Chinese Phonetics

COLA31
Presented by: Maria Elizabeth S. Yu, RPh
A system of transliterating Chinese characters with the English alphabet
 tone

initial final
Initial Sounds
Voiceless Voiced
Unaspirated Aspirated Nasal
fricative fricative

Labial b p m f
Alveolar d t n l
Velar g k h
Palatal j q x
Dental sibilant z c s
Retroflex zh ch sh r
Final Sounds:
Simple Compound Finals Compound Finals Compound Finals
front nasals back nasals
a ai ou
an uan ang iong
e ao ua
en üan eng ong
i ei uai
ian uen iang uang
o ia üe
in ün ing ueng
(w)u ie uei
ü iou uo
Initial Sounds
Voiceless Voiced
Unaspirated Aspirated Nasal
fricative fricative

Labial b p m f
Alveolar d t n
Velar g k h
Palatal j q x
Dental sibilant z c s
Retroflex zh ch sh
Initial Sounds
Voiceless Voiced
Unaspirated Aspirated Nasal
fricative fricative

Labial b p m f
Alveolar d t n
Velar g k h
Palatal j q x
Dental sibilant z c s
Retroflex zh ch sh
Final Sounds:
Simple Compound Finals Compound Finals Compound Finals
front nasals back nasals
a ai ou
an uan ang iong
e ao ua
en üan eng ong
i ei uai
ian uen iang uang
o ia üe
in ün ing ueng
(w) u ie uei
ü iou uo
Tones
Tones
Sequences of Tones

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yi yi ge yi ben
Greetings and
Expressions
COLA31
Presented by: Maria Elizabeth S. Yu, RPh
 Pinyin Chinese English

Ní hǎo 你好 Hello
 Pinyin Chinese English

Nín hǎo 您好 Hello

formal greeting, used when

greeting an individual of greater
age of higher social status
 Pinyin Chinese English

Ní hǎo How are

你好吗?
ma? you?

I am fine
Wǒ hén
我很好。 (very
hǎo.
good).
 Pinyin Chinese English

Nǐ ne? 你呢？ And you? How

about you?

Wǒ yě
我也很好. I am also fine.
hěn hǎo
 Pinyin Chinese English

Hǎo jiǔ
好久不见。 Long time no see.
bù jiàn.
Zài jiàn 再见. See you.
 Pinyin Chinese English

Zǎoshang Good
早上好！
hǎo！ morning!
 Pinyin Chinese English

Zǎoshang Good
早上好！
hǎo！ morning!
_
Zǎo an！ 早安！ Morning！
(informal)
 Pinyin Chinese English

Zàijiàn. 再见。 Bye.

 Pinyin Chinese English

Xià wǔ Good
hǎo
下午好 afternoon

wǔ an 午安 (Informal)
 Pinyin Chinese English

Wǎn
Good
shàng 晚上好 evening
hǎo

Wǎn an 晚安 (Informal)
 Pinyin Chinese English

Xiè xiè 谢谢 Thank you

You're
Bù kè qì 不客气 welcome
 Pinyin Chinese English

Duì bù qǐ 对不起 I am sorry.

