Haam Tones

Sentence prosody

你好

nǐ hǎo · hello

In connected speech often ní hǎo.

不客氣

bú kèqi · you're welcome

不 rises before 客.

對不起

duìbuqǐ · sorry

The middle syllable stays light and quick.

我不知道

wǒ bù zhīdào · I don't know

Keep the final falling tone decisive.