PRACTICE 3b: A a and tones

A. Listen and practice each sound below couple times.
     Then, record your saying of each word/phrase and compare your pronunciation with the sound below.



cheeks.jpg ghost.jpg whitehorse.jpg tomb.gif
1. sounds/cheeks.mp3  2. ma sounds/ghost.mp3 3. con bạch sounds/whitehorse.mp3 4. - but sounds/but.mp3 5. mả  sounds/tomb.mp3

B.  Now, listen and pay attention to the tones and pauses of each sentence below.
      Then, practice saying each sentence aloud a couple times. Finally, type the words you hear in each blank.


1. mi (colloquial for hôn) bé Tí.
    Dad kisses little Tí cheeks.
sounds/cau3b1.mp3
2. .
    Mrs. Ha's house is haunted [has ghosts].
sounds/cau3b2.mp3
3. Con bạch ai đẹp !  
   Whose white horse is so beautiful!
sounds/cau3b3.mp3

4. đã có nhiều cỏ !  
   Mother's grave already has a lot of grass [don't you know that?]
sounds/cau3b4.mp3