Woodland Wizard
mandarin
taken from the following guide.
- HSK course 1-4 before listening videos
- anki flashcards for vocab
- start listening to podcasts/movies
- speaking
- pinyin
- listening to podcasts
- try online tutor (preply)
- ignore writing
tones
-/v\
mnemonic
memory-palace for learning mandarin.
make a scene comprised of a - person (pinyin initial) - object (character parts) - places (pinyin final) - action (word meaning)
initial
male (a,e,o)
- 0 | Jesus
- b | Bill Bailey
- c | Chris Rock
- ch | Charlie Sheen
- d | Dennis Taylor
- f | Frank Sinatra
- g | Gary Oldman
- h | Harrison Ford (as indie)
- j | Jack Nickelson
- k | Kurt Cobain
- l | Liam Neeson
- m | Michael Jackson
- n | Nick Cage
- p | Paul Rudd
- q | Chuck Norris
- r | Rick Astley
- s | Simon Webb
- sh | Shaquille O’Neal
- t | Tom Hardy (bane)
- x | Shia LaBeouf
- z | Zac Efron
- zh | Jimi Hendrix
female (i)
- bi | Beyonce
- di | Diana (princess)
- ji | Gillian Anderson
- li | Lucy Lui
- mi | Madonna
- ni | Natalie Portman
- pi | Pink
- qi | Cher
- ti | Taylor Swift
- xi | Jodie Foster
- yi | Yoko Ono
fictional (u)
- bu | Buzz Lightyear
- chu| Chewbacca
- cu | Tupac
- du | Dumbledore
- fu | Frodo Baggins
- gu | Gandlaf
- hu | Homer Simpson
- ku | Kermit
- lu | Legolas
- mu | Marty McFly
- nu | Nelson (simpsons)
- pu | Professor X
- ru | Radaghast
- shu| Sherlock Holmes
- su | Superman
- tu | Turk
- wu | Groundskeeper Willie
- zhu| Shrek
- zu | Zorro
animated (oo)
- jü | Junkrat
- lü | Mr Hanky (loo)
- nü | Noob Noob (noo)
- qü | Pikachu (ahh-choo)
- xü | Tenchu (ten-shoe)
- yü | Oogie boogie man (oo)
final
tones are map locations 1. middle 2. high 3. inn 4. low 5. entrance (neutral)
- 0 | Northshire Abbey |
- a | Ashenvale |
- e | Westfall | (4|coast)
- o | Orgrimmar |
- i | Ironforge | (4|mystic well)
- u | Un’goro | (4|entry to camp)
- (e)n | Elwynn |
- ai | Aerie Peak | (4|bottom of steps)
- ao | Outland |
- ei | Searing Gorge | (2|Thorium point)
- ou | Auberdine | (3|Inn)
- an | Tanaris |
- ang | Zangermarsh |
- (e)ng | Stranglethorn |
questions
Nǐ huì shuō Hànyǔ ma?
Can you speak Chinese?
你会说汉语吗?