Lesson 2 Premiered Today!

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The subject of the second lesson is "我是(I AM)" for self introduction. The lesson also presents pronunciation tips on a retroflex consonant.

Another tip on pronunciation is how to produce a tender tone. The tried-and-true tips combined physical movements that would assist students to comprehend the essence of timing and mouthing.

This lesson also contains a section dedicated to word stroke order. The stroke direction and its sequential order matters in Chinese calligraphy. Calligraphy practice is an important aspect of learning Chinese. The printable worksheets reside at the website www.Day2DayChinese.com and can be downloaded and printout for free.

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