Difference between revisions of "Tone pair 1-1"
m (Text replacement - "https://store.allsetlearning.com/catalog/b1-tone-pairs_14" to "https://www.allsetlearning.com/digital-products/pronunciation-pack-b1-tone-pairs")
 
(27 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 5: Line 5:
 
This one's pretty easy! You just stay high and level, almost robot-like. Practice this tone pair using the words below. Once you can say them reliable in isolation (as just a tone pair), try putting them in longer sentences while keeping the tones accurate.
 
This one's pretty easy! You just stay high and level, almost robot-like. Practice this tone pair using the words below. Once you can say them reliable in isolation (as just a tone pair), try putting them in longer sentences while keeping the tones accurate.
  
−
== 1-1 Tone Pair Words ==
+
== 1-1 Tone Pair Diagram ==
 +
 
 +
It helps many learners to see the two tones side by side.
 +
 
 +
[[File:Tone_Pair_1-1_cropped.png]]
 +
 
 +
== 1-1 Tone Pair Words (A2) ==
 +
 
 +
If you're just getting started with tone pairs, these simple two-syllable words and phrases are a good place to start. If these are too easy, you may want to move onto the longer (B1) phrases below.
  
 
<table class="table table-striped table-bordered table-hover">
 
<table class="table table-striped table-bordered table-hover">
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
−
         <th>Audio</th>
+
         <th width="8%">Audio</th>
−
<th>Word</th>
+
<th width="25%">Chinese</th>
−
<th>Dictionary Says</th>
+
<th width="30%">Pinyin</th>
−
<th>People Pronounce It</th>
+
<th width="37%">English</th>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
−
        <td>play</td>
+
    <td>{{Audio-player|jin1tian1|a2-tone-pairs}}</td>
 
<td>今天</td>
 
<td>今天</td>
 
<td>jīntiān</td>
 
<td>jīntiān</td>
Line 21: Line 29:
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
−
        <td>play</td>
+
    <td>{{Audio-player|gong1si1|a2-tone-pairs}}</td>
 
<td>公司</td>
 
<td>公司</td>
 
<td>gōngsī</td>
 
<td>gōngsī</td>
Line 27: Line 35:
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
−
        <td>play</td>
+
    <td>{{Audio-player|xing1qi1|a2-tone-pairs}}</td>
 
<td>星期</td>
 
<td>星期</td>
 
<td>xīngqī</td>
 
<td>xīngqī</td>
Line 33: Line 41:
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
−
        <td>play</td>
+
    <td>{{Audio-player|ka1fei1|a2-tone-pairs}}</td>
 
<td>咖啡</td>
 
<td>咖啡</td>
 
<td>kāfēi</td>
 
<td>kāfēi</td>
Line 39: Line 47:
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
−
        <td>play</td>
+
    <td>{{Audio-player|xiang1jiao1|a2-tone-pairs}}</td>
 
<td>香蕉</td>
 
<td>香蕉</td>
 
<td>xiāngjiāo</td>
 
<td>xiāngjiāo</td>
Line 46: Line 54:
 
</table>
 
</table>
  
−
Sources: [https://store.allsetlearning.com/catalog/a2-tone-pairs_8/ AllSet Learning's "Tone Pair" Pronunciation Pack] (used with permission)
+
<div class="YT-container"><youtube>khWubbRQS4g</youtube></div>
 +
 
 +
Source: [https://www.allsetlearning.com/digital-products/pronunciation-pack-a2-tone-pairs/ AllSet Learning's "Tone Pair" Pronunciation Pack] (used with permission)
  
−
== 1-1 Tone Pair Phrases ==
+
== 1-1 Tone Pair Phrases (B1) ==
  
 
<table class="table table-striped table-bordered table-hover">
 
<table class="table table-striped table-bordered table-hover">
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
−
         <th>Audio</th>
+
         <th width="8%">Audio</th>
−
<th>Word</th>
+
<th width="25%">Chinese</th>
−
<th>Dictionary Says</th>
+
<th width="30%">Pinyin</th>
−
<th>People Pronounce It</th>
+
<th width="37%">English</th>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
−
        <td>play</td>
+
    <td>{{Audio-player|xing1qi1tian1|b1-tone-pairs}}</td>
 
<td>星期天</td>
 
<td>星期天</td>
 
<td>xīngqītiān</td>
 
<td>xīngqītiān</td>
Line 64: Line 74:
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
−
        <td>play</td>
+
    <td>{{Audio-player|chi1xiang1jiao1|b1-tone-pairs}}</td>
 
<td>吃 香蕉</td>
 
<td>吃 香蕉</td>
 
<td>chī xiāngjiāo</td>
 
<td>chī xiāngjiāo</td>
Line 70: Line 80:
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
−
        <td>play</td>
+
    <td>{{Audio-player|he1ka1fei1|b1-tone-pairs}}</td>
 
<td>喝 咖啡</td>
 
<td>喝 咖啡</td>
 
<td>hē kāfēi</td>
 
<td>hē kāfēi</td>
Line 76: Line 86:
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
−
        <td>play</td>
+
    <td>{{Audio-player|qu4gong1si1|b1-tone-pairs}}</td>
 
