HN Y JIO SH Introduction to Chinese Tone

汉语教室 HÀN YŬ JIÀO SHÌ Introduction to Chinese Tone Change

变调 biàn diào Tone changes After becoming familiar with the four tones, there are some tips for you to make your Chinese sound like a native speaker. In this material, you will learn the rules to pronounce "不", "一", and the third tone correctly.

Chinese Tone Change 不 一 bù bú yī yí yì

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Tone Change of “不” 不 bù bú

bù 不 bù 说 shuō 行 xíng 好 hăo 了 le "不" is pronounced "bù" when the following tone is pronounced with the 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd, or neutral tone.

bú 不 bú 会 huì 去 qù 要 yào If the following word is in the 4 th tone, "不" will become "bú", because it’s easier to pronounce.

Give it a try! • 对不起，我不会。 Duì __ qǐ，wǒ __ huì。 • 不了，我不需要。 __ le，wǒ __ xū yào。 Do you know how to say these sentences?

Tone Change of “一” 一 yī yí yì

yī第一次 dì yī cì 一 yī 第一名 dì yī míng 唯一 wéi yī 一 yī If you want to say "one" in Chinese, the pronunciation of "一" is " yī ".

yí 一 yí 定 dìng 件 jiàn 下子 xià zi If the following word is in the 4 th tone, "一" will become "yí" , because it’s easier to pronounce.

yì 一 yì 双 shuō 直 zhí 百 băi "一" is pronounced "yì" when the following tone is pronounced with the 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd tone.

Give it a try! • 他一定是因为第一次出国很开心， Tā__ dìng shì yīn wèi dì __ cì chū guó hěn kāi xīn， 所以买了一堆纪念品。 suǒ yǐ măi le __ duī jì niàn pǐn。 Do you know how to say this sentence?

The 3 rd Tone Change 你 Nǐ 好 hăo

The 3 rd Tone Change 我 Wǒ 很 hěn 好 hăo

Did you get it right? A：你好吗？ Nǐ hăo ma？ B：我很好，谢谢。 Wǒ hěn hăo，xiè xie。 Do you know how to say this?

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