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🀄 Day 9 — Pinyin Compound Finals (Part 2)

Phase: Phase 1 | Milestone: Foundation — Sound & Script


⏱️ Today’s Session (1 Hour)

BlockTimeActivity
Review0:00–0:15Anki / Pleco SRS flashcards
New Content0:15–0:45Today’s lesson + exercises
Listening0:45–0:55Audio immersion / shadowing
Output0:55–1:00Speak or write original Chinese

📖 Review (15 min)

🆕 New Content (30 min)

i-Initial Compound Finals

FinalSoundExampleMeaning
ia”yah”jiā / xiàhome / down
ie”yeah”xiě / jiěwrite / older sister
iao”yow!“xiǎo / jiàosmall / call
iu”yo” (from iou)jiǔ / liúnine / flow
ian”yen”tiān / jiànday / see
in”een”jīn / xīntoday / heart
iang”yahng”xiǎng / liǎngthink / two
ing”eeng”xìng / míngsurname / name
iong”yoong”xiōng / yòngolder bro / use

✏️ Exercises

  1. i-Medial Glides (10 min): ia=yah, ie=yeh, iao=yow, iu=yo. Each 10× with tones.
  2. -ian Warning (5 min): NOT “ee-an” — it’s “yen”! 天 tiān, 见 jiàn. Imitate Pleco exactly.
  3. -in vs -ing (10 min): jīn vs jīng, xīn vs xīng, yīn vs yīng. Practice contrasting pairs 5×.

🎧 Listening (10 min)

🎧 ChinesePod Newbie — listen for i-initial compound finals.

🗣️ Output (5 min)

📱 Record contrasting pairs: jīn-jīng, xīn-xīng, yīn-yīng.


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