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HSK Lesson1 A

This document is a lesson on basic Chinese phonetics, focusing on the composition of syllables, including initials, finals, and tones. It introduces the pronunciation of various sounds and provides examples of syllables and words. The lesson also covers the tonal variations in Mandarin Chinese, which are essential for correct pronunciation.

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HSK Lesson1 A

This document is a lesson on basic Chinese phonetics, focusing on the composition of syllables, including initials, finals, and tones. It introduces the pronunciation of various sounds and provides examples of syllables and words. The lesson also covers the tonal variations in Mandarin Chinese, which are essential for correct pronunciation.

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dìyī kè

第1课

nǐ hǎo
你好

邓桂东 dèng Guìdōng


音节的构成 (composition of a syllable)

A syllable=initial + final + tone

initial tone final

nǐ
你
=you
A syllable=initial + final + tone

initial tone final

hǎo
好=good nǐ hǎo
你 好
01. Basic Finals

ao e i uü
a
mouth—— open naturally
jaw—— relaxed
Tongue—— flat low
father
lips—— round

o tongue—— pulled back


raised up
tall

a vs o
e lips—— relax, spread

tongue—— medium height


alert
pulled back

a–o–e face—— smiling


i lips—— flat
corners tight
tea
tongue—— tip pushed
against lower
e–i front teeth
u lips—— round
small opening
food
tongue—— not touching
teeth
o vs u
lips—— fish mouth

tongue—— tip pushed


against lower
ü front teeth

u vs ü Tip: after pronouncing "i", just make


fish mouth to produce "ü", with the
tongue position unchanged.

i ü
/əu/
a o e i u ü
father tall alert tea food No equivalence
(fish mouth)
Listen & judge
o ? u
a ? o i ? e
e ? o u ? ü
e ? a i ? ü
Read aloud the red one:

a o o u i ü

e o i e o ü

e a u ü e i
02. Initials (G1)

English pronunciation

b p m f +o
tall
=bo, po, mo, fo
ba bi bu
b p m f pa pi pu
a o e i u ü ma mi mu
fa fo fu
03. Tones (Four Tones)
What?
5 5
4 mā 4 má
5. high 3 妈 3
2 2 麻
4. semi-high 1 mother 1 hemp
3. Middle
2. half-low 5 5
4 mǎ 4 mà
1. low 3 3
2
马 2
骂
1 horse 1 to scold
Yay!
朗读 Read the syllables

ā á ǎ à
ō ó ǒ ò
ē é ě è
ī í ǐ ì
ū ú ǔ ù
ǖ ǘ ǜ ǜ
妈妈 māma

爸爸 bàba
马 mǎ
mǐ
米

木mù
pù bù
瀑布 笔bǐ
富 fù = rich
福 fú = blessing
不 bù = no/not
一 yī = 1
五 wǔ = 5
八 bā = 8
04. Initials (G2)
English pronunciation alert

d t n l +e

=de, te, ne, le


dìdi
younger brother
nǚ = female
lù tù
dìtú
dà lù map
highway
tǎ
tower
he/she tā lè = happy
04. Initials(G3)

g k h +e
=ge, ke, he
gē ge

dìdi
gǔ -drum
kělè
hē drink

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