Tone Sandhi biang3diao7 變調｜变调 changing tones

There are 8 Eight tones in Teochew plus nasal tones. 

The three flat tones are tones 1 , 5 and 7 and 5 has the highest tone 55 and 7 has the lowest tone 11 and tone 1 has a middle tone 33.

Tone 2 has a falling tone from 5 to 3, tone 3 has a slightly falling tone from 2 to 1 and six has a long rising tone from 3 to 5.

Tones 4 and 8 are short tones.

The rule in how tones changes is shown below in the second table and examples are listed below. The last character in the word does not change tone. 

Go and find a native speaker and say the examples below and let the person correct your tones. Your parents or siblings are also people whom you can ask for help, assuming they speak Teochew daily. 

Tones siaⁿ1diao7 聲調｜声调

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
33	53	21	2	55	35	11	5
辛	苦	種｜种	作	人	有	飯｜饭	食
sing1	kou2	zêng3	zoh4	nang5	u6	bung7	ziah8
arduously		plant	& grow	people	have	food	to eat

 

Tone Sandhi biang3diao7 變調｜变调 changing tones

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
The above tones change to the ones below.
1	6	2 or 5	8	7	7	7	4

 

Original tones		changed to
bho5do6 無在｜无在	gone missing	bho(7)do6
ghê5go1 牙膏	toothpaste	ghê(7)go1
gho5nêg8 鵝肉｜鹅肉	goose meat	gho(7)nêg8
siang6ho2 上好	the best	siang(7)ho2
zo3ni5 咋呢	Why?	zo(5)ni5
dê5ao1 茶甌｜茶瓯	teacup	dê(7)ao1
gian5hao3 行孝	filial piety	gian(7)hao3
am3mên5 暗暝	night	am(5)mên5
ham5nang5 鹹人｜咸人	everybody	ham(7)nang5
ngeng5hang5 銀行｜银行	bank	ngeng(7)hang5
hab8cui3 合嘴	to close one’s mouth	hab(4)cui3
ag4huê1 沃花	to water plants	ag(8)huê1
dai6hag8 大學｜大学	university	dai(7)hag8
lao5ê6樓 下｜楼下	downstairs	lao(7)ê6
hê5geng2 蝦卷｜虾卷	prawn roll	hê(7)geng2
hêg8si2 乏死	very tired	hêg(4)si2
dêg8biag8 特別｜特别	special	dêg(4)biag8
e3e3 飫飫｜饫饫	too oily, too greasy	e(5)e3
goi1mo5 鷄毛｜鸡毛	chicken feathers	no change
Sing1gia1bo1 新加坡	Singapore	no change
a1di6 阿弟	younger brother	no change