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This book will teach you how to pronounce pinyin, write characters and learn simple phrases.

Tones

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by dragontwinj

tone 1 : flat and long (5.5) "－“ mā -mom

tone 2: rising (3.5) " / " má -numb

tone 3 : falling, rising ( 2.1.4) " v " mǎ- horse

tone 4: strong, short (5.1) " \ " mà -to scold

neutral tone: light and natural ma- question word

ma is pronounced the ma in mama

Tonal Chart

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-Type pinyin with tonal marks at (http://www.chinese-tools.com/tools/pinyin-editor.html)

- The tonal chart can be found at (http://chinesepod.com/images/pronu_tones.gif)

* ittlaics is the english word.