Bottom-right b, bottom-left d.
GRADE-1 CHINESE · PINYIN 43 min
Four more initials, plus three-part blending
Meet initials d t n l!
d and b look like mirror twins; t and f too.
dtnl
REVIEW5 min
Train reading: b p m f and blends
First read last class initials with the teacher.
bpmf
Recall: b no puff, p puff. Feel it with a paper strip.
TEACH · d t6 min
Left half-circle d d d; mirror d is b; umbrella t t t
d has half-circle bottom-left; b top-right—they are mirror images.
Top-right p, top-left q.
Which initial has half-circle bottom-left?
TEACH · n l6 min
One door n n n; stick l l l; n is nasal, l is edge
Pinch your nose to say n—feel the buzz; release for l.
Feel your nose hum.
Like a small wooden stick.
Southern speakers often merge n and l; pinch nose to feel the difference.
PRACTICE · BLEND6 min
Initial short, final strong; connect with a bump
d + a = da. Read: d—a—da.
d+a=dat+a=tan+a=nal+a=la
l + a blends into which syllable?
TEACH · 3-PART6 min
Initial light, medial fast, final loud
g + u + a = guā (melon); the middle u is the medial.
g-u-a=guak-u-a=kuah-u-a=huazh-u-o=zhuo
Three-part syllables flow: g—u—a—guā; the medial u is light and fast.
WRITE5 min
d t upper+middle; n middle; l to lower
Trace in the air, then write one line.
Bottom-left half-circle plus vertical.
Vertical plus horizontal, like an umbrella handle.
n one door, l one vertical.
Reminder: d and b face opposite ways; check your writing.
SUMMARY · HOMEWORK3 min
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Today we learned
Initials d t n l, and two-/three-part blending.
dtnl and da ta na la.
b d p q.
Homework: read da ta na la and gua kua hua; write d t n l one line.