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    This document provides an introduction to the Chinese alphabet including consonants, vowels, tones, and spelling rules. It lists the consonants and vowels that make up the alphabet. It then explains the four tones in Chinese - first, second, third and fourth tone - and how the tone of a word can change when two third tones are together. It concludes with some notes on spelling rules regarding combinations of letters and tones.

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    This document provides an introduction to the Chinese alphabet including consonants, vowels, tones, and spelling rules. It lists the consonants and vowels that make up the alphabet. It then explains the four tones in Chinese - first, second, third and fourth tone - and how the tone of a word can change when two third tones are together. It concludes with some notes on spelling rules regarding combinations of letters and tones.

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    This document provides an introduction to the Chinese alphabet including consonants, vowels, tones, and spelling rules. It lists the consonants and vowels that make up the alphabet. It then explains the four tones in Chinese - first, second, third and fourth tone - and how the tone of a word can change when two third tones are together. It concludes with some notes on spelling rules regarding combinations of letters and tones.

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    1 _________________
    LESSON ONE ___________________
    ALPHABET ___________________
    CONSONANT/INITIAL (shēng) ___________________
    b p m f ___________________
    d t n l
    g
    j
    k
    q
    h
    x
    ___________________
    zh
    z
    ch
    c
    sh
    s
    r ___________________
    y w
    ___________________
    VOWEL/FINAL (yün)
    SINGLE a e i o u ü
    ___________________
    DOUBLE ai ei
    ao er
    ie ou ui
    iu ___________________
    NASAL an en in
    ang eng ing ong ___________________
    Alphabet * Property of STI
    Page 1 of 2
    ___________________

    B0005
    2 _________________
    FOUR TONES
    ___________________
    First tone “ ­ ”
    Second tone “ ' ”
    Third tone “ ˘ ”
    :
    :
    :
    mā
    má
    mă
    mother
    hemp
    horse
    ___________________
    Fourth tone “ ”

    CHANGES OF TONE
    : mà curse
    ___________________
    Two 3rd tones come together, the first tone
    changes into the 2nd tone (but its tone-
    graph remains “ ˘ ”).
    ___________________
    e.g. nĭ hăo - actual pronunciation as ní háo
    ___________________
    NOTES ON SPELLING

    ( j, q, x, y ) + ü = u
    ___________________
    iŏu
    jiŏu
    =
    =
    ĭu
    jĭu ___________________
    ___________________
    ___________________
    ___________________
    Alphabet * Property of STI
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    ___________________

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