Pinyin Foundation (4)Pinyin Foundation (4)

拼音基础拼音基础

Compound Finals

Compound finals comprise a main vowel and a secondary vowel. There are four types:

• main vowel + secondary vowel: ai ei ao ou

• medial i + main vowel: ia iao ie iu (iou)

• medial u + main vowel: ua uo uai ui (uei)

• medial ü + main vowel: üe / yue

Practice

bai pei mao dou

jia jiao jie jiu

zhua zhuo shuai rui

F-14 Repeat after the instructor:

• juē jué juě juè• jiā jiá jiǎ jià• tuī tuí tuǐ tuì• zhōu zhóu zhǒu zhòu

• fēi féi fěi fèi

F-14 Continued:

• qiāo qiáo qiǎo qiào

• xiē xié xiě xiè• niū niú niǔ niù• zāo záo zǎo zào• duō duó duǒ duò

F-15 Listen to the instructor pronounce each syllable, then add the correct tone mark:

1. bie 6. liu 11. nuo

2. shuai 7. mao 12. ren

3. zhou 8. tou 13. shuo

4. huo 9. cui 14. lüe

5. biao 10. zhua 15. pei

F-16 Read the following syllables:

1. huó hóu 7. luó lóu2. diū duī 8. chāo qiāo3. rào ròu 9. chóu zhóu4. bǎo biǎo 10. shāo xiāo5. jué xué 11. lín liú6. lüè nüè 12. xuē xiū

F-17 Read the following words:

Pinyin Chinese English

báicài 白菜 Chinese cabbage

cáixué 才学 scholarship

còuqiǎo 凑巧 luckily

dàotuì 倒退 go backwards

fēikuài 飞快 very fast

gàobié 告别 bid farewell to

F-17 Continued:Pinyin Chinese English

huàxué 化学 chemistry

jiézòu 节奏 rhythm

liúxué 留学 study abroad

měimiào

美妙 wonderful

nǎilào 奶酪 cheese

páiliè 排列 put in order

quèqiè 确切 exact

F-17 Continued:Pinyin Chinese English

róudào 柔道 judo

sǎomiáo 扫描 scan

shōuhuò 收获 harvest

táoshuì 逃税 evade a tax

tuóniǎo 鸵鸟 ostrich

wèilái 未来 future

zuòjiā 作家 writer

F-18 In each pair, circle the one your instructor pronounces:

1. jué xué 5. guò gòu2. lüè nüè 6. shāo xiāo3. huó hóu 7. jiǔ xiǔ4. xuē xiū 8. rào ròu

Classroom expressions:

Chinese: 请跟我说。Pinyin: Qǐng gēn wǒ shuō. English: Please repeat after me.

Homework• Complete Exercise 3.

For the Pinyin pronunciation, go to the Chinese Link website.

http://wps.prenhall.com/wl_wu_chineselink_1/39/10025/2566510.cw/index.html

Click Workbook: Homework Audio 3-1, 3-2 and 3-3.