Lesson 3
I know some of you familiar with greetings and words, I emphasize everyone referring to this website again learning to write. This lesson is practical, you will often use the website practice writing.
http://www.yellowbridge.com/chinese/character-stroke-order.php?searchChinese=1&zi=%E6%83%B3
Each letters may hold more than one pronunciation, each pronunciation represent different words. If you're a beginner, try your best not to have accent cover Chinese thickly, because your first word you pronounce may be is right one until you may not notice your accent cover word heavily after many tries. It can turn the word you pronounce into different word when pronouncing tenth time. Chinese words are tricky!
If you have voice recorder, say two or three times only. When you have one record right of pronunciation, you already hone listening skill and able to figure out how to say right pronunciation of chinese words.
Lastly, I will no longer add the pronunciation word (BPMF), some words can stand alone without tone.
Now let's take a look at this word: 好 (third tone, fourth tone)
When we greet someone we often use third tone to greet friends. Now let's look at the letter on the website.
http://www.yellowbridge.com/chinese/character-stroke-order.php?searchChinese=1&zi=%E5%A5%BD
Which words can form together as sentences?
(click the underlined characters to see how the character is written.)
大家好 - 大 da (fourth tone) 家 jia (first tone) 好 hao (third tone)
你们好 - 你 ni (third tone) 们 men 好
你好 - 你 (third tone) 好
Meanings:
大家好 - hello everyone 大家 - everyone the third word form together as three characters of this sentence.
你们好 - (same meaning above) 你们 - you (plural)
Questions you can ask friend:
你好吗?
吗 - ma It's a particle, when you ask question this word added at end of sentence.
Now try writing this three chinese sentences! Next lesson we will learn more pronouns.