6 tónů: ngang, sắc, huyền, hỏi, ngã, nặng
Dokáže rozpoznat a vyslovit 6 vietnamských tónů a pochopit, že tón mění význam slova
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Ma, má, mà, mả, mã, mạ — sáu từ khác nhau!
Ma, má, mà, mả, mã, mạ — šest různých slov!
Bạn là ai? — Tôi là sinh viên.
Kdo jsi? — Jsem student.
Cảm ơn bạn rất nhiều.
Děkuji vám velmi.
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Vietnamese is a tonal language with 6 tones. The same syllable with different tones means completely different words. Getting tones wrong doesn't just sound funny — it changes the meaning!
| Tone | Name | Mark | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ngang (level) | no mark | Mid-level, flat | ma (ghost) |
| 2 | Sắc (rising) | á | Rising sharply | má (cheek/mother) |
| 3 | Huyền (falling) | à | Falling gently | mà (but/that) |
| 4 | Hỏi (dipping-rising) | ả | Falls then rises (questioning) | mả (grave/tomb) |
| 5 | Ngã (broken rising) | ã | Rises, breaks, rises again | mã (horse/code) |
| 6 | Nặng (heavy) | ạ | Falls sharply, cuts off | mạ (rice seedling) |
The MA trick: All 6 tones on 'ma' give 6 different words — this is the classic example for learning tones!
Tone marks go on vowels: If a word has multiple vowels, the tone mark goes on the main vowel (usually the one that carries the sound). Rules: prefer ê/ô over e/o, prefer the vowel closest to the end if there's no ê/ô.
Northern vs Southern tones: The North distinguishes all 6 tones clearly. The South merges hỏi (˩˧) and ngã (˧˥ˀ) into a similar sound — so effectively 5 distinct tones in southern speech.
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Procvičovací cvičeníProduced all syllables with flat/no tone
Every Vietnamese syllable has a tone. Practice the 'ma' series: ma (flat), má (rise), mà (fall), mả (dip-rise), mã (break-rise), mạ (heavy drop).
Confused hỏi and ngã tones
Hỏi (ả) dips down then rises smoothly. Ngã (ã) rises, breaks with a glottal stop, then rises again. In the South they merge — but for standard Vietnamese, practice the difference.
Ma, má, mà, mả, mã, mạ — sáu từ khác nhau!
Ma, má, mà, mả, mã, mạ — šest různých slov!
duch, tvář, ale, hrob, kůň, rýžový sazenice — vše jen 'ma' s různými tóny!
Bạn là ai? — Tôi là sinh viên.
Kdo jsi? — Jsem student.
Všimněte si tónů: bạn (těžký), là (klesající), sinh (rovný), viên (rovný).
Cảm ơn bạn rất nhiều.
Děkuji vám velmi.
Cảm (hỏi — klesavě-stoupavý), ơn (ngang — rovný), bạn (nặng — těžký), rất (nặng), nhiều (huyền — klesající).
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Použijte tuto gramatiku ve cvičeních kurzu A1