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Today’s tip is on the intonation of questions.
問句的語調分為三種：
1.YES OR NO 問句 句尾升調
Do you like Taiwan?↗
Can you speak Chinese?↗
2.WH-問句 句尾降調
What time is it?↘
Where do you live?↘
3.選擇疑問
最後一項降調，其他所有升調
● Remember that intonation is the rising and falling of the pitch of your voice.
● So 「she’s here.」 is a statement, but 「she’s here?」 is a question.
● But it isn’t true that all questions have a rising intonation.
● Today, let’s just look at the intonation of three types of questions: 「Yes/No」 questions, 「Wh-」 questions and choice questions.
● 「Yes/No」 questions have a rising intonation.
● 「Wh-」qusetions have a falling intonation.
● And choice questions have a rising intonation for every choice except the last choice, which has a falling intonation.
● 「Yes/No」 questions such as 「Do you like Taiwan?」 「Can you speak Chinese?」 have a rising intonation.
● The listener must answer either 「yes」 or 「no」.
● 「Wh-」 questions start with the words 「who」, 「what」, 「where」, 「when」,」 why」, 「which」 and 「how」.
● 「Wh-」 questions have a falling tone.
● For example, 「What time is it?↘」 「Where do you live?↘」
● Don’t say 「What time is it?↗」 「Where do you live?↗」
● In choice questions, the listener is expected to choose one item from several.
● For example, 「Would you like juice, Coke, Tea or coffee?」
● A rising tone is used for every choice except the last, which has a falling tone.
● Listen to another example. 「Do you like basketball, baseball, soccer or football?」
● So remember that 「Yes/No」 questions, 「Wh-」 questions, and choice question have different intonation patterns, and make sure to intone them properly.
記住，語調是你聲音音調的升降。
「她在這兒。」是個肯定句，但「她在這兒？」「是個疑問句。
但並非所有的疑問句都用升調。
今天，我們來看看三類疑問句的語調：「一般疑問句、「特殊疑問句和選擇疑問句。
●一般疑問句用升調。
特殊疑問句用降調。
選擇疑問句，除了最後一個選項用降調，其他每個選項都用升調。
一般疑問句,例如」Do you like Taiwan? 「Can you speak Chinese?」 用升調。
●聽者必須回答「Yes」或「No」。
特殊疑問句以「who」、「what」、「where」、「when」、「why」、「which」和「how」開頭。
特殊疑問句用降調讀。
例如，「whay time is it？(降調）「Where do you live？「（降調）
不要用升調讀出來
●在選擇疑問句中，要求聽者從幾個選項中選擇一個。
例如，「Would you like juice,coke,tea or coffee？「
●除了最後一個選項用降調，其他每個選項都用升調。
聽另一個例子。Do you like basketball,baseball,soccer or football?
記住：一般疑問句、特殊疑問句和選擇疑問句有不同的語調，要讀準語調。
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