2. Tone 1 to Tone 6
We have learned all the six tones. Letโs revise them together.
The Romanization system Jyutping uses numbers to represent the tone of a syllable. It could be difficult to remember which tone is represented by which number. You can try to associate each tone with the shape of its number.
Step 1 ๐
Listen to the syllable si in Tone 1 to Tone 6 together. Pay attention to the pitch.
si1
si1 si2
si1 si2 si3
si1 si2 si3 si4
si1 si2 si3 si4 si5
si1 si2 si3 si4 si5 si6 โ
si1 si2 si3 si4 si5 si6 โ
si1 si2 si3 si4 si5 si6 โ
si1 si2 si3 si4 si5 si6 โ
si1 si2 si3 si4 si5 si6
Step 2 ๐
Practice saying the syllable si in Tone 1 to Tone 6. Listen and repeat.
si1
si1 si2
si1 si2 si3
si1 si2 si3 si4
si1 si2 si3 si4 si5
si1 si2 si3 si4 si5 si6 โ
si1 si2 si3 si4 si5 si6 โ
si1 si2 si3 si4 si5 si6 โ
si1 si2 si3 si4 si5 si6 โ
si1 si2 si3 si4 si5 si6
If you find it difficult to remember the tones, you can remember their similar sounds in English.
Practice ๐ฎ
Practice saying Tone 1 to Tone 6 with other syllables. Listen and repeat.
- fu1 fu2 fu3 fu4 fu5 fu6 โ
fu1 fu2 fu3 fu4 fu5 fu6 โ
fu1 fu2 fu3 fu4 fu5 fu6 - fan1 fan2 fan3 fan4 fan5 fan6 โ
fan1 fan2 fan3 fan4 fan5 fan6 โ
fan1 fan2 fan3 fan4 fan5 fan6 - hon1 hon2 hon3 hon4 hon5 hon6 โ
hon1 hon2 hon3 hon4 hon5 hon6 โ
hon1 hon2 hon3 hon4 hon5 hon6 - soeng1 soeng2 soeng3 soeng4 soeng5 soeng6 โ
soeng1 soeng2 soeng3 soeng4 soeng5 soeng6 โ
soeng1 soeng2 soeng3 soeng4 soeng5 soeng6