Intonation in English - English Pronunciation Lesson

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5 жыл бұрын

In this lesson, you can learn about intonation in English. How important is intonation? Let’s see. Look at a sentence: Do you need some help?
By changing the intonation of this question, you can sound polite, annoyed, sarcastic, surprised, or many other things.
You can see that intonation is a very powerful tool. Controlling your intonation is important for communication in spoken English.
Learn all about intonation in English in this lesson, and be sure to leave a comment and let us know how you use intonation!
Intonation can be difficult. If you still have questions, try asking a certified English teacher. They will help you understand how to hear and use intonation in your speaking: bit.ly/ooe-teachers.
See the full lesson with text on our website: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/i....
Contents:
1. Different Patterns of Intonation 1:21
2. New Information vs. Old Information 4:39
3. Intonation in Questions 8:03
4. More Ways to Use Intonation in a Question 10:44
5. Using Intonation to Express Different Emotions 13:18
This lesson will help you:
- Learn about the 7 possible patterns of intonation in English.
- Understand how to use intonation to express something that is new information or old information.
- See the different types of intonation used in English questions.
- Hear how intonation in English is used to express different types of emotions.
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@ukeyboy 5 жыл бұрын

I love this channel, thank you ! I learned a lot from this channel in one day, than I did all my life till date.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind comment, Pankaj!

@Kriegerdammerung 5 жыл бұрын

I love their integration policy, the brunette girl was lovely!

@ajrael4526 4 жыл бұрын

13:19 10:44 8:04 4:38 1:22

@ethanto7007 3 жыл бұрын

me too!

@prameelaanchan5050 5 ай бұрын

What age children we can teach this method

@user-wc2if7uw6d 5 жыл бұрын

Intonation is truly the trickiest one for non-native speakers.

@IdeaLibrary 5 жыл бұрын

Hello

@johnnywatson4629 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Agree.

@thegovernment6662 4 жыл бұрын

and accent

@musicboxgif3043 4 жыл бұрын

Agree

@MrSidney9 3 жыл бұрын

Living in the country is the easiest way to learn it

@ycajal 3 жыл бұрын

I've been learning English for years and no one has taught me intonations, until this video did. Thank you so much! :D

@ellen_good3924 8 ай бұрын

It's taught at universities

@valeriaquintanarodriguez4587 3 жыл бұрын

This helped me so much to study for an exam. In Spanish intonation is really important too, we express different feelings and show different opinions with the intonation of our voice and sarcasm is one of the most evidents.

@izooah2691 4 жыл бұрын

I'm a native English speaker browsing the videos for fun and I think the most important thing about intonation in English is context. All of these examples sound very similar because it's the situation they're used in as well as body language that changes the meaning. If it's obvious that you're mad at someone and you offer help, it will be seen as hateful/sarcastic. If someone is struggling and you calmly say "do you need some help," it will be seen as you really offering.

@scaredmuffin6371 Жыл бұрын

Agree 100%. I'm a native English speaker and during the last part with the 5 'Did you' questions, it was impossible for me to differentiate them accurately without context.

@alexisyalavalykouteno Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate it❤❤❤

@rickyanthony 11 ай бұрын

I think the examples could have been demonstrated better-or differently.

@yvonneoliver4054 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! What a great job to explain what I’ve never learned before!!! I didn’t learn how to speak English until I was 30 as a native Taiwanese, and when I said “You are welcome!” from genuine appreciation, my husband said I sounded sarcastic! 😖 He said I should have said “Welcome” in different intonation. Honestly, I still can’t tell the differences when you said the same word with five different emotions, but I’ll start to work on it. Thanks!

@fzzanb1135 5 жыл бұрын

Wow.. this channel is perfect for me, specially i need to enhance my english communication skills. Thank guys..

@maryg.6624 2 жыл бұрын

1:22 PART ONE: Different Patterns of Intonation. 4:41 PART TWO: New Information vs. Old information. 8:04 PART THREE: Intonation in Questions. 13:19 PART FIVE: Using Intonation to Express Different Emotions.

