Tones

Question 1

Không dấu

Answer 1

(No tone) Ma.
1) Flat 2) High 3) Long

https://youtu.be/3bptcM1hf1E?list=PL7xRb0ZInX_67k3RFahnxI3zeraesmUsN&t=66

Question 2

Dấu sắc

Answer 2

Tono alto. (sắc = sharp)
1) Start low 2) Go up slowly

https://youtu.be/3bptcM1hf1E?list=PL7xRb0ZInX_67k3RFahnxI3zeraesmUsN&t=117

Question 3

Dấu huyền

Answer 3

Tono basso. (huyền + black or grave in the sense of accent).
Just go down with your voice. You go down a slide, go lower and stay low

https://youtu.be/3bptcM1hf1E?list=PL7xRb0ZInX_67k3RFahnxI3zeraesmUsN&t=197

Question 4

Dấu ngã

Answer 4

Wavy tone. (ngã = to fall on the ground while standing on it in a tripping, toppling or collapsing motion).
Lower your voice, little break (it must almost sound like two sillables and the back up.

https://youtu.be/3bptcM1hf1E?list=PL7xRb0ZInX_67k3RFahnxI3zeraesmUsN&t=289

Question 5

Dấu hỏi

Answer 5

Question tone. (hỏi to ask).
Up and then down, Out and in.

https://youtu.be/3bptcM1hf1E?list=PL7xRb0ZInX_67k3RFahnxI3zeraesmUsN&t=344

Question 6

Dấu nặng

Answer 6

The dot tone. (nặng = heavy)
Very short and very low.

https://youtu.be/3bptcM1hf1E?list=PL7xRb0ZInX_67k3RFahnxI3zeraesmUsN&t=420