SENSIBLE CHINESE · THE ARCHIVE
Pinyin Course
This is part of our Sensible Pinyin Course. To see an overview of the course check out this Sensible Pinyin Course homepage! The 6th Vowel Previously we looked at the basic vowels a, i ,e , o, u. The sixth and final simple vowel final in Chinese is...
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Pinyin Course
This is part of our Sensible Pinyin Course. To see an overview of the course check out this Sensible Pinyin Course homepage! Just want to jump in? Start with Basic Vowels here. Make sure you download the pinyin chart from this page first though! ...
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Pinyin Course
This is part of our Sensible Pinyin Course. To see an overview of the course check out this Sensible Pinyin Course homepage! The basic pinyin vowels of Chinese are a, e, i, o, u and ü. For now we’ll deal with a, e,i, o, u right now and deal with...
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Pinyin Course
This is part of our Sensible Pinyin Course. To see an overview of the course check out this Sensible Pinyin Course homepage! The basic pinyin consonant set in Chinese is: B, p, m, f, d, t, n, l Why am I calling these consonants “basic”?...
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10 Things I Wish I Knew
This is part of our How to Learn Chinese. Check out the How to Learn Chinese homepage to get a lot more tips on how to learn Chinese. Update: Our free Sensible Pinyin Course is now available. First read through this article to see why Pinyin is so important...
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10 Things I Wish I Knew
Chinese Tones are one of the most challenging aspects of Chinese. The good news is that with enough practice, like any skill, you’ll be able to master Chinese Tones. Additionally, you already use tones in English, just in a very different way to...
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