Pinyin chart · ma
How to say ma
ma in all four tones, said in a female or a male voice. Tap a tone to hear it.
ma
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Voice
How to say it
m: As in English “m”.
a: a is the a of “father”, with the mouth open wide.
Its tones
mā 妈 mom · má 麻 hemp · mǎ 马 horse · mà 骂 to scold. The pinyin trainer practices telling them apart in real words.
Words with ma
- 吗maquestion particle: turns a statement into a yes/no question
- 妈妈māmamom
- 马mǎ(vulgar) mother (used in curses as a stand-in for 妈)
- 号码hàomǎnumber
- 马路mǎlùroad
- 马上mǎshàngright away
- 麻烦máfantrouble
- 密码mìmǎcode
- 扫码sáomǎto scan a code (QR or bar code)
- 骂màto scold
- 大妈dàmāauntie (polite address for an older woman)
- 二维码èrwéimǎQR code
The voices are generated speech (ElevenLabs), the same two the app’s word cards use, each tone said as one real word. The words are from the official HSK list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus), easiest first. Every syllable is on the pinyin chart.