-.

3ffilfr,L+ New Words and Chinese Characters

ffi=iF, Lesson I . shenti (A) h 4+ body, health
2 xidxie (dt) i+li*l to thank
-. *E Conversation ,f ne (Ht) 'fo a moda! particle

4. vE (E{) {t abo, too

5 liil (&) six

6. qi (*) ^t seven

/ ji[ (fi) fu nine

l't xiio small, little

(). bti kdqi You're welcome,
noi at all

A: Ni hio! =, Hffl Finats

rh *Tt ia ie iao iou (-iu)
B: Ni hio! E. FSI Initials
t,?. *t t jqxsh
A: Ni shdnti hdo ma?
Ihh 4++r "42 E. ;tF Notes
B: HEn h6o, xidxie. Ni ne?
l. F& i q x sh Initials j p x sh
lV. *7, ift+i&f" Ik%t i f;EBtsfi&@B, *+tfiTfi H, tfiAm Ffr S5 @
tu1ffi6no g FffiT.ffi.dt
A: Y6 h6n hio.
tr9
" "
7 is producedby raising the blade of the tongue to the hard
4- 4'p< trT
"
pnlate, pressing the tip of the tongue against the back of the low-

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 -. 3ffilfr,L+ New Words and Chinese Characters
ffi=iF, Lesson I . shenti (A) h 4+ body, health
2 xidxie (dt) i+li*l to thank
-. *E Conversation ,f ne (Ht) 'fo a moda! particle

4. vE (E{) {t abo, too

5 liil (&) six

6. qi (*) ^t seven

/ ji[ (fi) fu nine

l't xiio small, little

(). bti kdqi You're welcome,
noi at all

A: Ni hio! =, Hffl Finats

rh *Tt ia ie iao iou (-iu)
B: Ni hio! E. FSI Initials
t,?. *t t jqxsh
A: Ni shdnti hdo ma?
Ihh 4++r "42 E. ;tF Notes
B: HEn h6o, xidxie. Ni ne?
l. F& i q x sh Initials j p x sh
lV. *7, ift+i&f" Ik%t i f;EBtsfi&@B, *+tfiTfi H, tfiAm Ffr S5 @
tu1ffi6no g FffiT.ffi.dt
A: Y6 h6n hio.
tr9
" "
7 is producedby raising the blade of the tongue to the hard
4- 4'p< trT
"
pnlate, pressing the tip of the tongue against the back of the low-

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er teeth, and then squeezing the air out through the channel be- sh 6+.L.8, #fifFtrFfrffi, ffi
tween the front of the tongue and the hard palate. The vocal ,l.t+ 5 @tr rnlB#frrH " F ffi Tffi-dt "
This is a retroflex consonant. It is
cords do not vibrate.
produced by turning up the tip of the
q Egs{il5 j -.H, ,igr.iFFE" tongue towards the front of the hard
j" q Eg-zrHEl palate and squeezing the air out through
the channel between the tip of the tongue
and the hard palate. The vocal cords do
rrot vibrate.
2. ie r$ e ffiF Pronunciation of e in re
Effie ie fn iie ( Jil,Hruix ) trHle **e,rg_IA&ffi$:"4F-
ilrt lil e [:1.
in ie and ile (in Lesson Four) is the simple final e [e],which
e
rs seldom used by itself.
(1)86 (,2)95 (3)ti*
Lip-position breath Releasing breath
3. =p{ffi (:- ) Changes in the 3rd tone (2)
Holding
tr.=F&H*- - . EtFffi&^$h'&F.ffiia&4si' i*{G
4 is produced in a similar way as 7, except that q is post- I,,F, ffiE.rl.i*tr*H =Ffiftf*+wifi ,
aspirated; that is to say, it should be produced with a strong When a 3rd tone is followed by any tone exsept aQother

