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Lesson 04 - Main - Dimsum Hanyu Pinyin

22m · Dimsum Hanyu Pinyin - Learn Mandarin Chinese · 08 Jul 08:00

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.

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In this episode, we will learn:

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Lesson 05 - Main - Dimsum Hanyu Pinyin

In this episode, we will learn:

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  • how to voice the finals (ia, iao, ie, iou, üe);
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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;
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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.

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