1. In modern Chinese, we use Pinyin to record the pronunciation of Chinese. Pinyin syllable usually includes three parts: the initial(声母), the final(韵母), and the tone(声调). There are 21 initials, 36 finals and 4 tones in Chinese.

Now, let’s check out the initials and finals we’ve learned in today’s lesson.

Let's practice them in syllables.

Pinyin chart

Note:

"--" means it does not exist in Chinese.

In the syllable “shi” and “zi”, the “i” sound is different with other syllables, so you have to remember them specifically.

2. Third-tone sandhi

When two third-tone syllables are read in sequence, the first syllable turns into the second tone. But notice that, when put in the written form, the original tone is kept.

Practice：