Tone Drills
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(Vocab in each column shares the same tones pattern)
Key: HL = high level
(tone 1), HR = high rising (tone
2), ML = middle level (tone3),
LF = low falling (tone 4),
LR = low rising (tone 5),
LL= low level (tone 6)
Table 1 - From tone 1 HL (high level) to other tones:
yt-mn |
fan-k |
sam-seui |
g-yhn |
su-lih |
su-yahp |
one dollar |
tomato |
3 years old |
family member |
repair |
income |
一蚊 |
蕃茄 |
三歲 |
家人 |
修理 |
收入 |
fi-gi |
f-yn |
Dk-Gwok |
m-mh |
gm-mahn |
gm-yaht |
aeroplane |
garden |
Germany |
mum |
tonight |
today |
飛機 |
花園 |
德國 |
媽咪 |
今晚 |
今日 |
sn-sang |
b-ju |
su-aap |
d-dh |
yt-muh |
sng-wuht |
Mr. |
beer |
roast duck |
daddy |
one
second |
live |
先生 |
啤酒 |
燒鴨 |
爹] |
一秒 |
生活 |
hi-sm |
fi-lm |
tn-hei |
s-yhn |
yt-mih |
chk-daih |
happy |
film |
weather |
personal |
one meter |
courier |
開心 |
菲林 |
天氣 |
私人 |
一米 |
速遞 |
dng-tn |
fng-gng |
jng-yi |
chu-yhn |
tng-mahn |
fk-jaahp |
winter |
scenery |
like/love |
superman |
tomorrow night |
complicated |
冬天 |
風景 |
鍾意 |
超人 |
聽晚 |
複雜 |
Table 2 - From tone 2 HR (high rising) to other tones:
gi-d |
gi-chn |
dm-heui |
sui-chh |
chng-chh |
chau-faahn |
how many |
how much |
how to get
to |
pool |
please sit down |
fried rice |
幾多 |
幾錢 |
點去 |
水池 |
請坐 |
炒飯 |
j-gn |
j-yu |
gng-chaat |
gng-yhn |
h-yh |
chau-mihn |
tissue |
kite |
policeman |
unbelievingly |
can |
fried
noodles |
紙巾 |
紙鳶 |
警察 |
竟然 |
可以 |
炒麵 |
j-sung |
su-su |
g-go |
hu-fih |
hu-khn |
h-lohk |
paper box |
a little bit |
that one |
very fat |
very near |
coke |
紙箱 |
少少 |
鶩 |
好肥 |
好近 |
可樂 |
dm-sm |
f-tui |
h-kaau |
hu-yhn |
hu-yhn |
hu-sihk |
dim sum |
ham |
reliable |
nice person |
very far |
tasty |
點心 |
火腿 |
可靠 |
好人 |
好遠 |
好食 |
hu-lk |
hi-sui |
hu-gwai |
gwng-chuhng |
sung-maih |
hu-meih |
very smart |
sea water |
very expensive |
plaza |
want to buy |
delicious |
好叻 |
海水 |
好貴 |
廣場 |
想買 |
好味 |
Table 3 - From tone 3 ML (middle level) to other tones:
ga-li |
daai-j |
Taai-Gwok |
taai-nahn |
pa-nih |
sau-yuhk |
curry |
scallop |
Thailand |
too difficult |
afraid you |
lean pork |
咖喱 |
帶子 |
泰國 |
太難 |
怕你 |
瘦肉 |
la-b |
taai-tai |
Faat-Gwok |
jeui-fih |
taai-huh |
jeui-hauh |
loudspeaker |
wife |
France |
fattest |
too thick |
last |
喇叭 |
太太 |
法國 |
最肥 |
太厚 |
最後 |
daai-sy |
gaan-chk |
sai-gaai |
jeuk-haih |
baak-muh |
jeuk-maht |
bring books |
ruler |
world |
wear shoes |
friend’s mum |
wear socks |
帶書 |
間呎 |
世界 |
蚞c |
伯母 |
蚅 |
heui-gai |
dang-ji |
gam-gwai |
syun-tuh |
tiu-muh |
jyun-sehk |
go out |
stool |
so expensive |
garlic |
to dance |
diamond |
去街 |
_仔 |
咁貴 |
蒜頭 |
跳舞 |
鑽石 |
Syut-bk |
cheung-pn |
sung-fo |
syut-yhn |
seun-kuih |
syut-gwaih |
