Please post your English translation of the following passages in the comments section. Then, play the voki player and practise reading aloud. (You may copy the text and paste them in The Chinese Reader to get the words' pinyins)
Notes:
数shù 学xué - Math
计jì 算suàn 机jī - Computer (计算机 is the scientific name, whereas 电脑 is the common name for computer)
历lì 史shǐ - History
音yīn 乐yuè - Music
还hái有 - still have, also have
23 Initials b, p, m, f, d, t, n, l, g, k, h, j, q, x, z, c, s, zh, ch, sh, r, y, w 6 Basic Finals a, o, e, i, u (wu), ü (yu) 4 Basic Tones 1st: high flat, e.g. ā 2nd: medium rising, e.g. á 3rd: low falling and rising (may be omitted), e.g. ǎ 4th: high falling, e.g. à
Please click the pinyin chart below, then follow the simple steps as shown in the image to listen to various pronunciations in 4 different tones.