Today's lesson is about the third vowel, "i". For those who want to go back to the lesson on vowel "a" and vowel "e", please click the following: vowel "a", vowel "e".
以下是滿語母音"i"和它在不同位置時的寫法。
Below is the vowel "i" and how it looks like in different positions within a word.
複習：單獨形是它單獨表現時的寫法，語頭形是它作為字首時的寫法，語中形就是字中間時而語末形就是字尾。
Revision: The first row is the Romanized form, the second how it looks like when it is on its own; the third when it is placed as word-initial; the forth when it is in the middle and the last when it is at the end of a word.
上兩講我都沒有特別解釋單獨形，因為單獨形顧名思義就是它單獨出現時的寫法，但今次母音"i"有點特別，它有兩個寫法。
Revision: The first row is the Romanized form, the second how it looks like when it is on its own; the third when it is placed as word-initial; the forth when it is in the middle and the last when it is at the end of a word.
上兩講我都沒有特別解釋單獨形，因為單獨形顧名思義就是它單獨出現時的寫法，但今次母音"i"有點特別，它有兩個寫法。
I have not explained the "by itself" form in the last two lessons as the use of it has been shown by its name. However, today's vowel "i" is different as it has two variants.
上圖中旁邊寫著"1"的是第一種寫法，寫著"2"的則是第二種。
From the above image, the one with number "1" written beside is first form while the one with number "2" is the second form.
兩個寫法非常不一樣。
The two variants looks greatly different.
第一個寫法是作為人稱代名詞第三人稱單數的「他」或「她」及表記漢字音時使用。
The first variant is used to present the personal pronouns "he" and "she" as well as other Chinese phonemes.
第二種寫法則是作為表示所屬權時使用。例如︰「滿洲國之源」中的「之」。
The second variant is a possessive form. For example, the "'s" in "Manzhou's Origin".
語頭形（左是楷書體、右是羅馬字）：
Word-initial (Left being the regular script, right the Romanized form):
語中形有三種寫法︰
Word-middle has three variants:
第一種和第二種寫法上的不同只是書寫習慣有異、其用法無異，它們緊接母音。而第三種寫法緊接子音，請參考下圖。
The first and second variants differ only because of different writing habit. There is no difference in the usage. They follow a vowel while the third variant follows a consonant. Please see the below.
語末形︰
Word-end:
母音"i"的語末形有兩種寫法，樣子一樣、只是大小不同。除了緊接子音b, p, k , g, h時將母音"i"縮小寫外，其餘情況一律使用第一種寫法。
Vowel "i" has two variants which look the same but differ in size. Vowel "i" is written in a small form when it follows consonants b, p, k, g, h. Otherwise, it is written in the first form.
看下圖對比︰
See the following image for comparison:
母音"i"讀音像普通話的韻母「i」。
Vowel "i" sounds like "ee" in English.
今講不難對吧！我們已經掌握了三個母音、差三個就完全掌握滿語母音了！
This lesson is not hard, right? We have already mastered three vowels and there are only three left before having mastered all the vowels of Manchu!
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