Free Mandarin tone trainer
Hear the tone. Know what you heard.
Train your ear with real Mandarin recordings. Pick what you heard, then compare the same voice across all four tones.
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6native voices to practice with
10test sounds when you feel ready
How it works
A short loop
for your ears.
- 01
Hear one syllable
A native speaker says it. Replay it if you need to.
- 02
Pick the tone
Choose the pitch movement you actually hear.
- 03
Compare it
Hear that same syllable and speaker across all four tones.
THE MANDAROO IDEAYou shouldn’t have to work out a tone in your head. You should hear it.
Turn pitch into instinct
When tones sound different, Mandarin gets easier.
At first, the four tones can blur together. With enough quick comparisons, the differences stop feeling abstract. You hear the movement and know what it is.
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