@yonn0698 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

@cede2317 Жыл бұрын

The last one is four not five

@Robson89almeida 5 жыл бұрын

I need to watch this video again and again several times until intonation is not a problem to me anymore. Thank you so much for the class!

@IdeaLibrary 5 жыл бұрын

Me too

@hatehypocrisy1 3 жыл бұрын

try to watch a different video on intonation

@Robson89almeida 3 жыл бұрын

@@hatehypocrisy1 I will try. Thank you for the tip!

@juju24711 3 жыл бұрын

It's difficult for me to apply the intonation in my English speaking now, but I believe If I keep on practicing, I will be getting used to it! Thank you

@mohamedhegab3893 5 жыл бұрын

Yes they are the same. Thanks, you are brilliant

@user-gz8nf7oi7y 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Intonation is really a chanllenge for me! Your great video is helpful!

@angelicadelacruz2703 2 жыл бұрын

I’m a non-english speaker. We have a Filipino language. It is hard for me to adjust and learn this on my own. This is a huge help for me. ♥️

@ngocnguyen-up6hy 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for your lesson, it's useful. It has helped me to know more about intonation.

@wenyhou8903 3 жыл бұрын

For chinese, different intonation usually stands for completely differnet words, so intonation only changes the meanings for very short sentences in rare statuations.

@OrchestratedChicanery Жыл бұрын

Great, but we are learning English through this video not Chinese.

@4rg3s 6 ай бұрын

@@OrchestratedChicaneryDid you watch until the end of the video? (Falling-rising haha) They: "We have a question for you: Is intonation in your language the same as English? Let us know in the comments because we are curious." I read this because I am also curious.

@williamx9331 5 ай бұрын

Try to feel it in 卧槽

@369maar 5 жыл бұрын

I almost don't hear differences.

@moonymoon9685 4 жыл бұрын

With Kae...I agree with you

@user-mc6zk8tc8c 4 жыл бұрын

I do, I watch English Tvseries a lot. The tone of the sentences are different.

@jigeumshi 4 жыл бұрын

sameeee

@KevinGarcia-ty4lp 4 жыл бұрын

@MsJordanElaine 4 жыл бұрын

Dude. I'm a native english speaker and I hardly heard the difference.

@_sparrowhawk 2 жыл бұрын

English teacher - this stuff is pretty fascinating and super high level - bravo to all the students to hung in there, and picked up on subtle things native speakers do to add personality or emotion to their speech :)

@ffM223 2 жыл бұрын

Great contents, I thought there is no common rule for intonation in English, but now I know the basic pattern and how to differentiate new and old information using these patterns. In Chinese language, the intonation(s) of each word has been well defined in 4 tones (high/flat, rising, falling rising, falling), it is easier to follow the rule to pronounce each word. When putting words into sentence, the intonations might change a little according to different emotions.

@Kriegerdammerung 5 жыл бұрын

8:43 let me add my two groats: Falling tone = question for information (=wh questions) Rising tone = question for confirmation (=yes/no questions)

@Kriegerdammerung 5 жыл бұрын

Also, 2:36 rising 2:43 falling 2:51 rising-falling 2:57 falling-rising

@MMLe2012 4 жыл бұрын

@@Kriegerdammerung Hi! Her first "where" is said with a high fall actually.

@mantisdamospena 4 жыл бұрын

@@MMLe2012 Thank you! I heard the same!!!! I was going to suggest this clip to my students and... crap.

@IORIYAGAMI32 3 жыл бұрын

You are right!!!

@srujanamirthivada2737 3 жыл бұрын

Hii Oxford English.. Lots of respect and support from me . In this Intonation class I didn't understand kae' s voice pitch, means at everytime I felt the same pitch tone in the whole class. I clearly understood the pich and variations of intonation by the other sir, who is co-host with kae. Thank you.

@Thuthuy0810 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your information. I already knew British English intonation, but I didn't understand it before. Your expression is very clear, and it's helpful for me.

