How to Practice and Master the Tones in Mandarin Chinese

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  • Опубликовано: 28 июн 2024
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    You have probably heard about Chinese tones. But what’s the difference between a tone (or a group of tones) and intonation? Well, for example, in English, intonation is used both consciously and subconsciously to express attitudes and emotions. In Chinese, on the other hand, tones are used to convey meaning. In other words, if you pronounce a Chinese syllable with one tone and then again with a different tone, you will have uttered two different words with two different meanings!
    Keep in mind that Chinese has four basic tones and a neutral tone. In this video, we use the sound or syllable "ma" as an example to provide you with a better idea of these four tones and a neutral tone.
    We hope you'll have a better idea of how crucial tones are if you want to intelligibly communicate anything in Chinese. As you hear more and more Chinese, try to listen out for and distinguish the tone of each character. That way, you can imitate not just the sound but also the pitch.

Комментарии • 47

  • @HomeCookingJourney
    @HomeCookingJourney 3 года назад +33

    This is such a beautiful video, so easy to follow and makes such a difference! I love the chineasy app too, so basic yet efficient! I am currently learning my tones because I often mix them up so this is very useful! Great job, thanks for posting and trying your best to teach us the BEST way! 😘

    • @ChineasybyShaoLan
      @ChineasybyShaoLan  3 года назад +2

      Thank you so much for your kind words. It made our day at Chineasy! We will keep working and provide a better learning experience for all our app users. :)

  • @nelloed
    @nelloed 2 года назад +40

    i’m learning chinese at school but the teacher never taught us how to master the tones. you saved me 谢谢,老师

    • @zhangsbin8140
      @zhangsbin8140 Год назад

      只因为现在很多人使用拼音打字,所以拼音还存在。否则应该可以消亡了。

  • @cristalkandel7518
    @cristalkandel7518 3 года назад +3

    i am studying in china i found yur video on ted talk i was very impressed by your teaching style!!

  • @urixia
    @urixia 3 года назад +17

    this is very basic... thanks this video is helpful

  • @nihaomahulaoshi
    @nihaomahulaoshi 3 года назад

    Nice video, thank you! 🌷

  • @cristalkandel7518
    @cristalkandel7518 3 года назад +2

    Mam u are great!! please also share some tips to pass and practise hsk 4 exam !!

  • @dwightwitlarge
    @dwightwitlarge 2 года назад

    This is a good one

  • @chanalbebe739
    @chanalbebe739 3 года назад +6

    谢谢

  • @cristalkandel7518
    @cristalkandel7518 3 года назад +2

    Laoshi Please continue making more video

  • @stupidityonmc1567
    @stupidityonmc1567 2 года назад +9

    This is really helpful but I just noticed I’m trying to pronounce 漢語hàn yǔ
    I said yǔ correctly but when I said 漢hàn instead I said hán because I thought that it was a second tone and I was confused but that’s something else this video is also amazing it helped me with my tones a lot because people don’t really explain it much if you know what I mean
    Also I meant to use simplified

    • @ChineasybyShaoLan
      @ChineasybyShaoLan  2 года назад +1

      Hi, so glad you like the video. Feel free to check out our blog post below in which we also share some tips about how to get the Chinese four tones right quickly. :)
      www.chineasy.com/introduction-to-pinyin-chinese-sound-system/

    • @zhangsbin8140
      @zhangsbin8140 Год назад +1

      无论你怎么说, 母语的人都能听懂。即使你说成han3

    • @zhangsbin8140
      @zhangsbin8140 Год назад +2

      所以,不必在乎声调。 反而注意情景更重要。

    • @loudintrovert
      @loudintrovert Год назад +2

      @@zhangsbin8140 谢谢你。I'm a beginner in Chinese. I was so worried about the tones but even our 老师 said the same. Thanks for your support 😊

  • @asrarfedlukedir
    @asrarfedlukedir 2 года назад

    thank you so much for everything I can not figure out and decide which words are most important, but I trust you.
    Please Send me a list of the 1000 most commonly used characters to fluency

