The Four Mandarin Chinese Tones
Tonesareanessentialpartofproperpronunciation.InMandarinChinese,manycharactershavethesamesound.ThereforetonesarenecessarywhenspeakingChineseinordertodifferentiatewordsfromeachother.FOURTONESTherearefou...
Tonesareanessentialpartofproperpronunciation.InMandarinChinese,manycharactershavethesamesound.ThereforetonesarenecessarywhenspeakingChineseinordertodifferentiatewordsfromeachother.FOURTONESTherearefou...
Mandarintonesareoneoftheclassic“difficultparts”ofthelanguage.Despitethat,textbooksandteachersoftendoabadjobofteachingthem.Abigpartofthisisthatthefocusistoooftenonteachingtones,ratherthanteachinghowt...