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| − | '''Tone pairs''' are an important unit of pronunciation to focus on as learner's tones gradually improve.
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| − | == The concept ==
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| − | Most learners can accurately pronounce the tone of a single syllable after enough practice. But they find that once they try to pronounce two tones in a row, it all falls apart: they get the second one totally wrong, or the first, or even both. Stringing tones together is a skill that needs to be practiced, and the foundation for this skill is to practice every combination of tones in the smallest unit possible: '''tone pairs'''.
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| − | The logic here is pretty clear: if you can string two tones together accurately, you can build on that, stringing more and more together, until you can do whole sentences. This is not a quick process, however. You're going to need quite a bit of practice, and you should expect this practice to take up a good chunk of your pronunciation practice as an elementary (A2) learner.
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| − | == The 20 pairs ==
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| − | There are '''20 tone pairs''' because there are [[four tones|four main tones]] and one [[neutral tone]], but a neutral tone can never be the first syllable in a word or phrase.
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| − | <th>+ 1st Tone</th>
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| − | <th>+ 2nd Tone</th>
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| − | <th>+ 3rd Tone</th>
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| − | <th>+ 4th Tone</th>
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| − | <th>+ Neutral Tone</th>
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| − | <td>1st Tone</td>
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| − | <td>[[1-1]]</td>
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| − | <td>[[1-2]]</td>
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| − | <td>[[1-3]]</td>
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| − | <td>[[1-4]]</td>
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| − | <td>[[1-0]]</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>2nd Tone</td>
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| − | <td>[[2-1]]</td>
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| − | <td>[[2-2]]</td>
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| − | <td>[[2-3]]</td>
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| − | <td>[[2-4]]</td>
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| − | <td>[[2-0]]</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>3rd Tone</td>
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| − | <td>[[3-1]]</td>
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| − | <td>[[3-2]]</td>
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| − | <td>[[3-3]]❋</td>
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| − | <td>[[3-4]]</td>
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| − | <td>[[3-0]]</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>4th Tone</td>
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| − | <td>[[4-1]]</td>
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| − | <td>[[4-2]]</td>
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| − | <td>[[4-3]]</td>
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| − | <td>[[4-4]]</td>
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| − | <td>[[4-0]]</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | </table>
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| − | ❋ You might be tempted to think that 3-3 doesn't count, because after the [[tone change rules|tone change]] it's the same as 2-3. But actually, you really need to practice this tone change as part of a tone pair, so you'll definitely want to practice 3-3 pairs, just like all the others.
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| − | The articles (meant to be read in order) are:
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| − | == Sources and further reading ==
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| − | === Websites ===
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| − | * Sinosplice: [http://www.sinosplice.com/learn-chinese/learning-tones The Process Of Learning Tones]
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| − | * Sinosplice: [http://www.sinosplice.com/learn-chinese/tone-pair-drills Mandarin Chinese Tone Pair Drills], [http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2006/10/29/new-feature-mandarin-chinese-tone-pair-drills New Feature: Mandarin Chinese Tone Pair Drills]
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| − | * Hacking Chinese: [http://www.hackingchinese.com/focusing-on-tone-pairs-to-improve-your-mandarin-pronunciation/ Focusing on tone pairs to improve your Mandarin pronunciation]
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| − | * About.com: [http://mandarin.about.com/od/How-to-learn-Mandarin-Chinese/fl/How-tone-pairs-can-improve-your-Mandarin-pronunciation.htm How tone pairs can improve your Mandarin pronunciation]
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| − | === Videos ===
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| − | * YouTube: [[https://youtu.be/3wV8B4bx1lM?t=8m16s The Most Effective Way to Learn Mandarin Tones - Tone Pairs - Google Hangout with Yangyang]] (08:16-27:18)
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| − | [[Category:Tones]]
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| − | {{Basic Pronunciation|B1|10|It's not enough to know the tones; you need to PRACTICE them in each combination, until it becomes second nature.|tone|ASP00018}}
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| − | {{Related|Four tones}}
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| − | {{Related|Tone change rules}}
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