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

­×²z

¦¬¤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

栦L

¤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

pˆshng-sˆsh

yˆjhn-nˆuuh

kˆjhm-yaht

now

apple

temper

ordinarily

human brain

yesterday

¦Ó®a

Ä«ªG

µÊ®ð

¥­®É

¤H¸£

¾²¤é

lˆshng-mˆxng

yˆ{h-gwˆu

sˆsh-gaan

yˆshng-yˆshn

pˆjhng-yˆhuh

lˆwh-baahk

lemon

if

time

still

friend

Chinese radish

ÂfÂc

¦pªG

®É¶¡

¤´µM

ªB¤Í

ÅÚ½³

yˆ{hn-bˆgt

syˆ{h-jˆhi

chˆshng-fong

yˆ{h-syˆ{hn

yˆ{h-lˆhuh

yˆouhng-yuhk

pencil

potato

situation

fish boat

fish fillet

lamb

¹]µ§

Á¦¥J

±¡ªp

³½²î

³½¬h

¦Ï¦×

 

Table 5 - From tone 5 LR (low rising) to other tones:

LR¡÷HL

LR¡÷HR

LR¡÷ML

LR¡÷LF

LR¡÷LR

LR¡÷LL

mˆhaih-chˆl

mˆhaih-dˆhan

mˆhaih-dang

yˆhuh-sˆsh

mˆhaih-yˆmh

mˆhh-seuhng

buy car

buy eggs

buy chair

sometimes

buy stuff

at once

¶R¨®

¶R³J

¶R

¦³®É

¶R

°¨¤W

mˆhaih-fˆg

mˆhaih-jˆq

lˆhahng-hei

mˆhaih-syˆ{hn

yˆhuh-mˆuuh

mˆhaih-maaih

buy flowers

buy paper

air conditioning

buy ship

do you have

buy and sell

¶Rªá

¶R¯È

§N®ð

¶R²î

¦³ÉN

¶R½æ

lˆmuhng mˆgn

mˆhih-fˆhn

lˆhih-baai

nˆhaih-chˆjh

wˆqhng-yˆyhn

lˆhahn-doh

two dollars

rice noodles

week

milk tea

forever

lazy

¨â°A

¦Ì¯»

§«ô

¥¤¯ù

¥Ã»·

Ãi´k

yˆqh-gˆpng

yˆqh-wˆyi

Mˆmih-Gwok

yˆqh-wˆjih

lˆuuh-yˆhuh

mˆmih-laih

already

parliament

America

wrongly thought

pal, buddy

beautiful

¤w¸g

ij·|

¬ü°ê

¥H¬°

¦Ñ¤Í

¬üÄR

mˆuuh-bˆgt

lˆmuhng-dˆqm

yˆyh-gaap

mˆuuh-yˆjhn

lˆmuhng-mˆquh

yˆqh-hauh

no pens

two o¡¦clock

pigeon

nobody

two seconds

from now on

ÉNµ§

¨âÂI

¨ÅÂF

ÉN¤H

¨â¬í

¥H«á

 

Table 6 - From tone 6 LL (low level) to other tones:

LL¡÷HL

LL¡÷HR

LL¡÷ML

LL¡÷LF

LL¡÷LR

LL¡÷LL

laaht-jˆpu

sahp-gˆhu

daaih-gwo

daaih-yˆjhn

maaih yˆmh

daaih-hohk

chilli

19

bigger than

adult

sell things

university

»¶´Ô

¤Q¤E

¤j¹L

¤j¤H

½æ

¤j¾Ç

dauh-jˆlung

dehng-tˆui

baahk-choi

mahn-tˆjih

meih-yˆhuh

dauh-fuh

soya milk

book a table

Pak Choi

problem

not yet have

bean curd

¨§¼ß

­q

¥Õµæ

°ÝÃD

¥¼¦³

¨§»G

sahp-yˆgt

dihn-wˆh

dauh-gok

deih-tˆwuh

jih-mˆuuh

sahp-yih

11

telephone

string bean

map

English letter

12

¤Q¤@

¹q¸Ü

¨§¨¤

¦a¹Ï

¦r¥À

¤Q¤G

meih-jˆpng

lihk-sˆq

sahp-sei

sehk-yˆjuh

dihn-nˆuuh

dihn-sih

MSG

history

14

petroleum

computer

TV

¨ýºë

¾ú¥v

¤Q¥|

¥Ûªo

¹q¸£

¹qµø

dihn-chˆl

leuht-jˆq

seuhng-chi

sih-yˆjuh

juhk-yˆyh

yeuhng-yeuhng

tram

chestnut

last time

soya sauce

slang

every kind

¹q¨®

®ß¤l

¤W¦¸

³aªo

«U»y

¼Ë¼Ë