自zì我wǒ介jiè绍shào
Self-Introduction
吴wú革gé
01

自zì我wǒ介jiè绍shào

Self-Introduction
你nǐ好hǎo！
Hello!
我wǒ叫jiào吴wú革gé。
My name is Wu Ge.
你nǐ叫jiào什shén么me名míng字zì？
What's your name?
02

自zì我wǒ介jiè绍shào

Self-Introduction
我wǒ是shì吴wú老lǎo师shī。
03

自zì我wǒ介jiè绍shào

Self-Introduction
A：你nǐ是shì老lǎo师shī吗ma？
Are you a teacher?
B：我wǒ不bú是shì老lǎo师shī，我wǒ是shì学xué生shēng。
I'm not a teacher; I'm a student.
04

自zì我wǒ介jiè绍shào

Self-Introduction
A：你nǐ是shì中zhōng国guó人rén吗ma？
Are you Chinese?
B：我wǒ不bú是shì中zhōng国guó人rén，我wǒ是shì德dé国guó人rén。
I'm not Chinese; I'm German.

第dì一yī课kè

Lesson One
你nǐ好hǎo
hello · hallo
The basics of the Chinese language
拼pīn音yīn
Chinese alphabet · Pīnyīn

声shēng母mǔ

Initials · 23
bpmfdtnlgkhjqxzhchshrzcsyw

韵yùn母mǔ

Finals · 24
aoeiuüaieiuiaoouiuieüeeraneninunünangengingong

音yīn节jié

Syllable
声shēng母mǔ + 韵yùn母mǔ + 声shēng调diào = 音yīn节jié
拔bá pluck
把bǎ grasp

声shēng调diào

Tones
第dì一yī声shēng
the first tone
high & level — "Sing a song" ♪
ā

声shēng调diào

Tones
第dì二èr声shēng
the second tone
rising — "Is it far?" ↗
á

声shēng调diào

Tones
第dì三sān声shēng
the third tone
dipping — "Sooo?" ↘↗
ǎ

声shēng调diào

Tones
第dì四sì声shēng
the fourth tone
falling — "No!" ↘
à

声shēng调diào

The Four Tones
ā 1 á 2 ǎ 3 à 4

声shēng调diào

Tones
妈mā
mother
麻má
fibrous crops
马mǎ
horse
骂mà
to scold
一yí个gè音yīn节jié，声shēng母mǔ、韵yùn母mǔ相xiāng同tóng，声shēng调diào不bù同tóng，意yì思si往wǎng往wǎng不bù同tóng。
Same initial and final but a different tone often means something different.

课kè堂táng活huó动dòng

Classroom Activity活huó动dòng 1 · Activity 1
听tīng音yīn辨biàn调diào Listen & identify the tone
  • 听tīng老lǎo师shī读dú一yí个gè字zì。
    Listen as the teacher reads a character.
  • 说shuō出chū它tā是shì第dì几jǐ声shēng。
    Say which of the four tones it is.
  • 点diǎn一yì点diǎn，看kàn看kàn对duì不bú对duì。
    Tap a card to check.

听tīng音yīn辨biàn调diào

Which tone? — tap to check
汤
？
tāng ① soup
糖
？
táng ② candy
躺
？
tǎng ③ to lie down
烫
？
tàng ④ scalding hot

生shēng词cí

New Words
你nǐ
you
好hǎo
good · fine

音yīn节jié

Syllable
hǎo
好
shēngdiào
tone ↓
shēngmŭ
initial
yùnmŭ
final
hàn zì 汉字 · Chinese character

生shēng词cí

New Words
您nín
you (polite form)

您nín

Polite “You”
您nín
老lǎo师shī Teacher  →  您nín好hǎo！
爸bà爸bà妈mā妈mā Parents  →  您nín好hǎo！
1

声shēng母mǔ

Initials (1)
bpmfdtnlgkhjqx
1

韵yùn母mǔ

Finals (1)
iuüeraiauaouoeieaiuaieiüeuiaoiao
2

声shēng调diào

The Four Tones
①
妈mā
mother
②
麻má
fibrous crops
③
马mǎ
horse
④
骂mà
to scold

朗lǎng读dú下xià列liè音yīn节jié

Read These Syllables Aloud
āáǎà
ōóǒò
ēéěè
īíǐì
ūúǔù
ǖǘǚǜ
3

汉hàn语yǔ的de音yīn节jié

Chinese Syllables
音yīn节jié
syllable		声shēng母mǔ
initial		韵yùn母mǔ
final		声shēng调diào
tone
猫māo catmao¯
鱼yú fish—ü´
姐jiě sisterjieˇ
二èr two—er̀

课kè堂táng活huó动dòng

Classroom Activity活huó动dòng 2 · Activity 2
看kàn图tú说shuō词cí Look at the picture and say the word
  • 看kàn看kàn图tú片piàn。
    Look at the picture.
  • 用yòng拼pīn音yīn读dú出chū词cí语yǔ。
    Read the word aloud in pinyin.
  • 点diǎn一yì点diǎn图tú片piàn，出chū现xiàn英yīng文wén意yì思si。
    Tap the picture to reveal the English.

