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

Listening A2

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The Music of English

សំនៀងនៃភាសាអង់គ្លេស

Intonation is how your voice goes UP or DOWN at the end of a sentence.

អង់តូណាស៊ីយុង (Intonation) គឺជារបៀបដែលសំឡេងរបស់អ្នកឡើង ឬចុះនៅចុងបញ្ចប់នៃប្រយោគ។ វាជួយយើងដឹងថាគេកំពុងសួរ ឬគ្រាន់តែប្រាប់!

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Statements (Falling) south_east

ប្រយោគស្រប (សំនៀងចុះ)

Rule: When we state a fact or give information, our voice goes DOWN at the end.

I live in Battambang south_east ខ្ញុំរស់នៅបាត់ដំបង។ (ផ្តល់ព័ត៌មាន)

She is my friend south_east នាងគឺជាមិត្តភក្តិរបស់ខ្ញុំ។

We are going home south_east ពួកយើងកំពុងទៅផ្ទះ។

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Yes/No Questions north_east

សំណួរ Yes/No (សំនៀងឡើង)

Rule: When we ask a question that can be answered with Yes or No, our voice goes UP at the end.

Do you live here north_east តើអ្នករស់នៅទីនេះមែនទេ? (Yes/No)

Is she your friend north_east តើនាងជាមិត្តរបស់អ្នកមែនទេ?

Are you ready north_east តើអ្នករួចរាល់ហើយឬនៅ?

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Wh- Questions south_east

សំណួរ Wh- (សំនៀងចុះ)

Rule: When we ask for specific information (Who, What, Where, When, Why, How), our voice goes DOWN at the end, just like a statement!

Where do you live south_east តើអ្នករស់នៅឯណា? (មិនមែន Yes/No ទេ)

Who is your friend south_east តើនរណាជាមិត្តរបស់អ្នក?

What time is it south_east តើម៉ោងប៉ុន្មានហើយ?

warning The Intonation Trap!

Do NOT make all questions go UP! close

(កុំគិតថាឲ្យតែសំណួរ សុទ្ធតែត្រូវឡើងសំឡេងនៅខាងចុង! មានតែសំណួរ Yes/No ប៉ុណ្ណោះដែលឡើងសំឡេង។)

Are you okay? north_east
Yes/No ➔ Voice goes UP.

How are you? south_east
Wh- Question ➔ Voice goes DOWN.

Listen & Answer headphones

ស្តាប់ ហើយឆ្លើយ

Listen to the audio. Does the voice go UP or DOWN?

"Are you hungry?"

(តើសំឡេងនៅចុងប្រយោគ ឡើង ឬ ចុះ?)

Listen & Answer headphones

ស្តាប់ ហើយឆ្លើយ

Listen to the audio. Does the voice go UP or DOWN?

"What is your name?"

(តើសំឡេងនៅចុងប្រយោគ ឡើង ឬ ចុះ?)

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"Where do you work?"

(តើប្រយោគនេះជាអ្វី ហើយសំឡេងយ៉ាងម៉េច?)

Listen & Answer headphones

ស្តាប់ ហើយឆ្លើយ

Listen to the audio. Is it a Statement or a Yes/No Question?

"I am very tired."

(តើនេះជាប្រយោគស្រប ឬសំណួរ Yes/No?)

Rule Check

Which type of sentence goes UP north_east at the end?

(តើប្រយោគប្រភេទណាដែលឡើងសំឡេងនៅខាងចុង?)

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Shadowing record_voice_over (ត្រឡប់ទៅកាន់ផ្ទាំង Learn វិញ ចុចស្តាប់សំឡេង ហើយអានតាមឲ្យត្រូវសំឡេង ឡើង/ចុះ ចំនួន ៣ ដង។)

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Voice Note mic (ថតសំឡេងខ្លួនឯងនិយាយប្រយោគទាំង ៣ នេះ: 1. I like apples south_east. 2. Do you like apples north_east? 3. Why do you like apples south_east?)

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Teach a friend person_raised_hand (ពន្យល់មិត្តភក្តិរបស់អ្នកថា ហេតុអ្វីបានជាសំណួរ Wh- មិនឡើងសំឡេងនៅខាងចុង!)

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Movie Time movie (មើលវីដេអូ ឬកុនអង់គ្លេសរយៈពេល ២នាទី។ កុំខ្វល់ពីរឿងបកប្រែ គ្រាន់តែស្តាប់យក "សំនៀងឡើងចុះ" របស់តួអង្គ។)

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មេរៀនជាវីដេអូ

Ask a Question person_raised_hand

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Sovan 2 hours ago

Why do Wh- questions go down? It sounds like I am angry or bossy!

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Sovan! I know it feels strange at first. In English, falling intonation on a Wh- question doesn't mean you are angry; it just shows confidence and that you expect a specific piece of information. If you make your voice go up on "What is your name north_east?", native speakers will think you didn't hear them and are asking them to repeat it! music_note

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Vireak 5 hours ago

Can a Statement ever go UP at the end?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Yes, it can! If you use rising intonation on a statement, it turns into a question showing SURPRISE. For example, if your friend says they bought a Ferrari, you might say, "You bought a car?! north_east" face

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Nita 8 hours ago

Is the robot voice (audio button) perfect at intonation?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 7 hours ago

The built-in voice is good for basic practice, and it does go up when there is a question mark (?) and down when there is a period (.). However, real humans speak with much more emotion! That's why your "Movie Time" mission is so important. movie