In the previous lessons, you have tried to say words with multiple syllables. Do you find it easy or difficult to say different tones consecutively?
You will practice saying words with different tone combinations (e.g., Tone 1 followed by Tone 1, Tone 1 followed by Tone 2). This practice can train you to say different tones consecutively more smoothly.
Listen and repeat. The actual pitch of a tone is affected by its neighboring tones. Therefore, you may find that some of the tones sound slightly different from when they are said individually.
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1.
si1 si1
香蕉 hoeng1 ziu1 banana
飛機 fei1 gei1 plane
餐廳 caan1 teng1 restaurant
2.
si1 si2
的士 dik1 si2 cab
巴士 baa1 si2 bus
公園 gung1 jyun2 park
3.
si1 si3
菠菜 bo1 coi3 spinach
功課 gung1 fo3 homework
鐘意 zung1 ji3 to like
4.
si1 si4
菠蘿 bo1 lo4 pineapple
足球 zuk1 kau4 football
商場 soeng1 coeng4 mall
5.
si1 si5
燒賣 siu1 maai5 siu mai
粟米 suk1 mai5 corn
經理 ging1 lei5 manager
Siu mai is a type of street food in Hong Kong. (It is also the authorʼs favorite street food!)
6.
si1 si6
煙肉 jin1 juk6 bacon
測驗 caak1 jim6 test
音樂 jam1 ngok6 music
7.
si2 si1
矮瓜 ai2 gwaa1 eggplant
茄汁 ke2 zap1 ketchup
火車 fo2 ce1 train
8.
si2 si2
腸仔 coeng2 zai2 sausage
餃子 gaau2 zi2 dumpling
診所 can2 so2 clinic
9.
si2 si3
警察 ging2 caat3 police officer
底褲 dai2 fu3 underpants
酒店 zau2 dim3 hotel
10.
si2 si4
演員 jin2 jyun4 actor / actress
欖球 laam2 kau4 rugby
鎖匙 so2 si4 key
11.
si2 si5
主婦 zyu2 fu5 housewife
警署 ging2 cyu5 police station
考試 haau2 si5 exam
12.
si2 si6
可樂 ho2 lok6 coke
小學 siu2 hok6 elementary school
跑步 paau2 bou6 to run
13.
si3 si1
雪糕 syut3 gou1 ice cream
爆谷 paau3 guk1 popcorn
課室 fo3 sat1 classroom
14.
si3 si2
意粉 ji3 fan2 spaghetti
戲院 hei3 jyun2 movie theatre
教堂 gaau3 tong2 church
15.
si3 si3
法國 faat3 gwok3 France
聖誕 sing3 daan3 Christmas
設計 cit3 gai3 design
16.
si3 si4
蒜頭 syun3 tau4 garlic
背囊 bui3 nong4 backpack
器材 hei3 coi4 equipment
17.
si3 si5
糙米 cou3 mai5 brown rice
正午 zing3 ng5 noon
豁免 kut3 min5 to exempt
18.
si3 si6
教練 gaau3 lin6 coach
雪櫃 syut3 gwai6 refrigerator
作業 zok3 jip6 workbook
19.
si4 si1
檸檬 ning4 mung1 lemon
洋蔥 joeng4 cung1 onion
蘑菇 mo4 gu1 mushroom
20.
si4 si2
蘋果 ping4 gwo2 apple
薯仔 syu4 zai2 potato
郵局 jau4 guk2 post office
21.
si4 si3
椰菜 je4 coi3 cabbage
玫瑰 mui4 gwai3 rose
時間 si4 gaan3 time
22.
si4 si4
牛油 ngau4 jau4 butter
籃球 laam4 kau4 basketball
銀行 ngan4 hong4 bank
23.
si4 si5
牛奶 ngau4 naai5 milk
朋友 pang4 jau5 friend
迷你 mai4 nei5 mini
24.
si4 si6
同事 tung4 si6 colleague
同學 tung4 hok6 classmate
容易 jung4 ji6 easy
25.
si5 si1
老公 lou5 gung1 husband
老師 lou5 si1 teacher
領呔 leng5 taai1 tie
26.
si5 si2
老鼠 lou5 syu2 mouse
眼鏡 ngaan5 geng2 glasses
社會 se5 wui2 society
27.
si5 si3
老細 lou5 sai3 boss
冷氣 laang5 hei3 air-conditioning
免費 min5 fai3 free (price)
28.
si5 si4
老婆 lou5 po4 wife
網球 mong5 kau4 tennis
語言 jyu5 jin4 language
29.
si5 si5
螞蟻 maa5 ngai5 ant
上網 soeng5 mong5 to surf the Internet
永遠 wing5 jyun5 forever
30.
si5 si6
乳酪 jyu5 lok6 yogurt
禮物 lai5 mat6 gift
肚餓 tou5 ngo6 hungry
31.
si6 si1
麵包 min6 baau1 bread
蛋糕 daan6 gou1 cake
學生 hok6 saang1 student
32.
si6 si2
熱狗 jit6 gau2 hot dog
電話 din6 waa2 telephone
字典 zi6 din2 dictionary
33.
si6 si3
侍應 si6 jing3 waiter / waitress
地鐵 dei6 tit3 subway
重要 zung6 jiu3 important
34.
si6 si4
泳池 wing6 ci4 swimming pool
電郵 din6 jau4 email
問題 man6 tai4 question
35.
si6 si5
電腦 din6 nou5 computer
夜晚 je6 maan5 night
物理 mat6 lei5 physics
36.
si6 si6
護士 wu6 si6 nurse
學校 hok6 haau6 school
運動 wan6 dung6 sport
💡 Tips
Come back and revise until you can say all the tone combinations smoothly and you are familiar with how each tone combination sounds like.