Speaking: Pronunciation A1 - Lesson 3: Simple Intonation

Pronunciation A1

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English Melody

សំនៀងឡើងចុះ (Intonation)

Intonation is the "music" of English. Your voice goes UP trending_up or DOWN trending_down at the end of a sentence.

តន្ត្រីនៃភាសាអង់គ្លេស! សំឡេងរបស់អ្នកត្រូវតែ ឡើង trending_up ឬ ចុះ trending_down នៅចុងបញ្ចប់នៃប្រយោគ។

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Falling Intonation trending_down

សំឡេងចុះ (សម្រាប់ប្រយោគប្រាប់ព័ត៌មានទូទៅ)

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Statement (Facts)

I live in Cambodia. trending_down

ខ្ញុំរស់នៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។

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Statement (Feelings)

I like apples. trending_down

ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តផ្លែប៉ោម។

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Rising Intonation trending_up

សំឡេងឡើង (សម្រាប់សំណួរ Yes/No)

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Yes/No Question

Are you a student? trending_up

តើអ្នកជាសិស្សមែនទេ?

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Yes/No Question

Is it raining? trending_up

តើវាកំពុងភ្លៀងមែនទេ?

warning The Question Trap!

Not ALL questions go UP trending_up!

(ប្រយ័ត្ន! សំណួរដែលមានពាក្យ Wh- (What, Where, Who...) ត្រូវបញ្ចេញសំឡេងចុះ trending_down ដូចប្រយោគប្រាប់ព័ត៌មានដែរ!)

What is your name? trending_up close

What is your name? trending_down check

Listen & Guess bolt

ស្តាប់ ហើយទាយសំនៀង

Click to listen:

"I am from Cambodia."

(តើសំនៀងឡើង ឫចុះ?)

Click to listen:

"Do you like pizza?"

(តើសំនៀងឡើង ឫចុះ?)

error TRAP ALERT!

Click to listen:

"Where is the bathroom?"

(តើសំនៀងឡើង ឫចុះ?)

Meaning Check

If someone's voice goes UP trending_up at the end of "You're going", what does it mean?

(បើសំឡេងឡើងនៅចុងប្រយោគ តើវាមានន័យថាម៉េច?)

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

arrow_downward Voice Drop (និយាយប្រយោគនេះឱ្យឮៗ ដោយទម្លាក់សំឡេងនៅខាងចុង៖ "My name is [ឈ្មោះរបស់អ្នក]")

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

arrow_upward Voice Rise (សួរមិត្តភក្តិរបស់អ្នកដោយលើកសំឡេងនៅខាងចុង៖ "Are you happy?")

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

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Hear the Music music_note

មេរៀនជាវីដេអូ

Pronunciation Tip: English isn't just about saying the right words; it's about singing the right tune! Watch how Teacher Sopheak moves her hands to show when the voice goes up and down.

Ask a Question front_hand

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Sovan 2 hours ago

Teacher, why do my English questions sound angry to foreigners?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Sovan! Khmer is a tonal language, but English uses sentence intonation. If you don't raise your pitch (trending_up) on Yes/No questions, your voice sounds flat, which native speakers might hear as "uninterested" or "angry". Practice the melody! music_note

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Vireak 5 hours ago

Do I raise my voice when I ask "How are you?"

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

No! "How" is treated like a Wh- question (Who, what, where). Because we already know it's a question from the first word, the voice goes DOWN trending_down at the end. "How are you. trending_down"