@bhoomijitesh6387 4 жыл бұрын

This is an extremely useful session and I learnt a lot from it. Thanks!

@georgia5026 3 жыл бұрын

I'm here as an native English speaker because my friend (language exchange partner) asked me what rising-falling intonation means in English. I tried to come up with some sort of explanation, but it didn't go well. I just use these tones subconsciously, I've never had to actually think about them before 😂😂

@tranhong2416 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making the video. In my language, there aren't such diversified intonations. And when we do, the intonation is normally very slightly.

@osvaldofreitas9628 4 жыл бұрын

It's a great video! I'm from Brazil and here we use intonation a lot. Most of it is similar of the English.

@thanhnhanphanthi4453 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! This is very useful for me! I am struggling with English pronunciation. I hope I can improve my English!

@user-yk4lr9hp9q 2 жыл бұрын

I have been struggling a lot the intonation for a long time. Thank you so much!

@saqibmahmood9857 5 жыл бұрын

I loved this channel I learnt many things really appreciated keep it up

@Singhirei 2 жыл бұрын

It is an AWESOME LESSON! Thank you so much!

@juanfernandocarabalicarvaj6639 3 жыл бұрын

I love learning English with you OOE!

@darioleon6105 3 жыл бұрын

Both teachers are excellent! Thank You

@leenashiju8590 5 жыл бұрын

For Oxford online English..I finish my ielts exam .im waiting for my results.im gladly to tell u the all videos and instructions are really helpful for me..Thanks

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment, Leena! Good luck with your IELTS results!

@moonymoon9685 4 жыл бұрын

Daniel is WONDERFUL.THANK YOU

@vikasrajkumar5310 5 жыл бұрын

Very praiseworthy. Respected Sir. Your voice is very clear & sweet.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and sharing the comment, Vikasraj!

@biologybyazamkhan6149 5 жыл бұрын

Great sir

@muzaffarqadar3846 5 жыл бұрын

Very informative video! Our language is Urdu , it is not stress timed language rather it is a syllable timed language. So to stress an idea we prolong the words instead of stressing them.

@dean3583 3 жыл бұрын

Didn't know I've been speaking so flatly until now. Cheers guys!

@ilovelctr 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh, I've been struggling to find a tutorial about intonation, and here I have it! Thank you a lot for the splendid work. I also like the fact that you constantly switch between GA and RP.

@DawnPeacock 2 жыл бұрын

Do you try to speak a British-style English?

@lathikayapa 5 жыл бұрын

It is really useful and thank you. I have never paid my attention for intonation when speaking English.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Lathika, and glad you found the lesson useful!

@NoeliaSoledadRusso 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! Very helpful!

@raymundocesista3595 4 жыл бұрын

this is my first time here, and it is really important to my work

@nasrudin434 Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍. Helpful for non native English speakers like many of us

@veneraasyrankulova2948 5 жыл бұрын

Очень полезный урок, большое спасибо!

@IORIYAGAMI32 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent class!!! Thanks a lot Teachers

@rutosabar7794 4 жыл бұрын

It's surprising to me to hear this types of communication in English Thank you so much sir

@rem7963 3 жыл бұрын

Ok im very glad i found this channel now i can learn more about english and other rules in english sentences

@MoussaNgom-tp6fi 3 ай бұрын

I'm happy to learn more English intonation. I'm a teacher and when I was at thé university I love langages. Thank you to much for this lesson . I 'll allow you in your KZfaq chanel .

@khuma65 4 жыл бұрын

Intonation is the most difficult part of English for me. I wish to learn it thoroughly to master it like the native English speakers. Is there one-on-one intonation course?

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your comment. Our certified English teachers can help you with online classes. You can book a trial lesson here: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/book-first-class.

@johnokoye1749 2 жыл бұрын

I think the trickiest is STRESSES and it's intricacies

@gionatandc3276 4 жыл бұрын

Really helpful thank you! I realised communicate in England is more complicated than what I thought. :) In italian even if we use intonation patterns, we communicate a lot with our body language

@sanusingh642 2 жыл бұрын

You are life saver thanks . Tommorow is my exam ..

