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Anybody switched section? Attendance. Topic for first two weeks Introduction section (self-study) Lesson 1. Greetings!.
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Topic for first two weeksIntroduction section (self-study)Lesson 1
Pin-yin- is more regular than English spellingExceptions: same letters, different sounds i: li, ni vs. shi vs. zi e: ne, sheng vs. ye (ê), xue(ê) u: bu vs. xue (ü)
Some shorthand spellingsuiueiiu iouian ienu (in ju qu xu)ü ue üê
Type 2: Simple Indicative • 一 二 三 • 上 中 下 • 凸 凹 • 王
Type 3 Compound Indicative • 木 + 木 = 林 • 林 + 木 = 森 • 木 + 一 = 本 • 木 + 一 = 末 • 女 + 子 = 好 • 人 + 言 = 信
Type 4: semantic-phonetic compounds • 姓 =女+生 (female + sheng) • 嗎 =口+馬 (mouth + ma) • 呢 =口+尼 (mouth + ni) • 問 =口+門 (mouth + men) • 請 =言+青 (word + qing) • Pay attention to character composition!
Most important tone change low + low rising + lowni_ hao_ ni/ hao_
Asking each other about last nameA﹕ Qing_wen\, ni_ gui\xing\? May I ask, you respectful surname (is)請問,你貴姓?B﹕ Wo_ xing\_____. Ni_ ne? I surname (is) ___ . You how about?我姓___,你呢?A﹕ 我姓___。
Address each other!___xian-sheng 先生/ (Mr.)! ___ xiao/jie小姐 (Miss)!
‘ghost’ tonexiao_jie_ ‘miss’ xiao/jie_xiao/jie
Read with the right tone changesLi_ xiao_jie_ , ni_ hao_! How are you, Miss Li?
Check your tones with Wavesurfer!Ni_ hao_!Lao_shi- hao_!Bei_jing-Qing-dao_Gui\lin/Chong/qing\