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Pinyin Mastery: A Complete Pronunciation Course
Lesson 1 - Syllable
1.1 Cracking the Code of Pinyin
1.2 Apostrophes in Pinyin: The Tiny Mark That Makes a Big Difference
Lesson 2 - Tone
2.1 Mandarin Tones Brief
Sample Lesson
2.2 The fundamental four tones: Mastering Pitch for Meaning
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Shadowing Practice – Four tones
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Shadowing Practice – 1st tone vs 2nd tone
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Shadowing Practice – 1st tone vs 3rd tone
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Shadowing Practice – 1st tone vs 4th tone
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Shadowing Practice – 2nd tone vs 3rd tone
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Shadowing Practice – 2nd tone vs 4th tone
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Shadowing Practice – 3rd tone vs 4th tone
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2.3 The fifth tone in Mandarin: The light, flexible tone
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Shadowing Practice – Neutral tone
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2.4 Where Do Tone Marks Go in Pinyin? Simple Rules You Must Know
Sample Lesson
2.5 Why “Nǐ Hǎo” Isn’t Really “Nǐ Hǎo
Sample Lesson
Shadowing Practice – 3rd tone change rule
Sample Lesson
2.6 不：Why “Bù” Doesn’t Always Sound Like “Bù”
Shadowing Practice – 不
2.7 一：Why “One” Doesn’t Always Sound the Same
Shadowing Practice – 一
Shadowing Practice – Bisyllabic words
Lesson 3 - Vowel: a
3.1 The /a/ Sound: Your First Step Into Mandarin
3.2 The Most Important Vowel in Mandarin
3.3 Tone Drill
3.4 Keep Practicing!
Shadowing Practice (1) – /a/ Single Syllables
Shadowing Practice (2) – /a/ Words & Phrases
Lesson 4 - Vowel: o
4.1 Stop Saying “Oh”: The Mandarin /O/
4.2 Tone Drill
Shadowing Practice (1) – /o/ Single Syllables
Shadowing Practice (2) – /o/ Words & Phrases
Lesson 5 - Vowel: e
5.1 The Tricky Mandarin /e/: Not What You Expect!
5.2 Tone Drill
Shadowing Practice (1) – /e/ Single Syllables
Shadowing Practice (2) – /e/ Words & Phrases
Lesson 6 - Vowel: i
6.1 The Smiling Sound: Mandarin /i/
6.2 Tone Drill
6.3 How /i/ Turns Into /y/ in Pinyin
Shadowing Practice (1) – /i/ Single Syllables
Shadowing Practice (2) – /i/ Words & Phrases
Lesson 7 - Vowel: u
7.1 The Rounded Sound: Mandarin /u/
7.2 Tone Drill
7.3 How /u/ Turns Into /w/ in Pinyin
Shadowing Practice (1) – /u/ Single Syllables
Shadowing Practice (2) – /u/ Words & Phrases
Lesson 8 - Vowel: ü
8.1 The trickiest vowel: Mandarin /ü/
8.2 Tone Drill
8.3 The Disappearing Dots: How /Ü/ Changes in Pinyin
Shadowing Practice (1) – /ü/ Single Syllables
Shadowing Practice (2) – /ü/ Words & Phrases
Lesson 9 - Consonants: bpmf
9.1 The Secret Vowel Hiding in /b/, /p/, /m/, /f/
9.2 Cracking the /b/
Shadowing Practice – /b/
9.3 The Powerful Puff: Mastering Mandarin /P/
Shadowing Practice – /p/
9.4 /b/ vs. /p/ in Mandarin: Can You Feel the Air?
Shadowing Practice – Aspirated sound vs. Unaspirated sound
9.5 The Humming /m/: the sound lives in your nose
Shadowing Practice – /m/
9.6 The Easy Breeze: Pronouncing /f/ in Chinese
Shadowing Practice – /f/
Lesson 10 - Consonants: dtnlgkh
10.1 Cracking the Code: The Hidden “e” After /d/, /t/, /n/, /l/, /g/, /k/, /h/
10.2 Stop Mixing Them Up! Mandarin /d/ vs. /t/
Shadowing Practice – /d/ vs. /t/
10.3 Mandarin /g/ vs. /k/: The Airflow Test
Shadowing Practice – /g/ vs. /k/
10.4 /n/ vs. /l/ in Mandarin: Nose or Tongue?
