Lesson 1 : Hanyu Pinyin
汉语拼音
What is Pinyin?
Pinyin is the phonetic system of Chinese language.
(*Phonetics is a branch of linguistics that focuses on the production and
classification of the world's speech sounds)
Why was Pinyin created and is important to learn nowadays?
Back in the 1950s, Chinese scholars realized that it is important to standardize
the pronunciation of Chinese characters, because there are 56 ethnic groups
speaking different dialects all across China. So Pinyin was created to help people
pronounce Chineese characters in a united way.
What does Pinyin consist of? The Components of Pinyin
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Finals/Vowels & Initials/Consonants
➢ There are 6 single/simple finals 单韵母 (dān yùnmǔ ) which are a, e, i, u,
ü. You can see from what they look like. a o e i u ü have only one vowel,
so they are called simple finals; ei ui ao ou iu ie üe er have more than
one vowels or have a vowel and a consonant, so they are compound
finals. an en in un ang eng ing ong combine a vowel with the nasal
ending -n or –ng, so they are nasal finals.
➢ There are 21 initials 声母 (shēngmǔ ), excluding y and w.
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TONES
Chinese is a tonal language, i.e., tones change the meanings of words. Mandarin
Chinese is normally said to have just four tones. However, there is also a neutral
tone which does not occur very often but is just as important.
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Below are examples of few characters that have the same pinyin but with 4
different tones.
No Characters
Neutral tones
Some syllables that are toneless are as follows:
1. Particles that are always in neutral tones, ex. 了(le) and 的(de)
2. Second half of a reduplicated words. Ex. 妈妈(māma) (mom), 爸爸(bàba)
(dad),哥哥(gēge)(elder brother), etc.
3. Syllables such as zi that only have fill-in function.
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Pinyin Chart – More Examples of Initials and Finals
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RULES (1)
Tone marks in Hanyu Pinyin should always be placed over finals, not initials.
However, when there is more than one final in a row, you may be uncertain
about which final should take the tone mark.
The following are guidelines that help to find the correct final letter for the
tone mark:
➢ If there is an ‘a’, it will always take the tone mark Example: ，mǎ，jiào ,
bāo, tiān
➢ If there is no ‘a’ or ‘o’ , ‘e’ will take the tone mark (When a syllable
contains two or more vowels, the tone mark is usually placed above
vowels in the order of a，o，e，i，u，ü.) Example: hǎo，xiè，ɡuān
➢ ‘a’ and ‘e’ always take the tone mark. There are no mandarin syllables in
hanyu pinyin that contain both a and e
➢ In the combination ou, o takes the mark Example: gǒu
➢ Otherwise, the second vowel or final vowel takes the tone mark (When
“iu” or “ui” comes) Example: liú，ɡuǐ
RULES (2)
In Mandarin you've probably heard of the “3-3” tone rule. This rule states that
if two consecutive characters have a third tone, the first “third tone” character
should be changed to the second tone. So, it goes from “3-3” to “2-3”.
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Exercise (1)
Put the correct tone on the following syllables.
Example:
Miào (庙) = temple – 4th tone
1. wo (我)= I- 3rd tone 6. ba (爸)=father-4th tone
2. jie(姐)= older sister–3rd tone 7. shi (是)= is – 4th tone
3. mei (妹)= little sister-4th tone 8. si (四) = four – 4th tone
4. ge (哥)= older brother-1st tone 9. de (的)= belong – 5th tone
5. ma (妈)= mother- 1st tone 10. xue(学)= learn – 2nd tone
Exercise (2)
Speaking part
ā á ǎ à
ō ó ǒ ò
hē hé hě hè
yīng yíng yǐng yìng
wū wú wǔ wù
nǔ nǔ nǔ nǔ
lā lá lǎ là
zōu zóu zǒu zòu
hē hé hě hè
yīn yín yǐn yìn
ū ú ǔ ù
ǔ ǔ ǔ ǔ
Exercise (3)
