第dì一yī课kè

Unit 0 · Rùmén · 0.1 · Lesson One · Preparation

入rù门mén

目mù录lù

Contents · Mùlù

01自zì我wǒ介jiè绍shàoSelf-Introduction

02拼pīn音yīn结jié构gòuPīnyīn Jiégòu — Structure of Pinyin

03声shēng调diàoShēngdiào — Tones

04声shēng母mǔ韵yùn母mǔ 1Initials + Finals (1)

05练liàn习xíLiànxí — Exercises

06作zuò业yèZuòyè — Assignments

一yī

自zì我wǒ介jiè绍shào

Self-Introduction

自zì我wǒ介jiè绍shào

Self-Introduction

吴wú革gé

姓xìng 吴wú  surname

名míng 革gé  given name

自zì我wǒ介jiè绍shào

Self-Introduction · Greetings

A：你nǐ好hǎo！

Hello!

B：你nǐ好hǎo！我wǒ叫jiào吴wú革gé。

Hello! My name is Wu Ge.

A：你nǐ叫jiào什shén么me名míng字zì？

What's your name?

拼pīn音yīn

Pīnyīn

汉hàn语yǔ拼pīn音yīn

Chinese Pinyin

拼pīn音yīn

Pīnyīn — Function & Formation

拼pīn音yīn由yóu声shēng母mǔ、韵yùn母mǔ和hé声shēng调diào组zǔ成chéng。

Pinyin is made of initials, finals and tones.

声shēng母mǔ  Initials — 23

韵yùn母mǔ  Finals — 24

声shēng调diào  Tones — 4

拼pīn音yīn

Pīnyīn

准zhǔn备bèi好hǎo了le吗ma？

Ready?

汉hàn语yǔ拼pīn音yīn字zì母mǔ表biǎo

Hànyǔ Pīnyīn Zìmǔ Biǎo — Chinese Pinyin Alphabet

23个声母 · 23 Initials

bpmfdtnlgkhjqxzhchshrzcsyw

24个韵母 · 24 Finals

aoeiuüaieiuiaoouiuieüeeraneninunünangengingong

16个整体认读 · 16 Whole-syllables

zhichishirizicisiyiwuyuyeyueyuanyinyunying

练liàn习xí一yī

Practice 1 · Liànxí Yī

你nǐ好hǎo，你nǐ叫jiào什shén么me名míng字zì？

Hello, what's your name?

声shēng母mǔ

Initials · Shēngmǔ — 23

韵yùn母mǔ

Finals · Yùnmǔ — 24

下xià一yī节jié学xué习xí。

We'll learn these in the next section.

声shēng调diào

Tones · Shēngdiào

普pǔ通tōng话huà有yǒu四sì个gè基jī本běn声shēng调diào，用yòng声shēng调diào符fú号hào ˉ ˊ ˇ ˋ 来lái表biǎo示shì。

Mandarin has four basic tones, shown by the marks ˉ (1st) ˊ (2nd) ˇ (3rd) ˋ (4th).

不bù同tóng的de声shēng调diào有yǒu不bù同tóng的de意yì思si。

Different tones may express different meanings.

声shēng调diào

Tones · 第dì一yī声shēng — the 1st tone

声shēng调diào

Tones · 第dì二èr声shēng — the 2nd tone

声shēng调diào

Tones · 第dì三sān声shēng — the 3rd tone

声shēng调diào

Tones · 第dì四sì声shēng — the 4th tone

声shēng调diào

Tones · video

视shì频pín示shì范fàn四sì声shēng · Video demonstration of the four tones

声shēng调diào

练liàn一yī练liàn

Let's practice

三sān

单dān韵yùn母mǔ

Single Finals

单dān韵yùn母mǔ

Single Finals · Yùnmǔ

ɑ

o

e

i

u

ü

韵yùn母mǔ

Finals (1) · Yùnmǔ — a

a

Like "a" in "father" (American pronunciation)

韵yùn母mǔ

Finals · a — the four tones

ā

á

ǎ

à

韵yùn母mǔ

Finals (1) · Yùnmǔ

韵yùn母mǔ

Finals · a — video

韵yùn母mǔ

Finals · o — the four tones

Chinese Characters →

ō

ó

ǒ

ò

韵yùn母mǔ

Finals (1) · Yùnmǔ — o

o

Like "o" in "more"

韵yùn母mǔ

Finals · e — the four tones

Chinese Characters →

ē

é

ě

è

韵yùn母mǔ

Finals · é 鹅é — goose

é

鹅é

goose

韵yùn母mǔ

Finals · è 饿è — hungry

è

饿è

hungry

一yì起qǐ读dú

Read together

Chinese Pinyin

汉hàn语yǔ拼pīn音yīn

u

ü

i

韵yùn母mǔ

Finals (1) · Yùnmǔ — i

i

Usually pronounced "ee" as in "he." After c/s/z and ch/sh/zh/r it is a short vowel similar to "i" in "it."

