I. Zhuyin Alphabet
A. History of Zhuyin Alphabet
B. Modern Uses of the Zhuyin Alphabet
C. The Origin of the Symbols
1. Consonants
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- bā, pá, and mǎ
- fǎ, dì, and tí
- nǐ, lì, and gào
- kǎo, hǎo, and jiào
- qiǎo, xiǎo, and zhǔ
- chū, shù, and rù
- zài, cái, and sāi
2. Rhymes and Medials
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- dà, duō, and dé
- diē, shài, and shéi
- shǎo, shōu, and shān
- shēn, shàng, and sheng
- ér, nì, and nǔ
- nǚ, zī, zhī, and sǐ
D. Character Recognition
E. Vocal Tone Recognition
II. Vocal Tone and Pronunciation
A. Tonal Marks
B. Vowels a, e, o, and I
C. Vowels u and y
D. Non-sibilant consonants
E. Sibilant consonants
F. Vocal Tones
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- Pinyin mā, má, mǎ, and ma
- Zhuyinㄇㄚ, ㄇㄚˊ, ㄇㄚˇ, ㄇㄚˋ, and ㄇㄚ・
III. Character Structure
A. Stroke Order
B. Identifying Component Strokes
C. Using the Dictionary
IV. Grammar
A. Proper Sentence Structure
B. Reading Order
C. Collective Character Sentence Structuring
V. Simple Sentence Construction
A. Counting
B. Common Characters and Usage
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- Intricacies of the character “De”
- 250 Most Used Characters and Usage
VI. Greetings and expressions of courtesy
- Appropriate Greetings
- Surnames, names titles and personal pronouns
VII. Counting and Parts of Speech
- Syntax: subjects, verbs, objects and prepositional phrases
- Numbers 0 to 100
- Interrogative words and asking questions
- Particles: continuation, question, suggestion
- Expressing possession
- Vocabulary relating to topics such as school, home, family, clothing and shopping