How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
hāFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
hā哈hā哈hā哈wǒ我de的yǔ与众bù不tóng同de的tóng童nián年(nà那Benshū叔)
hā哈hā哈hā哈tīng听qǐ起lai来nǐ你hǎo好xiàng像yī一zhí直zài在shuì睡jiào觉hé和xiū休xi息。
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
Ha ha, that's so funny!
。
He burst into laughter.
Hear the difference
A syllable has a shape.
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.