Comments on: Chinese tones: Oops, that’s the wrong tone! https://ninchanese.com/blog/2012/11/07/chinese-tones-get-them-right-or-else/ Learn Chinese with an adorable and effective method Fri, 07 Dec 2018 11:18:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: The super hidden (and insanely useful) tone trick no one tells you about - Ninchanese https://ninchanese.com/blog/2012/11/07/chinese-tones-get-them-right-or-else/#comment-1519 Fri, 07 Dec 2018 11:18:53 +0000 http://ec2-54-193-109-251.us-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/?p=658#comment-1519 […] don’t worry, it’s ok to make some mistake sometimes, even Chinese do make tones mistakes. Having most of your tones right and few off will be excused and you’ll still be understood if […]

]]> By: Ask Nincha: Tone sandhi - Why are there tone changes in Chinese? https://ninchanese.com/blog/2012/11/07/chinese-tones-get-them-right-or-else/#comment-458 Wed, 19 Oct 2016 12:18:38 +0000 http://ec2-54-193-109-251.us-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/?p=658#comment-458 […] tones are often learners’ favorite tones, because, on its own, a third tone’s rising and falling pitch is instantly recognizable. This usually makes the third tone the easiest […]

]]> By: Mime your way to spot-on tones! - Ninchanese https://ninchanese.com/blog/2012/11/07/chinese-tones-get-them-right-or-else/#comment-319 Thu, 14 Apr 2016 13:05:12 +0000 http://ec2-54-193-109-251.us-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/?p=658#comment-319 […] last article talked about tones, and how important they are in Chinese language. Especially if you’re planning on being understood in China! Now, on to another important point: […]

]]> By: Ninchanese https://ninchanese.com/blog/2012/11/07/chinese-tones-get-them-right-or-else/#comment-7 Wed, 18 Nov 2015 13:37:39 +0000 http://ec2-54-193-109-251.us-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/?p=658#comment-7 In reply to feel-planet.com.

Very true! If you don’t take the time to make sure you are pronouncing correctly, there’s a big chance you won’t be understood — no matter how fast or slow you speak, despite the fact some learners tend to think that if they speak really fast they’ll be understood. The best way to check if you are understandable is to talk with a native speaker (preferably not used to hearing foreign learners speak Chinese). The second best is to try our home-made voice recognition system 🙂

]]> By: feel-planet.com https://ninchanese.com/blog/2012/11/07/chinese-tones-get-them-right-or-else/#comment-6 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 10:25:32 +0000 http://ec2-54-193-109-251.us-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/?p=658#comment-6 I think the most important thing to remember is that your fluency in Chinese is not determined by how fast you can speak, but by your tones, pronunciation, and grammar. I constantly have to remind myself to slow down and focus on the tones and at the very least get the correct tones for the most important words in the sentence.

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