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Pinyin 2Level:BeginnerCopyright 2009 Lumivox International Ltd.

1You will learn: During this lesson you will learn initials j, q, x, z, c, s, zh, ch, sh, r, y(i), w(u) and finals ai, ei, ui, ao, ou, iu, ie, ue.Copyright 2009 Lumivox International Ltd.

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2-Initials

j like 'j' in 'jeep' - tongue is positioned below lower teeth q like 'ch' in 'cheap' - tongue is positioned below lower teeth x like 'sh' in 'sheep' - tongue is positioned below lower teeth z like 'ds' in 'woods' c like 'ts' in 'cats' s like 's' in 'see' In English, you can find the similar sounds for j,q,x,z,c,s .But need to practice.

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2-Initials

zh like 'j' in 'jam' ch like 'ch' in 'cheap' sh like 'sh' in 'ship' r like 's' in 'pleasure'(y) i like 'ee' in 'bee' (w)u like 'oo' in 'room'

zh, ch and sh are called retroflexions. You must curl up slightly your tongue tip and place it close to the front of the hard palate when pronouncing them.

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4 Exercise:

Read the following initials and syllables.

j q xji qi xi

zh ch sh r z c szha cha sha za ca sazhe che she re ze ce sezhu chu shu ru zu cu suCopyright 2009 Lumivox International Ltd.

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Compound Finals-1

Finals which consist of two or three vowels are called compound finals.

When you pronounce a compound final , glide smoothly from one vowel to another instead of jumping from one to another.

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6ai like the alphabet 'I'

ei like 'ay' in 'bay ' ui like the word 'way'

Compound Finals-1

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7ao like 'ow' in 'cow' ou like 'o' in 'go' iu is a combination of 'i' + 'ou'ie like 'ye' in 'yes'ue is a combination of the pronunciation of ' ' + 'e ', and the ' ' is spelt as 'u' here

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8 Exercise:

Read the following finals and syllables.

1.ai ei ao ou bai lei zhao lou

2.ia ie ua uo ue jia xie hua guo yue

3.iao iou uai ui jiao you guai huiCopyright 2009 Lumivox International Ltd.

9zi,ci,si,ri,zhi,chi,shi'i' in the syllables 'zi', 'ci' 'si' 'zhi', 'chi', 'shi' and 'ri' is not the common final 'i'. The pronunciations are the prolongations of the initials.

zi = z; ci = c; si = s

izziccissiizhzhichchishshiCopyright 2009 Lumivox International Ltd.

10ju,qu,xuThe finals in column should be spelt as u when they are used with the initials j q x.j=ju ,q=qu, x=xujjuqquxxuCopyright 2009 Lumivox International Ltd.

11 Exercise:

Discriminate the initials.

ji-zhi qi-chi xi-shi ji-zi qi-ci xi-sizhi-zi chi-ci shi-si ji-qi qi-xi xi-ji

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12Exercise 1.Discriminate the intials.

q j j q ch zh zh ch c z c z Copyright 2009 Lumivox International Ltd.

132.Read the following dissyllabic words.

shji xux moy qshu

kish fij hud losh

kxu dxu tbi huzh Copyright 2009 Lumivox International Ltd.

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