Let's Speak in Mandarin Together |
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Let's Speak in Mandarin Together |
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Click the words to hear the prounciation |
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 Initial Sounds |
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| Final Sounds |
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| a | ai | an | ang | ao | |||||
| e | ei | en | eng | er | |||||
| i | ia | ian | iang | iao | ie | in | ing | iong | iu |
| o | ong | ou | |||||||
| u | |||||||||
u(with two points) |
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| ua | uai | uan | uang | ue | ui | un | uo | ||
| Tones |
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| First Tone | - |
| a relatively high, level tone, as when singing the note "la" | |
| Second Tone | / |
| a rising tone, as in "far" when asking, "Is it far?" | |
| Third Tone | v |
a dipping tone, as when irritably saying, "So?" |
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| Fourth Tone | \ |
| a downward tone, as when adamantly saying, "No!" | |
| eg. The four tones of "a" | |
Well done! |
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You have got the full mark! |
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