'y' in Pinyin
I have been taught that 'i' is pronounced ee but when it is at the beginning of a word it is WRITTEN 'yi' but still pronounced ee. I have one teacher that says that the english language (ying wen) is pronounced with a 'y' but the other teacher says it is written 'ying wen' but pronounced 'ing wen'. Which is correct?

Thanks

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'y' in Pinyin
I have been taught that 'i' is pronounced ee but when it is at the beginning of a word it is WRITTEN 'yi' but still pronounced ee. I have one teacher that says that the english language (ying wen) is pronounced with a 'y' but the other teacher says it is written 'ying wen' but pronounced 'ing wen'. Which is correct?

Thanks

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It is written 'ying wen' but pronounced 'ing wen' in a professional sense

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Hi,Jakie. This is John. I know some basic Pinyin in Chinese looks like very simple but actually its hard to handle them. 
Okay, the most important thing I want to tell you is that the the first teacher is right.
It's written as "ying wen" and pronounced as ying .
Maybe you will feel confused on the Pinyin.
Pinyin "y" you can pronounce it as " i:" or "ee"
Pinyin "ing" you can pronounce it as english soundmark "ing"  example: doing moving.

My english is not so good . I doubt whether my answer could help you or not.

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'ing wen' and“ ying wen” ， I think they are same pronounced for Chinese. At least for me，haha.

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