How to say the tones in Chinese
bazza
April 27, 2007, 05:27 PM posted in General DiscussionI don't recall there actually being on a lesson on this.
五种声调 - wǔ zhǒng shēngdiào - The 5 tones
第一声 - dìyī shēng - 1st tone
第二声 - dìèr shēng - 2nd tone
第三声 - dìsān shēng - 3rd tone
第四声 - dìsì sheng - 4th tone
第五声 - dìwǔ sheng - 5th tone/neutral
这个字是哪一种声调？- Zhège zì shì nǎyī zhǒng shēngdiào? - Which tone is this character?
trevelyan
April 27, 2007, 09:32 PMAaargh! It's 轻声 not 清声.
kencarroll
April 28, 2007, 02:37 AMBazza, I think that lessons on the tones are always a good idea. We try to include some work on the tones in every lessons, but a focus on these specifics is a good idea. We're on the case.
trevelyan
April 27, 2007, 09:31 PMhttp://chinesepod.com/learnchinese/the-four-tones/discussion Looks like they leave out the 清声. I think it should be 个 rather than 种 for "which tone" in that sentence above, btw.