Sprite |
music records |
deliver goods |
snow man |
believe him |
refrigerator |
雪碧 |
唱片 |
送貨 |
雪人 |
信佢 |
雪櫃 |
Table 4 - From tone 4 LF (low falling) to other tones:
yuh-chai |
yh-j |
yuh-haak |
yhn-yhn |
nguh-mih |
nahn-sihk |
postman |
coconut |
tourist |
everyone |
ox tail |
terrible taste |
郵差 |
椰子 |
遊客 |
人人 |
牛尾 |
難食 |
kih-t |
yh-ch |
kih-gwaai |
sh-sh |
khm-mahn |
nguh-yuhk |
other |
moreover |
strange |
always |
last night |
beef |
其他 |
而且 |
奇怪 |
時時 |
噙晚 |
牛肉 |
yh-g |
phng-gw |
pih-hei |
phng-sh |
yhn-nuh |
khm-yaht |
now |
apple |
temper |
ordinarily |
human brain |
yesterday |
而家 |
蘋果 |
脾氣 |
平時 |
人腦 |
噙日 |
lhng-mng |
yh-gw |
sh-gaan |
yhng-yhn |
phng-yuh |
lh-baahk |
lemon |
if |
time |
still |
friend |
Chinese radish |
檸檬 |
如果 |
時間 |
仍然 |
朋友 |
蘿蔔 |
yhn-bt |
syh-ji |
chhng-fong |
yh-syhn |
yh-luh |
yuhng-yuhk |
pencil |
potato |
situation |
fish boat |
fish fillet |
lamb |
鉛筆 |
薯仔 |
情況 |
魚船 |
魚柳 |
羊肉 |
Table 5 - From tone 5 LR (low rising) to other tones:
maih-ch |
maih-dan |
maih-dang |
yuh-sh |
maih-yh |
mh-seuhng |
buy car |
buy eggs |
buy chair |
sometimes |
buy stuff |
at once |
買車 |
買蛋 |
買_ |
有時 |
買 |
馬上 |
maih-f |
maih-j |
lahng-hei |
maih-syhn |
yuh-muh |
maih-maaih |
buy flowers |
buy paper |
air conditioning |
buy ship |
do you have |
buy and sell |
買花 |
買紙 |
冷氣 |
買船 |
有冇 |
買賣 |
luhng
mn |
mih-fn |
lih-baai |
naih-chh |
whng-yhn |
lahn-doh |
two dollars |
rice noodles |
week |
milk tea |
forever |
lazy |
兩蚊 |
米粉 |
禮拜 |
奶茶 |
永遠 |
懶惰 |
yh-gng |
yh-wi |
Mih-Gwok |
yh-wih |
luh-yuh |
mih-laih |
already |
parliament |
America |
wrongly thought |
pal, buddy |
beautiful |
已經 |
議會 |
美國 |
以為 |
老友 |
美麗 |
muh-bt |
luhng-dm |
yh-gaap |
muh-yhn |
luhng-muh |
yh-hauh |
no pens |
two o’clock |
pigeon |
nobody |
two seconds |
from now on |
冇筆 |
兩點 |
乳鴿 |
冇人 |
兩秒 |
以後 |
Table 6 - From tone 6 LL (low level) to other tones:
laaht-ju |
sahp-gu |
daaih-gwo |
daaih-yhn |
maaih yh |
daaih-hohk |
chilli |
19 |
bigger than |
adult |
sell
things |
university |
辣椒 |
十九 |
大過 |
大人 |
賣 |
大學 |
dauh-jung |
dehng-ti |
baahk-choi |
mahn-tih |
meih-yuh |
dauh-fuh |
soya milk |
book a table |
Pak Choi |
problem |
not yet have |
bean curd |
豆漿 |
訂^ |
白菜 |
問題 |
未有 |
豆腐 |
sahp-yt |
dihn-w
|
dauh-gok |
deih-tuh |
jih-muh |
sahp-yih |
11 |
telephone |
string bean |
map |
English letter |
12 |
十一 |
電話 |
豆角 |
地圖 |
字母 |
十二 |
meih-jng |
lihk-s |
sahp-sei |
sehk-yuh |
dihn-nuh |
dihn-sih |
MSG |
history |
14 |
petroleum |
computer |
TV |
味精 |
歷史 |
十四 |
石油 |
電腦 |
電視 |
dihn-ch |
leuht-j |
seuhng-chi |
sih-yuh |
juhk-yh |
yeuhng-yeuhng |
tram |
chestnut |
last time |
soya sauce |
slang |
every kind |
電車 |
栗子 |
上次 |
豉油 |
俗語 |
樣樣 |