Latest Pinyin Podcast Episodes
Lesson 06 - Counting 0 to 10, Using "to Have" - Main
Dimsum Mandarin - Learn Mandarin Chinese - August 19, 2014 22:32 ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsIn this episode, we learn: the numbers from zero to ten; the verb “to have”; how to negate the verb “to have”; the concept of measure words; how to form the plural personal pronouns; and the tone change rules for 一 (yī).
Lesson 05 - Your Family Members - Main
Dimsum Mandarin - Learn Mandarin Chinese - August 13, 2014 22:47 ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsIn this episode, we learn: the words for immediate family members; how to form possessive adjectives (my, your etc.); the demonstrative pronouns “this” and “that”; and how to introduce our family members.
Lesson 04 - Where You Live - Main
Dimsum Mandarin - Learn Mandarin Chinese - August 09, 2014 13:59 ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsIn this episode, we learn: how to ask simple “yes-no” 是 (shì) questions; how to negate simple 是 (shì) sentences; and how to tell people where you currently live.
Lesson 03 - Your Nationality - Conversation Worksheet (Sample)
Dimsum Mandarin - Learn Mandarin Chinese - August 06, 2014 14:27 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsConsolidate your knowledge and check your progress with conversation worksheets. Conversation worksheets are in both hanyu pinyin and Chinese characters.
Lesson 03 - Your Nationality - Supplement (Sample)
Dimsum Mandarin - Learn Mandarin Chinese - August 04, 2014 14:25 ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsIn this supplement podcast, we will: practice the words and phrases we have learnt in the main podcast; learn two other ways to ask someone where they are from; and learn the names of a few other countries.
Lesson 03 - Your Nationality - Main
Dimsum Mandarin - Learn Mandarin Chinese - August 04, 2014 13:43 ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsIn this episode, we learn: how to tell people what country you are from; how to ask people what country they are from; and the names of a few countries.
Lesson 02 - Daily Greetings - Lesson Guide for Chinese Characters (Sample)
Dimsum Mandarin - Learn Mandarin Chinese - August 02, 2014 14:23 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsIn this lesson, you will learn: seven fundamental characters that also function as radicals; fourteen characters related to the conversations and phrases in lesson 02; the radical of each character; the sequence and direction of the strokes for all characters; and how to associate the chara...
Lesson 02 - Daily Greetings - Lesson Guide (Sample)
Dimsum Mandarin - Learn Mandarin Chinese - July 31, 2014 21:42 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsIn this episode, we learn: greetings for different times of the day; various ways of saying goodbye; and a couple of ways to say “thank you” and “you’re welcome”.
Lesson 02 - Daily Greetings - Main
Dimsum Mandarin - Learn Mandarin Chinese - July 31, 2014 21:28 ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsIn this episode, we learn: greetings for different times of the day; various ways of saying goodbye; and a couple of ways to say “thank you” and “you’re welcome”.
Lesson 01 - Self-Introductions - Worksheets for Chinese Characters (Sample)
Dimsum Mandarin - Learn Mandarin Chinese - July 30, 2014 16:21 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsIn the worksheets, you will learn: eight fundamental characters that also function as radicals; fifteen characters related to the conversations and phrases in lesson 01; the radical of each character; the sequence and direction of the strokes for all characters; and how to associate the cha...
Lesson 01 - Self-Introductions - Enhanced (Sample)
Dimsum Mandarin - Learn Mandarin Chinese - July 27, 2014 16:19 ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsIn this episode, we learn: how to say hello in both casual and formal situations; how to introduce yourself; and how to ask for someone else’s name.
Lesson 01 - Self-Introductions - Main
Dimsum Mandarin - Learn Mandarin Chinese - July 27, 2014 15:17 ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsIn this episode, we learn: how to say hello in both casual and formal situations; how to introduce yourself; and how to ask for someone else’s name.
Lesson 06 - Main - Dimsum Hanyu Pinyin
Dimsum Hanyu Pinyin - Learn Mandarin Chinese - July 17, 2014 18:19 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this episode, we will learn: how to voice the nasal finals ending in “n”: an, en, uan, uen, ian, in, üan, ün; how to voice the nasal finals ending in “ng”: ang, eng, ong, uang, ueng, iang, ing, iong; the writing rule when Group 4 finals combine with the initials j, q, x; the abbreviation ...
