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Pinyin · mai

How to pronounce “mai”

mai is a Mandarin syllable. Listen to its tones, learn how each sound is made, then say it into your microphone to check your pronunciation.

The tones of mai

Sound by sound

Initialm

as in English.

Finalai

'eye'.

Tonesmái mǎi mài

Tone 2 · rising, like a surprised 'huh?'Tone 3 · dips low then rises. In a sentence, often just low.Tone 4 · falls sharply from high to low, like 'No!'

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