Eight Tones

If you were to listen to what Lim Lung Lung has said in this video, you would have realised that one has to master our Teochew tones in order to learn Teochew well.

I have chosen characters / words which will not change their tones so it is much easier for one to learn the tones and be totally familiar with it. In addition, these are common Teochew characters / words which we all have learnt from our parents when we were young. 

Boih4 gai5 siaⁿ1diao7 八個聲調｜八个声调 Eight Tones

si1 絲｜丝	33	si2 死	53	si3 四	213	sih4 薛	22
si5 匙	55	si6 是	35	si7 豉	11	sih8 食	55

gion1si1 薑絲｜姜丝	julienne of ginger	薑絲｜姜丝
si2 死	die	死
si3 四	four	四
sih4 薛	type of grass, surname	薛
teng1si5 湯匙｜汤匙	tablespoon	湯匙｜汤匙
si6 是	is	是
dao7si7 豆豉	black bean	豆醬｜豆酱
si7iu5 豉油	soya sauce	醬油｜酱油
sih8ghuêh8 食月	lunar eclipse	月食

The characters used in the video.

si1 詩｜诗	33	si2 矢	53	si3 四	213	sih4 薛	22
si5 時｜时	55	si6 是	35	si7 誓	11	sih8 蝕｜蚀	55