Summary: <a href="http://ilovelearningchinese.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/pinyin-e1403034639165.png"></a><br> <br> In this lesson you will learn how to phonetically read pinyin. Once you are able to read pinyin you will be able to read the Mandarin pronunciation of any Chinese character since every Chinese character corresponds to pinyin. Not only that but once you know pinyin you should be able to type Chinese characters since most input keyboards uses pinyin to show you the character you want.<br> Tones<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Hanzi<br> <br> <br> Pinyin<br> <br> <br> Recording<br> <br> Pitch contour<br> Meaning<br> <br> Just like you say…<br> <br> <br> <br> 妈<br> mā<br> <br> high level<br> “mother”<br> ah…<br> <br> <br> 麻<br> má<br> <br> high rising<br> “hemp”<br> Huh?<br> <br> <br> 马<br> mǎ<br> <br> low falling-rising<br> “horse”<br> Really?<br> <br> <br> 骂<br> mà<br> <br> high falling<br> “scold”<br> Hey!<br> <br> <br> 吗<br> ma<br> <br> <br> question particle<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Consonant & Vowels<br> <br> <br> <br> Letter<br> <br> English Word<br> Example 1<br> <br> Example 2<br> <br> <br> <br> b<br> <br> bay<br> bā<br> <br> bǐ<br> <br> <br> <br> p<br> <br> pay<br> péi<br> <br> pǐ<br> <br> <br> <br> m<br> <br> may<br> mò<br> <br> mén<br> <br> <br> <br> f<br> <br> fair<br> fā<br> <br> fèn<br> <br> <br> <br> d<br> <br> day<br> duō<br> <br> dāng<br> <br> <br> <br> t<br> <br> take<br> tā<br> <br> tiān<br> <br> <br> <br> n<br> <br> nine<br> nǐ<br> <br> nà<br> <br> <br> <br> l<br> <br> lay<br> lán<br> <br> lǎo<br> <br> <br> <br> g<br> <br> grey<br> gāi<br> <br> gōng<br> <br> <br> <br> k<br> <br> kay<br> kē<br> <br> kaò<br> <br> <br> <br> h<br> <br> hay<br> hái<br> <br> Huáng Hé<br> <br> <br> <br> j<br> <br> jeep<br> jiē<br> <br> jiā<br> <br> <br> <br> q<br> <br> cheer<br> qián<br> <br> qiē<br> <br> <br> <br> x<br> <br> she<br> xiān<br> <br> xièxie<br> <br> <br> <br> zh<br> <br> junk<br> zhaō<br> <br> zhěng<br> <br> <br> <br> ch<br> <br> church<br> chángcháng<br> <br> chéng<br> <br> <br> <br> sh<br> <br> shirt<br> shì<br> <br> shū<br> <br> <br> <br> r<br> <br> leisure<br> rén<br> <br> ròu<br> <br> <br> <br> z<br> <br> reads<br> zaì<br> <br> zǎn<br> <br> <br> <br> c<br> <br> hats<br> cǎo<br> <br> cí<br> <br> <br> <br> s<br> <br> say<br> sān<br> <br> sòng<br> <br> <br> <br> y<br> <br> yea<br> yǎn<br> <br> yéye<br> <br> <br> <br> w<br> <br> way<br> wèn<br> <br> wǔ<br> <br> <br> <br> a<br> <br> father<br> tā<br> <br> mǎ<br> <br> <br> <br> o<br> <br> poor<br> mò<br> <br> pō<br> <br> <br> <br> e<br> <br> British “her”<br> zhè<br> <br> chē<br> <br> <br> <br> i<br> <br> see<br> tǐ<br> <br> qī<br> <br> <br> <br> u<br> <br> rude<br> lù<br> <br> zhú<br> <br> <br> <br> ü<br> <br> <br> lǜ<br> <br> nǚ<br> <br> <br> <br> er<br> <br> are<br> èr<br> <br> ér<br> <br> <br> <br> ai<br> <br> eye<br> hái<br> <br> baǐ<br> <br> <br> <br> ei<br> <br> eight<br> méi<br> <br> geǐ<br> <br> <br> <br> ao<br> <br> now<br> hǎo<br> <br> zaō<br> <br> <br> <br> ou<br> <br> oh<br> doū<br> <br> zhoū<br> <br> <br> <br> an<br> <br> can<br> sǎn<br> <br> wǎn<br> <br> <br> <br>