韵yùn母mǔ

Finals · i — the four tones

ī

í

ǐ

ì

韵yùn母mǔ

Finals (1) · Yùnmǔ — u

u

Like "oo" in "food"

韵yùn母mǔ

Finals · u — the four tones

ū

ú

ǔ

ù

韵yùn母mǔ

Finals (1) · Yùnmǔ — ü

ü

Like the umlaut "ü" in German and French — a combination of "eee" and "ooo." Make an "eee" sound with your jaw, then round your lips for an "ooo" without moving your jaw.

韵yùn母mǔ

Finals · ü — video

韵yùn母mǔ

Finals · ü — the four tones

Chinese Characters →

ǖ

ǘ

ǚ

ǜ

单dān韵yùn母mǔ 复fù习xí

Single Finals · review video

四sì

声shēng母mǔ 1

Initials (1) · b p m f / d t n l

声shēng母mǔ

Initials of Chinese Pīnyīn (1)

b

p

m

f

d

t

n

l

声shēng母mǔ

Initials · b p m f

bpmf

声shēng母mǔ

Initials of Chinese Pīnyīn

声shēng母mǔ

Initials · examples

Father · Mother

声shēng母mǔ

Initials of Chinese Pīnyīn (1)

拼pīn读dú

Connect the pinyin · Pīndú

b + a = ba

拼pīn读dú

b + a — four tones

b-ā-bā

b-á-bá

b-ǎ-bǎ

b-à-bà

拼pīn读dú

p + a — four tones

p-ā-pā

p-á-pá

p-ǎ-pǎ

p-à-pà

拼pīn读dú

m + a — four tones

m-ā-mā

m-á-má

m-ǎ-mǎ

m-à-mà

拼pīn读dú

f + a — four tones

f-ā-fā

f-á-fá

f-ǎ-fǎ

f-à-fà

生shēng词cí

Word · māma 妈mā妈mā

妈mā妈mā

mother

拼pīn读dú

Connect b/p/m/f + o

b
p
m
f

o

拼pīn读dú

b + o — four tones

b-ō-bō

b-ó-bó

b-ǒ-bǒ

b-ò-bò

拼pīn读dú

p + o — four tones

p-ō-pō

p-ó-pó

p-ǒ-pǒ

p-ò-pò

拼pīn读dú

m + o — four tones

m-ō-mō

m-ó-mó

m-ǒ-mǒ

m-ò-mò

拼pīn读dú

f + o — four tones

f-ō-fō

f-ó-fó

f-ǒ-fǒ

f-ò-fò

生shēng词cí

Word · mō 摸mō

mō

摸mō

touch

拼pīn读dú

Pīndú — video

分fēn组zǔ练liàn习xí

Group Practice · 3 minutes

1. 拍pāi照zhào或huò者zhě截jié屏píng本běn页yè。

Please take a photo or screenshot of this page.

2. 分fēn组zǔ练liàn习xí,互hù相xiāng朗lǎng读dú下xià面miàn拼pīn音yīn。

Practice in groups; read the following pinyin to each other.

对duì话huà练liàn习xí

Dialog practice

你nǐ好hǎo

Hello!

对duì话huà 1

Conversation 1 · Listen and read

A:你nǐ好hǎo!

Hello!

B:你nǐ好hǎo!

Hello!

A:你nǐ叫jiào什shén么me名míng字zì?

What's your name?

B:我wǒ叫jiào……。你nǐ呢ne?

My name is … And you?

A:我wǒ叫jiào……。

My name is …

对duì话huà 2

Conversation 2 · Listen and read

A:老lǎo师shī,您nín好hǎo!

Hello, teacher!

B:你nǐ好hǎo!

Hello!

A:您nín贵guì姓xìng?

What's your surname? (honorific)

B:我wǒ姓xìng……。你nǐ呢ne?

My surname is … And you?

A:我wǒ姓xìng……,我wǒ叫jiào……。

My surname is … My name is …

对duì话huà 3

Conversation 3 · Listen and read

A:你nǐ是shì哪nǎ国guó人rén?

What's your nationality?

B:我wǒ是shì……人rén。你nǐ呢ne?

I am from … And you?

