Foundation · Week 1
一 to 千. Then the 4/10 trap: sì vs shí.
yī
one
Flat and high — the doctor's 'आ'.
èr
two
sān
three
sì
four
Falling — 'बस!'. Don't confuse with 十 shí (rising).
wǔ
five
liù
six
qī
seven
bā
eight
jiǔ
nine
shí
ten
十四,四十。 — Fourteen, forty.
Rising 'क्या?' — the classic 4 vs 10 tone trap.
bǎi
hundred
qiān
thousand
líng
zero
Stamped on your scroll.