Comments on: The Third Tone

By: shiwuqingren

shiwuqingren

The tone group of lessons has been really helpful so far. 2nd tone is still toughest for me--often I use the 1st tone when I think I'm using 2nd! And 3rd tone easily sneaks into my 2nd tone attemps--but some words are easier than others, I dont know why. Loved the example of the emphatic NO3; everyone has said it like that at one point or another. Keep up the great work!

By: klgardensong

klgardensong

Another winner - thank you!

By: misterjess

misterjess

Straps? ... Aye Caramba!!!

By: chand

chand

OK, if two 3rd tones follow each other, the first becomes a 2nd tone. Is this only the case if the two 3rd tones are part of the same word? For example if the last character in word 1 is a 3rd tone and the first character of word 2 is a 3rd tone, does this rule still apply across word boundaries?

By: lajiao1

lajiao1

While eagerly awaiting "dì sì shēng" , I think it would be great to have lessons on tone pairs. Specifically, the stress placed on each tone since, like English, it seems to make the difference between being understood and the puzzled "what the hell did you just say" look.

By: user20392

user20392

@ Chand: The classic example is "ni hao", where the third tone in the first word becomes a second tone.

By: helenaoutloud

helenaoutloud

I'm glad to see the tone's broken down one by one. The lesson for tone 2 was especially great. I feel comfortable saying that I have mastered each tone individualy. The trouble comes when I start using sentences. If I slow down to think about each tone for every word then I don't sound natural and if I just start talking at a regular pace while ignoring tones then I don't make any sense. I'm sure this is something that will be corrected naturally as I keep listening and studying. Also, I would like to support Lajiao1's idea of continuing these kinds of lessons by having lessons on tone pairs. You guy's at CPod do a great job at presenting matters in a way that I can understand easily. So I eat, breathe, and sleep CPod on a daily basis. Keep up the Great work!

By: John

John

If you like lotsa third tones, we have another lesson just for you: Elementary - Tone Rule: Two Third Tones

By: punter888

punter888

Totally confused about these 3rd tones here. ..I am told that a 3rd tone before any other tone changes to the first half of the 3rd tone....is this right? If so how does it impact the preceding 3rd tones? Any help with an explanation of how I would pronounce the following expression.. Ni3 you3 ji3 ge4

By: Keth

Keth

I think doing the tones individually has been a great idea. Very useful.

By: ajayloveu

ajayloveu

HIIIIIIIII

By: codingt

codingt

''like''