Speaking: Pronunciation C1 - Lesson 2: Mastering Expressive Intonation for Subtle Meanings

C1 Pronunciation: Subtext & Intonation
C1
Expressive Intonation
សំនៀងនិងអត្ថន័យលាក់កំបាំង
🎯 Objective / គោលបំណង:

Use the "Fall-Rise" tone to express doubt, politeness, or partial agreement ("Yes, but...").

💬 Scenario: The Feedback Session

Manager "So, do you think the project is finished?"
You (Option A: Certainty) "It's finished. " Implication: Yes. 100% done. No issues. (High Fall)
You (Option B: Reservation) "It's finished... ↘↗" Implication: "Technically yes, but I'm not happy with it," or "There might be a problem." (Fall-Rise)
Manager "I hear that hesitation. What's wrong?" (The manager understood the subtext immediately.)

Interactive Tool: The Tone Decoder

Click a tone to see how it changes the meaning of "That's interesting."

"That's interesting..."
1. High Fall ↘ 🔊
2. Low Rise ↗ 🔊
3. Fall-Rise ↘↗ 🔊
Select a tone above...

The Rules

The Fall-Rise (↘↗) សំនៀងចុះហើយឡើង
The most important C1 tone. It implies: "Yes, but...", "I'm not sure", or "I'm being polite but negative."
The High Fall (↘) សំនៀងចុះខ្លាំង
Implies certainty, finality, or strong emotion. "Absolutely. ↘"

What do they mean?

Sentence: "She's a nice person."

Which one implies "But she is lazy"?
Option A
Option B

Sentence: "You're leaving?"

Which one expresses Surprise?
Option A
Option B

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