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Dental Sounds: sounds produced by the collaboration of the tongue and teeth

d: As in dad. Ex. dà (big), diànhuà (telephone), duìbùqǐ (sorry)
t: As in toe. Ex. tā (he), tāng (soup), tiānqì (weather)
n: As in no. Ex. nà (that), ne (echo question marker), nǐhǎo (hello)
l: As in love. Ex. lā (pull), liù (six), lǎoshī (teacher)