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:

HL¡÷HL	HL¡÷HR	HL¡÷ML	HL¡÷LF	HL¡÷LR	HL¡÷LL
yˆgt-mˆgn	fˆgan-kˆm	sˆgam-seui	gˆg-yˆjhn	sˆgu-lˆmih	sˆgu-yahp
one dollar	tomato	3 years old	family member	repair	income
¤@°A	¿»X	¤T·³	®a¤H	ײz	¦¬¤J
fˆli-gˆli	fˆg-yˆyn	Dˆgk-Gwok	mˆg-mˆsh	gˆgm-mˆhahn	gˆgm-yaht
aeroplane	garden	Germany	mum	tonight	today
¸¾÷	ªá¶é	¼w°ê	¶ý«}	¤µ±ß	¤µ¤é
sˆpn-sˆgang	bˆl-jˆhu	sˆpu-aap	dˆl-dˆsh	yˆgt-mˆquh	sˆgng-wuht
Mr.	beer	roast duck	daddy	one second	live
¥ý¥Í	°à°s	¿NÀn	¯R	¤@¬í	¥Í¬¡
hˆti-sˆgm	fˆli-lˆhm	tˆpn-hei	sˆp-yˆjhn	yˆgt-mˆhih	chˆxk-daih
happy	film	weather	personal	one meter	courier
¶}¤ß	µáªL	¤Ñ®ð	¨p¤H	¤@¦Ì	³t»¼
dˆxng-tˆpn	fˆxng-gˆqng	jˆxng-yi	chˆpu-yˆjhn	tˆpng-mˆhahn	fˆxk-jaahp
winter	scenery	like/love	superman	tomorrow night	complicated
¥V¤Ñ	·´º	Áé·N	¶W¤H	Å¥±ß	½ÆÂø

Table 2 - From tone 2 HR (high rising) to other tones:

HR¡÷HL	HR¡÷HR	HR¡÷ML	HR¡÷LF	HR¡÷LR	HR¡÷LL
gˆmi-dˆt	gˆmi-chˆqn	dˆqm-heui	sˆmui-chˆsh	chˆmng-chˆuh	chˆhau-faahn
how many	how much	how to get to	pool	please sit down	fried rice
´X¦h	´X¿ú	ÂI¥h	¤ô¦À	½Ð§¤	ª£¶º
jˆq-gˆgn	jˆq-yˆqu	gˆqng-chaat	gˆqng-yˆshn	hˆu-yˆqh	chˆhau-mihn
tissue	kite	policeman	unbelievingly	can	fried noodles
¯È¤y	¯È»ð	ĵ¹î	³ºµM	¥i¥H	ª£ÄÑ
jˆq-sˆlung	sˆqu-sˆqu	gˆu-go	hˆuu-fˆoih	hˆuu-kˆhhn	hˆu-lohk
paper box	a little bit	that one	very fat	very near	coke
¯È½c	¤Ö¤Ö	Ó	¦nªÎ	¦nªñ	¥i¼Ö
dˆqm-sˆgm	fˆu-tˆmui	hˆu-kaau	hˆuu-yˆjhn	hˆuu-yˆyhn	hˆuu-sihk
dim sum	ham	reliable	nice person	very far	tasty
ÂI¤ß	¤õ»L	¥i¾a	¦n¤H	¦n»·	¦n¹
hˆuu-lˆlk	hˆui-sˆmui	hˆuu-gwai	gwˆung-chˆouhng	sˆmung-mˆhaih	hˆuu-meih
very smart	sea water	very expensive	plaza	want to buy	delicious
¦n¥{	®ü¤ô	¦n¶Q	¼s³õ	·Q¶R	¦n¨ý

Table 3 - From tone 3 ML (middle level) to other tones:

ML¡÷HL	ML¡÷HR	ML¡÷ML	ML¡÷LF	ML¡÷LR	ML¡÷LL
ga-lˆli	daai-jˆq	Taai-Gwok	taai-nˆjahn	pa-nˆmih	sau-yuhk
curry	scallop	Thailand	too difficult	afraid you	lean pork
©@³í	±a¤l	®õ°ê	¤ÓÃø	©È§A	½G¦×
la-bˆg	taai-tˆhai	Faat-Gwok	jeui-fˆoih	taai-hˆhuh	jeui-hauh
loudspeaker	wife	France	fattest	too thick	last
³â¥z	¤Ó¤Ó	ªk°ê	³ÌªÎ	¤Ó«p	³Ì«á
daai-syˆx	gaan-chˆmk	sai-gaai	jeuk-hˆjaih	baak-mˆuuh	jeuk-maht
bring books	ruler	world	wear shoes	friend¡¦s mum	wear socks
±a®Ñ	¶¡§`	¥@¬É	¾c	§B¥À	Äû
heui-gˆgai	dang-jˆhi	gam-gwai	syun-tˆjuh	tiu-mˆuuh	jyun-sehk
go out	stool	so expensive	garlic	to dance	diamond
¥hµó	¥J	ËݶQ	»[ÀY	¸õ»R	Æp¥Û
Syut-bˆpk	cheung-pˆqn	sung-fo	syut-yˆjhn	seun-kˆmuih	syut-gwaih
Sprite	music records	deliver goods	snow man	believe him	refrigerator
³·ºÑ	°Û¤ù	°e³f	³·¤H	«HÊ\	³·Âd

Table 4 - From tone 4 LF (low falling) to other tones:

LF¡÷HL	LF¡÷HR	LF¡÷ML	LF¡÷LF	LF¡÷LR	LF¡÷LL
yˆjuh-chˆgai	yˆoh-jˆq	yˆjuh-haak	yˆjhn-yˆjhn	ngˆjuh-mˆmih	nˆjahn-sihk
postman	coconut	tourist	everyone	ox tail	terrible taste
¶l®t	·¦¤l	¹C«È	¤H¤H	¤û§À	Ãø¹
kˆoih-tˆg	yˆsh-chˆm	kˆoih-gwaai	sˆsh-sˆsh	kˆjhm-mˆhahn	ngˆjuh-yuhk
other	moreover	strange	always	last night	beef
¨ä¥L	¦Ó¥B	©_©Ç	®É®É	¾²±ß	¤û¦×
yˆsh-gˆg	pˆshng-gwˆu	pˆoih-hei