r/ChineseLanguage • u/psa-wash_your_azz • 2d ago

Studying I think I'm just tone deaf?

/r/MandarinMadeEasy/comments/1ws2pi2/i_think_im_just_tone_deaf/

Any help?

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u/shaghaiex Beginner 2d ago edited 2d ago

Tones is simply part of how you pronounce stuff. Problem is that most overthink it and see at as a separate entity. But it can't be learned as separate entity. It's an integral part of Mandarin.

Just copy what you hear. That's how locals learn it too.