@ClipHiveCentral 2 жыл бұрын

I admired received pronounciation and this one is a big help for me to become fluent in british english. :)

@hulspowerintegrated12345 4 жыл бұрын

I have enjoyed every bit of this channel.thumbs-up .

@ewunetumerera9388 Жыл бұрын

Yes. It is similar to my language which is known as Amharic, It is widely spoken language in Ethiopia and it is the official language of the country. It is the only language that has its own alphabets in Africa. Unlike English language, the alphabets represents the uttered sounds. There are not such a thing as silent sounds in Amharic words. Hence writing in Amharic language is less difficult and tricky than in English language. Even Native speakers of English language make mistake in spelling some English words. Coming back to my point, it is interesting for me to know that the meaning of most intonation patterns of English are similar to those of Amharic.

@sivakumarkaliyan8707 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent teaching, easy understand and practice method,thanks

@yuliandawa8163 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a million, it's really helpful for me 😊

@translationwork4148 5 жыл бұрын

It was very useful thank you🌷

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

We're happy it was useful for you!

@ramhardikgupta8351 5 жыл бұрын

great efforts indeed.Hats off to the whole team.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Ram! Glad you enjoyed it!

@marvisodigie8045 2 жыл бұрын

This has been very instructive. Thanks 😊

@mariamipetashvili2718 5 жыл бұрын

thank you for interesting lessons

@adimgarangthiep406 5 жыл бұрын

Daniel and Kae are they nice brilliant teachers I've ever met. Thanks for great job.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support, Adim!

@sc-lk1qi 19 сағат бұрын

@@Oxfordonlineenglish1Kae is still teaching ? I would like to see more video lessons with her. Thanks for an eventual answer ! ❤

@ewunetumerera9388 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It's helpful. In my language, there is intonation for various meaning but I can't tell whether it is similar to English or not now. I need more study.

@asiamusa689 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much dear teacher's. You have great job keep going.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Asia. Thanks for watching!

@kokilas9227 5 жыл бұрын

YOU TEACHERS ARE AWESOME...........

@halimatidrisyoutub3130 4 жыл бұрын

Wao I really enjoyed this intonation, keep it up, want to learn more

@giovanniampuero3582 2 жыл бұрын

This video is very instructive Thank you for uploading this kind of information

@Chathai_theOrangeKitty 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Great video.

@nilo413 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you . I guess I will watch it many times !

@franciscoiriasrivera207 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks this information is very help to me.

@bhagwanengade6461 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the audio video lessons. That's so helpfull For us. Aurangabad Maharashtra India

@abdalazizalhssein9518 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for lesson

@alimisini2037 4 жыл бұрын

It's really helpful. Thank you. I think in my language we've the same intonation!

@MehmetYlmaz-zh6px 3 жыл бұрын

Where are U from?

@DawnPeacock 2 жыл бұрын

@@MehmetYlmaz-zh6px That's what I was wondering! But he didn't answer you...let's see if he answers me!

@DawnPeacock 2 жыл бұрын

Where are you from? I'm curious!

@WBanduMedia07 3 жыл бұрын

Nice lession. Thank you.

@outloud_overthinking 4 жыл бұрын

I really needed this so badly, thx

@kUnKiss1 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot !

@Maximiliano97ARG 5 жыл бұрын

If I passed my exam in the training college, it would be thanks to you guys!

@oppai.dragon 5 жыл бұрын

thanks it helped me a lot on my yesterday exam.

@abiakwechukwuemeka2285 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent, Oxford online English.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

@viethoangpham7320 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your useful video!

@nc7547 2 жыл бұрын

Funny how many young people finish most of their sentences with a rising intonation thinking that it's cool. They sound as if they're not sure what they're saying. I hope this trend won't last long. Your video is excellent I recommended it to my sts. Another thing worth mentioning is that the more you increase the difference in pitch between the low and the high point of whichever combination of rising and falling tone, the more you sound posh.

