English Intonation Rules

Learn the rules of English intonation and common mistakes to avoid.
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[@alexanderlyon]

Thank you, Lisa, for including me in another video. It's always my pleasure to work with you and speak to your subscribers!

[@jjholland6414]

The best English teacher!

[@frenzypop1]

Straight facts

[@FayziyevFirdavs]

Rising intonation is for making questions and falling intonation is for making affirmative and imperative sentences. Proprer intonation is crucial.

[@Ankitasharma26]

Interesting video 😀 most ppl are heavily influenced by celebs who are often not too educated. They copy their dressing, manners and speaking style without second thoughts. This way so many pple end up making major mistakes while speaking.

[@AccurateEnglish]

Yes, that’s right.

[@user-bq2jy9uy5c]

You're Right dear teacher, intonation is important when we're communicating .

[@farzan000]

If we are heavily influenced by entertainment industries and their media, chances are we speak "uptalk" more!

[@fatiharouab1127]

Hi Liza I caught myself talking like this in my tongue the Frensh. I would not do that but I have been speaking like this as I have been through hardships lately and this can contribute highly to cheap away in someone's confidence. My confidence has way been dwindelling Your lesson is usefull. Thanks a million and we really miss your precious lessons . Thanks to you I am able to write, speak and read English. It was a challenge for me.

[@user-sw6hv5rx3b]

Professional speech should sound like a breath of the ocean. It's smooth and unbreakable

[@emirduratovic9954]

🤦‍♂

[@cappernight9303]

I agree, but what we see is a lot of rude people!

[@israelrivero1783]

Lisa, you are definitely the best teacher on this platform. I appreciate all your teaching. God bless you!!

[@SIRERIC_PODCAST]

Helpful 👍🏾

[@homam.3173]

Thanks Lisa; again. Since your previous excellent video a few years ago about the same subject, of which I referenced when participating in making a KZbin clip named “Right Intonation;Wrong Intonation” in my first language, this “uptalk” has disseminated like a virus. Unfortunately it didn’t stay limited to doubtful personages, teen groups, political debates, celebrities, ESL speakers, but also more and more educated experts are talking that way. Imagine listening to a scientific topic or a reportage on national radio, and the speaker is doing such. It’s not always easy to move away from the conversation. Now in workplace meetings, when someone addresses me with that intonation, I have developed this behaviour to say: I’m not sure I’m following; was that a question or a statement?” And guess what; the speaker has no idea what am I intending, and the discussion cracks because it looks like I don’t understand the “English words” other members are using! I’ve done my share by explaining the example of “name the weekday” and then referring people to your first KZbin video about this when possible, but cannot do so in the middle of all scenarios I get to be present at. Best Appreciation and Luck

[@ericvigen]

Thanks Lisa for your wonderful video. As ever, it was not just learning English language, but professional speaking skills as well. 👌 Please make a video about "connotation" too. Thank You! 🙏

[@farzan000]

👍

[@claudiabettancourt5028]

It was a very useful class, thanks so much. I'm not a native english speaker, however, after watching your video I realized that I used to uptalk a lot and now I know it doesn't sound well and professional.

[@AccurateEnglish]

Glad it was helpful!

[@psychoe.]

I study English Language and English Literature & Culture in Norway, and when our professor (Australian) talked about intonation, he said Norwegians have a very interesting intonation with a lot of uptalk which makes us mix it into our English accent. He also said we need to be careful with uptalk to people with an English mother-tongue because they might think we mock them or we just annoy them (and that we might get hit in the face lol). It really depends on the Norwegian dialects too because no one speaks exactly like the written languages here. With phonetics I've been focusing on the American accent, and I try my best to not sound like a Kardashian. If you talk to a foreigner who does a lot of uptalk, they might be Norwegian as I believe we struggle with it the most in the world

[@galacziattila9997]

Thank You!

