Intonation in English - English Pronunciation Lesson

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  • 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.
    See more free English lessons like this on our website: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/.
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Komentáře • 675

  • @ukeyboy
    @ukeyboy Před 5 lety +241

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

  • @user-wc2if7uw6d
    @user-wc2if7uw6d Před 5 lety +801

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

  • @ycajal
    @ycajal Před 3 lety +59

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

  • @valeriaquintanarodriguez4587

    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
    @izooah2691 Před 4 lety +58

    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
      @scaredmuffin6371 Před rokem +5

      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
      @alexisyalavalykouteno Před rokem

      I really appreciate it❤❤❤

    • @rickyanthony
      @rickyanthony Před 11 měsíci

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

  • @yvonneoliver4054
    @yvonneoliver4054 Před 2 lety +3

    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
    @fzzanb1135 Před 5 lety +10

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

  • @maryg.6624
    @maryg.6624 Před 2 lety +82

    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
      @yonn0698 Před 2 lety

      Thank you very much

    • @cede2317
      @cede2317 Před rokem

      The last one is four not five

  • @Robson89almeida
    @Robson89almeida Před 5 lety +12

    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!

  • @juju24711
    @juju24711 Před 3 lety +2

    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
    @mohamedhegab3893 Před 5 lety +21

    Yes they are the same.
    Thanks, you are brilliant

  • @user-gz8nf7oi7y
    @user-gz8nf7oi7y Před 5 lety +4

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

  • @angelicadelacruz2703
    @angelicadelacruz2703 Před 2 lety +1

    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
    @ngocnguyen-up6hy Před 5 lety +4

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

  • @wenyhou8903
    @wenyhou8903 Před 3 lety +36

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

    • @OrchestratedChicanery
      @OrchestratedChicanery Před rokem +3

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

    • @4rg3s
      @4rg3s Před 6 měsíci +3

      ​@@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
      @williamx9331 Před 5 měsíci

      Try to feel it in 卧槽

  • @369maar
    @369maar Před 5 lety +177

    I almost don't hear differences.

  • @_sparrowhawk
    @_sparrowhawk Před 2 lety +1

    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
    @ffM223 Před 2 lety +2

    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
    @Kriegerdammerung Před 5 lety +64

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

    • @Kriegerdammerung
      @Kriegerdammerung Před 5 lety +4

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

    • @MMLe2012
      @MMLe2012 Před 4 lety +1

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

    • @mantisdamospena
      @mantisdamospena Před 4 lety +1

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

    • @IORIYAGAMI32
      @IORIYAGAMI32 Před 3 lety

      You are right!!!

    • @srujanamirthivada2737
      @srujanamirthivada2737 Před 3 lety +2

      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
    @Thuthuy0810 Před 3 lety

    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
    @bhoomijitesh6387 Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @georgia5026
    @georgia5026 Před 3 lety +8

    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
    @tranhong2416 Před 3 lety +5

    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
    @osvaldofreitas9628 Před 4 lety +2

    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
    @thanhnhanphanthi4453 Před 2 lety +2

    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
    @user-yk4lr9hp9q Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @saqibmahmood9857
    @saqibmahmood9857 Před 5 lety +3

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

  • @Singhirei
    @Singhirei Před 2 lety +1

    It is an AWESOME LESSON! Thank you so much!

  • @juanfernandocarabalicarvaj6639

    I love learning English with you OOE!

  • @darioleon6105
    @darioleon6105 Před 3 lety +1

    Both teachers are excellent! Thank You

  • @leenashiju8590
    @leenashiju8590 Před 5 lety +6

    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

  • @moonymoon9685
    @moonymoon9685 Před 4 lety

    Daniel is WONDERFUL.THANK YOU

  • @vikasrajkumar5310
    @vikasrajkumar5310 Před 5 lety +8

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

  • @muzaffarqadar3846
    @muzaffarqadar3846 Před 5 lety +4

    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
    @dean3583 Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @ilovelctr
    @ilovelctr Před 3 lety +16

    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
      @DawnPeacock Před 2 lety

      Do you try to speak a British-style English?

  • @lathikayapa
    @lathikayapa Před 5 lety +2

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

  • @NoeliaSoledadRusso
    @NoeliaSoledadRusso Před 5 lety +2

    Thank you for this! Very helpful!

  • @raymundocesista3595
    @raymundocesista3595 Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @nasrudin434
    @nasrudin434 Před rokem +1

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

  • @veneraasyrankulova2948
    @veneraasyrankulova2948 Před 5 lety +1

    Очень полезный урок, большое спасибо!

  • @IORIYAGAMI32
    @IORIYAGAMI32 Před 3 lety

    Excellent class!!! Thanks a lot Teachers

  • @rutosabar7794
    @rutosabar7794 Před 4 lety +2

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

  • @rem7963
    @rem7963 Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @MoussaNgom-tp6fi
    @MoussaNgom-tp6fi Před 3 měsíci

    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 CZcams chanel .

  • @khuma65
    @khuma65 Před 4 lety +35

    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
      @Oxfordonlineenglish1  Před 4 lety +2

      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
      @johnokoye1749 Před 2 lety

      I think the trickiest is STRESSES and it's intricacies

  • @gionatandc3276
    @gionatandc3276 Před 4 lety +1

    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
      @sanusingh642 Před 2 lety

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

  • @ClipHiveCentral
    @ClipHiveCentral Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @hulspowerintegrated12345
    @hulspowerintegrated12345 Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @ewunetumerera9388
    @ewunetumerera9388 Před rokem +4

    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
    @sivakumarkaliyan8707 Před 2 lety

    Excellent teaching, easy understand and practice method,thanks

  • @yuliandawa8163
    @yuliandawa8163 Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @translationwork4148
    @translationwork4148 Před 5 lety +12

    It was very useful thank you🌷

  • @ramhardikgupta8351
    @ramhardikgupta8351 Před 5 lety +15

    great efforts indeed.Hats off to the whole team.

