Wow! This was so much fun!
Do you remember any of the words and sentences that we learned? We will keep practising and building our vocabulary every class. I can’t wait until next Monday!
*Yikes! I spotted a mistake on one of these cards! On the middle card in the third row from the bottom, the second word should be xiàlai, with a x (which is pronounced like sh in English).
Here is a quick breakdown of how to pronounce « pinyin », i.e. Mandarin written with English letters:
Consonants:
c = English ts (as in « hats »)
q = English ch (as in « cheat »)
r = something between American r and French j)
x = English sh (as in « sheet »)
z = English ds (as in « fads »)
zh = English j (as in « Joe »; not like French j!)
Vowels:
i after h or r = English r (as in « grr »)
i after s, c, z = English z (as in « bzzzz »)
i elsewhere = English ee (as in « beet »)
ian or yan = English yen (as in ¥)
ui = English way (as in « lost his way »)
u after q, j, x, or y = French u or German ü (Arrange your lips to say oo as in “goo” and then try to say ee as in “see.”)
u elsewhere = English oo (as in « pooh »)
ü or yu = French u or German ü (place your lips to say oo and try to say ee)
Jaime le chanson pour cet club!
La classe de mandarin c’est bien parce que j’apprends un nouveau langue.
ca cest tres bien pour moi parce que ca cest mon sixth language!
merci madame et mrs. sarah zong!