Tonal Languages - STOP Focusing on JUST Pitch Contours

I've watched an analysed a slew of Thai learners speaking Thai over the past couple of weeks, as well as learners of Vietnamese and Chinese. One recurring issue that was playing havoc on their delivery of Thai was overemphasis on the 'theoretical' pitch contours of tones that I suspect they learnt in class, resulting in very unnatural sounding Thai - and tones. The language just didn't flow.

Remember TONE RULES are not originally 'Presecriptive' - They're 'Descriptive' of a snapshot of that language from a certain time and certain place. In this clip I show you how to make your tones sound more natural, and also include charts of how to switch your standard 'Bangkok Thai' to Chiangrai, Chiangmai, Vientienne, Isan - Ubon, Isan - Roi Et, Koh Samui and Phuket tones. As long as you know how to spell the word, you can easily shift your tones. Just remember - in the end, these charts are just a guide - to really make them sound authentic, you'll need to observe HOW native speakers of those dialects pronounce them - and not just follow the pitch contours.
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