How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jiāFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
you can add sugar yourself.
jiā加yī一点点yán盐
Add a little salt
jiā加yī一点shēng生chōu抽hé和yán盐。
Soy sauce and salt.
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See it in a sentence.
Please add ten grams of sugar.
Five and three is eight.
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Waterproof features would be a plus.
Hear the difference
A syllable has a shape.
Tone marks show how pitch changes. Colors help you follow each syllable in the app.
ā →First toneHigh and level
á ↗Second toneRising
ǎ ↘↗Third toneLow, then rising in isolation
à ↘Fourth toneFalling
a ·Neutral toneShort and light
These are dictionary tones. In natural speech, tones can change with context. A third tone often stays low before another syllable.