Tones 5 , 1 and 7

Tones 1 , 5 and 7 are the three long flat tones. Tone 5 is the highest flat tone and tone 7 is the lowest flat tone and tone 1 is the middle flat tone. Therefore, one needs to learn these three flat tones together. 

Tone 5 Highest Flat Tone	Tone 1 Middle Flat Tone		Tone 7 Lowest Flat Tone
huang1ze5 番薯 sweet potato	ze1 書｜书 book
	uan1 安	uan1bai5 安排	uan7換｜换 change
	bung1 分 give		bung7 飯｜饭 rice
ang5紅｜红 red	ang1 翁 husband
bui5 肥 fat	bui1 悲 sorrow		bui7 吠 bark
hung5 雲｜云 cloud	hung1 吩 instruction		hung7 份 portion
hung5 雲｜云 cloud	bung1 分 give		bung7 飯｜饭 rice
mung5 門｜门 door	hung1 吩 instruction		hung7 份 portion
cung5 存 surplus	cung1 春 spring		mung7 問｜问 ask
gung5 裙 skirt	gung1 君 gentleman

Here are three sets of table - one set for each of these flat tones.

We start with tone 5 because it is the highest tone and work ourselves downwards.

Tone 5 – highest flat tone

nang5 人	people	ren2 人
ang5 紅｜红	red	hong2 紅｜红
ao6boin5 後畔｜后畔	behind, at the back	hou4mian4 後面｜后面
ao6mung5 後門｜后门	back door	hou4men2 後門｜后门
ni5 年	year	nian2 年
tao5 頭∣头	head	tou2 頭∣头
bho5 無∣无	haven't, hasn't	mei2you3 沒有∣没有
gê1têng5 家庭	family, household	jia1ting2 家庭
cung5 存	leftover, surplus	yu2 餘｜余
bê5 爬	to scratch gently	輕輕地撓｜轻轻地挠
cê5 查	to investigate	cha2 查
dê5 茶	tea	cha2 茶
hê5 蝦｜虾	prawns	xia1 蝦｜虾
he5 魚｜鱼	fish	yu2 魚｜鱼
in5 圓｜圆	round	yuan2 圓｜圆
huang1ze5 番薯	sweet potato	di4gua1 地瓜
bui5 肥	fat	pang4 胖

Tone 1 Middle Flat Tone

a1 阿	a1’di6 阿弟	younger brother	di4di5 弟弟
cê1 叉		fork	cha1 叉
sio1 燒｜烧		to roast, hot	shao1 燒｜烧
bao1 包		bun, to wrap	bao1 包
cê1sio1bao1 叉燒包｜叉烧包		roast pork bun	cha1shao1bao1 叉燒包｜叉烧包
cia1 車｜车		a vehicle	che1 車｜车
ze1 書｜书		book	shu1 書｜书
tin1 天		sky	tian1天
teng1湯｜汤		soup	tang1 湯｜汤
tua1 拖		to drag, to tow	tuo1 拖
sung1 孫｜孙		grandchildren	sun1 孫｜孙
ou1 烏｜乌		black colour	hei1se4 黑色
ang1 翁		husband	zhang4fu5 丈夫
bung1 分		to give, indicates passive-voice clauses	gei3 給｜给
bui1ai1 悲哀		sorrowful	bei1'ai1 悲哀
hung1hu3 吩咐		instruction, command	fen1fu4 吩咐

Tone 7 Lowest Flat Tone

dua7 大	big, large	da4 大
dua7se7 大事	major event, big problem	da4shi4 大事
bhuê7 未	not yet	wei4 未
bhuê7zai1 未知	still don’t know	還不知道｜还不知道
ri7 二	second	di4'er4 第二
zoi7 㩼	lots, many, much	duo1 多
sia7 謝｜谢	thank	xie4 謝｜谢
zoi7sia7 㩼謝｜㩼谢	Thanks a lot!	duo1xie4 多謝｜多谢
dao7si7 豆豉	fermented black beans	dou4chi3 豆豉
si7iu5 豉油	soya sauce	jiang4you2 醬油｜酱油
ou7 芋	yam, taro	yu4tou5 芋頭｜芋头
ring7 認｜认	recognise	ren4shi5 認識｜认识
uan7 換｜换	to change, to exchange	huan4 換｜换
bung7 飯｜饭	cooked rice	mi3fan4 米飯｜米饭
bui7 吠	to bark	fei4jiao4 吠叫

I hope you will get tones 1 , 5 and 7 and these tones are not difficult.

The next post will be tones 4 and 8!