Read the pinyin below
1. Wǒ xǐhuān chī yú
2. Nǐ shì lǎoshī ma?
3. Wǒmen dōu shì yìnní rén
4. Tā de gēgē méiyǒu gōngzuò
5. Wǒ bùshì xuéshēng
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Lesson 2 : Greetings
问候 （wènhòu）
第一部分 First Part
生词 Vocabulary
Subject-Verb
我 wǒ I
你 nǐ You
您 nín You (older person)
他 tā He (can be he/she)
她 tā She
它 tā It
们 men (plural)
老师 lǎoshī Teacher
同学 tóngxué Classmate
好 hǎo Good
我们 wǒmen We
你们 nǐmen You
您们 nínmen You (older person)
他们 tāmen They (male/female)
她们 tāmen They (female)
老师们 lǎoshīmen Teachers
同学们 tóngxuémen Classmates
写汉字 Writing Hanzi
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1 我
2 你
3 您
4 他
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5 她
6 们
7 老
8 师
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9 同
10 学
11 好
学句子 Learn sentences
1. 你好 ： Hello
2. 您好 : Hello ( older person)
3. 你们好 ： Hello everyone
4. 老师好 : Hello teacher
5. 同学好 : Hello classmate
6. 老师们好 ： Hello teachers
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第二部分 Second Part
生词 Vocabulary
Greetings
早安 zǎo ān Good (early) morning
(generally from 5am to 9am)
早上好 zǎoshang hǎo
上午好 shàngwǔ hǎo Good morning (10am to 12pm)
中午好 zhōngwǔ hǎo Good afternoon (12pm)
下午好 xiàwǔ hǎo Good afternoon (1pm to 4pm)
午安 wǔ ān Good afternoon
晚上好 wǎnshàng hǎo Good evening (generally from
7pm to 11pm)
晚安 wǎn'ān Good night
写汉字 Writing Hanzi
1 早
2 安
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3 上
4 午
5 下
6 中
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7 晚
读课文 Read the text
A : 老师， 您好！
老师 ： 你们好
B : 老师好
老师 ：同学们好！
tong xue men hao
Hello classmates
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第三部分 Third Part
生词 Vocabulary
的 de (belong)
名字 míngzì Name
是 shì To be ( is/am/are)
可以 kěyǐ Can
叫 jiào Call
学校 xuéxiào School
学生 xuéshēng Student
印尼 yìnní Indonesia
人 rén Person/People
出生 chūshēng Born
在 zài At; In
谢谢 xièxiè Thank you
不客气 bù kèqì You’re welcome
再见 zàijiàn See you
读一读拼音 Read the pinyin
1. Wǒ de míngzì shì xiǎo hóng
2. Wǒ jiào xiǎo hóng
3. Wǒ shì yìnní rén
4. Wǒ shì xuéshēng
5. Xièxiè nǐ
6. Wǒ chūshēng zài yìnní
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写汉字 Writing Hanzi
1 的
2 是
3 叫
4 人
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5 在
6 谢
7 学
8 校
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9 名字
10 可以
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11 出生
12 再见
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13 印尼
14 客气
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读一读课文 Read the text
早安， 你们好！
我的名字是。。。
你们可以叫我。。。
我出生在印尼
我是印尼人
我是学生
我是 Putra Batam 学校的学生
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Lesson 1 : What do you do everyday?
