Course: Introduction to Chinese: Pronunciation and Tone

Thank you for spending the past three weeks with us and finishing our course. We learned all the pronunciation and tones of Chinese Pinyin. Let’s have a review of the …

Méinèi Jiànwǔ, a student from Japan felt “r” is quite difficult for Japanese. Do you have the same difficulty? When you pronounce r, the shape of your mouth is the …

We have learned “shēngrì”（birthday）and “chūnjié”(spring festival). How to deliver your wishes on these special day or festival? We use “kuàilè”（happy）. For example, Shēngrì kuàilè! — Happy birthday! Chūnjié kuàilè! — Happy Spring festival! …

Xuē Zàilín，a student from South Korea thought that z zh j are very difficult. In this video, let’s figure it out together with her. When you pronounce “z zh j” …

When you want something or want to buy something, you could say “Wǒ yào……。”（I want）Please listen and read those sentences about asking for some fruits to practice your pronunciation. Audio …

Many learners feel tones are the most difficult part in Chinese. When learning tones, you should remember the fixed sounds of each tone first. The first tone is high and …

As we learned, you can say “Duōshǎo qián？”to ask price. So how to do the bargaining? Here are the common expressions: Audio Tài guì le。— Too expensive. Piányi yìdiǎnr ba! …

From this lesson onward, you are now able to read and speak all the sounds in Chinese. Now, you should practice and increase your accuracy and confidence towards pronunciation. In …

Thank you again for following us so far. You’ve learned all the pronunciation and tones in Pinyin by now. Congratulations! Initials zh ch sh r z c s are the …

To deliver simple comments or judgements, we usually say “hǎo” for good, “bùhǎo” for not good. Here are some more expressions. Click to listen. Audio fēi cháng hǎo — Excellent …

As we have learned, when two third tones are placed next to each other, the first one is pronounced as the second tone. The third tone however also changes when …

Tones are relatively difficult for many learners because there are 4 tones and neutral tone in Chinese. Moreover, tones may be influenced by other tones. For example, we say “níhǎo” …

Chinese kinship terms are comparatively complicated. In China, it’s very impolite to call the elders’ names. Let’s have a look at how to address some relatives.Audio yéye — grandfather nǎinai …

The pronunciation of finals will have different changes when they are combined with “er” after them. You can remember how to pronounce a certain word when you learn it ignoring …

“er” is a special final in Chinese Pinyin. When pronouncing it, make “e” sound and then roll your tongue. As a final, “er” can only be a syllable itself, meaning …