How to express thanks and apology in Chinese? Audio To express your thanks, you could say “Xièxie” (Thank you). To reply we say “Bú kèqi” (You are welcome.) When you …
“shénme” means “what”. You can ask “Nǐ hē shénme?”(What do you drink?)”Nǐ chī shénme”(What do you eat?)Audio Now let’s practice more words by answering the questions. Wǒ hē kāfēi.— I …
After learning compound finals starting with i and u, let’s have a look at the last compound finals starting with ü. Compound finals starting with ü are üe üɑn ün. …
We’ve learned that “zhè” means “this” and “shì” means “to be”. If you want to introduce “this is”, you say “zhè shì……。” Let’s practice some more words by saying “zhè …
Compared to zh, ch, sh, the sound z, c, s are pronounced slightly further forward in your mouth These require coordination between the tongue tip and the inside of the …
We now only have seven initials left to learn. To pronounce zh, ch, sh, r, you should use the raised tongue tip and the front part of the hard palate …
Thank you for following us here. We’ve already finished the first of three weeks of our Pronunciation and Tone course. Now you know how and where we use Chinese Pinyin, …
We learned how to say “love”—“ài”. Now let’s put somebody or something after to practice more words and express your love. Please listen and repeat:audio Wǒ ài nǐ。— I love …
After learning six simple finals in Pinyin, we will learn some compound finals composed of them, which start with: ɑ,o,e. When you pronounce a compound final, don’t simply pronounce one …
The only alphabet in Pinyin that is not on the keyboard is ü. To insert ü in a word file, you need to press“insert”——“symbol”, then find ü. You can also …
In video 1.6 we learned a commonly used negative word“bù”(no, not). You can use it independently to answer a question. For example, audio Nǐ è ma?—— bù。 (Are you hungry?——No.) …
There are six simple finals in Pinyin: a o e i u ü. Finals are behind the initials. They should be pronounced with more power than initials. Here are tips …