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minus-squareCatherineTheSoSo [any]hexbear5·4 years agoDon't you need like perfect pitch to speak Chinese? link
minus-squarebtr2mrw [he/him]hexbear11·4 years agoNo, if you can say "What?" "No!" "Maybe?" and "Uhhhh" with typical expressive enunciation in English, you can say chinese tones link
minus-squareskeletorsass [she/her]hexbear8·4 years agoIf that were the case I wouldn't be able to speak my own native language. link
minus-squareNonWonderDog [he/him]hexbear5·edit-24 years agoThis is the great misconception about tonal languages amongst English speakers, and leads to some really funny accents. Tones are relative, not absolute. "High tone" just means higher than the low tones surrounding it. link
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I had the opposite experience.
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Don't you need like perfect pitch to speak Chinese?
No, if you can say "What?" "No!" "Maybe?" and "Uhhhh" with typical expressive enunciation in English, you can say chinese tones
Grace Mandarin is great
If that were the case I wouldn't be able to speak my own native language.
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This is the great misconception about tonal languages amongst English speakers, and leads to some really funny accents.
Tones are relative, not absolute. "High tone" just means higher than the low tones surrounding it.
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