1. Ottawa Mandarin School Adult Class 2011-12 Week 01: September 17, 2011 Instructor: Daniel C. Lee Tones 聲調

2. Plans 1.Tones! Activity 2.Introduce ourselves 3.Overview of class 4.Emphasize tones 2

3. Tones Tones are as important as pronunciation 眼睛 Eyes 眼鏡 Glasses 視力 Sight 實力 Strength There are only 4 tones in Mandarin – Plus a light tone (5 th ) 3

4. 1 st tone is high and flat 4 Low Pitch Time Ladies Gentlemen High Just like singing and holding a note.

5. Frequently seen characters of 1 st tone 今天 Present (old usage) + Day = Today 家 family 媽媽 mother 他 he 她 she 它 it 1 st tone in pinyin is a flat line above the vowel No symbol is needed in zhuyin 5

6. 2 nd tone goes Up 6 High Low Time When emphasized, the 2 nd tone keeps going up! Pitch of 1 st tone Pitch Think of the Canadian “eh?”

7. Frequently seen characters of 2 nd tone 人 people 人家 people, others 國 country 國家 country 誰 who 誰家 who's family 2 nd tone in pinyin is an upward stroke above the vowel Same in zhuyin 7

8. 3 rd Tone is low, goes Down then Up 8 High Low Pitch Time In normal (fast) dialogues, the 3 rd tone is so short that it sounds flat Pitch of 1 st tone

9. Frequently seen characters of 3 rd tone 我 I 我家 my family 你 you 你家 your family 好 good 好人 good person 3 rd tone in pinyin is a check-mark above the vowel Same in zhuyin 9

10. 4 th Tone goes Down 10 High Low Pitch Time Pitch of 3 rd tone Pitch of 1 st tone When emphasized, the 4 th tone can start above the 1 st tone and goes below the 3 rd tone. Think of swearing.

11. Frequently seen characters of 4 th tone 是 be 我是 I am … 大 big 大家 every body 對 correct 4 rd tone in pinyin is a downward-stroke above the vowel Same in zhuyin 11

12. 12 High Low Pitch Time Light tone (5 th tone) is in the middle and goes down Pitch of third tone Pitch of 1 st tone It can be viewed as a very short 4 th tone

13. Frequently seen characters of 5 th tone 的 possessive apostrophe 我的 my … 你的 yours… 他的 his… 她的 her … Light tone in pinyin does not require a symbol In Zhuyin, it is a little dot 13

14. If you go to a speech contest 14 High Low Pitch Time 1 st tone 2 nd tone 3 rd tone 4 th tone

15. Whispering to close friend 15 High Low Pitch Time 1 st tone 2 nd tone 3 rd tone 4 th tone

16. Practices 1-2-3-4, One-Two-Three-Four 1-11-21-31-4 2-12-22-32-4 3-13-22*-33-4 4-14-14-34-4 16

17. 1-1-11-1-21-1-31-1-4 1-2-11-2-21-2-31-2-4 1-3-11-3-21-2*-31-3-4 1-4-11-4-21-4-31-4-4 2-1-12-1-22-1-32-1-4 2-2-12-2-22-2-32-2-4 2-3-12-3-22-2*-32-3-4 2-4-12-4-22-4-32-4-4 17

18. 3-1-13-1-23-1-33-1-4 3-2-13-2-23-2-33-2-4 2*-3-12*-3-23-2*-32*-3-4 3-4-13-4-23-4-33-4-4 4-1-14-1-24-1-34-1-4 4-2-14-2-24-2-34-2-4 4-3-14-3-24-2*-34-3-4 4-4-14-4-24-4-34-4-4 1-4-3-2-1 3-2-1-4-3 1-2-3-1-3-1-3 (Do-Re-Me-Do-Me-Do-Me) 18

19. Activity 1.1 Introduce yourself 大家好。 Hello everybody. 我是 … I am… Response: 你好 !How do you do! 19

20. Additional information (opt.) 1.How long have you learned Chinese? 2.Chinese heritage/background 3.Specific wishes? (welcome to tell me later) 20

21. Activity 1.2 Say a 3-tone combo and see if we can tell 3-2-1 2-1-4 4-3-2 3-1-3 1-3-1 21 2-3-1 2-4-2 4-1-4 4-2-4 1-2-3

22. Class Overview Material will be available online for download. A printed copy will be provided (no colour though) in class. http://maltzchineseclass.blogspot.com If you missed a class, you can get the material here. 22

23. Class Overview Each week we will cover a specific topic – Week 1: 4 Tones – Week 2: Vowels – Week 3: Consonants… If you want a specific topic covered, please let me know! Daniel’s email: dcl.maltz@gmail.comdcl.maltz@gmail.com 23

24. Class Overview Most topics will be independent of the official textbook (if required for class, I will tell you in advance). There will be a simple homework EVERY WEEK, followed by a simple quiz on the following week. 24

25. Native speakers emphasizes the tone of the keyword and let go the others 25

26. Keyword in 1 st tone lifts high 26 High Low Pitch Time 我說 I say… 我 說 I SAY… 1 st tone 3 rd tone

27. Keyword in 2 nd tone extends 27 High Low Pitch Time 誰的 whose... 誰 的 WHOSE… 2 nd tone Light tone

28. Keyword in 3 rd tone extends 28 High Low Pitch Time 你好 Hello 我 好 I am good! 3 rd tone 2 nd tone 3 rd tone 2 nd tone

29. Keyword in 4 th tone extends 29 High Low Pitch Time 他是 he is… 他 是 he IS… 1 st tone 4 th tone

30. Practices in one-two-three-four Run 1: no emphasize Run 2: emphasize the 1 st word Run 3: emphasize the 2 nd word 1-11-21-31-4 2-12-22-32-4 3-13-22*-33-4 4-14-14-34-4 30

31. 1-1-11-1-21-1-31-1-4 1-2-11-2-21-2-31-2-4 1-3-11-3-21-2*-31-3-4 1-4-11-4-21-4-31-4-4 2-1-12-1-22-1-32-1-4 2-2-12-2-22-2-32-2-4 2-3-12-3-22-2*-32-3-4 2-4-12-4-22-4-32-4-4 31 Run 1: no emphasize Run 2: emphasize the 1 st word Run 3: emphasize the 2 nd word Run 4: emphasize the 3 rd word

32. 3-1-13-1-23-1-33-1-4 3-2-13-2-23-2-33-2-4 2*-3-12*-3-23-2*-32*-3-4 3-4-13-4-23-4-33-4-4 4-1-14-1-24-1-34-1-4 4-2-14-2-24-2-34-2-4 4-3-14-3-24-2*-34-3-4 4-4-14-4-24-4-34-4-4 32 Run 1: no emphasize Run 2: emphasize the 1 st word Run 3: emphasize the 2 nd word Run 4: emphasize the 3 rd word

33. Homework Practice all 3-tone combos once every day with one-two-three-four Quiz next week – Listening – Must understand what your neighbor says! 33