Pronunciation Notes 16
    
  1. Practice asking and answering the following questions, concentrating on the tones.
          
  wx[= pay bOO Would you like to go?
  wx pay I like to go.
  lt[kp[= sabaay bOO Are you fine?
  lt[kp sabaay I am fine.
  gpao[= jen bOO Is it cool?
  gpao jen It is cool.
  9k'[= caaG bOO Is it tasteless?
  9k' caaG It is tasteless?
  gvqk[= aw bOO Do you want to take it?
  gvqk aw I want to take it.
              
                
  1. Practice these paying attention to tone and rhythm.
     
  ,u4nd ,uzyf mi#i thy^yk mi#i phi#t Some are right, some wrong.
  ,uvjvo ,uc0a' mi#i O&On mi#i khE%EG Some are soft, some hard.
  ,ufu ,u-qj; mi#i dii mi#i su&a Some are good, some bad.
  ,u.spj ,uohvp mi#i Na&y mi#i nO@Oy Some are big, some small.
  ,u8nho ,ug]yd mi#i ty^yn mi#i lA&k Some are shallow, some deep.
  ,u76j ,u7ujd mi#i khu&u mi#i khi@ik Some are even, some odd.
  ,uIaj' ,um5d mi#i ha&G mi#i thu&k Some are rich, some poor.
  ,uxPd ,ucsa' mi#i pi^ak mi#i hE^EG Some are wet, some dry.
          
        
   
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