Mandarin Chinese TONES GUIDE That Schools Don't Teach You

Get my 6-Step “Mandarin Pronunciation Roadmap” for free at Discover what you need for finding your Mandarin voice, and FINALLY hear natives clearly and sound natural in Chinese! Hey you! Rita aka Fàn lǎoshī here! This video is part one of my How To Sound Chinese series: ALL-YOU-NEED-TO-KNOW about Chinese TONES. It’s not hard to tell you what tones are (in theory), but how to practice so you can speak like a Chinese person is the question I really wanna answer. It’s not only about the cliche that you have already seen in the textbooks or have heard elsewhere 1000 times - which is possibly not helpful enough - you need to see the tones with your eyes first, hear them with your own ears, then practice moving towards the right direction! So in this video, I wanna share answers to all these common questions regarding Chinese tones along with/beyond how to pronounce the tones correctly: 1. What does it mean when someone says “Tones don’t matter” 2. Why is it hard to practice listening and speaking? 3. Why are tones important in Mandarin Chinese? 4. Why do I believe that you have already been using tones everyday before you start learning Chinese? 5. What is the difference between tones in English or your native language and in Chinese? 6. Do you really think we all speak in the same tones? 7. Why do people crack their voice when speaking the 1st tone? 8. Why do some people think Chinese people sound so aggressive and angry? 9. Is the 3rd tone a dipping tone? And Fàn lǎoshī’s bonus tip! 10. How to distinguish the 2nd tone and the 3rd tone in Chinese? 11. How to hone your tones 12. Why do people quit learning if they don’t speak correct tones and pronunciation? 13. Is it true that “I can get away with tones if I speak fast enough?” 14. Is finding a native Chinese girlfriend/boyfriend really helpful for learning Chinese? 15. Why should you practice tones in pairs? (Showed in tone contours) 16. How to master neutral tones in 1 minute (And bonus Beijing dialect listening practice...) Remember, Chinese makes perfect sense! ----- Chinese IG: Personal IG: ----- #声调 #LearnChinese #ChineseTones #MandarinTones #ChinesePronunciation #HowtoLearnChinese #LanguageLearning #ChineseLearning #ChineseTeacher #languagelearningtips #Mandarin #StudyTips #LearningTips #AprenderChino #AprenderMandarin #LearnChineseWithRita