How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
dāngFirst toneránSecond tone
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:“,
They replied: "Of course,
dāng当rán然shì是yǒu有yī一gè个tóng同shì事rú如guǒ果mò没lái来de的huà话
Of course, if a colleague is not here.
yǒu有 měi美shí食 dāng当rán然 yě也 yào要 pèi配 shàng上好 hē喝 de的 饮pǐn品
. Of course, good food needs to be paired with delicious drinks.
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See it in a sentence.
Yes, of course.
Of course that won't work!
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.