Listening: Basic Auditory Perception & Discrimination A2 - Lesson 3: Recognizing Basic Intonation Patterns (questions vs. statements reliably)

A2 INTONATION

Questions vs. Statements

សំណួរ និង ប្រយោគធម្មតា

🎯 Objective: The melody of your voice changes the meaning.
Falling (↘): It is a fact.
Rising (↗): It is a question.

Same Words, Different Music

Listen to the difference.

"Coffee." ↘

Statement (Here is coffee)

"Coffee?" ↗

Question (Do you want coffee?)

"You are hungry." ↘

Statement (I know you are)

"You are hungry?" ↗

Question (Are you?)

Click to hear the Rule:

↘ Falling

Certainty / Fact

↗ Rising

Checking / Asking

Khmer Note: In English, we don't always need question words (What/Where). The sound (↗) creates the question.

Listen. Is it a Statement or Question?

Task: The Lost Tourist

Read the phrase below OUT LOUD as a Question to ask for help.

"The bus station"

"Ticket"