[@isaacalmeidajunior3777]

I love your classes Lisa. You’re excellent teacher. Congratulations

[@AccurateEnglish]

Thank you! 😃

[@flaviooliveira6999]

When I hear some speak with “uptalk” intonation especially at workplace environment, it sounds as if they were talking with no confidence, indisposed and arrogant at the same time, unprofessional and has no commitment and responsibility related to the job. Nobody likes an "uptalker", comparing the normal intonation and the uptalk. it made so clear how a natural speaker sounds and how a person speaking with a forced and wrong intonation can be unprepared and totally misunderstood. I also used to speak like this, but I also watched a previous video about it, here and I try to avoid it, it's a nuance, a simple mistake, but makes all the difference.

[@DEEPAK..............143]

Like from India ❤

[@gabriellagirardi4741]

Intonation is very important. Thank you very much for this great lesson!

[@wednesdaychild2408]

Good morning Liz, i watch your uploaded vdos , to each comment ,i can only put a sign of a heart and thumbs up. Reason: i am neither a good talker nor writer. Thanks to your great effort to teach us online.❤ God bless you.

[@abadalrhmazkoo922]

Thanks for this wonderful video. It is really useful! Teacher Lisa, your efforts are highly appreciated!

[@slowlearner4341]

Highly important aspect of proper communication (not only in English) even for not advanced learners. By the by, the same phonetic + semantic phenomenon plays a key role in few languages I am familiar with. Most likely this is a universal combination. Merci beaucoup Madame.

[@kjiranuch]

Excellent and superp lesson about pronounciation.

[@AccurateEnglish]

Thank you! 😃

[@elipharjean-pierre6477]

Thanks a lot for this useful video Lisa...🙏🏾🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹

[@gertrudisramirez9964]

This is a very very useful video. Thank you so much Lisa.

[@VKidsToys]

Thank Lisa, Love from Cambodia

[@marilynH66]

I am glad I came across this particular video!

[@MarcosQuiroz-jl1eo]

Thank you, teacher, you have no idea how this has boosted my English pronunciation.

[@venoledlin9961]

Thank you

[@Moussa-bk9bq]

Hello teacher I m very proud with you. Musa from Sénégal

[@jorgletchler1980]

Ok

[@aidaylianadiazgarcia9145]

Thanks Mrs. Lisa !!!!

[@chaovue1895]

Thanks Lisa.

[@resource2313]

It's really nice to join your class.

[@christianimenusiergiancris3798]

Uptalk is incredibly disengaging. Even worse, when uptalk comes alongside vocal fry!

[@chaovue1895]

Thanks Lisa

[@NgoDangHien]

You're a fantastic Teacher i ever seem before. I can know more after watch this lesson. Thanks a lot really appreciated

[@Lucy-xl3jc]

Splendid, thank you!

[@MrEdgar507]

Amazing, it's really helpful. Thank you

[@guillermoguillermo4368]

You're a Godsend ❤

[@baljinderkumar9519]

Thanks mam.

[@Wisdom23]

Thanks for your videos. Please try to post them more often 🙏 😔 💕

[@pedropinto1541]

That's really amazing, thanks for sharing with us.

[@kobinsadvance]

Wow! What a valuable video. And I really find the Uptalk or Upspeak style way too annoying and cringe. I'm glad that I watched this video.

[@yujieliao536]

Fantastic! Shared with one of my friends

[@halimekaya9906]

Very helpful.

[@CasonHuangvonTaiwan]

Thanks for the reminder, Professor Lisa🌸❤️😄🥰🙏🌟

[@mohsen7021]

Thank you so much

[@adrianapassarino4436]

Excelente.

[@ramzy-6566]

all of your videos amazing.

[@_ABCDEF11]

Thanks for these efforts, ma'am, 💝💝Love from INDIA🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@SelmaSilva-fw8hw]

Love it! Thank you.

[@__Roylee]

Yes more proof that uptalk is trash! My kids will be watching this one. Thanks for the lesson!

[@samukaikromah9814]

Thank you so much 💓

[@TheDigital-Teacher]

Your videos are outstanding. Kudos Lisa.

[@IftikharAhmad-fv7rk]

Nice information ❤

[@neclakonak5384]

Wow how enjoyable listening you to ❤thanks both of you ❤

[@bravesword]

hank you very much for your work and videos! Please, make a playlist of your videos where we can watch in order. I don’t where to start…

[@rubamousa9444]

You are best of the best

[@user-ey1rq1wn9q]

Thnks more video 🙏 humble request 🙏

[@Run.Ran.Run1]

I wish there were an online uptalk filter. I always click on the "Do not recommend this channel" whenever I hear it. Thank you for your work.