@caraon9859 5 жыл бұрын

Omg I watched a lot of videos and never commented before but this is truly what I need. Thank you so much for the helpful lesson. I should have found this video before

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the lesson! Thanks for watching!

@sumyatnoe8010 Жыл бұрын

That's very useful for me.Thanks❤️

@lonehumi8350 5 жыл бұрын

Thnxxx A lot to both of u... Today is my exam... So plz pray for me.

@roja9770 Ай бұрын

Excellent teaching ❤both of you I am watching from INDIA🇮🇳

@arnaldoalba6497 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!! I have a final exam and this is exactly what I need to practice.

@shanerodriguez3025 5 жыл бұрын

Good luck

@merliomarmaldonadocalderon3441 Жыл бұрын

Excellent lesson!!!!

@VioletSClover 3 жыл бұрын

How interesting! Because my mother tongue doesn't have clear and apparent intonation like English, it feels like I become an actor when I try to copy the intonation

@agnabiju9970 4 жыл бұрын

This video was really helpful . It teaches in a very easy and interactive manner. Both of the teachers are doing excellent work.

@TheVampireAzriel 4 жыл бұрын

Today one of my students asked about pronunciation of a question and answer, but it was hard to explain to her the intonation of the answer. This is definitely one of those things that if you don't think about it, it is hard to explain to non-Native speakers.

@theadorableboy8633 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your great help.😍👏

@Kat-lz2lf 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid. Thx💕

@NanaRelaxingTime 3 жыл бұрын

Great lesson 💖🇰🇭

@soundpassion-africa2874 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this very informative video. Intonation is quite different in Kenyan English. I'll soon do a paper on it. Dr. Itumo-Kenyatta University-Kenya

@DawnPeacock 2 жыл бұрын

How interesting! Have you finished your paper? And is it published some place where I could read it?

@nooryasser5941 3 жыл бұрын

really, thank you, ♥ i'm from egypt and and while i was srurfing the internet i found this vedio by chance

@sabiasulthana1104 5 жыл бұрын

It is effective lesson for me and I'm a regular follower of ur lessons.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it, Sabia! Thanks for watching!

@hakimullahshahryarh2761 3 жыл бұрын

My native language isn't English but I know easily, Thank you so muchhhh intonation

@NgocTran-ov6gr 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thank you so much!

@bhadrabrahma5460 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@bestlyrics2358 3 жыл бұрын

Great lesson!

@quynhdinh03 4 жыл бұрын

I found that some intonation in English are similar to Vietnamese. We also use many Intonation in spoken in order to express different emotions. This video is really helpful. Thank you so much for your lessons. Love from Viet Nam

@servantoftheexpander9688 2 жыл бұрын

Intonation is found in every language. No human being talks like a robot.

@4rg3s 6 ай бұрын

Vietnamese rises voice at the end of every sentence lmao.

@quocthang1953 3 жыл бұрын

It was helpful for me, thank you pretty much

@jefersonsantos5769 5 жыл бұрын

I don't believe it. I understood everything you said 😄 I'm so happy about that.

@mary-2240 3 жыл бұрын

great explanation. thanks x

@srujanamirthivada2737 3 жыл бұрын

Yes...iam from India and my mother tongue is Telugu. In my mother tongue too we have same intonation as in English language. Thank you so much to Oxford and Oxford teachers for this excellent lessons and delivering them indetail...

@Miniflower25 2 жыл бұрын

Hello andi...Nadi telugu ee😄 s..koncham similar ga undi but still confusing ga undi..but naku British rp accent nerchukovali ani chala istam undi.. but total confusing

@srujanamirthivada2737 2 жыл бұрын

@@Miniflower25 oh... Hii andi nice to meet you. British accent related songs, movies, comedy shows chudandi, vinandi, practice cheyandi.. Hope this will help you🤗

@Miniflower25 2 жыл бұрын

@@srujanamirthivada2737 Yeah I will try,, may be time padutundhemo natural ga ravataniki consistent ga try cheyali..Nd Nice to meet you too😊