gender: male
PCR Lesson 5 Pronunciation Practice
Familiarize yourself with the pinyin spellings for the following sounds. Listen carefully to the differences between the tones. Practice by repeating the sounds aloud.
If you have been wondering there is a proper place for the tone mark. It is always above a vowel. If there is more than one vowel in a syllable then the tone mark should be above the dominant vowel.

Initials:

ch
 
chī
 
chí
 
chǐ
 
chì
 
chē
 
ché
 
chě
 
chè
 
chān
 
chán
 
chǎn
 
chàn
 
chāng
 
cháng
 
chǎng
 
chàng
 
chēng
 
chéng
 
chěng
 
chèng
f
 
fān
 
fán
 
fǎn
 
fàn
 
fēn
 
fén
 
fěn
 
fèn
 
fāng
 
fáng
 
fǎng
 
fàng
 
fēng
 
féng
 
fěng
 
fèng
 
 
 
 

Finals:

ai
 
āi
 
ái
 
ǎi
 
ài
 
bāi
 
bái
 
bǎi
 
bài
 
pāi
 
pái
 
pǎi
 
pài
 
māi
 
mái
 
mǎi
 
mài
 
dāi
 
dái
 
dǎi
 
dài

Words and Phrases:

bú shì chē
 
 
 
 
 
shī
 
shí
 
shǐ
 
shì
 
chē
 
ché
 
chě
 
chè
bú shì chē
Nà shì shū.
 
 
 
 
 
shī
 
shí
 
shǐ
 
shì
 
shū
 
shú
 
shǔ
 
shù
Nà shì shū.
dàifu
 
dāi
 
dái
 
dǎi
 
dài
 
 
 
 
dàifu
Activity
Read and record the following words and phrases.
When you have finished upload your audio file using the appropriate dropbox assignment. You can record the assignment directly into the dropbox as an alternative to using a separate recording application.
Read and Record
Read and record the following words and phrases:
 
zhi
 
chi
 
shi
 
ri
 
ai

 
chē
 
 
 
shū
 
dài
 

 
dàifu
nǐ de
wǒ de
bú shì
māma
tā de
shì
Nà shì nĭ de chē ma?
Nà bú shì wŏ de chē.
Nà shì wŏ māma de chē.
Zhè shì tā de shū.
Nĭ māma shì dàifu ma?
Shì, tā shì dàifu.