PINYIN review

Why do we learn pinyin?

• We can understand the meaning better

• Requested by school

• To make writing easier

• To learn to pronounce new words

Pinyin CANNOT replace characters (Chinese words). Why?

• Pinyin is a phonetic system. It only teaches us how to read, not how to write.

• Like English, Pinyin is made of alphabets.

There are THREE main parts of pinyin. They are...

• vowels, consonants, tones

• compound finals, consonants, vowels

• tones, initials, finals

• alphabets, letters, words

Look at "mei"

What is the initial?

• m

• e

• i

• ei

Look at "mei"

What is the final?

• m

• eI

• i

• ei

Look at "mei"

Is there a tone?

• Yes

• No

Tones are marked on vowels and consonants.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tones are marked on vowels following the order of a, o, e, i, u and ü.

• True

• False

Where is the tone marked on, i or u in case of "iu" and "ui"

• i

• u

• the first letter

• the last letter

Tone Sandhi means ...

• 3 + 3 → 2 + 3

• 3 + 3 → 3 + 2

• 3 + 3 → 1 + 3