Speaking: Pronunciation B1 - Lesson 4: Sentence Stress for Emphasis

Pronunciation B1

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Sentence Stress

ការសង្កត់សំឡេងក្នុងប្រយោគដើម្បីបញ្ជាក់អត្ថន័យ

In English, changing which word you stress changes the hidden meaning of the entire sentence!

នៅក្នុងភាសាអង់គ្លេស ការប្តូរពាក្យដែលត្រូវសង្កត់សំឡេង នឹងធ្វើឲ្យអត្ថន័យបង្កប់ក្នុងប្រយោគផ្លាស់ប្តូរទាំងស្រុង ទោះបីជាប្រើពាក្យដដែលក៏ដោយ!

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The Base Sentence

ប្រយោគគោលសម្រាប់ការសិក្សា

I didn't say he stole the money.

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អត្ថន័យធម្មតា៖ ខ្ញុំមិនបាននិយាយថាគាត់លួចលុយនោះទេ។

Let's change the stress!

តោះសាកល្បងសង្កត់សំឡេងលើពាក្យខុសៗគ្នានៅទំព័របន្ទាប់។

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Stress on "I"

សង្កត់សំឡេងលើពាក្យ "I" (ខ្ញុំ)

I didn't say he stole the money.

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Someone else said it!

អត្ថន័យបង្កប់៖ មិនមែនខ្ញុំអ្នកនិយាយទេ (គឺអ្នកផ្សេងជាអ្នកនិយាយ)។

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Stress on "SAY"

សង្កត់សំឡេងលើពាក្យ "SAY" (និយាយ)

I didn't SAY he stole the money.

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I implied it / I wrote it!

អត្ថន័យបង្កប់៖ ខ្ញុំគ្រាន់តែគិត/សរសេរ/ធ្វើកាយវិការ តែមិនបានហើបមាត់និយាយចំៗទេ។

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Stress on "HE"

សង្កត់សំឡេងលើពាក្យ "HE" (គាត់)

I didn't say HE stole the money.

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Someone else stole it!

អត្ថន័យបង្កប់៖ មិនមែនគាត់ទេដែលលួច (គឺអ្នកផ្សេងទៀត)។

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Stress on "STOLE"

សង្កត់សំឡេងលើពាក្យ "STOLE" (លួច)

I didn't say he STOLE the money.

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He borrowed it / found it!

អត្ថន័យបង្កប់៖ គាត់យកទៅមែន តែគាត់មិនបាន "លួច" ទេ (ប្រហែលជាខ្ចី ឬរើសបាន)។

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Stress on "MONEY"

សង្កត់សំឡេងលើពាក្យ "MONEY" (លុយ)

I didn't say he stole the MONEY.

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He stole something else!

អត្ថន័យបង្កប់៖ គាត់លួចរបស់ផ្សេង មិនមែនលួចលុយទេ។

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Another Example

ឧទាហរណ៍មួយទៀត (Siem Reap Trip)

Are YOU going to Siem Reap tomorrow?

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I know others are going, but what about YOU?

អត្ថន័យបង្កប់៖ ខ្ញុំដឹងថាអ្នកផ្សេងទៅ តើ "អ្នកឯង" ផ្ទាល់ទៅដែរឬអត់?

warning The Grammar Word Trap!

Don't stress small grammar words!

(ជាទូទៅ យើងមិនសង្កត់សំឡេងលើពាក្យតូចៗដូចជា at, the, a, to ទេ លុះត្រាតែចង់ធ្វើការប្រៀបធៀបធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ។)

I am going TO the store. cancel

(Sounds robotic/unnatural)

I am going to the STORE. check_circle

(Sounds natural - stress the noun)

Pitch & Power movie

Watch Teacher Sopheak demonstrate how to raise your pitch and volume to stress words correctly in English!

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ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស

Which word to stress?

Meaning: I am asking about TOMORROW, not today.

(អ្នកចង់សង្កត់ន័យថា គឺថ្ងៃស្អែក មិនមែនថ្ងៃនេះទេ)

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Meaning Match

Sentence: I didn't say HE stole the money.

(តើអត្ថន័យបង្កប់គឺអ្វី?)

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Which word to stress?

Meaning: Someone else likes it, but I do not.

(អត្ថន័យ៖ អ្នកផ្សេងចូលចិត្ត តែខ្ញុំអត់ចូលចិត្តទេ។)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

record_voice_over Speak Record yourself saying "I didn't say he stole the money" 3 different ways, changing the stress each time.

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

headset Listen Watch an English movie or YouTube video for 5 minutes. Find one sentence where the actor strongly stresses a specific word.

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

edit_document Apply Write down your own sentence. Underline the word you want to emphasize and write the hidden meaning.

Ask a Question front_hand

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Channy 2 hours ago

Teacher, in Khmer we often add words like "ទេ" or "តើ" to show our feeling. Do we do this in English?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Channy! That is EXACTLY why we are learning this! In Khmer, we use extra particles (ពាក្យបន្ថែមចុងល្បះ) to show emotion or focus. In English, they don't have those words! Instead, they use Sentence Stress (making their voice louder and higher on specific words) to do the same job. mic✨