Difference between revisions of "Tone pair 3-3"

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3-3 also experiences a tone change, when read, it becomes 2-3. 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.
 
3-3 also experiences a tone change, when read, it becomes 2-3. 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.
  
== 3-3 Tone Pair Words ==
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== 3-3 Tone Pair Words (A2) ==
  
Sources: [http://www.sinosplice.com/learn-chinese/tone-pair-drills Sinosplice's Mandarin Chinese Tone Pair Drills], [https://store.allsetlearning.com/catalog/a2-tone-pairs_8/ AllSet Learning's "Tone Pair" Pronunciation Pack] (used with permission)
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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.
  
*你好 (nǐhǎo) hello, hi
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<table class="table table-striped table-bordered table-hover">
*所有 (suǒyǒu) all
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<tr>
*有点 (yǒudiǎn) a little
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        <th width="8%">Audio</th>
*水果 (shuǐguǒ) fruit
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<th width="25%">Chinese</th>
*也许 (yěxǔ) perhaps, maybe
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<th width="30%">Pinyin</th>
*保守 (bǎoshǒu) conservative
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<th width="37%">English</th>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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    <td>{{Audio-player|jin1tian1|a2-tone-pairs}}</td>
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<td>你好</td>
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<td>nǐhǎo</td>
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<td>hello, hi</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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    <td>{{Audio-player|gong1si1|a2-tone-pairs}}</td>
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<td>所有</td>
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<td>suǒyǒu</td>
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<td>all</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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    <td>{{Audio-player|xing1qi1|a2-tone-pairs}}</td>
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<td>有点</td>
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<td>yǒudiǎn</td>
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<td>a little</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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    <td>{{Audio-player|ka1fei1|a2-tone-pairs}}</td>
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<td>水果</td>
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<td>shuǐguǒ</td>
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<td>fruit</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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    <td>{{Audio-player|xiang1jiao1|a2-tone-pairs}}</td>
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<td>也许</td>
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<td>yěxǔ</td>
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<td>perhaps, maybe</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<div class="YT-container"><youtube>mzSh00fO438</youtube></div>
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Source: [https://store.allsetlearning.com/catalog/a2-tone-pairs_8/ AllSet Learning's "Tone Pair" Pronunciation Pack] (used with permission)
  
 
== 3-3 Tone Pair Phrases (B1) ==
 
== 3-3 Tone Pair Phrases (B1) ==

Revision as of 06:25, 21 April 2020

This page will cover some examples of the 3-3 tone pair, which Sinosplice rates as a "4" on a difficulty rating of 1-7 (easiest to hardest).

3-3 also experiences a tone change, when read, it becomes 2-3. 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.

3-3 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
你好 nǐhǎo hello, hi
所有 suǒyǒu all
有点 yǒudiǎn a little
水果 shuǐguǒ fruit
也许 yěxǔ perhaps, maybe

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

3-3 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)

3-3 Tone Pair Combos

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

  • 很好 (hěn hǎo) very good
  • 很小 (hěn xiǎo) very small
  • 很早 (hěn zǎo) very early
  • 很晚 (hěn wǎn) very late
  • 很美 (hěn měi) very beautiful

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