--instructions--

Listen to the audio and answer the question below.

--questions--

--text--

Which option is the correct Pinyin for what Wang Hua says?

--answers--

wǒ yé shì

--feedback--

The tone of the second syllable doesn't match what Wang Hua says.

wǒ yě shì

wó yě shì

--feedback--

The first syllable sounds like using the second tone, but it's actually not.

wǒ yè shì

--feedback--

The second syllable's tone doesn't match what Wang Hua says.

--video-solution--

2

--explanation--

Wang Hua is saying wǒ yě shì. The first and the second syllables have the third tone, and the third syllable has the fourth tone.

Remember you've learned a Pinyin rule named Tone Sandhi? When two third-tone syllables appear together, the first syllable becomes second tone and the second syllable stays the third tone. You write the original tones, but say them differently. That's why wǒ yě shì sounds like wó yě shì.

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