  • @marvisodigie8045
    @marvisodigie8045 Před 2 lety +1

    This has been very instructive. Thanks 😊

  • @mariamipetashvili2718
    @mariamipetashvili2718 Před 5 lety +1

    thank you for interesting lessons

  • @adimgarangthiep406
    @adimgarangthiep406 Před 5 lety +4

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

    • @Oxfordonlineenglish1
      @Oxfordonlineenglish1  Před 5 lety +1

      Thanks for the support, Adim!

    • @sc-lk1qi
      @sc-lk1qi Před 17 hodinami

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

  • @ewunetumerera9388
    @ewunetumerera9388 Před 2 lety +1

    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
    @asiamusa689 Před 5 lety +2

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

  • @kokilas9227
    @kokilas9227 Před 5 lety +1

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

  • @halimatidrisyoutub3130
    @halimatidrisyoutub3130 Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @giovanniampuero3582
    @giovanniampuero3582 Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @Chathai_theOrangeKitty
    @Chathai_theOrangeKitty Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you so much. Great video.

  • @nilo413
    @nilo413 Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @franciscoiriasrivera207
    @franciscoiriasrivera207 Před 5 lety +1

    Thanks this information is very help to me.

  • @bhagwanengade6461
    @bhagwanengade6461 Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @abdalazizalhssein9518
    @abdalazizalhssein9518 Před 5 lety +1

    Thanks so much for lesson

  • @alimisini2037
    @alimisini2037 Před 4 lety +7

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

    • @MehmetYlmaz-zh6px
      @MehmetYlmaz-zh6px Před 3 lety

      Where are U from?

    • @DawnPeacock
      @DawnPeacock Před 2 lety

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

    • @DawnPeacock
      @DawnPeacock Před 2 lety

      Where are you from? I'm curious!

  • @WBanduMedia07
    @WBanduMedia07 Před 3 lety +1

    Nice lession.
    Thank you.

  • @outloud_overthinking
    @outloud_overthinking Před 4 lety

    I really needed this so badly, thx

  • @kUnKiss1
    @kUnKiss1 Před 5 lety +2

    Thanks a lot !

  • @Maximiliano97ARG
    @Maximiliano97ARG Před 5 lety

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

  • @oppai.dragon
    @oppai.dragon Před 5 lety +2

    thanks it helped me a lot on my yesterday exam.

  • @abiakwechukwuemeka2285
    @abiakwechukwuemeka2285 Před 5 lety +3

    Excellent, Oxford online English.

  • @viethoangpham7320
    @viethoangpham7320 Před rokem +1

    Thank you for your useful video!

  • @nc7547
    @nc7547 Před 2 lety +1

    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
    @caraon9859 Před 5 lety +2

    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

  • @sumyatnoe8010
    @sumyatnoe8010 Před rokem +1

    That's very useful for me.Thanks❤️

  • @lonehumi8350
    @lonehumi8350 Před 5 lety +7

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

  • @roja9770
    @roja9770 Před měsícem

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

  • @arnaldoalba6497
    @arnaldoalba6497 Před 5 lety +2

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

  • @merliomarmaldonadocalderon3441

    Excellent lesson!!!!

  • @VioletSClover
    @VioletSClover Před 3 lety +5

    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
    @agnabiju9970 Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @TheVampireAzriel
    @TheVampireAzriel Před 4 lety +2

    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
    @theadorableboy8633 Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks for your great help.😍👏

  • @Kat-lz2lf
    @Kat-lz2lf Před 4 lety +1

    Great vid. Thx💕

  • @NanaRelaxingTime
    @NanaRelaxingTime Před 3 lety

    Great lesson 💖🇰🇭

  • @soundpassion-africa2874
    @soundpassion-africa2874 Před 3 lety +2

    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
      @DawnPeacock Před 2 lety

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

  • @nooryasser5941
    @nooryasser5941 Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @sabiasulthana1104
    @sabiasulthana1104 Před 5 lety +1

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

  • @hakimullahshahryarh2761
    @hakimullahshahryarh2761 Před 3 lety +8

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

  • @NgocTran-ov6gr
    @NgocTran-ov6gr Před 4 lety +1

    Wow! Thank you so much!

  • @bhadrabrahma5460
    @bhadrabrahma5460 Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you very much!

  • @bestlyrics2358
    @bestlyrics2358 Před 3 lety +1

    Great lesson!

  • @quynhdinh03
    @quynhdinh03 Před 4 lety +5

    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
      @servantoftheexpander9688 Před 2 lety

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

    • @4rg3s
      @4rg3s Před 6 měsíci

      Vietnamese rises voice at the end of every sentence lmao.

  • @quocthang1953
    @quocthang1953 Před 3 lety +1

    It was helpful for me, thank you pretty much

  • @jefersonsantos5769
    @jefersonsantos5769 Před 5 lety +2

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

  • @mary-2240
    @mary-2240 Před 3 lety

    great explanation. thanks x

  • @srujanamirthivada2737
    @srujanamirthivada2737 Před 3 lety

    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
      @Miniflower25 Před 2 lety +1

      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
      @srujanamirthivada2737 Před 2 lety

      @@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
      @Miniflower25 Před 2 lety +1

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