puff of breath.
x *ffiHf$rFffi ffi)E, Mffi-*
ry&, Affi.Fffif,f*" Fffi6ffidt"
x is produced by raising the blade of
the tongue towards the hard palate, and
then squeezing the air out through the
channel between the front of the tongue
and the hard palate. The vocal cords do
not vibrate.
tr(1, it changes into a half 3rd totre,which is the full tone minus
rrs terminal rising part.
4. "4" fi<J*.trfr Tone changes of 4
"4" Hmd4 H*- :. =trHiJ
jij.ffiw F ot), &ffiw
r:i;iIi*H_-F (bri). &Jfn bil m6ng, bri kdqi"
4. is pronouhced in the 4th tone when it stands by itself or
t,rt:ccdes a lst" 2nd or a 3rd tone (bir), but it is pronounced in
rlrr' 2nd tone when it precedes a 4th tone, e.g. bt m6ng, bf kdqi.
5. #5#EqtJ Spelling rules
ia ie iao iou p Flg15ftlpR ya ye yao you,

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er teeth, and then squeezing the air out through the channel be- sh 6+.L.8, #fifFtrFfrffi, ffi
tween the front of the tongue and the hard palate. The vocal ,l.t+ 5 @tr rnlB#frrH " F ffi Tffi-dt "
This is a retroflex consonant. It is
cords do not vibrate.
produced by turning up the tip of the
q Egs{il5 j -.H, ,igr.iFFE" tongue towards the front of the hard
j" q Eg-zrHEl palate and squeezing the air out through
the channel between the tip of the tongue
and the hard palate. The vocal cords do
rrot vibrate.
2. ie r$ e ffiF Pronunciation of e in re
Effie ie fn iie ( Jil,Hruix ) trHle **e,rg_IA&ffi$:"4F-
ilrt lil e [:1.
in ie and ile (in Lesson Four) is the simple final e [e],which
e
rs seldom used by itself.
(1)86 (,2)95 (3)ti*
Lip-position breath Releasing breath
3. =p{ffi (:- ) Changes in the 3rd tone (2)
Holding
tr.=F&H*- - . EtFffi&^$h'&F.ffiia&4si' i*{G
4 is produced in a similar way as 7, except that q is post- I,,F, ffiE.rl.i*tr*H =Ffiftf*+wifi ,
aspirated; that is to say, it should be produced with a strong When a 3rd tone is followed by any tone exsept aQother

puff of breath.
x *ffiHf$rFffi ffi)E, Mffi-*
ry&, Affi.Fffif,f*" Fffi6ffidt"
x is produced by raising the blade of
the tongue towards the hard palate, and
then squeezing the air out through the
channel between the front of the tongue
and the hard palate. The vocal cords do
not vibrate.
tr(1, it changes into a half 3rd totre,which is the full tone minus
rrs terminal rising part.
4. "4" fi<J*.trfr Tone changes of 4
"4" Hmd4 H*- :. =trHiJ
jij.ffiw F ot), &ffiw
r:i;iIi*H_-F (bri). &Jfn bil m6ng, bri kdqi"
4. is pronouhced in the 4th tone when it stands by itself or
t,rt:ccdes a lst" 2nd or a 3rd tone (bir), but it is pronounced in
rlrr' 2nd tone when it precedes a 4th tone, e.g. bt m6ng, bf kdqi.
5. #5#EqtJ Spelling rules
ia ie iao iou p Flg15ftlpR ya ye yao you,

