Dimsum Hanyu Pinyin - Learn Mandarin Chinese: Recent Episodes
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In this episode, we will learn:
- how to voice the nasal finals ending in “n”: an, en, uan, uen, ian, in, üan, ün;
- how to voice the nasal finals ending in “ng”: ang, eng, ong, uang, ueng, iang, ing, iong;
- the writing rule when Group 4 finals combine with the initials j, q, x;
- the abbreviation rule for uen;
- how to differentiate the finals uan and üan, and between uen and ün, when they are used with initials;
- the writing rule when these finals are used without initials;
- how to voice the retroflex final er;
- five new Mandarin words: Zhōngguó, Shànghǎi, Hángzhōu, xiānsheng, zàijiàn; and
- the possible pinyin combinations for these finals.
In this episode, we will learn:
- how to voice the initials (j, q, x);
- how to get the ju, qu, xu sounds from ji, qi, xi;
- how to voice the finals (ia, iao, ie, iou, üe);
- the abbreviation of iou when it is used with initials;
- five new Mandarin words: xièxiè, xiǎojiě, shǒujī, píjiǔ, yóutiáo; and
- the combinations between these initials and the finals.
In this supplement podcast, we will be practicing tone pairs using some of the possible pinyin combinations between the initials (zh, ch, sh, r, z, c, s) and the finals that we’ve learnt.
In this episode, we will learn:
- how to voice the initials (zh, ch, sh, r, z, c, s);
- the phantom-i final;
- five new Mandarin words: chūzūchē, shīfu, lǎoshī, cèsuǒ, shuàigē; and
- the combinations between these initials and the finals we’ve learnt.
In this podcast, we will practice the following pinyin combinations:
- bai, bei, bao
- pai, pei, pao, pou
- mai, mei, mao, mou
- fei, fou
- dai, dei, dao, dou, duo, dui
- tai, tao, tou, tuo, tui
- nai, nei, nao, nou, nuo
- lai, lei, lao, lou, luo
- gai, gei, gao, gou, gua, guo, guai, gui
- kai, kei, kao, kou, kua, kuo, kuai, kui
- hai, hei, hao, hou, hua, huo, huai, hui
- zero initials: ai, ei, ao, ou, wa, wo, wai, wei
In this episode, we will learn:
- how to voice finals with more than one letter;
- the abbreviation of uei to ui;
- the actual sounds of bo, po, mo, fo;
- the writing rules when these finals are used without initials; and
- the combinations between the initials we’ve learned and these finals.
In this episode, we will learn:
- how to voice the six basic finals (a, o, e, u, i, ü);
- how to voice the first set of initials (b, p, m, f);
- how to voice the second set of initials (d, t, n, l);
- how to voice the third set of initials (g, k, h);
- the combinations between these initials and finals; and
- how these finals are written and voiced when used without initials.
In this episode, we will learn:
- how to voice the six basic finals (a, o, e, u, i, ü);
- how to voice the first set of initials (b, p, m, f);
- how to voice the second set of initials (d, t, n, l);
- how to voice the third set of initials (g, k, h);
- the combinations between these initials and finals; and
- how these finals are written and voiced when used without initials.
In this lesson, we will learn
- how each Chinese character is one syllable;
- each syllable consists of an initial, a final, and a tone; and
- how to produce the Mandarin tones using intonations we are familiar with in English.
In this lesson, we will learn
- how each Chinese character is one syllable;
- each syllable consists of an initial, a final, and a tone; and
- how to produce the Mandarin tones using intonations we are familiar with in English.
In this table, you will find
- all 21 initials, 37 finals and their possible combinations;
- equivalent consonant sounds in English for the initials;
- exceptions for the finals where a vowel sound deviates from the six basic finals;
- writing rules for the finals when used without initials.