Méi guān It doesn't

xì
没关系 matter.
 Numbers
Foreign Language 1

Presented by: Maria Elizabeth S. Yu, RPh

Number Hanzi Pinyin

0 零 Líng
Number Hanzi Pinyin

1 一 Yī
Number Hanzi Pinyin

2 二 Èr
Number Hanzi Pinyin

3 三 Sān
Number Hanzi Pinyin

4 四 Sì
Number Hanzi Pinyin

5 五 Wǔ
Number Hanzi Pinyin

6 六 Liù
Number Hanzi Pinyin

7 七 Qī
Number Hanzi Pinyin

8 八 Bā
Number Hanzi Pinyin

9 九 Jiǔ
Number Hanzi Pinyin

10 十 Shí
Instructions:
1. Turn on microphone and video.
2. Wear blind fold or close your
eyes.
3. Count from numbers 1-10.
 10 + 1 = 11
十 + 一 = 十一
Shí + yī Shí yī
Number Hanzi Pinyin
11 十一 Shí yī
12 十二 Shí èr
13 十三 Shí sān
14 十四 Shí sì
15 十五 Shí wǔ
Number Hanzi Pinyin
16 十六 Shí liù
17 十七 Shí qī
18 十八 Shí bā
19 十九 Shí jiǔ
20 二十 Èr shí
 2 * 10 = 20
二 * 十 = 二十
Èr * shí Èr shí
Number Hanzi Pinyin
10 十 shí
20 二十 èr shí
30 三十 sān shí
40 四十 sì shí
50 五十 wǔ shí
Number Hanzi Pinyin
60 六十 liù shí
70 七十 qī shí
80 八十 bā shí
90 九十 jiǔ shí
100 一百 yī bǎi
 2 * 10 + 1 = 21
二 * 十 + 一 = 二十一
Èr shí yī
Number Hanzi Pinyin
21 二十一 Èr shí yī
22 二十二 Èr shí èr
23 二十三 Èr shí sān
24 二十四 Èr shí sì
25 二十五 Èr shí wǔ
Number Hanzi Pinyin
26 二十六 Èr shí liù
27 二十七 Èr shí qī
28 二十八 Èr shí bā
29 二十九 Èr shí jiǔ
30 三十 Sān shí
Number Hanzi Pinyin
00 百 ?
000 千 qiān
0,000 万 wàn
00,000 十万 ?
,000,000 百万 ?
Number Hanzi Pinyin
0,000,000 千万 ?
00，000，000
亿 yī
000，000，000
十亿 ？
0,000,000,000
百亿 ?
00,000,000,000
千亿 ?
Number Hanzi Pinyin
830
1,111
1,831
33
78
Number Hanzi Pinyin
五十二
七十九
一百
九十九
十二万八千七
百五十六
Chinese Personal Pronouns
I or me – 我 (wǒ)
You (informal) – 你 (nǐ)

You (formal) – 您 (nín)

She or her – 她 (tā) It – 它 (tā)

He or him – 他 (tā)
We or us – 我们 (wǒ men)
You – 你们 (nǐmen)
They or them (unisex) – 他们 (tā men)
Possessive Pronouns
Simply add the word 的 (de)
after the pronoun to make it
possessive.
我的 (wǒ de) — My, mine

你的 (nǐ de) — Your, yours

他的 (tā de) — His
她的 (tā de) — Her, hers
它的 (tā de) — Its
Demonstrative Pronouns
 那[nà]
singular form

这 [zhè] singular form

这是我的钱。
[Zhè shì wǒ de qián]
This is my money.
这是你的钱吗？
[Zhè shì nǐ de qián ma?]
Is this your money?
那是他的手机。
[Nà shì tā de shǒu jī]
That is his mobile phone.
那是我的家。
[Nà shì wǒ de jiā]
That is my home.
 plural form

那些
singular form
[nàxiē]

这些 [zhè xiē]
这些是我们的。
[Zhèxiē shì wǒ men de]
These are ours.
这些本书是你们的。
[Zhè xiē běn shū shì nǐ men de]
These books are yours.
那些手机是你们的。
[Nà xiē shǒu jī shì nǐ men de]
Those mobile phones are yours.
那些衣服是我的。
[Nà xiē yī fú shì wǒ de]
Those clothes are mine.
Interrogative Pronouns
 谁 (shéi) — Who
什么 (shén me) — What
为什么 (wèi shén me) — Why
 什么时候
(shén me shí hou)
When
哪儿 (nǎr) or 哪里 (nǎ lǐ )
Where
怎么 (zěn me) — How
哪个 (nǎ gè) — Which
Who is he?
他是谁？
(tā shì shuí?)
Where are you going?
你要去哪里？
Nǐ yào qù nǎ lǐ?
 What is this?
这是什么？
Zhè shì shénme?
How is the weather?
天气怎么样？
Tiān qì zěn me yàng?
 Why are you here?
你为什么在这？
Nǐ wèishéme zài zhè?
 Why are you here?
你为什么在这？
Nǐ wèi shé me zài zhè?
teacher
老师
Lǎo shī
 student
学生
Xué shēng
classmate
同学
Tóng xué
 friend
朋友
Péng yǒu
doctor
医生
Yī shēng
school bag
书包
Shū bāo
pen
笔
Bǐ
pencil
铅笔
Qiān bǐ
他是我同学吗？
Tā shì wǒ tóng xué ma?
Is he my classmate?