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 iou
Filj2lnF$ft.trt-iu, V\fr, lin ( A ),jin ( )L>"Fffi
Fl4tnE u t" j{it jino y6u
Standing alone as a syllable, la is written as ya, ie as ye, iao ydoqid biEoti
as yao, and iou as you. (3) ffi-_a-Infl=F lst tone plus 3rd tone
rou is written as -ir when
it is preceded by an initial, and the gnngbi shEnti
tone-graph is placed above u, e.g.hn ( A ) , jiri ( JL) . xiuli bdogu6
(4) ffi-FlnHWF. lst tone plus 4th tone
!$A Exercises k6ngql jidln
f.\:

t. trlfFifi The ^.
four sh6ngdiAo xlyio
rones

shn sh6n shdn (5) ffi--a.lg&F lst tone plus neutral tone
shdn_shEnti
xi6 xi6 xi6 xie_Kilxie b6li xlaoxr
yE yt yd yd-ye ffu xitxi i'
tffi ti6 li[ lit_liir eEi**ifr Read aloud the following conversation.
qi qi qi , 9i-qi
jiu ji6 jir: jiil__ji[ A: Ni shnti h6o ma?
xi6o xi6o xi[o xieo_xiio B: Hn hio, xidxie. Ni ne?
ke k6 k6 ke_keqi
A: Wd yE hEn hio. Ni mang ma?
B: Hdn m6ng.
2. Sound discrimination
'** I
tI+iIi* Get to know Chinese characters.
jrji jiqt xiqi xi ql
jiti
jieji
qiti
jixid
xiti
jinqi
tiji
jieqie
A: tt,llt
3. t[FttriF Disyllabic words B, i*nt
(l) H-F-frn+.-F. lst tone plus lst tone A, 4h h 4t IT'42
Giji fdshdng
jidot6ng g6ngk6i n, ly"*T, WiN" l,3rfa?
(2) ffi-FfrnF=F lst tone plus 2nd tone
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OR
 iou
Filj2lnF$ft.trt-iu, V\fr, lin ( A ),jin ( )L>"Fffi
Fl4tnE u t" j{it jino y6u
Standing alone as a syllable, la is written as ya, ie as ye, iao ydoqid biEoti
as yao, and iou as you. (3) ffi-_a-Infl=F lst tone plus 3rd tone
rou is written as -ir when
it is preceded by an initial, and the gnngbi shEnti
tone-graph is placed above u, e.g.hn ( A ) , jiri ( JL) . xiuli bdogu6
(4) ffi-FlnHWF. lst tone plus 4th tone
!$A Exercises k6ngql jidln
f.\:

t. trlfFifi The ^.
four sh6ngdiAo xlyio
rones

shn sh6n shdn (5) ffi--a.lg&F lst tone plus neutral tone
shdn_shEnti
xi6 xi6 xi6 xie_Kilxie b6li xlaoxr
yE yt yd yd-ye ffu xitxi i'
tffi ti6 li[ lit_liir eEi**ifr Read aloud the following conversation.
qi qi qi , 9i-qi
jiu ji6 jir: jiil__ji[ A: Ni shnti h6o ma?
xi6o xi6o xi[o xieo_xiio B: Hn hio, xidxie. Ni ne?
ke k6 k6 ke_keqi
A: Wd yE hEn hio. Ni mang ma?
B: Hdn m6ng.
2. Sound discrimination
'** I
tI+iIi* Get to know Chinese characters.
jrji jiqt xiqi xi ql
jiti
jieji
qiti
jixid
xiti
jinqi
tiji
jieqie
A: tt,llt
3. t[FttriF Disyllabic words B, i*nt
(l) H-F-frn+.-F. lst tone plus lst tone A, 4h h 4t IT'42
Giji fdshdng
jidot6ng g6ngk6i n, ly"*T, WiN" l,3rfa?
(2) ffi-FfrnF=F lst tone plus 2nd tone
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OR
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'( q1q48 ffiWiR Lesson

-, *iit Conversation

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i ('i ) la+

t (-tt)
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t\
Ni xu6xi shnme?

,r\ (, ,. ) t&+4ftA2
Wd xu6xi Hinyri.
*" * a ix-i+"
TI xu6xi sh6nme?
4e+ 4 tt At
Ta yd xu6xi Hdnyri.
+v,e.4 a 8-f; "
Hinyri ndn ma?
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