A:我wǒ是shì……人rén。

I am from …

课kè堂táng活huó动dòng

Classroom Activity活huó动dòng 1 · Activity 1

分fēn组zǔ练liàn习xí Group practice · ask each other

• 你nǐ好hǎo
  Hello
• 你nǐ叫jiào什shén么me名míng字zì?
  What's your name?
• 你nǐ是shì哪nǎ国guó人rén?
  Where are you from?

五wǔ

声shēng母mǔ 2

Initials (2) · g k h j q x

声shēng母mǔ

Initials · g k h

g ood

k ey

h er

声shēng母mǔ

Initials · g k h examples

声shēng母mǔ

Initials · g k h examples

声shēng母mǔ

Initials · j q x

小xiǎo鸡jī

chick

生shēng气qì了le

got angry

希xī望wàng

hope

声shēng母mǔ

Initials · j q x examples

j

q

x

六liù

双shuāng韵yùn母mǔ

Compound Finals · ai ei ui ao ou iu

双shuāng韵yùn母mǔ

Compound Finals · ai ei ui

ai — sky

ei — day

ui — we

双shuāng韵yùn母mǔ

Compound Finals · examples

双shuāng韵yùn母mǔ

Compound Finals · examples

双shuāng韵yùn母mǔ

Compound Finals · ao ou iu

ao — how

生shēng词cí

Animals — big & small

牛niú cow

大dà big

小xiǎo small

双shuāng韵yùn母mǔ

Compound Finals · examples

双shuāng韵yùn母mǔ

Compound Finals · examples

生shēng词cí

Animal sounds

猫māo   牛niú   马mǎ   狗gǒu

朗lǎng读dú练liàn习xí

Read aloud · submit recording

朗lǎng读dú以yǐ下xià拼pīn音yīn并bìng录lù制zhì语yǔ音yīn提tí交jiāo到dào学xué习xí群qún。

Read the following pinyin and record your voice to submit to the study group.

朗lǎng读dú练liàn习xí

Practice video

写xiě汉hàn字zì

Write Chinese characters

请qǐng用yòng手shǒu指zhǐ跟gēn着zhe写xiě汉hàn字zì。

Please follow and write the Chinese characters along with your fingers.

小xiǎo结jié

Recap

准zhǔn备bèi好hǎo继jì续xù学xué习xí音yīn节jié了le吗ma？

Ready to continue learning syllables?

我wǒ

I / me — Who am I?

Introduce yourself: 我wǒ叫jiào…… (My name is …)

学xué习xí目mù标biāo

Learning Objectives

• 掌zhǎng握wò音yīn节jié结jié构gòu — Master the structure of syllables
• 认rèn识shí声shēng母mǔ与yǔ韵yùn母mǔ — Recognize initials and finals
• 准zhǔn确què发fā出chū四sì声shēng — Pronounce the four tones accurately
• 完wán成chéng课kè堂táng练liàn习xí — Complete in-class exercises

目mù录lù

Contents · Mùlù — Part 2

01音yīn节jié结jié构gòuYīnjié Jiégòu — Structure of Syllables

02声shēng母mǔShēngmǔ — Initials

03韵yùn母mǔYùnmǔ — Finals

04声shēng调diàoShēngdiào — Tones

05练liàn习xíLiànxí — Exercises

06作zuò业yèZuòyè — Assignments

音yīn节jié结jié构gòu

Structure of Syllables

Zhōngwén

中zhōng文wén

Chinese language

声shēng母mǔ

Initials · Shēngmǔ

Tap to play all 23 initials

韵yùn母mǔ

Finals · Yùnmǔ

ɑ

o

e

i

u

ü

韵yùn母mǔ

Finals · Yùnmǔ — review

一yì起qǐ读dú一yī读dú

Let's read together

韵yùn母mǔ

Finals · Yùnmǔ — practice

再zài读dú一yī次cì

Read once more

韵yùn母mǔ

Finals · Yùnmǔ

Tap to play all finals

声shēng调diào

Tones · Shēngdiào — pitch

练liàn习xí

Exercises · Liànxí

1. 朗lǎng读dú以yǐ下xià音yīn节jié。

Read aloud the following syllables.

2. 请qǐng老lǎo师shī听tīng你nǐ的de发fā音yīn并bìng指zhǐ出chū问wèn题tí。

Ask your teacher to listen to your pronunciation and point out any problems.

3. 你nǐ觉jué得de哪nǎ些xiē发fā音yīn难nán？请qǐng圈quān出chū来lái。

Which do you think is difficult to pronounce? Circle them.

练liàn习xí

Exercises · Listen and read

练liàn习xí

Exercises · Listen and read

作zuò业yè

Homework · Zuòyè

（老lǎo师shī自zì己jǐ填tián写xiě）

(Teacher fills in)

下xià课kè！再zài见jiàn！

Class dismissed — see you next time!