today – gin-tee-en

Written as jīntiān or jintian

To remember that today is pronounced gin-tee-en (jintian) in Mandarin Chinese, use the following mnemonic:

Today is your birthday, so here is a gift of gin and a tee shirt to enjoy (gin-tee-en).

Tones

1. Gin (gin) is a 1st tone with — as an accent.

Associate gin, a 1st tone, with a string or tie or tying or knot. See Tones and Mnemonics.

The gin bottle was tied up with string.

2. En (enjoy) is a 1st tone with — as an accent.

Associate enjoy, a 1st tone, with a string or tie or tying or knot. See Tones and Mnemonics.

I enjoy being tied up with string.

Remember

Gin= 1st tone = —

En= 1st tone = —