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