Copyright 2009 Lumivox International Ltd. Pinyin 2 Level:
Beginner
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Copyright 2009 Lumivox International Ltd. You will learn:
During this lesson you will learn initials j, q, x, z, c, s, zh,
ch, sh, r, y(i), w(u) and finals ai, ei, ui, ao, ou, iu, ie,
ue.
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Copyright 2009 Lumivox International Ltd. 2-Initials j like 'j'
in 'jeep' - tongue is positioned below lower teeth q like 'ch' in
'cheap' - tongue is positioned below lower teeth x like 'sh' in
'sheep' - tongue is positioned below lower teeth z like 'ds' in
'woods' c like 'ts' in 'cats' s like 's' in 'see' In English, you
can find the similar sounds for j,q,x,z,c,s.But need to
practice.
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Copyright 2009 Lumivox International Ltd. 2-Initials zh like
'j' in 'jam' ch like 'ch' in 'cheap' sh like 'sh' in 'ship' r like
's' in 'pleasure' (y) i like 'ee' in 'bee' (w)u like 'oo' in 'room'
zh, ch and sh are called retroflexions. You must curl up slightly
your tongue tip and place it close to the front of the hard palate
when pronouncing them.
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Copyright 2009 Lumivox International Ltd. Exercise: Read the
following initials and syllables. j q x ji qi xi zh ch sh r z c s
zha cha sha za ca sa zhe che she re ze ce se zhu chu shu ru zu cu
su
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Copyright 2009 Lumivox International Ltd. Compound Finals-1
Finals which consist of two or three vowels are called compound
finals. When you pronounce a compound final, glide smoothly from
one vowel to another instead of jumping from one to another.
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Copyright 2009 Lumivox International Ltd. ai like the alphabet
'I' ei like 'ay' in 'bay ' ui like the word 'way' Compound
Finals-1
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Copyright 2009 Lumivox International Ltd. ao like 'ow' in 'cow'
ou like 'o' in 'go' iu is a combination of 'i' + 'ou' ie like 'ye'
in 'yes' ue is a combination of the pronunciation of ' ' + 'e ',
and the ' ' is spelt as 'u' here Compound Finals-1
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Copyright 2009 Lumivox International Ltd. Exercise: Read the
following finals and syllables. 1.ai ei ao ou bai lei zhao lou 2.ia
ie ua uo ue jia xie hua guo yue 3.iao iou uai ui jiao you guai
hui
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Copyright 2009 Lumivox International Ltd.
zi,ci,si,ri,zhi,chi,shi 'i' in the syllables 'zi', 'ci' 'si' 'zhi',
'chi', 'shi' and 'ri' is not the common final 'i'. The
pronunciations are the prolongations of the initials. zi = z; ci =
c; si = s i zzizi ccici ssisi i zhzhi chchi shshi
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Copyright 2009 Lumivox International Ltd. ju,qu,xu The finals
in column should be spelt as u when they are used with the initials
j q x. j=ju, q=qu, x=xu jjuju qququ xxuxu