Discussion of 我想喝咖啡。 [wǒ xiǎng hē kā fēi .] I want to drink some coffee.

Discussion of 我想喝咖啡。

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wǒ xiǎng hē kā fēi

Following most of the examples, the 'wo3' should be in the 2nd tone as it precedes another 3rd tone.

DavidTay

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Yes, you are right. When we say the sentence out loud, wo3 becomes wo2. We still keep the Pinyin as wo3 -- its original tone.

lisaC

But there are other sentences where the dictionary alters the tones to match the spoken tones.

DavidTay

Yes, only when it comes to 一 and 不.

lisaC

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