2. Copyright © 2009 Lumivox International Ltd. Pinyin 3 Level: Beginner

3. Copyright © 2009 Lumivox International Ltd. You will learn: During this lesson you will learn nasal finals an, en, in, un, ang, eng, ing, ong.

4. Copyright © 2009 Lumivox International Ltd. Nasal Finals The nasal finals comprise one vowel followed by the nasal consonants –n or–ng. an like 'an' in 'can' en like 'en' in 'client' in like 'in' in 'pin' un like 'wen' in 'Wendy' The front nasal finals comprise one vowel followed by the alveolar nasal –n.

5. Copyright © 2009 Lumivox International Ltd. ang a Mandarin 'a' followed by the 'ng' sound like in 'sing' eng a Mandarin 'e' followed by the 'ng' sound like in 'sing' ing like 'ing' in 'sing' ong a Mandarin 'o' followed by the 'ng' sound like in 'sing' Nasal Finals The back nasal finals comprise one vowel followed by the alveolar nasal –ng.

6. Copyright © 2009 Lumivox International Ltd. Exercise: 朗读音节。 Read the syllables. an-kan ian-yan uan-wan üan-quan en-shen uen-lun in-xin ü-xun ang-fang iang-jiang uang-huang eng-cheng ong-zhong iong-xiong ueng-weng

7. Copyright © 2009 Lumivox International Ltd. Review of Finals aoeiuü aioueiiuui ao ieue aneninun angengingong

8. Copyright © 2009 Lumivox International Ltd. Review of Initials bpmf(o) dtnl(e) gkh jqx(i) zcs zhchshr yw

9. Copyright © 2009 Lumivox International Ltd. The tone of a word sometimes changes when used in a sentence depending on the tone of the word that proceeding or comes after it. Change of tone Rule 1: If a 3rd tone is followed by a 3rd tone, the first 3rd tone becomes second tone. yǒuhǎo 友好 (friendly) liǎojiě 了解 (understand) gǔlǎo 古老 (old) yǔfǎ 语法 (grammar)

10. Copyright © 2009 Lumivox International Ltd. Exercise: 朗读下面的词语。 Read the following words. hěn hǎo shuǐ jiǎo shǒu biǎo shuǐ guǒ 很 好 水 饺 手 表 水 果

11. Copyright © 2009 Lumivox International Ltd. Rule 2: The word “ 不 (bù)” is 4th tone, but when it is followed by another 4th tone, it becomes 2nd tone. bù lái 不来 (do not come) bù mǎi 不买 (do not buy) bú qù 不去 (do not go) bú cuò 不错 (not bad)

12. Copyright © 2009 Lumivox International Ltd. Rule 3: Rules concerning the word “ 一 (yi).” The word “( 一 )yi” is 2nd tone when proceeding a 4th tone. yìqǐ 一起 (together) yì tiān 一天 (one day) yígòng 一共 (altogether) yí dìng 一定 (surely)

13. Copyright © 2009 Lumivox International Ltd. Exercise: 朗读下列词语。 Read the following words. 1.bùduō bùnéng bùxiǎng búyào búcuò 不 多 不 能 不 想 不 要 不 错 2.yìtiān yì nián yìqǐ yíyàng yísuì 一天 一 年 一起 一 样 一岁

14. Copyright © 2009 Lumivox International Ltd. y, w, yu When finals 'i', 'u' and 'ü' make syllables themselves without preceding, they are written as follows: i = y u = w ü = yu e.g.: yān / wū

15. Copyright © 2009 Lumivox International Ltd. er like 'er' in 'sister' The final of a syllable may combine with “er” to form a syllable with a retroflex ending. In Chinese, there are many words with such endings and we use “r” for the transcription. e.g.: gē 歌 (song)——gēr 歌儿 (song) huà 画 (picture)——huàr 画儿 (picture) er

16. Copyright © 2009 Lumivox International Ltd. Exercise: 朗读下面的词语。 Read the following words. nǎr zhèr huār huór niǎor 哪儿 这儿 花儿 活儿 鸟儿 yúr ménr gàir quānr xiǎoháir 鱼儿 门儿 盖儿 圈儿 小孩儿

17. Copyright © 2009 Lumivox International Ltd. Exercise 1. 朗读下列双音节词语。 Read the following dissyllabic words. shāngdiàn yínháng shàngbān bàngōng 商店 银行 上班 办公 míngpiàn míngtiān tōngxùn gōngchǎng 名片 明天 通讯 工厂 zhēnzhèng gōnggòng jīngcháng xīnqíng 真正 公共 经常 心情

18. Copyright © 2009 Lumivox International Ltd. 2. 朗读下列音节词语。 Read the following dissyllabic words. měijǐng yǒuhǎo liǎojiě yǔfǎ 美景 友好 了解 语法 yícì yìtiān yìnián yiqǐ yìqiányíhòu 一次 一天 一年 一起 一前一后 búqù bùlái bùchī bùxǐhuan 不去 不来 不吃 不喜欢