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1. You may have noticed the accent lines above the Chinese words Monday, 5 November 12
2. don’t worry, you don’t need to type these to get marked correct Monday, 5 November 12
3. They are the “tones” of the words Monday, 5 November 12
4. It is important when speaking Chinese that you try to match the tones of the pronunciation as carefully as possible. Monday, 5 November 12
5. I am not so sure however that knowing which tone it is is actually very useful to a beginner to help you pronounce it correctly Monday, 5 November 12
6. it is very possible to know the tone, but to pronounce it wrong Monday, 5 November 12
7. I know, I have done it many times! Monday, 5 November 12
8. which is why we don’t test you on it. Monday, 5 November 12
9. But when you hear the words pronounced out loud try to pay close attention to the precise sound. Monday, 5 November 12
10. Say it out loud (if you are in a place where that won’t make people think that you are insane) Monday, 5 November 12
11. The more used you get to saying the sounds, the better you will get at recognising them. Monday, 5 November 12
12. So let’s get on with it! Monday, 5 November 12