How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
yaNeutral tone
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It is really beautiful here!
bié别xiàn羡mù慕wǒ我ya呀,wǒ我yě也xiǎng想tīng听tīng听nǐ你de的。
nà那tā他猴nián年mǎ马yuè月yě也kāi开bù不chū出duō多yuǎn远ya呀
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Tone marks show how pitch changes. Colors help you follow each syllable in the app.
ā →First toneHigh and level
á ↗Second toneRising
ǎ ↘↗Third toneLow, then rising in isolation
à ↘Fourth toneFalling
a ·Neutral toneShort and light
These are dictionary tones. In natural speech, tones can change with context. A third tone often stays low before another syllable.