How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
nàFourth tonegeNeutral tone
Hear it in conversation
rán然hòu后xiàng像nà那ge个yuán圆de的实xīn心bāo包cài菜de的huà话
And if you buy the round solid cabbage
rán然hòu后nà那bian边yǒu有nà那ge个táng糖ba吧
And there's sugar over there,
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See it in a sentence.
Give me the number.
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The last one is mine.
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The feeling was really strong.
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.