Pinyin Foundation (2) 拼音基础
Pinyin Foundation (2) 拼音基础. Vowels and Simple Finals. There are six vowels in the Pinyin system which can be used in simple finals, compound finals, and nasal finals: a o e i u ü. Pinyin Vowel: a. The letter a is pronounced like the “a” in English “father.”
Pinyin Foundation (2) 拼音基础
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Vowels and Simple Finals There are six vowels in the Pinyin system which can be used in simple finals, compound finals, and nasal finals: a o e i u ü
Pinyin Vowel: a The letter a is pronounced like the “a” in English “father.” For example: ba ma pa
Pinyin Vowel: o The letter o is pronounced like the “o” in English “more.” For example: bo po mo
Pinyin Vowel: e The letter e sounds very similar to the “u” in English “bud.” For example: de ke ne Sometimes it also sounds like the “e” in English “bed.” For example: ye xue
Pinyin Vowel: i The letter i is pronounced like the “ee” in English “bee.” (except after the initials: z c s, zh ch shr, details later.) For example: mi pi li
Pinyin Vowel: u The letter u is pronounced like the “ue” in “true” or “oe” in “shoe” in English. For example: gu ku lu
Pinyin Vowel: ü The letter ü is pronounced like the [u] in French “tu.” For example: lü nü
Labials: b p m f Labials refer to speech sounds made using one or both lips. For example: ba bi bo bu pa pi po pu ma mi mo mu me fa fo fu
Alveolars: d t n l Alveolars refer to speech sounds made by putting the end of the tongue at the top of the mouth just behind the upper front teeth. For example: da de du ta ti te tu na ni ne nu la li le lu
F-1 Repeat after the instructor: • bā bá bǎ bà • mī mí mǐ mì • dē dé dě dè • nū nú nǔ nù • pō pó pǒ pò • fā fá fǎ fà • tī tí tǐ tì • lǖ lǘ lǚ lǜ
F-2 Circle the syllable pronounced: • mū mú mǔ mù • mō mó mǒ mò • lī lí lǐ lì • lǖ lǘ lǚ lǜ • tū tú tǔ tù • dū dú dǔ dù • nā ná nǎ nà • pō pó pǒ pò
F-3 Read the following syllables: 1. pá bá 2. lù nù 3. lǔ nǚ 4. bó pó 5. dī tī 6. lú lǘ 7. tā tē 8. mǔ nǔ 9. mō mū
F-5 In each pair, circle the one your instructor pronounces: • lǔ nǚ • mā mō • lù nù • mò mù • dū dē • tā tē
Classroom expressions: Chinese:同学们好。 Pinyin: Tóngxuémen hǎo. English: Hello, students. Chinese: 老师好。 Pinyin: Lǎoshī hǎo. English: Hello, teacher.
Homework • Complete Exercise 1. For the Pinyin pronunciation, go to the following website: http://wps.prenhall.com/wl_wu_chineselink_1/39/10025/2566510.cw/index.html Click Workbook: Homework Audio 1-1, 1-2, and 1-3.