Tone Drills

 

For playing the sounds, click the column’s heading.

(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:

HLHL

HLHR

HLML

HLLF

HLLR

HLLL

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:

HRHL

HRHR

HRML

HRLF

HRLR

HRLL

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

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

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:

MLHL

MLHR

MLML

MLLF

MLLR

MLLL

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

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:

LFHL

LFHR

LFML

LFLF

LFLR

LFLL

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:

LRHL

LRHR

LRML

LRLF

LRLR

LRLL

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

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:

LLHL

LLHR

LLML

LLLF

LLLR

LLLL

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

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

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