that correct?</p>

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How to pronounce the word that start with "C" in Chinese Mandarin?
# How to pronounce the word that start with "C" in Chinese Mandarin?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-06-04)

This question is not about the tones. It is about how do you pronounce the word that starts with a "C".
脆 Cuì
碎 Suì

猜 Cāi
腮 Sāi

Above pair of words sound so familiar but I could hear the difference. I don't know whether I repeat it after correctly or not. I have no teacher to hear me out when I repeat it after. So when I pronounce each word that start with a "C" like following, I pronounce it like it starts with the "Ts".
脆 Cuì = Tsuì (my pronunciation)
猜 Cāi = Tsāi (my pronunciation)
藏 Cáng = Tsáng (my pronunciation)
从 Cóng = Tsóng (my pronunciation)

Is that correct?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-06-04. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

Should be correct. As a native Chinese speaker, I'm using my Chinese 'C' to pronounce the 'ts' in English. So I think the other way around should be fine too.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2021-06-19. Score: 1

Yeah , ts is a good approximation.

Of course ts only really occurs at the end of words in English

Read the following out loud:

Bits way

Bits way

Bits way

( again without the Bi )

ts way

ts way

ts way

cui

:)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Nice technique! And if I see any word that starts with the `Q` or `Z` such as `去` , `请`,  `走` or `在`. Is it also correct to pronounce those words with the `T` as the prefix such as `去`  = `Tqù`, `请` = `Tqǐng`,  `走` = `Tzǒu` or `在`  = `Tzài`.  

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