1. Tone 6 (Low Level)
Tone 6 is the low level tone. The pitch remains at the low pitch throughout the whole syllable. The pitch of Tone 6 is slightly lower than the pitch of Tone 3.
Step 1 ๐
Letโs revise Tone 3 first. Listen to the syllable si in Tone 3.
si3 โ si3 โ si3 โ si3 โ si3
Listen to the syllable si in Tone 6. Pay attention to the pitch. It is slightly lower than the pitch of Tone 3.
si6 โ si6 โ si6 โ si6 โ si6
Listen to the syllable si in Tone 3 and Tone 6.
si3 si6 โ si3 si6 โ si3 si6
Step 2 ๐
Practice saying Tone 3 with the syllable si. Listen and repeat.
si3 โ si3 โ si3 โ si3 โ si3
To say Tone 6, lower the pitch of Tone 3 a little. Practice saying Tone 6 with the syllable si. Listen and repeat.
si6 โ si6 โ si6 โ si6 โ si6
Practice saying Tone 3 and Tone 6 with the syllable si. Listen and repeat.
si3 si6 โ si3 si6 โ si3 si6
The pitch of si6 is similar to the pitch of the syllable ci in the English word sociology.
Listen.
sociology ci si6 โ sociology ci si6 โ sociology ci si6
Practice ๐ฎ
Practice saying Tone 6 with other syllables. Listen and repeat.
- zung6 โ zung6 โ zung6
- mei6 โ mei6 โ mei6
- ngou6 โ ngou6 โ ngou6
- laan6 โ laan6 โ laan6
- hon6 โ hon6 โ hon6
Congratulations! ๐
You have learned all the tones!