拼音 PINYIN

Hello 你好! It has been awhile since the last time I updated my mandarin blog so here's some new information that I've learnt throughout week 3. Let's start with the basic ones first.

Pinyin refers to the Mandarin's phonetic system. Under this subtopic, there are three components which include initial consonant, final and tone. The beginning part of a syllable is called initial while the rest of the syllable is labelled as final. On the other hand, tone refers to the pitch. I'll share the summary but you can watch the attached videos for further understanding.

                                          

21 Initial Consonants

39 Finals

4 Tones

You can try this exercise out to see how well you understand this topic
-> http://pinyinpractice.com/tones.htm

All the best!