    • @ChineasybyShaoLan
      @ChineasybyShaoLan  2 года назад

      Hi Asrar, we teach a lot of common Chinese words in the Chineasy app. It's free to download and the first 8 levels are free to play. Give it a try! :)
      iOS: apps.apple.com/gb/app/chineasy-cards/id1318941705
      Android: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chineasy.cards&hl=en_US&gl=US

  • @redtequila
    @redtequila Год назад

    Third tone

  • @waletaspace
    @waletaspace 3 года назад +8

    I'm so proud of you... ¡Take my like!
    (Sorry if my English Is not good enough, I'm from Chile).
    ¡Saludos! 💞💟💞
    Xié xié

  • @yasminyusuf7980
    @yasminyusuf7980 3 года назад +2

    What is the wrong with the application it is not work

    • @ChineasybyShaoLan
      @ChineasybyShaoLan  3 года назад +2

      Hi Yasmin,
      Feel free to reach out to our customer support team at hello@chineasy.com with the app issue you encountered. We will do our best to help!

  • @cristalkandel7518
    @cristalkandel7518 3 года назад +1

    Xiexie!!

  • @itsglby
    @itsglby 3 года назад +1

    0:461:13

  • @tarekebrahimalbeahy6534
    @tarekebrahimalbeahy6534 2 года назад

    Is the app free?

    • @ChineasybyShaoLan
      @ChineasybyShaoLan  2 года назад

      Hi Tarek, the Chineasy app is free to download and the first 8 levels are free to play. Hope you'll like it. :)
      iOS: apps.apple.com/gb/app/chineasy-cards/id1318941705
      Android: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chineasy.cards&hl=en_US&gl=US

  • @user-zq8xg3yz8s
    @user-zq8xg3yz8s 3 года назад

    Hourse and famle why hu

  • @jejey999
    @jejey999 Год назад

    0:51

  • @kartanesi9979
    @kartanesi9979 3 года назад

    Turkish SUB pls 🙏💙

  • @faizabendadeche4402
    @faizabendadeche4402 3 года назад +2

    Xiexie Xiexie Xiexie Xiexie

  • @zhangsbin8140
    @zhangsbin8140 3 года назад +2

    不建议学习声调。 我上一年级的时候就没学会。

    • @zhangsbin8140
      @zhangsbin8140 2 года назад

      @Unsung Songs 因为声调对母语学习的人来说已经非常的难以理解了。 让外国人来学习声调那更难了。
      我在13岁的时候还没有分清楚声调,但是并不影像在使用它。我学习多听和说会有帮助,而不是学习声调。 至今我还分不清楚所谓的前鼻音和后鼻音,但是这并不影像我打字和使用。

    • @singingbird1318
      @singingbird1318 Год назад

      我也從來沒學過,只是後來才知道有這麼一回事,雖說得不太標準,但以後可以慢慢改善,總好過還沒開始學就已被嚇跑了。

    • @zhangsbin8140
      @zhangsbin8140 Год назад

      @@singingbird1318 太难的东西,容易把兴趣消磨殆尽

    • @zhangsbin8140
      @zhangsbin8140 Год назад

      @@singingbird1318 你为什么要学拼音呢? 为了拼读?还是为了认字?

    • @singingbird1318
      @singingbird1318 Год назад

      @@zhangsbin8140 我沒學過拼音,到現在都沒學,有時忘了字怎麼寫,就用拼音找出字來。

  • @shizhe1629
    @shizhe1629 2 года назад

    Chinese Level 10:一个人要是行,干一行行一行,一行行行行行,行行行干哪行都行。要是不行,干一行不行一行,一行不行行,行行行不行

  • @BetterThan66
    @BetterThan66 3 года назад +2

    Mom=妈妈 very simple!

  • @gabrielcianciolo5103
    @gabrielcianciolo5103 Год назад

    weed i mean mother woah be careful when talking about your mother in chinese 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @juanjosesierramacias1255
    @juanjosesierramacias1255 3 года назад

    妈妈骂马吗?(māmā mà mǎ ma)
    Does mom scold the horse?

  • @mechamedeisa9622
    @mechamedeisa9622 2 года назад +1

    AAGHHH I CAN'T GRASP HOW TO SAY A SENTENCE WITH TONES😭😭😭 And here I thought hanzi was gonna be hard