Difference between revisions of "Tone pair 1-2"

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This page will cover some examples of the 1-2 tone pair, which Sinosplice rates as a "5" on a difficulty rating of 1-7 (easiest to hardest).

This one's a little difficult. 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.

1-2 Tone Pair Combos

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

真油 (zhēn yóu) really oily
真长 (zhēn cháng) really long
真红 (zhēn hóng) really red
真难 (zhēn nán) really hard
真忙 (zhēn máng) really busy

1-2 Tone Pair Words

Sources: Sinosplice's Mandarin Chinese Tone Pair Drills, AllSet Learning's "Tone Pair" Pronunciation Pack (used with permission)

突然 (tūrán）suddenly
天堂 (tiāntáng) Heaven
猜拳 (cāiquán) finger guessing game
加油 (jiāyóu）add oil, to cheer someone on
生活 (shēnghuó) life
空调 (kōngtiáo) air Conditioning
家人 (jiārén) family

Sources and further reading

Websites

Sinosplice: The Process Of Learning Tones
Sinosplice: Mandarin Chinese Tone Pair Drills, New Feature: Mandarin Chinese Tone Pair Drills
Hacking Chinese: Focusing on tone pairs to improve your Mandarin pronunciation
About.com: How tone pairs can improve your Mandarin pronunciation

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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]
 * 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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