In this episode, we will learn: how to voice the nasal finals ending in “n”: an, en, uan, uen, ian, in, üan, ün; how to voice the nasal finals ending in “ng”: ang, eng, ong, uang, ueng, iang, ing, iong; the writing rule when Group 4 finals combine with the initials j, q, x; the abbreviation rule for uen; how to differentiate the finals uan and üan, and between uen and ün, when they are used with initials; the writing rule when these finals are used without initials; how to voice the retroflex final er; five new Mandarin words: Zhōngguó, Shànghǎi, Hángzhōu, xiānsheng, zàijiàn; and the possible pinyin combinations for these finals. 

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Lesson 06 - Main - Dimsum Hanyu Pinyin

In this episode, we will learn: how to voice the initials (j, q, x); how to get the ju, qu, xu sounds from ji, qi, xi; how to voice the finals (ia, iao, ie, iou, üe); the abbreviation of iou when it is used with initials; five new Mandarin words: xièxiè, xiǎojiě, shǒujī, píjiǔ, yóutiáo; and the combinations between these initials and the finals. 

Lesson 05 - Main - Dimsum Hanyu Pinyin

In this supplement podcast, we will be practicing tone pairs using some of the possible pinyin combinations between the initials (zh, ch, sh, r, z, c, s) and the finals that we’ve learnt.

Lesson 04 - Supplement II - Dimsum Hanyu Pinyin (Sample)

In this episode, we will learn: how to voice the initials (zh, ch, sh, r, z, c, s); the phantom-i final; five new Mandarin words: chūzūchē, shīfu, lǎoshī, cèsuǒ, shuàigē; and the combinations between these initials and the finals we’ve learnt. 

Lesson 04 - Main - Dimsum Hanyu Pinyin

In this podcast, we will practice the following pinyin combinations: bai, bei, bao pai, pei, pao, pou mai, mei, mao, mou fei, fou dai, dei, dao, dou, duo, dui tai, tao, tou, tuo, tui nai, nei, nao, nou, nuo lai, lei, lao, lou, luo gai, gei, gao, gou, gua, guo, guai, gui kai, kei, kao, kou, kua, kuo, kuai, kui hai, hei, hao, hou, hua, huo, huai, hui zero initials: ai, ei, ao, ou, wa, wo, wai, wei 

Lesson 03 - Supplement I - Dimsum Hanyu Pinyin (Sample)

In this episode, we will learn: how to voice finals with more than one letter; the abbreviation of uei to ui; the actual sounds of bo, po, mo, fo; the writing rules when these finals are used without initials; and the combinations between the initials we’ve learned and these finals. 

Lesson 03 - Main - Dimsum Hanyu Pinyin

In this episode, we will learn: how to voice the six basic finals (a, o, e, u, i, ü); how to voice the first set of initials (b, p, m, f); how to voice the second set of initials (d, t, n, l); how to voice the third set of initials (g, k, h); the combinations between these initials and finals; and how these finals are written and voiced when used without initials. 

Lesson 02 - Main - Dimsum Hanyu Pinyin

In this lesson, we will learn how each Chinese character is one syllable; each syllable consists of an initial, a final, and a tone; and how to produce the Mandarin tones using intonations we are familiar with in English. 

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