<p>I don't know this kind of pronunciation rules. it could be the rule for non Chinese speaker to learn pronunciations. As for 我买花，if you pronounce as "wó mài huā", I would think you mean "我卖花"，opposing to 买. I will read the above sentences without changing any tones.</p>

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Sorry I mixed up the rule, I think the rule changes wǒ mǎi huā to wó mǎi huā. Could you take a look at my question again?
Hugh
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dan
<p>Edit: This is a duplicate of <a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/1875/how-does-tone-sandhi-apply-in-peoples-names">How does tone sandhi apply in people&#39;s names?</a></p>

<p>I learned the rules for pronouncing tone pairs, I know that for a sentence like 我买花 the two third tones become a second and a third tone, the pronunciation would be wó mǎi huā. I learned this from <a href="http://www.hackingchinese.com/optional-obligatory-tone-change-rules-mandarin/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">This site</a></p>

<p>I came across this sentence: 我可以看得很清楚. There are three third tones at the start of the sentence 我可以 (wǒ kěyǐ), how do the tones change in a case like this?</p>

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2017-07-31T14:05:47.080Z
has been answered before, search site
user6065
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2017-08-01T01:08:16.480Z
when two 3-tuned characters adjacent, first one should be pronounced as 2nd tune. e.g. 处理 = chu2 li3. 我可以 = wo3 ke2 yi3.
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How to pronounce three third tones in a row?
# How to pronounce three third tones in a row?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-07-31)

Edit: This is a duplicate of [How does tone sandhi apply in people's names?](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/1875/how-does-tone-sandhi-apply-in-peoples-names)

I learned the rules for pronouncing tone pairs, I know that for a sentence like 我买花 the two third tones become a second and a third tone, the pronunciation would be wó mǎi huā. I learned this from [This site](http://www.hackingchinese.com/optional-obligatory-tone-change-rules-mandarin/)

I came across this sentence: 我可以看得很清楚. There are three third tones at the start of the sentence 我可以 (wǒ kěyǐ), how do the tones change in a case like this?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: has been answered before, search site  
> **username_2**: when two 3-tuned characters adjacent, first one should be pronounced as 2nd tune. e.g. 处理 = chu2 li3. 我可以 = wo3 ke2 yi3.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2017-07-31. Score: 0

I don't know this kind of pronunciation rules. it could be the rule for non Chinese speaker to learn pronunciations. As for 我买花，if you pronounce as "wó mài huā", I would think you mean "我卖花"，opposing to 买. I will read the above sentences without changing any tones.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Sorry I mixed up the rule, I think the rule changes wǒ mǎi huā to wó mǎi huā. Could you take a look at my question again?  

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