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| Since the original Chinese characters
were pictographs, they lack sound-to-script correspondence.
In earlier times, different phonetic pronunciation systems were
used to mark the Chinese characters. One of system is called
Zhuyin , which provides the pronunciation of a Chinese character
by citing another character with the same pronunciation. Fanqie
is another method which indicates the pronunciation of a new
Chinese character by using two other known Chinese characters,
the first having the same initial consonant as the given character
and the second having the same vowel and tone of the given Chinese
character. Zhuyin fuhao (national phonetic alphabet) is a set
of symbols (simplified classical Chinese characters) used to
transcribe the pronunciation of characters. It was used in the
mainland before the 1950s and is still being used in China's
Taiwan. Hanyu pinyin (Chinese Phonetic Alphabet, or Pinyin for
short) is the phonetic system adopted by the People's Republic
of China since 1950s. In order to learn standard Chinese, one
must learn its phonetic system first. |
| The purpose of this course is to
introduce Pinyin, the phonetic alphabet of standard Chinese
to the beginners. |
| This course consists of 10 lessons.
Lesson 1 provides a brief introduction to standard Chinese phonetic
system. Lesson 2 to 9 are designed to teach you how to pronounce
each sound through the learning of Pinyin system - 21 initial
consonants and 36 simple or compound vowels. Each lesson (except
Lesson 2) consists of three sections. Section 1 introduces the
phonetic symbols and their ways of pronunciation. And it compares
the similarities and difference between Chinese and English
in pronouncing a particular sound when it becomes relevant.
Section 2 presents classroom exercises including a series of
pronunciation activities such as sound and tone recognition,
discrimination and pronunciation practice. Section 3 provides
exercises such as Chinese tongue twisters or poems for further
practicing the introduced sounds in meaningful contexts. Lesson
10 gives a brief introduction of phonetic spelling rules for
writing Chinese syllables and tone changes in the context of
introduction patterns. |
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| Lesson 1: Chinese
Pinyin |
| Lesson 2: Simple
Vowels (a o e er i u v) and Initial Consonants (b p m f) |
| Lesson 3: Initial
Consonants (d t n l g k h j q x) and Tongue Twister: A Goose
and a Rabbit |
| Lesson 4: Initial
Consonants (z c s zh ch sh r) and Tongue Twister: Four and Ten |
| Lesson 5: Tones
and Tongue Twister: Grandpa Sets up a Stall |
| Lesson 6: Compound Vowels (ai ei
ao ou ia ie ua uo ve) and Tongue Twister: Lanlan and NanNan |
| Lesson 7: Compound Vowels (iao
iou iv uai uei vi) and Poem: Welcome Rain on a Spring Night |
| Lesson 8: Front Nasal Simple or
Compound Vowels (an en in vn ian uan van uen un) and Poem: A
Snow Scene |
| Lesson 9: Back Nasal Simple or
Compound Vowels (ang eng ing ong iang uang iong ueng) and Tongue
Twister: A Boat and a Bed |
| Lesson 10: Chinese Syllables and
Poem: Night Thoughts |
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| If you want to continue to study
the rest part of this course or learn Chinese online, please contact
our tutor |
