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One of the first concepts you need to learn when tackling Mandarin Chinese is '''tones'''. You'll often hear that there are ''four main tones'', although there is also a "neutral tone," so you sometimes hear it said that there are five. | One of the first concepts you need to learn when tackling Mandarin Chinese is '''tones'''. You'll often hear that there are ''four main tones'', although there is also a "neutral tone," so you sometimes hear it said that there are five. | ||
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| + | * Sinosplice: [http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2008/12/10/toward-better-tones-in-natural-speech Toward Better Tones in Natural Speech] | ||
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One of the first concepts you need to learn when tackling Mandarin Chinese is tones. You'll often hear that there are four main tones, although there is also a "neutral tone," so you sometimes hear it said that there are five.
Sources and further reading
- Sinosplice: Toward Better Tones in Natural Speech
