Learning Chinese #2



As you might know, tone is one of the most important aspects of learning Chinese. It affects the meaning of a word. For a reminder, there are five tones in Chinese. The first tone is ˉ, it means that you have to pronounce it flatly. The second tone is ˊ, you need to raise the tone to pronounce the pinyin. The third tone is ˇ, the pinyin is pronounced in the falling-rising tone. The fourth tone is ˋ, you must stress the pinyin that has this mark above it. The last one is neutral tone as the fifth tone that pronounced soft and short. It has no mark above the pinyin.
There are several rules in writing the tone and pronouncing the words.

Tone Position
  • The tone mark is placed above the vowel sound if the syllable only has a single vowel. Example: mǎ (马, horse), nà (那, that), and kǔ (苦, bitter).
  • The tone mark is placed above the vowel that pronounced more loudly and clearly if the syllable has more than one vowel. Example: hǎo (好, good) and xián (咸, salty)
  • The tone mark is placed above the terminal vowel if the syllable has ui or iu as the vowels. Example: zuì (最, most) and jiǔ(九, nine)

Tone Changes
  • The third tone that followed by another the third tone should be pronounced in the second tone. Example: nǐ hǎo →  ní hǎo
  • The third tone that followed by the first, second, fourth, and neutral tone should be pronounced in a half third tone. It means that the third tone is only pronounced in a falling tone. Example: wǒmen
  • bù (不)  that followed by a word that pronounced in the fourth tone or neutral tone should be pronounced in the second tone. Example: bù suàn → bú suàn

It is rather difficult to remember the tone of each word, especially in speaking. Therefore, you need to listen to Chinese more often. The best way to practice listening to Chinese is by watching Chinese movies. Have a good study!

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