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This document provides an overview and guide for Lesson 1 of a foundation course in Mandarin Chinese phonetic system Pinyin. It begins by explaining what Pinyin is, how the sounds are composed of initials, finals and tones. It then gives tables of the initial consonants and examples of each. Exercises are provided to practice identifying and writing the initials, as well as tone twisters for pronunciation. The goal of this lesson is to introduce learners to the basic sounds of Pinyin through identification and repetition exercises.

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Guide To Start Lesson 1 Initials

This document provides an overview and guide for Lesson 1 of a foundation course in Mandarin Chinese phonetic system Pinyin. It begins by explaining what Pinyin is, how the sounds are composed of initials, finals and tones. It then gives tables of the initial consonants and examples of each. Exercises are provided to practice identifying and writing the initials, as well as tone twisters for pronunciation. The goal of this lesson is to introduce learners to the basic sounds of Pinyin through identification and repetition exercises.

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Lesson 1 Initials of Pinyin

Part I Some Basics of Pinyin
What is Pinyin?
Pinyin, or (hn y pn yn) is the official phonetic system
to transcribe Mandarin Chinese sounds into the Roman alphabet. It
was invented in 1950s, and adopted as a standard in mainland
China in 1958. Pinyin is used for several purposes, such as
teaching Chinese, transcribing names and places into the Roman
alphabet, and used as an input method for typing Chinese
characters.
How does Pinyin make a sound?
Each Pinyin sound consists of three components: an initial, a final
and a tone. Initials are generally consonants (b, p, m, f etc.) and
finals are generally vowels (a, e, i, o, u). Pinyin uses the same
letters as the English alphabet except for the letter v plus the
addition of . For example:

ho

is one of the most commonly used character in


Chinese, meaning good, okay, and hello! The
pinyin for this character is ho. h is the initial of
the character, ao is the final, and v is the tone
mark which indicates the third tone.

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Part II Initials
Initials Tables
Please follow our teachers instruction or the recordings.
As in
b

not

Note
Unaspirated p, like the p in spy, not the
b in bye.

p png friend
m m mom

fn

du correct

tin
n

n
l
g
k
h

li
g
k
hn

cent
Unaspirated t, like the t in sty, not the
d in dog.

sky
you
six
piece

Unaspirated k, like the k in sky, not the


g in good.

guest
very

jin see
q qng please
j

x
z
c
s

xi below
zo early
cu wrong
sn three

zh zhn
ch ch

real
eat

Like the ch in cheap


Like the sh in she
LIke the ds in suds
Like the ts in cats
These "retroflex" initials should be
pronounced with the tongue curled

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sh shu
r
r

say
hot

yu

backwards.

I
have

Not a true initial. The letter u is written


with a w when no initial is present.
Not a true initial. The letter i is written
with a y when no initial is present.

Part III Initials Exercise

1. Please listen to our teachers instruction or the recordings and


fill the following blanks:
___i le
fly away

lin ___
practice

____i jie
older sister

___ing gng
Hong Kong

___
to eat

r ___i
also

d___
map

___i gurn
foreigner

___i zi
cup

m___
purpose

___ung
yellow

____
hot

___shi
nurse

sh___
time difference

___ ch
green tea

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2. Tone Twisters:

s and sh
sshs shshsh

shsshshs sshshssh

bi b s sh shu x x bi b sh s shu x x

f and h
fn hng qing shng hu fng hung

fng hung hu zi fn hng qing

hng fng hung fn fng hung

fn hng fng hung hu fng hung

g s fng hung hu mn qing

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3. Listen to the recordings and write down the initials:

recording guide to start lesson 1.wma

b, p, m, f; d, t, ,n, l; g, k, h; j, q, x; zh, ch, sh, r; z, c, s


(1)_______

(2)_______

(3)_______

(4)_______

(5)_______

(6)_______

(7)_______

(8)_______

(9)_______

(10)_______

(11)_______

(12)_______

(13)_______

(14)_______

(15)_______

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