Introduction to Mandarin 101: - Fun facts about Chinese language - How to pronounce the pīnyīn properly - Initials (consonants) and finals (vowels) - Chinese strokes 笔画 Bǐhuà - Useful site/ mobile app in learning Mandarin

1. 欢迎来到 Mandarin Jer!
Huānyíng lái dào Mandarin Jer!
Welcome to Mandarin Jer!
Selamat Datang ke Mandarin Jer!
Prepared By:
Pn. Ida Shaheera Azhar
(艾达莎希拉)
+6 019 204 6161
Ida.mandarin@gmail.com

2. • SRJK (C) Chi Hwa, Seremban
• BA Art & Design (Graphic Design & Digital Media), UiTM Shah Alam
• South China University of Technology, Guang Zhou China
• MA Visual Communication & New Media, UiTM Jalan Othman
• INTEC Education College

3. 介绍自己
Jièshào Zìjǐ
Introduce Yourself
Memperkenalkan Diri

4. Fun Facts about Chinese Language:
• Mandarin Chinese, the most common Chinese dialect, is
the most widely spoken language in the world
• Chinese writing has over 50,000 characters
• The Chinese Languages are tonal languages. Mandarin has
four basic tones and then a fifth neutral tone.
• Chinese is one of the most difficult language to learn
• According to the United States Foreign Service Institute, it
takes most English Speakers over 2,200 hours of time in
classroom to learn Chinese.

5. • Chinese characters are
composed of strokes
• There are 26 strokes of
Chinese characters:
• 1 initial stroke
• 5 basic strokes
• 20 complicated strokes

6. Fun Facts about Chinese Language:
• Brain washing: A literal translation of the Chinese 洗脑
(Mandarin: Xǐnǎo)
• Ketchup: A pidgin English version of the Cantonese, which
means “tomato sauce” 茄汁 (Mandarin: Qié zhī) (Cantonese: Ke-
zap)
• Tea: An Anglicised version of the Hokkien 茶 (Mandarin: Chá),
(Hokkien: têe)
• Tycoon: A Sino-Japanese word that means “great-nobleman” 大
君 (Dà jūn) (Dai Kun)
• Typhoon: Comes from either Hokkien, Cantonese or mandarin,
all of which have similar pronunciations 台风 (Mandarin: Táifēng)
(Cantonese: Toi-Fung)

7. 第一课: 汉语拼音
Dì yī kè: Hànyǔ pīnyīn
Lesson 1: Introduction to Chinese Phonetics

10. Useful Sites/ App:
https://www.studystack.com/Chinese

11. Useful Sites/ App:
https://www.qhanzi.com/index.html

12. Useful Sites/ App:
https://www.yellowbridge.com/chinese/character-stroke-order.php
https://www.strokeorder.info/

13. Useful Sites/ App:
Pleco (iOS/ Android)

14. Bibliography:
• Ang, L. H., & Ooi, B. L. (2004). Basic Chinese For Everyone.
Selangor: Pelanduk Publications.
• Chinese Writing Strokes. (n.a). Retrieved February 28,
2019, from
http://www.121chineselessons.com/resources/chinese-
characters-flash/writing-strokes/
• Kroulek, A. (2018, April 20). 10 Facts About the Chinese
Language for World Chinese Language Day. Retrieved
February 28, 2019, from https://www.k-
international.com/blog/facts-about-chinese/
• 林,待秋. (2008). 中文１.武汉: 武汉大学出版社.

15. 谢谢! 
Xièxiè!
Thank you!
Terima kasih!