[@tikaregmi959]

Superb❤❤

[@MonicaEGolak]

We have also German intonation. I guess that goes for all languages...

[@psychoe.]

absolutely, and sometimes the intonation has different rules (or no fixed rules at all). In Norway there's a lot of falling and rising in the intonation, so when we speak English there's too much uptalk in our accent

[@mohamedabdelnaby5606]

Always informative ❤

[@thilakasirispathiranage9981]

Helpful, it is.

[@anson_ng]

Gosh! I thought it was the standard accent of Americans. No wonder whenever I heard some Americans talk without such uptalk accent sometimes, I would wonder why they sounded not so American-like. I noticed that uptalk was very common among the young people mostly. I thought that if I wanted to be more native speaking then I have to sound more like them. Now I know it's such a misleading thought. Thanks Lisa for clearing this up.

[@AccurateEnglish]

You’re welcome! 😄

[@VanNguyen-kx6gx]

Like voices, music sounds, intonations make listeners feel what saying. So I suggest using the sign to stress it.

[@nizarkhaznadar490]

Always.... The Best... 🎉🎉🎉👍💯

[@melquiadesdiaz5458]

Hi teacher thanks for having brought this excellent explanation I love to imitate you always.my best regards always 👍🏽

[@user-ey1rq1wn9q]

Thnks ma'am please upload more video frequently humble request

[@ibrahimzekoura7578]

Idioms please😍😍🥺 ma'am

[@budgieterminal7426]

The uptalk is a hiphop inflicted loop .

[@eyesfreesight3962]

Thanks for the new video, Lisa! But I would like to go deeper in this topic :) I know there are a lot of pitches in the intonation…. Will you please consider creating a full course on American intonation?

[@12701270able]

Thanks, Uptalk really gives an impression to those speaking to me that he is less intelligent, more artificial and more insecure. It makes him or she a laughing stock. Typical the way of speaking of an Essex girl streotype they generally speak in the way of the upspeak Thanks, Lisa for learning many new things from you

[@catherinehsu65]

Joe Rogan's "uptalk" cracks me up

[@KR-mh7hx]

"I click away as soon as I hear it any video"... I do the same!

[@user-ue8fi5sl1t]

it would go a long way .

[@Occ881]

Where were you lisa❤

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😊✔️

[@nedazare2427]

❤❤❤

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👍👍👍

[@wardKam]

Unnecessary listen causes kind of confusions.

[@Vladimir1976opana]

In Russian intonation works the same.

[@walquiriatews]

❤

[@mohammedsalahuddin263]

Is there anyone who i can practice speaking with

[@phanthao1778]

I know he is somewhere 😊😊

[@minervaloves]

I don’t agree with what people are saying about uptalk. Are we supposed to think that everyone that uses uptalk is dumb? Not smart? We don’t want to spread stereotypes.

[@AmolGawali-hk9cr]

What is it called in one word English if someone takes a draught kissing bottel and put it back into same bottle ?

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[@user-ll3wo9gi6e]

Is it natural to say ‘Really?’ with falling intonation to express compliment rather than doubt? Ex; Son ‘I got a 100 on the test today!’ Mother’Oh! Really?⤵️’

[@kobinsadvance]

Not natural.

[@user-hw7cw9kj7r]

It would sound more like a sarcasm to me.

[@user-ll3wo9gi6e]

Thank you!

[@Cochita322]

No, it sounds like you can't believe he's got 100 on his test. You could say oh that's great, I am learning too, so

[@musixoid]

Is "I recommend that you don't speak this way" (around 5:36) grammatically correct? Shouldn't it be "I recommend that you not speak this way"? At least to sound professional :)

[@CoronaVirus-uy1cw]

Good job

[@ernestocrespin1471]

" Don't do her this way": Howard Stern

[@Idiom.and.Phrases]

Nice

[@nailahtombo-zr4li]

Thank you