Introduced the four tones, first greeting patterns, and a basic self-introduction for a beginner pronunciation-first start.

Covered mā má mǎ mà, 你好 nǐ hǎo, 您好 nín hǎo, and 我叫 Henry wǒ jiào Henry. Focused on third-tone awareness in nǐ/hǎo and a clean falling fourth tone in jiào. No spoken sample was collected yet, so no mistakes or mastery scores were recorded from this lesson.

Drills

• Say mā má mǎ mà slowly, then evenly.
• Practice 你好 nǐ hǎo with attention to third-tone contour.
• Say 我叫 Henry wǒ jiào Henry with a clear fourth tone on jiào.

Review Queue

• Repeat nǐ hǎo and wǒ jiào Henry aloud (due 2026-04-02)

Homework

• Do three 2-minute pronunciation rounds: mā má mǎ mà, nǐ hǎo, wǒ jiào Henry (due 2026-04-02)