Ni hoo !

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A: Ni hdol A: Nfn hool
? B: Ni hool ? B : Nimen hoo I

A: How do you do? / Hi ! A: Hello!

B: How do you do? / Hi! B: Hello!

A: NY hdo mo?
? B: Hdi k6yi.

A: How are you?

B: Not bad.

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ni .\'(,! I hOo gr,*d: {'ir:r,:

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the fourth tone
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F& (Initial) + BIB (Finat) + Fffi (Tone)

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b + o -+ b0
t + u --+ t[
n + I --) nI
+ u -._> lu

n + in ---> nin
h + do ---+ hdo
k + uon ---+ kuon
g + u) ---+ gui

O+T -+ yT O+ U --+ WU

O+u ---+ yti O + u6 --> wd

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MCI do IT ge boo fei
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p0i duo huon yu(u) wo yTn

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mo dd li ge bdo f6i
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pdi dud huon yU(u) wd yin

mo dd ll ge boo fdi
ffiw p0i duo huon yir(u) wd y'in

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l6u + ti yU+yi
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Nrhen there is only one vowel in a syllable, the tone
mark is placed on the vowel
-jrr dot on i must be removed before placing the tone mark). For example:
m+ o + (the first tone) ---+ mo

f + u + / (the second tone) ---+ fu

n + i +v.(thethirdtone) -)ni
k + 0n + \ (the fourth tone) ---+ kon

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the tone mark mtlst
When the final of a syllable is composed of 2 or more vorvels,
placed on the main vowel. For example:

h + uo + - (the first tone) ---+ huo

b + ei 1 v (the third tone) --+ bdi

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in Mandarin Chinese are pronounced both shortly and lightly' This

Some syllables
rs called the "neutral tone". There is no tone mark for this kind of
syllables' For

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When two adjacent syllables both carry third tones, the first syllable must be
pronounced as the second tone, i.e.

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For example: ni + hdo must be read as ni hdo and k6yi must be pronounced as
k6yi

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o
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o
moo gdu

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Om
W6
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ni t0
Ooen

v yI WU b0
6 L

2, @ Bni*+Et Read the foilowing monosyilabtes.

bO pf nu ld
m6n wir dui bdn

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Ni hdo tffi
'ffi

Il
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Hi ffi
be sdi kuoi hei t6u

kon l0i pdo guon

: 1? BEi*U.Efr Read the following disyllables

heibdn kdbdn Pif I mooyl

AS
ndnnu huldo wdntl Honytj

pTnyTn kudild l6uti yUfd

lVl6iguo Toigu6 D6gu6 R)b6n

' ) -, #-/ ---+ @ffiy frwttt'waljH!Et'+Bni*,,iHfqB

Choose the syllables you hear and read them. Pay attention to the finals.

oo o otu fo oro ke G)rro ho ote ti

@ huon h[n (D moo kdn (E ttr lil

m6u @ gu gou I t<Ui
(D ndn ndn (D OOu duo (D woi wei t@ p6i p6n (D fru0 huoi

{D ton f6n (D g5 g6i (O kuo kuo tD pdl pei @ frai huT

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choose the syllables you hear and read them. Pay attention to the tones.

0 mo md O ooi ddi gu6

0 guo G) tui tul

O uo bo @ kou kou O rc fd (& ndo n00

I rron hon @ tui tuf O tu lU (D guoi guoi

(D ucn bdn @ kun kUn (D truo huo @ Y(r yu

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Write down the initials You hear.

(1) _i Q) _5 (3) _oo (4) _o

(5) (6) (7) (8)

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(9) (10) (11) _ei (12)
(13)
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-dn (15)
-u6 ( 16)
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Write down the finals you hear.

m_
(1) (2) d_ (3) g- (4)t_
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(5) (6) k_ 0) t_ (8) n_
(e) p- (10) W- (11) t_ ( 12) g_

(13) b_ (14) k_ (15) h ( 16) y_

8, W X+iEffi>l Complete the diatogues.

(1) A: Ni hdo!
B:
(2') A. Ni hoo mo7
B:
(3) A I

B: Nimen hdo!

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(1) Kon heibdn. Look at the blackboard.
(2) Gen wd drj. Read after me.

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