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From :   raymond alfred lopez

Date : 2010-11-07 / 06:36PM

hi..benny can you teach me the rules on how chinese tone changes…plzzz…. :D thank you!

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 Benny the Mandarin Teacher askbenny.net 
2010-11-08 / 08:49PM

Hi Raymond,

Do you mean by how to prounouce the 4 tones properly or something else?

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 Benny the Mandarin Teacher askbenny.net 
2010-11-08 / 08:53PM

Or you may need this answer in terms of tone changes:

1. Third Tone

A third tone followed by another third tone changes to the second tone. If there are three or more third tones in a row, change every other third tone before the last.

When followed by a first, second, fourth, or neutral tones, a third tone should change into a half third tone (that is, a tone that falls and does not rise).

2.Neutral Tone

The neutral tone, when following the first, second and fourth tones is pronounced low. However, when following the third tone, it is pronounced high.

3. No and One

Bu (meaning “no”) is pronounced in the fourth tone when it stands alone.

It is also pronounced in the fourth tone when it precedes a first, second, or third tone. However, it is pronounced in the second tone when it precedes a fourth tone.

Yi (meaning “one”) is pronounced in the first tone when it stands alone.

It is pronounced in the fourth tone when it precedes a first, second, or third tone. However, it is pronounced in the second tone when it precedes a fourth tone.

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 raymond alfred lopez yahoo.com 
2010-11-09 / 08:44PM
To : Benny the Mandarin Teacher

hi benny..
i meant, how chinese tone change..{like when a 3rd tone is followed by another 3rd tone…the first word that has the 3rd tone will change to..2nd tone/…..THANK YOU..

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2010-11-09 / 08:49PM
To : raymond alfred lopez

I think this may help you:

1. Third Tone

A third tone followed by another third tone changes to the second tone. If there are three or more third tones in a row, change every other third tone before the last.

When followed by a first, second, fourth, or neutral tones, a third tone should change into a half third tone (that is, a tone that falls and does not rise).

2.Neutral Tone

The neutral tone, when following the first, second and fourth tones is pronounced low. However, when following the third tone, it is pronounced high.

3. No and One

Bu (meaning “no”) is pronounced in the fourth tone when it stands alone.

It is also pronounced in the fourth tone when it precedes a first, second, or third tone. However, it is pronounced in the second tone when it precedes a fourth tone.

Yi (meaning “one”) is pronounced in the first tone when it stands alone.

It is pronounced in the fourth tone when it precedes a first, second, or third tone. However, it is pronounced in the second tone when it precedes a fourth tone.

Benny Feng



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 Roland Parijs yahoo.com 
2010-11-09 / 08:54PM
To : raymond alfred lopez

Kumustaka Raymond,

Bakit ikaw nagaaral ng wika intsik?
Ako rin nagaaral ng wika intsik, iisipko
intsik wika mahirap, case tagalog mas mahirap.

你好RAYMOND

你为什么学中文?
我也学汉语,我觉得中文很困难,
但是菲律宾文更困难.
希望你看得懂我些什么.

万事如意

路蓝克

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jmx624

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 jonson hotmail.com 
2010-11-20 / 10:53AM
To : Roland Parijs

Hi 陆老兄:
  你一共会几种语言呐,实在是太佩服你了!!
Hi buddy lu:
How many language have you learned already? I really really adore you very much!!

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2010-11-20 / 06:02PM
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你好‘君舜‘JOHNSON

哪里,哪里,谢谢你送给我那么漂亮的话。
我只会说中文,文问文和英文。
还有说一点西班牙话法国话和菲律宾话。
我也可以说一点德国话,但是德国话和我母话
荷兰话差不多一样。

Thank you for your kind words. I only speak Chinese[Mandarin], Arabic[Classic] and English.
Also a little Spanish, French and Tagalog. Of course I speak a little
German but that is because the German language is akin to my native language
Dutch.

DUTCH:Ik ben Nedelander en spraak daarom Nederlands
GERMAN:Ich sprache eine biechen Deutsch
SPANISH:Palabra algunas palabras Espanoles
TAGALOG:Ako nagsasalita kaunti Tagalog
FRENCH:Je palabre un petit peu Francais
ARABIC:Ana atakalamu allughra al3arabia -
أنا أتكلم اللغة العربية
ENGLISH:I speak English

Becarfull adore means to love some one like a a man adores a woman romatically, I think you ment 佩服 admire, hahaha

Hope to hear from you again

万事如意

陆蓝克

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2010-11-20 / 07:24PM
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God!So sorry for the wrong expression,yes definitely was “admire”.Thank you for alert me about that,otherwise that will be awkward for ever.

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 raymond alfred lopez yahoo.com 
2010-11-22 / 07:05PM
To : jonson

i’ve learned i think …2 languages.. chinese and korean..

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 raymond alfred lopez yahoo.com 
2010-11-22 / 07:12PM
To : Roland Parijs

hi…i’m learning chinese because my grand grand father was a pure chinese….tagalog is not that hard…

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