你们每天做什么？
Nǐmen měitiān zuò shénme？
第一部分 First Part
生词 Vocabulary
家 jiā Home; family
爱 Ài Love
去 qù Go
做工 zuògōng Working
每天 měitiān Everyday
做菜 zuò cài Cooking
做 zuò to do; to make
菜 cài Vegetable
坐 zuò Sit
出租车 chūzū chē Taxi
打游戏 dǎ yóuxì Playing games
打 dǎ Hit
1 家
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2 爱
3 去
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4 做工
5 每天
6 做菜
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7 坐
8 打
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9 出租车
10 游戏
读拼音 Read Pinyin
1. Wǒ ài wǒ jiā
2. Tāmen měitiān zuò shénme?
3. Bàba qù zuògōng
4. Dìdì ài dǎ yóuxì
5. Wǒmen zuò chūzū chē
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读句子 Read Sentences
1. 妈妈每天做菜
2. 妹妹打我
3. 姐姐打游戏
4. 爸爸坐出租车去做工
5. 哥哥爱做菜
6. 弟弟每天去学校
7.我爱我家
8. 我们爱你
9. 我爱爸爸妈妈
10. 弟弟不爱妹妹
第二部分 Second Part
生词 Vocabulary
xǐhuān Like
喜欢
bāng Help
帮
hé And
和
Yě Also / too
也
kàn diànshì Watch television
看电视
kàn Look at
看
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diànshì Television
电视
diànnǎo Computer
电脑
diànyǐng Movie
电影
mǎi Buy
买
yīfú Clothes
衣服
dǎqiú Playing ball
打球
Páiqiú Volleyball
排球
Lánqiú Basketball
篮球
Pīngpāng qiú Ping-pong
乒乓球
Tī Kick
踢
Tī zúqiú Playing Soccer
踢足球
写汉字 Writing Hanzi
1 喜欢
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2 帮
3 和
4 也
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5 看
6 电视
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7 电脑
8 电影
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9 买
10 衣服
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11 打球
读拼音 Read Pinyin
1. Wǒ hé mèimei qù xuéxiào
2. Wǒ bāng māmā zuò cài
3. Bàba xǐhuān dǎqiú
4. Dìdì kàn diànshì
5. Wǒ yě kàn diànshì
6. Māmā mǎi yīfú, jiějiě yě mǎi yīfú
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读句子 Read Sentences
1. 我喜欢你
2. 我和妹妹帮妈妈
3. 姐姐帮妈妈做菜
4. 我们喜欢看电影
5. 哥哥也喜欢看电影
6. 同学们帮老师们
7. 妈妈喜欢买衣服
8. 我和哥哥踢足球
9. 爸爸和弟弟打篮球
10. 我家人每天看电视
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Lesson 2 : Daily Activities
日常活动
rìcháng huódòng
第一部分 First Part
生词 Vocabulary
起床 qǐchuáng Wake up
洗脸 xǐliǎn Wash face
刷牙 shuāyá Brush teeth
洗澡 xǐzǎo Take a bath
穿衣服 chuān yīfú Wear clothes
梳头发 shū tóufǎ Comb hair
吃早饭 chī zǎofàn Eat/ Have breakfast
吃午饭 chī wǔfàn Have lunch
吃晚饭 chī wǎnfàn Have dinner
上课 shàngkè Have a class
下课 xiàkè Finish class
学习 xuéxí Learning
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写汉字 Writing Hanzi
1 起床
2 洗脸
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3 刷牙
4 洗澡
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5 穿
6 衣服
7 梳
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8 头发
9 吃
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10 早饭
11 上课
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12 下课
13 学习
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读拼音 Read Pinyin
1. Wǒmen qī diǎn qǐchuáng
2. Qǐchuáng hòu wǒ qù xǐliǎn
3. Xǐliǎn hòu wǒ shuāyá
4. Xǐzǎo hòu wǒ qù chī zǎofàn
5. Wǒmen ài xuéxí
看图写汉字
Look at the picture and write the hanzi
1. _______________
2. _______________
3. _______________
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4. _______________
5. _______________
读句子 Read Sentences
1. 我七点起床
2. 起床后我洗脸
3. 洗脸后我刷牙
4. 我爱学习
5. 我们每天学习
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第二部分 Second Part
生词 Vocabulary
吧 ba Particle
(in Indonesia language, it can
means : “ayo”)
要 yào Want
了 le Particle
(in Indonesia language, it can
means : “sudah/telah”)
上厕所 shàng cèsuǒ Go to the toilet
上学 shàngxué Go to school
放学 fàngxué After school
喝水 hē shuǐ Drink water
洗手 xǐshǒu Wash hand
读书 dúshū Read a book（study）
看书 kànshū Read a book
写字 xiězì Write
睡觉 shuìjiào Sleep
回家 huí jiā Back home
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写汉字 Writing Hanzi
1 要
2 厕所
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3 上学
4 放学
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5 喝水
6 洗手
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7 读书
8 看书
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9 写字
10 睡觉
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11 回家
读拼音 Read Pinyin
1. Wǒmen yào shàngkè
2. Wǒmen shàngkè ba
3. Wǒ yào shàng cèsuǒ
4. Nǐmen qù ba
5. Tā shuìjiàole
读句子 Read Sentences
1. 我们上课吧！
2. 放学了， 我要打球
3. 我要上厕所， 她也要上厕所
4. 我们回家了
5. 老师叫我们读书
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