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Pronunciation S1Tone Change Rules

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VocabularySimplified Traditional Pinyin English

很很 hěn very好好 hǎo good你你 nǐ you不不 bù (negative prefix)要要 yào to want一一 yī one

十一十一 shíyī 11人人 rén person碗碗 wǎn bowl

一共一共 yīgòng all together个個 ge universal measure

word一定一定 yīdìng definitely, certainly一般一般 yībān average

Vocabulary Sample Sentences今天玩得很开心。Jīntiān wán de hěn kāixīn.

Today was great fun.

加州很好。Jiāzhōu hěn hǎo.

California is very nice.

是你吗？Shì nǐ ma?

Is it you?

我不认识他。Wǒ bù rènshi tā.

I don't know him.

他要一张纸。Tā yào yī zhāng zhǐ.

He wants a piece of paper.

他给我一本书。Tā gěi wǒ yī běn shū.

He gave me a book.

十一块钱怎么样？ Shì yī kuài qián zěnmeyàng?

How about 11 RMB?

中国人很多。Zhōngguó rén hěnduō.

There are many Chinese people.

我要一碗米饭。Wǒ yào yī wǎn mǐfàn.

I want one bowl of rice.

这些东西一共十块钱。 All together these things cost 10 RMB.

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Zhèxiē dōngxi yīgòng shí kuài qián.这个菜太辣了。 This dish is too spicy.这个多少钱？Zhège duōshǎo qián?

How much is this?

尝尝这个。Chángchang zhège.

Have a taste of this.

他是一个间谍。Tā shì yí ge jiàndié.

He is a spy.

我一定会去。Wǒ yīdìng huì qù.

I will definitely go.

他的表演很一般。Tā de biǎoyǎn hěn yībān.

His performance was average.

Grammar PointsThe Focus of This Lesson is an Overview of the Tone Change Rules in Spoken Chinese

Tone Change Rules

The Third Tone Rule

When two or more third tone characters occur in a row, the last of these remains a third tonewhile the one(s) before it shift to the second tone.For Example:

1. hěn hǎo is pronounced [hén hǎo]2. nǐ hěn hǎo is pronounced [ní hén hǎo]

The Tone Changes for 不 (bù)



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不 (bù) means "not" or "no," and is fourth tone. However, when it comes before anotherfourth tone character, it shifts to the second tone.For Example:

1. bù yào is pronounced [bú yào]

The Tone Changes for 一 (yī)

The word for the number 1 in Chinese, yī, is pronounced as first tone when used as anumeral; whether on its own as in 一, 二, 三 (yī, èr, sǎn), or in combination with anothernumber.For Example:

1. 十一 (shíyī)

一 (yi), normally first tone, becomes fourth tone when preceding a word that is first, second,or third tone, or neutral tone.For Example:

1. yī ge rén is pronounced [yì ge rén]

Anything but a fourth tone word after an 一 (yī) makes the yī change to become fourth tone.For Example:

1. yī wǎn is pronounced [yì wǎn]

If the word after the yī is fourth tone, the yī will become second tone.For Example:

1. yīgòng is pronounced [yígòng]

Pronunciation Tip

The tone changes are reflected in the oral pronunciation of the tones only. The written pinyinform still reflects the original tone of the character, so don’t get confused!

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