Lesson 05 - Main - Dimsum Hanyu Pinyin
Dimsum Hanyu Pinyin - Learn Mandarin Chinese - July 13, 2014 19:43 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this episode, we will learn: how to voice the initials (j, q, x); how to get the ju, qu, xu sounds from ji, qi, xi; how to voice the finals (ia, iao, ie, iou, üe); the abbreviation of iou when it is used with initials; five new Mandarin words: xièxiè, xiǎojiě, shǒujī, píjiǔ, yóutiáo; and...
Lesson 04 - Supplement II - Dimsum Hanyu Pinyin (Sample)
Dimsum Hanyu Pinyin - Learn Mandarin Chinese - July 08, 2014 12:30 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this supplement podcast, we will be practicing tone pairs using some of the possible pinyin combinations between the initials (zh, ch, sh, r, z, c, s) and the finals that we’ve learnt.
Lesson 04 - Main - Dimsum Hanyu Pinyin
Dimsum Hanyu Pinyin - Learn Mandarin Chinese - July 08, 2014 08:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this episode, we will learn: how to voice the initials (zh, ch, sh, r, z, c, s); the phantom-i final; five new Mandarin words: chūzūchē, shīfu, lǎoshī, cèsuǒ, shuàigē; and the combinations between these initials and the finals we’ve learnt.
Lesson 03 - Supplement I - Dimsum Hanyu Pinyin (Sample)
Dimsum Hanyu Pinyin - Learn Mandarin Chinese - July 06, 2014 11:22 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this podcast, we will practice the following pinyin combinations: bai, bei, bao pai, pei, pao, pou mai, mei, mao, mou fei, fou dai, dei, dao, dou, duo, dui tai, tao, tou, tuo, tui nai, nei, nao, nou, nuo lai, lei, lao, lou, luo gai, gei, gao, gou, gua, guo, guai, gui kai, kei, kao, ...
Lesson 03 - Main - Dimsum Hanyu Pinyin
Dimsum Hanyu Pinyin - Learn Mandarin Chinese - July 06, 2014 08:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this episode, we will learn: how to voice finals with more than one letter; the abbreviation of uei to ui; the actual sounds of bo, po, mo, fo; the writing rules when these finals are used without initials; and the combinations between the initials we’ve learned and these finals.
Lesson 02 - Lesson Guide - Dimsum Hanyu Pinyin (Sample)
Dimsum Hanyu Pinyin - Learn Mandarin Chinese - July 04, 2014 09:20 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this episode, we will learn: how to voice the six basic finals (a, o, e, u, i, ü); how to voice the first set of initials (b, p, m, f); how to voice the second set of initials (d, t, n, l); how to voice the third set of initials (g, k, h); the combinations between these initials and fina...
Lesson 02 - Main - Dimsum Hanyu Pinyin
Dimsum Hanyu Pinyin - Learn Mandarin Chinese - July 04, 2014 08:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this episode, we will learn: how to voice the six basic finals (a, o, e, u, i, ü); how to voice the first set of initials (b, p, m, f); how to voice the second set of initials (d, t, n, l); how to voice the third set of initials (g, k, h); the combinations between these initials and fina...
Lesson 01 - Enhanced - Dimsum Hanyu Pinyin (Sample)
Dimsum Hanyu Pinyin - Learn Mandarin Chinese - July 03, 2014 14:54 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this lesson, we will learn how each Chinese character is one syllable; each syllable consists of an initial, a final, and a tone; and how to produce the Mandarin tones using intonations we are familiar with in English.
Lesson 01 - Main - Dimsum Hanyu Pinyin
Dimsum Hanyu Pinyin - Learn Mandarin Chinese - July 03, 2014 12:23 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this lesson, we will learn how each Chinese character is one syllable; each syllable consists of an initial, a final, and a tone; and how to produce the Mandarin tones using intonations we are familiar with in English.
Lesson 01 - Pinyin Table - Dimsum Hanyu Pinyin
Dimsum Hanyu Pinyin - Learn Mandarin Chinese - July 03, 2014 11:16 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this table, you will find all 21 initials, 37 finals and their possible combinations; equivalent consonant sounds in English for the initials; exceptions for the finals where a vowel sound deviates from the six basic finals; writing rules for the finals when used without initials.
Lesson 00 - Introduction - Dimsum Mandarin
Dimsum Mandarin - Learn Mandarin Chinese - June 23, 2014 13:35 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsIn this introduction, we will talk about: what the terms Chinese Language and Mandarin refer to; tones and Chinese characters, and why they may not be as challenging as you'd imagine; the aspects of Mandarin that are easy to learn; the structure of the Dimsum Mandarin series.