<td>去 公司</td>
 
<td>去 公司</td>
 
<td>qù gōngsī</td>
 
<td>qù gōngsī</td>
Line 82: Line 92:
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
−
        <td>play</td>
+
    <td>{{Audio-player|hen3kai1xin1|b1-tone-pairs}}</td>
 
<td>很 开心</td>
 
<td>很 开心</td>
 
<td>hěn kāixīn</td>
 
<td>hěn kāixīn</td>
Line 89: Line 99:
 
</table>
 
</table>
  
−
Sources: [https://store.allsetlearning.com/catalog/a2-tone-pairs_8/ AllSet Learning's "Tone Pair" Pronunciation Pack] (used with permission)
+
<div class="YT-container"><youtube>sSFC9l7cv9w</youtube></div>
 +
 
 +
Source: [https://www.allsetlearning.com/digital-products/pronunciation-pack-b1-tone-pairs/ AllSet Learning's "Tone Pair" Pronunciation Pack] (used with permission)
  
 
== 1-1 Tone Pair Combos ==
 
== 1-1 Tone Pair Combos ==
Line 95: Line 107:
 
<table class="table table-striped table-bordered table-hover">
 
<table class="table table-striped table-bordered table-hover">
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
−
         <th>Audio</th>
+
         <th width="8%">Audio</th>
−
<th>Word</th>
+
<th width="25%">Chinese</th>
−
<th>Dictionary Says</th>
+
<th width="30%">Pinyin</th>
−
<th>People Pronounce It</th>
+
<th width="37%">English</th>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 +
<!-- Use this template: {{Audio-player|yin1pin2|sino-tone-pairs}} -->
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
−
        <td>play</td>
+
    <td>(coming)</td>
 
<td>真新</td>
 
<td>真新</td>
 
<td>zhēn xīn</td>
 
<td>zhēn xīn</td>
Line 107: Line 120:
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
−
        <td>play</td>
+
    <td>(coming)</td>
 
<td>真黑</td>
 
<td>真黑</td>
 
<td>zhēn hēi</td>
 
<td>zhēn hēi</td>
Line 113: Line 126:
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
−
        <td>play</td>
+
    <td>(coming)</td>
 
<td>真干</td>
 
<td>真干</td>
 
<td>zhēn gān</td>
 
<td>zhēn gān</td>
Line 119: Line 132:
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
−
        <td>play</td>
+
    <td>(coming)</td>
 
<td>真轻</td>
 
<td>真轻</td>
 
<td>zhēn qīng</td>
 
<td>zhēn qīng</td>
Line 125: Line 138:
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
−
        <td>play</td>
+
    <td>(coming)</td>
 
<td>真酸</td>
 
<td>真酸</td>
 
<td>zhēn suān</td>
 
<td>zhēn suān</td>
Line 135: Line 148:
  
 
== Sources and further reading ==
 
== Sources and further reading ==
 +
 +
=== Videos ===
 +
 +
* AllSet Learning video on YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khWubbRQS4g Chinese Pronunciation Practice: A2 Tone Pair 1-1]
 +
* AllSet Learning video on YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSFC9l7cv9w Chinese Pronunciation Practice: B1 Tone Pair 1-1]
  
 
=== Websites ===
 
=== Websites ===

Latest revision as of 09:20, 28 September 2021

If you're already familiar with tone pairs, then you might be ready for some specific examples. This page will cover some examples of the 1-1 tone pair, which Sinosplice rates as a "1" on a difficulty rating of 1-7 (easiest to hardest).

This one's pretty easy! You just stay high and level, almost robot-like. Practice this tone pair using the words below. Once you can say them reliable in isolation (as just a tone pair), try putting them in longer sentences while keeping the tones accurate.

1-1 Tone Pair Diagram

It helps many learners to see the two tones side by side.

Tone Pair 1-1 cropped.png

1-1 Tone Pair Words (A2)

If you're just getting started with tone pairs, these simple two-syllable words and phrases are a good place to start. If these are too easy, you may want to move onto the longer (B1) phrases below.

Audio Chinese Pinyin English
今天 jīntiān today
公司 gōngsī company
星期 xīngqī week
咖啡 kāfēi coffee
香蕉 xiāngjiāo banana

Source: AllSet Learning's "Tone Pair" Pronunciation Pack (used with permission)

1-1 Tone Pair Phrases (B1)

Audio Chinese Pinyin English
星期天 xīngqītiān Sunday
吃 香蕉 chī xiāngjiāo to eat a banana
喝 咖啡 hē kāfēi to drink coffee
去 公司 qù gōngsī to go to the office
很 开心 hěn kāixīn very happy

Source: AllSet Learning's "Tone Pair" Pronunciation Pack (used with permission)

1-1 Tone Pair Combos

Audio Chinese Pinyin English
(coming) 真新 zhēn xīn really new
(coming) 真黑 zhēn hēi really black, really dark
(coming) 真干 zhēn gān really dry
(coming) 真轻 zhēn qīng really light
(coming) 真酸 zhēn suān really sour

Source: Sinosplice's Mandarin Chinese Tone Pair Drills (used with permission)

Sources and further reading

Videos

Websites

Retrieved from "https://resources.allsetlearning.com/pronwiki/?title=Tone_pair_1-1&oldid=4657"