Shadowing Practice – /n/ vs. /l/
10. 5 From “Hello” to Hǎo: The Truth About /h/ in Chinese
Shadowing Practice – /h/
Lesson 11 - Consonants: jqx
11.1 The Secret to Pronouncing /j/, /q/, and /x/ Clearly
11.2 The place of articulation of /j/, /q/, and /x/
11.3 The manners of articulation: what sets /j/, /q/, and /x/ apart
11.4 The Mouth Trick Behind /j/, /q/, and /x/
11.5 /ju/, /qu/, /xu/: The Hidden /ü/ in Pinyin
Shadowing Practice – /j/
Shadowing Practice – /q/
Shadowing Practice – /x/
Shadowing Practice – /j/ vs. /q/ vs. /x/
Lesson 12 - Consonants: zcs & zh ch sh r
12.1 Mastering Mandarin’s Most Confusing Sounds
12.2 From Lids to Cats to Sweet: Mastering /z/, /c/, /s/
Shadowing Practice – /z/ vs. /c/ vs. /s/
12.3 The Curled Tongue Trick: /zh/ and /ch/ Made Simple
Shadowing Practice – /zh/ vs. /ch/ vs. /sh/
12.4 /sh/ vs. /r/: The Retroflex Challenge
Shadowing Practice – /r/
12.5 Flat Tongue or Curled Tongue? The Tongue Trick Behind Mandarin’s Most Confusing Sounds
Shadowing Practice – /z/ vs. /zh/
Shadowing Practice – /c/ vs. /ch/
Shadowing Practice – /s/ vs. /sh/
12.6 The Three Faces of “i” in Pinyin
Lesson 13 - Consonants: er
13.1 The R-Colored Vowel: The Unique Sound of “er”
Shadowing Practice – /er/
13.2 The Retroflex Secret of Chinese
Shadowing Practice – Retroflex ending
Lesson 14 - Vowel Combos: a group
14.1 The “a” Group: Mastering /ai/ and /ao/
Shadowing Practice – /ao/
Shadowing Practice – /ai/
Lesson 15 - Vowel Combos: o group
15.1 The “o” Group: Mastering /ou/
Shadowing Practice – /ou/
Lesson 16 - Vowel Combos: e group
16.1 The “e” Group: Mastering /ei/
Shadowing Practice – /ei/
Lesson 17 - Vowel Combos: i group
17.1 The “i” Group: Mastering /ia/, /iao/, /ie/, and /iu/
Shadowing Practice – /ia/
Shadowing Practice – /iao/
Shadowing Practice – /ie/
Shadowing Practice – /iu/
Lesson 18 - Vowel Combos: u group
18.1 The “u” Group: Mastering /ua/, /uo/, /uai/, and /ui/
Shadowing Practice – /ua/
Shadowing Practice – /uo/
Shadowing Practice – /uai/
Shadowing Practice – /ui/
Lesson 19 - Vowel Combos: ü group
19.1 The “ü” Group: Mastering /üe/
Shadowing Practice – /üe/
Lesson 20 - Vowel Combos: -n & -ng group
20.1 Clear Nasal Endings: /-n/ vs. /-ng/ Explained
20.2 Light Nasals: The 8 Nasal Finals with /-n/ in Mandarin
Shadowing Practice – /an/
Shadowing Practice – /en/
Shadowing Practice – /in/
Shadowing Practice – /ian/
Shadowing Practice – /uan/
Shadowing Practice – /un/
Shadowing Practice – /üan/
Shadowing Practice – /ün/
20.3 Deep Nasals: The 8 Nasal Finals with /-ng/ in Mandarin
Shadowing Practice – /ang/
Shadowing Practice – /eng/
Shadowing Practice – /ong/
Shadowing Practice – /iang/
Shadowing Practice – /ing/
Shadowing Practice – /iong/
Shadowing Practice – /uang/
Shadowing Practice – /ueng/
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