XIAO QIAN'S : 7 DAYS FOR MADARIN PRONUNCIATION

Lesson 7: Tones in authentic language

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Tones in Sentences 
dà jiā hǎo!
wǒ jiào Joanna.
wǒ shì měiguó rěn 
wǒ xiǎng xué hàn yǔ
fēi cháng hǎo!
xiè xie!

3rd tone sounds different when linked to the other tones.

3+1 xǐ huān (like)
3+2 měi guó
3+3 wǒ xiǎng
3+4 wǒ shì
3+ o nǎi nai (grandma)

wǒ shì měiguó rěn 
wǒ xiǎng xué
xiè xie!

Neutral Tone 
清声 (qing sheng) Flat, with no emphasis.

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