Lesson 1 is tones plus your first greeting and self-introduction.

Student Request

what’s next?

Teacher Response

Next, do the first speaking drill. Read these aloud in order:

1. mā má mǎ mà
2. nǐ hǎo 你好
3. nín hǎo 您好
4. wǒ jiào Henry 我叫 Henry

Correction:

• nǐ hǎo is written with two third tones, but in normal speech the first one shifts, so it sounds closer to ní hǎo.
• jiào is fourth tone. Make it fall clearly.
• wǒ is third tone. Do not make it flat.

Say this mini exchange three times:

• Nǐ hǎo.
• Nǐ hǎo. Wǒ jiào Henry.

Summary: Lesson 1 is tones plus your first greeting and self-introduction.

Drills:

• mā má mǎ mà
• nǐ hǎo
• nín hǎo
• wǒ jiào Henry

Review:

• Repeat nǐ hǎo and wǒ jiào Henry aloud on April 2, 2026.

Homework:

• Do three 2-minute pronunciation rounds with mā má mǎ mà, nǐ hǎo, and wǒ jiào Henry by April 2, 2026.

Mastery:

• No score yet. I have not heard your production yet.

I recorded and synced this lesson in lesson-20260401165445602427-lesson-1-tones-and-greetings.md, homework/index.md, and reviews/index.md.

Reply by typing the four lines exactly as you say them, and I will correct your tones line by line.

Drills

• mā má mǎ mà
• nǐ hǎo
• nín hǎo
• wǒ jiào Henry

Review Queue

• Repeat nǐ hǎo and wǒ jiào Henry aloud on April 2, 2026.

Homework

• Do three 2-minute pronunciation rounds with mā má mǎ mà, nǐ hǎo, and wǒ jiào Henry by April 2, 2026.