How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
nǎThird tone
Hear it in conversation
what other ones are there?
zhè這shì是nǎ哪jiā家gōng公sī司gǔ股piào票ā啊
zì自jǐ己gāi該優xiān先處lǐ理nǎ哪xiàng項gōng工zuò作le了。
which tasks you should prioritize.
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
What floor do you live on?
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Which kind of fruit do you like?
Where's the bog?
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.