emKid Mandarin #2: Pinyin, Pronunciation and Writing Basics

I just wanted to get your feet wet with this one and again say how IMPORTANT it is to MASTER reading and pronouncing pinyin.

For a SUPER in depth look at pinyin (all aspects of it) see:

http://pinyin.info

For a visual image of how the tones work (and additional information) see:

http://www.chinese-outpost.com/language/pronunciation/tones-of-mandarin-chine...

For a list of all the initials and finals (with audio pronunciation help) see:

http://www.liwin.com/zhuyin/

and finally...

For a COMPLETE list of all initial+final combinations WITH audio, see:

http://www.newconceptmandarin.com/support/Intro_Pinyin.asp

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• mandarin
• Chinese
• language
• learning
• pinyin
• miltownkid
• emkid

[Firena0]

that the letters should be written with an order was new to me :D Keep up with these lessons plz, they make learning so ez.

and btw.. please get better lighting on the board.. the darkess made it almost impossible to read the ní XD. not very good for the eye. thx for links btw:)

[miltownkid]

Check out my new youtube channel. MTKChinese. I'll be doing stuff over there.

[Firena0]

already have:) looks great

[miltownkid]

Oh yeah. I think I told you that somewhere else didn't I. :)

[Caru2]

Dude you are my idol. Do some more.

[miltownkid]

Perfect timing. Lessons start Monday. Then every week after that.

[gugam44]

xièxiè

[DesiGirlInCanada]

XD don't run around saying ni hao ni hao

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[tenneral]

This is great encouragement for beginners. Thank you very much.

[bbly096]

Question.....: why use pinyin but write in traditional?

[CatGameDaiyE]

It's great to finally here the rule about 2 third tones in a row. I noticed that myself about ni hao pronunciation but it was never explained in vids I watched so I was confused :/ Until now!

-Matt

[tep2005]

This is a very helpful video. It dissects the learning of pinyin from a native English speaker's perspective.  Please keep 'em coming!

[spore637]

@gugam44

應該是

Xièxie

[cuitianxiang]

you ARE good at the tones :D

nice!

[medicdroidl]

:P really helpful, writing chinese is just too complicated.. no alphabet.. too hard :D

[licheenut]

Love it! The world is truly becoming a more cozy place; this vid made me feel really happy and hopeful!