Chinese
Pinyin
- j -> dj
- q -> tch
- x -> sh
- c -> ts
- y/w -> silent
- u -> ou
- ü -> u
- ou -> ow
zi ci si zhi chi shi ri
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS9QAhSBfhE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2YXJiiNREw
Tones
- 1 -> -
- 2 -> /
- 3 -> V
- 4 -> \
Bopomofo / Zhuyin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bopomofo
https://www.reddit.com/r/ChineseLanguage/comments/dkbzji/apps_for_learning_zhuyin/
| Zhuyin | Pinyin | Wade-Giles | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| ㄅ | b | p | 包 bāo ㄅㄠ |
| ㄆ | p | pʻ | 撲 pū ㄆㄨ |
| ㄇ | m | m | 冞 mí ㄇㄧˊ |
| ㄈ | f | f | 匪 fěi ㄈㄟˇ |
| ㄉ | d | t | 地 dì ㄉㄧˋ |
| ㄊ | t | tʻ | 提 tí ㄊㄧˊ |
| ㄋ | n | n | 你 nǐ ㄋㄧˇ |
| ㄌ | l | l | 利 lì ㄌㄧˋ |
| ㄍ | g | k | 告 gào ㄍㄠˋ |
| ㄎ | k | kʻ | 考 kǎo ㄎㄠˇ |
| ㄏ | h | h | 好 hǎo ㄏㄠˇ |
| ㄐ | j | ch | 叫 jiào ㄐㄧㄠˋ |
| ㄑ | q | chʻ | 巧 qiǎo ㄑㄧㄠˇ |
| ㄒ | x | hs | 小 xiǎo ㄒㄧㄠˇ |
| ㄓ | zhi, zh- | ch | 知 zhī ㄓ; 主 zhǔ ㄓㄨˇ |
| ㄔ | chi, ch- | chʻ | 吃 chī ㄔ; 出 chū ㄔㄨ |
| ㄕ | shi, sh- | sh | 是 shì ㄕˋ; 束 shù ㄕㄨˋ |
| ㄖ | ri, r- | j | 日 rì ㄖˋ; 入 rù ㄖㄨˋ |
| ㄗ | zi, z- | ts | 字 zì ㄗˋ; 在 zài ㄗㄞˋ |
| ㄘ | ci, c- | tsʻ | 詞 cí ㄘˊ; 才 cái ㄘㄞˊ |
| ㄙ | si, s- | s | 四 sì ㄙˋ; 塞 sāi ㄙㄞ |
| ㄚ | a | a | 大 dà ㄉㄚˋ |
| ㄛ | o | o | 多 duō ㄉㄨㄛ |
| ㄜ | e | o/ê | 得 dé ㄉㄜˊ |
| ㄝ | -ie/ê | eh | 爹 diē ㄉㄧㄝ |
| ㄞ | ai | ai | 晒 shài ㄕㄞˋ |
| ㄟ | ei | ei | 誰 shéi ㄕㄟˊ |
| ㄠ | ao | ao | 少 shǎo ㄕㄠˇ |
| ㄡ | ou | ou | 收 shōu ㄕㄡ |
| ㄢ | an | an | 山 shān ㄕㄢ |
| ㄣ | en | ên | 申 shēn ㄕㄣ |
| ㄤ | ang | ang | 上 shàng ㄕㄤˋ |
| ㄥ | eng | êng | 生 shēng ㄕㄥ |
| ㄦ | er | êrh | 而 ér ㄦˊ |
| ㄧ | yi, -i | i | 以 yǐ ㄧˇ; 逆 nì ㄋㄧˋ |
| ㄨ | w, wu, -u | u/w | 努 nǔ ㄋㄨˇ; 我 wǒ ㄨㄛˇ |
| ㄩ | yu, -ü | ü/yü | 雨 yǔ ㄩˇ; 女 nǚ ㄋㄩˇ |
| ㄭ | -i | ih/ŭ | 資 zī ㄗ; 知 zhī ㄓ; 死 sǐ ㄙˇ |
Online Lessons
https://www.dong-chinese.com/learn/sounds/zhuyin/lesson_1
Vocabulary
Food
Dishes
火雞肉飯 (ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧ ㄖㄡˋ ㄈㄢˋ huǒ jīròu fàn) - turkey rice
Grammar
除了 (ㄔㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄠˇ chú le) - except
Interjections
請問 (ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄨㄣˋ qǐng wèn) - excuse me (to ask a question)
Notes
- How to learn more?
- Focus on characters? Writing? Speaking? Grammar?
- Learn by reading, watching, listening?
Resources
How to say allergic to nuts and gluten free: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vko1YCJraE
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSXriUqkzZmAQklQ0N9XFVw
Apprendre le chinois en une vidéo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsxrsBs1Y3U
https://www.learn-chinese.com/hsk-vocabulary/
https://www.reddit.com/r/taiwan/comments/140gxlj/trying_to_learn_mandarin_could_someone_recommend/