StoryLearning Podcast23 Heinä 2015

034: How to learn tonal languages

Shane asks: "I'm learning Chinese and Thai. What's the best way to learn the tones, or tonal languages in general?"

In this episode:

How to approach learning tonal languages
Why top-down approaches beat bottom-up approaches for learning tones

How I approach learning a tonal language:

Make sure you understand the tones in the language you're learning
Start listening to recorded dialogues from your textbook every day
Work with a tutor right from the start, so you can practise speaking and get feedback
Write down new words and phrases with the tone indicated
Give yourself time to get used to it all!

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Resources mentioned in today's episode:

Tone Pair Drills - a great article on the Sensible Chinese blog.

Olly speaking Cantonese: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QRVpNbNzK8

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