Mandarin Pinyin Pronunciation -initials: j,q,x

 Practise above initials in words
 Listen and distinguish between above initials
 Practise above initials in a tongue twister
Let’s practise…foods/drink
xīlánhuā
西兰花
qiézi
茄子
xīhóngshì
西红柿
qiǎokèlì
巧克力
píjiǔ
啤酒
bīngqílín
冰淇淋
jiǎozi
饺子
Listen carefully, try to distinguish the initials
q
j
jiǎ
xiā
qǐng
jiǎn
qí
qiǎng
x
xǐ
jī
xuǎn
jié
qiú
jùn
qù
xié
xīn
jué
Let’s practise…绕口令 ràokǒulìng
Xiǎo Qí hé xiǎo Jí,
小琦
Lit. little Qi
Yìqǐ
和 小吉,
and little Ji,
xià xiàngqí,
一起 下 象棋,
Lit. together play chess,
Xiǎo Qí yíng le xiào xīxī,
小琦
赢了
Lit. Little Qi
win
Xiǎo Jí
jí le
小吉
急了
Lit. little Ji
anxious
笑 嘻嘻,
laugh (and) giggle,
kū qìqì。
哭 泣泣。
cry (and) sob.
You read first…绕口令 ràokǒulìng
Xiǎo Qí hé xiǎo Jí,
小琦
Lit. little Qi
Yìqǐ
和 小吉,
and little Ji,
xià xiàngqí,
一起 下 象棋,
Lit. together play chess,
Xiǎo Qí yíng le xiào xīxī,
小琦
赢了
Lit. Little Qi
win
Xiǎo Jí
jí le
小吉
急了
Lit. little Ji
anxious
笑 嘻嘻,
laugh (and) giggle,
kū qìqì。
哭 泣泣。
cry (and) sob.
Check L197 coursebook session 1,
activity 1.3 for ‘initials ‘j’, ‘q’, ‘x’
Listen to L197 online Pronunciation Guide
(Week 1 study Planner)
Watch the video, “initials ‘j’,’q’,’x’ & ‘z’,
‘c’, ‘s’ “ where we will practise and
distinguish between these six initials
together
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