Sunday, January 13, 2013

Rules of Phonetic Spelling




Rules of phonetic spelling

1zi ci si=z c s
2zhi chi shi=zh ch sh
3ju jue juan jun
qu que quan qun
xu xue xuan xun
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jü jüe jüan jün
qü qüe qüan qün
xü xüe xüan xün
4yu yue yuan yun=ü üe üan ün
5ya ye yao you
yan yin ying yang
yong
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ia ie iao iou
ian in ing iang
iong
6wu wa wo wai
wei wan wen wang
weng
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u ua uo uai
uei uan uen uang
ueng


Sound discrimination

1bo poba pabi pi
2de teda tadi ti
3ge kege kagu ku
4ji qijia qiajiu qiu
5zi ciza caze ce
6zhi chizha chazhe che
7yin yinglin lingjin jing
8yan yanggan gangkan kang
9gen gengmen mengfen feng


Tone drills

bā bá bǎ bàbū bú bǔ bù
kē ké kě kèqī qí qǐ qì
xiē xié xiě xièmēi méi měi mèi
guān guán guǎn guànxī xí xǐ xì
duī duí duǐ duìmīng míng mǐng mìng
tiān tián tiǎn tiànyī yí yǐ yì
huī huí huǐ huìxiū xiú xiǔ xiù


Neutral tone

In Chinese there are a number of syllabes wich are unstressed and take a feeble tone. This is known as the neutral tone wich is shown by the absence of tone-graph.



māma 妈妈 : mumàiren 爱人 : husband, wife
bàba 爸爸 : dadháizi 孩子 : child, children
gēge 哥哥 : elder brotherguānxi 关系 : relation
dìdi 弟弟 : younger brotherxièxie 谢谢 : thank you
jiějie 姐姐 : elder sisterkèqi 客气 : polite
mèimei 妹妹 : younger sisterxiūxi 休息 : have a rest


Ref: http://www.chinese-tools.com/learn/chinese/02-phonetics-thank-you.html

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Happy New Year! Free new Chinese on line class! Lesson 1


Lesson 01 - Phonetics, Hello


The Chinese Phonetic Alphabet
There have been many different systems of transcription used for learning to pronounce Chinese. Today the official transcription accepted on an international basis is the Pinyin alphabet, developed in China at the end of the 1950's.

Saturday, October 6, 2012

How to Read Chinese Menus Lesson 6


Xiāng cōng jiān yú
1 香 葱 煎 鱼
 Fried fish with green onion



 Bō luó pái gǔ
2 菠 萝 排 骨
 Pork ribs with pineapple



 Xián dàn zhēng ròu
3 咸 蛋 蒸 肉
 Steamed pork with salted egg yolk



 Hăi xiān chăo dàn
4 海 鲜 炒 蛋
 Fried seafood with egg



 Dòu fu jī chì
5 豆 腐 鸡 翅
 Steamed chicken wings with bean curd



 Líng jiao shāo ròu
6 菱 角 烧 肉
 Braised pork with water chestnuts

Ref:http://www.china.org.cn/learning_chinese/2006-01/04/content_1152779.htm

Friday, October 5, 2012

How to Read Chinese Menus Lesson 5


 Dōng gū cài xīn
1 冬 菇 菜 心
 Black mushrooms with kale


 Xiāng qín dòu gān
2 香 芹 豆 干
 Celery and dried bean curd


 Bái guǒ xiā rén
3 白 果 虾 仁
 Fried gingko nut with shrimp


 Fěi cuì pào yú
4 翡 翠 鲍 鱼
 Abalone mushrooms with vegetables


 Xiāng cōng jiān yú
5 香 葱 煎 鱼
 Fried fish with green onion


 Bō luó pái gǔ
6 菠 萝 排 骨
 Pork ribs with pineapple

Ref:http://www.china.org.cn/learning_chinese/2005-10/27/content_1145558.htm

How to Read Chinese Menus Lesson 4


Yāo guǒ xiā rén
1 腰 果 虾 仁
 Shrimp fried with cashew nuts


 Hóng yóu jī sī
2 红 油 鸡 丝
 Spicy shredded chicken


 Jīng jiàng ròu sī
3 京 酱 肉 丝
 Sliced pork with sweet bean paste


 Cōng bào niú ròu
4 葱 爆 牛 肉
 Beef fried with green onion or scallion


 Jiā cháng dòu fu
5 家 常 豆 腐
 Home-style bean curd (tofu) with vegetables


 Shí jǐn ǒu piàn
6 什 锦 藕 片
 Lotus roots with assorted vegetables

Ref:http://www.china.org.cn/learning_chinese/2005-09/22/content_1143108.htm

How to Read Chinese Menus Lesson 3


hóng shāo ròu
1 红 烧 肉
 Braised pork with soy sauce


 huí guō ròu
2 回 锅 肉
 Stir-fried pork slices in hot sauce


 xiāng sū jī
3 香 酥 鸡
 Crispy fried chicken


 bái zhăn jī
4 白 斩 鸡
 Tender-boiled chicken with soy sauce


 yán shuĭ yā
5 盐 水 鸭
 Salted duck


 shuĭ zhǔ yú
6 水 煮 鱼
 Boiled fish fillet in spicy Sichuan sauce

Ref:http://www.china.org.cn/learning_chinese/2005-09/06/content_1140820.htm

How to Read Chinese Menus Lesson 2



 liáng bàn qié ní
1 凉 拌 茄 泥
 Mashed eggplant in sauce


 táng cù lĭ yú
2 糖 醋 鲤 鱼
 Carp in sweet and sour sauce


 yú xiāng ròu sī
3 鱼 香 肉 丝
 Fish-flavored shredded pork


 qīng zhēng páng xiè
4 清 蒸 螃 蟹
 Steamed crabs


 má pó dòu fu
5 麻 婆 豆 腐
 Stir-fired bean curd in spicy sauce


 tiĕ băn niú liǔ
6 铁 板 牛 柳
 Beef with ginger and scallions on a hot plate