There are 20 Chinese tone pairs. Listening to words one after another with the same combination is a great way to learn and remember tone pairs.

The pairs appear in this order 1-1 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-5;2-1;2-2... 5-5.



As a reminder

1 mā /2 má/ 3 mǎ/ 4 mà / 5 ma

• First Tone (Flat Tone) The first tone is made when your voice becomes higher and flatter. ...


• Second Tone (Rising Tone) The second tone is made with a rising voice. ...


• Third Tone (Dip Tone) ...


• Fourth Tone (Falling Tone) ...


• Fifth Tone (Neutral Tone)

Read the words written and also the unique "waveform" of the pronunciation which is also helpful in the video of this podcast available on YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/c/RafaelHernandez1?sub_confirmation=1