单dān音yīn节jié词cí语yǔ

Monosyllabic Words
五wǔ
？
five
鱼yú
？
fish
耳ěr
？
ear
笔bǐ
？
pen
猫māo
？
cat
岛dǎo
？
island
花huā
？
flower
鸡jī
？
chicken
七qī
？
seven
鞋xié
？
shoe
雪xuě
？
snow

双shuāng音yīn节jié词cí语yǔ

Disyllabic Words
咖kā啡fēi
？
coffee
可kě乐lè
？
cola
烤kǎo鸭yā
？
roast duck
火huǒ锅guō
？
hot pot
地dì图tú
？
map
飞fēi机jī
？
airplane
毛máo笔bǐ
？
writing brush
耳ěr机jī
？
earphones
4

连lián读dú变biàn调diào

Tone Sandhi (3rd + 3rd)
3 + 3  →  2 + 3你nǐ好hǎo
hello
3 + 3  →  2 + 3可kě以yǐ
can / may
3 + 3  →  2 + 3辅fǔ导dǎo
to tutor

朗lǎng读dú下xià列liè词cí语yǔ

Read These Words Aloud
你nǐ好hǎo
hello
可kě以yǐ
can
小xiǎo姐jiě
miss
辅fǔ导dǎo
tutor
口kǒu语yǔ
spoken
语yǔ法fǎ
grammar
法fǎ语yǔ
French
讨tǎo好hǎo
to flatter
了liǎo解jiě
to grasp
友yǒu好hǎo
friendly
雨yǔ伞sǎn
umbrella
手shǒu表biǎo
watch
1

汉hàn字zì的de笔bǐ画huà

Strokes of Chinese Characters (1)
笔bǐ画huà名míng称chēng
stroke		运yùn笔bǐ方fāng向xiàng
direction		例lì字zì
examples
横héng horizontal→一yī one   二èr two
竖shù vertical↓十shí ten   工gōng work
撇piē left-falling↙人rén human   八bā eight
点diǎn dot．不bù no   六liù six
捺nà right-falling↘大dà big   天tiān sky
2

认rèn识shí独dú体tǐ字zì

Single-Component Characters
一yī
二èr
三sān
十shí
八bā
六liù

生shēng词cí

New Words
你nǐ
you
您nín
you (polite)
好hǎo
good
你nǐ们men
you (pl.)
对duì不bù起qǐ
sorry
没méi关guān系xì
it's ok

常cháng用yòng语yǔ

Useful Expressions
你nǐ好hǎo！
Hello!
很hěn好hǎo。
Very good.
你nǐ好hǎo吗ma？
How are you?
不bù好hǎo。
Not good.
你nǐ们men好hǎo！
Hello, everyone!
你nǐ们men好hǎo吗ma？
How are you all?

课kè文wén

Text 1
A：你nǐ好hǎo！
Hello!
B：你nǐ好hǎo！
Hello!

课kè文wén

Text 2
A：您nín好hǎo！
Hello! (polite)
B：你nǐ们men好hǎo！
Hello, everyone!

课kè文wén

Text 3
A：对duì不bù起qǐ！
I'm sorry!
B：没méi关guān系xì！
It's all right!

课kè堂táng活huó动dòng

Classroom Activity活huó动dòng 3 · Activity 3
读dú拼pīn音yīn，猜cāi词cí Read the pinyin and guess
  • 读dú一yī读dú拼pīn音yīn。
    Read the pinyin aloud.
  • 猜cāi猜cāi这zhè些xiē外wài来lái词cí语yǔ是shì什shén么me。
    Guess what each loanword is.
  • 点diǎn一yì点diǎn，出chū现xiàn图tú片piàn和hé英yīng文wén。
    Tap a card to reveal the picture and English.

外wài来lái词cí语yǔ

Loanwords
？
贝bèi克kè汉hàn姆mǔ
Beckham
？
哈hā利lì波bō特tè
Harry Potter
？
汉hàn堡bǎo包bāo
hamburger
？
麦mài当dāng劳láo
McDonald's
？
阿ā迪dí达dá斯sī
Adidas
？
耐nài克kè
Nike

复fù习xí

Review
今jīn天tiān我wǒ们men学xué了le什shén么me？
  • 拼pīn音yīn：声shēng母mǔ、韵yùn母mǔ、声shēng调diào — Pinyin: initials, finals, tones
  • 汉hàn字zì的de笔bǐ画huà和hé独dú体tǐ字zì — Hanzi strokes & single-component characters
  • 生shēng词cí：你nǐ好hǎo、您nín、对duì不bù起qǐ、没méi关guān系xì — New words: hello, you (polite), sorry, it's OK
  • 课kè文wén：问wèn候hòu和hé自zì我wǒ介jiè绍shào — Texts: greetings & self-introduction
下xià课kè！再zài见jiàn！
Class dismissed — see you next time!