For lots of examples and practice exercises, start with this playlist on intonation patterns in American English: kzread.info/head/PL81YJkck6j1skLXWgFLopLhs2yrqECzou or join my free intonation challenge: intonationchallenge.com.

How wonderful this video is, Kim!

American English Intonation is so interesting and fun to learn but painful when it comes to practicing lol I have given up working on it a 1,000 times but every time you uploaded a new video, I can't help watching it then get motivated again afterwards. Thank you for this informative video. I'm not sure if it's too late to say this but Happy New Year

@Englishwithkim

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Happy new year to you too! One of the myths was inspired by a previous comment you left. Yes, it is very easy to give up when working on stress and intonation on your own because there are so many different aspects to consider and you need to find the right "system" that works for you. I'm happy to hear that my videos inspire you to keep going. I truly believe you can make a difference in how you sound - you just need to trust the process and keep going! ✨

Hi! Kim you are amazing teacher.I enjoy watching the video. It's useful lesson. Thank you so much.

@Englishwithkim

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm happy to hear this was useful for you. 😀

I like your videos before watching. you're a great teacher.and your videos awesome.thank you so much ma'am

@Englishwithkim

5 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that! It's nice to hear you expect the videos to be helpful before watching 🤗

I thought Intonation and Stress were two different things. I'll watch this video 3 more times.

@Englishwithkim

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, they are two different things, but they work together. Sentence stress is when we emphasize key syllables of key words, whereas intonation is the additional meaning we convey through changes in pitch (such as emotions and attitudes!). You'll occasionally see someone refer to sentence stress as intonation, but it's not the same thing.

Hi Kim. I like your class, you are a great teacher. I have a problem with intonation when I speak very fast. Great video bye.

@Englishwithkim

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this challenge with me. It can be challenging to focus on how your voice sounds when you're speaking quickly. The more you practice, the more clear you'll be able to speak.

You look awesome... I missed you and your voice..🥰

@Englishwithkim

5 жыл бұрын

Make sure your click the bell to make sure KZread notifies you of my videos 😉

Thank you so much for this useful video as all ways in Arabic language we have intonation just like English language .

@Englishwithkim

5 жыл бұрын

Are there similar intonation patterns for statements and questions, or do you notice similar ways to express emotions?

@hadialmayahy8627

5 жыл бұрын

@@Englishwithkim yes I notice similar ways to express emotions .

That's a good subject intonation, I have a question about it, when you speak at your natural speed do you uncofortable doing so many tounge movements? because as a non native speaker, probably because I am not used to speak 100% english all the time, sometime I have to slow down my speech in order to articulate words correctly, any advise for this? Post data I love your videos.

@Englishwithkim

5 жыл бұрын

You're completely right - as a non-native speaker you will need to slow down your speech at first in order to articulate words correctly. (I even have a video on this which you can watch here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mZ-K2NtuetCfhrg.html) Your mouth needs to learn how to transition into these sounds efficiently, and building up muscle memory takes time and practice. When I work on exercises (such as the vowel exercises in my Sound More American video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/e6atsNCYpbixY5s.html) along with my clients, my mouth and tongue ARE tired by the end. But in my normal, everyday speech, my mouth is used to moving through those shapes and knows "shortcuts" to link sounds together so they're not so much work. In English, we use stress, reductions, and connected speech to move more efficiently between sounds. That's why we drop sounds in high-frequency words like "February" and "chocolate," and why we reduce less important function words. This is why stress is so much more important than clearly articulating each and every sound. You need to focus on clear vowels and clear syllables on stressed words more than the rest. It *is* exhausting to clearly articulate every single sound, and that's why native speakers don't do it. 😉

I have a question, spanish language has intonation? Thank you for making these videos they're really useful!

@Englishwithkim

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, it does! It took me many, many years of speaking Spanish to realize I was transferring American intonation directly into Spanish and it was giving me a strong accent! Each country's accent has different intonation. What sounds normal in Argentina sounds aggressive in Peru, and what sounds normal in Chile might sound tentative in Argentina (from my experience living there as a non-native speaker, of course!).

You're just my missing tool, just start watching two of your videos I identify my problem. You awesome. I want to know if you are a linguist?

@Englishwithkim

3 жыл бұрын

That's awesome! Knowing what to focus on is super important. Linguist is an interesting word in English. My academic training is in language, literature, and culture, as well as teaching English to speakers of other languages. My professional experience is in English language education. Because I have studied and taught languages, you might call me a linguist, but I personally would not refer to myself as such. I associate the term linguist with the academic/research field of linguistics.

I think I have watched this video 10 time.

@Englishwithkim

4 жыл бұрын

I assume that's because you have found the video helpful! How are you doing on your intonation journey? Do you have any questions about intonation you'd like me to answer in 2020?

Hi Kim "The emphasis a stressed word can make in a sentence" what does it want to ask?

@Englishwithkim

10 ай бұрын

I'm not exactly sure what you're asking me to clarify here, but I encourage you to check out this video, which specifically talks about changing emphasis to change your meaning: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gK56xtivZsuqntI.html

Would you please give a couple of examples.

@Englishwithkim

5 жыл бұрын

For tons of examples, try this playlist on intonation patterns in American English: kzread.info/head/PL81YJkck6j1skLXWgFLopLhs2yrqECzou as well as this video on sentence stress: kzread.info/dash/bejne/d3iYz9OlkdW4gaQ.html

Aussie accent sounds more tentative???? What's it means?

@Englishwithkim

5 жыл бұрын

The Australian accent can sound more laid-back than the American accent. There tend to be more rises at the end of sentences. To an American ear, that can sound less definite and final, and more tentative. We usually use falling intonation at the end of statements. What you hear is called "Australian Question Intonation."

Your eyes are so beautiful

@Englishwithkim

5 жыл бұрын

That's kind of you to say!

Hi teacher how 're you Plz teacher next time try to speak slowly because many ppl is new beginning learn English like me. By the way in my country no English only my government forced we to learn French

@Englishwithkim

5 жыл бұрын

I understand that it can be challenging to hear me speak at a natural speed. Remember, you can always watch with the captions (click the [CC] button), or adjust the speed of the video to your preference. Simply click the gear icon ⚙️ and change the speed from normal to .75 or lower. On a mobile phone, click the three dots in the upper right hand corner and adjust the speed from there. Hope that helps!

@madjidkendouli7393

5 жыл бұрын

For me i make tradition English i can read and understand what you say

You are talking fast!

@Englishwithkim

5 жыл бұрын

I'm talking at my normal speed as most of my students and clients live in the US and Canada and are used to natural speech. Remember, you can always watch with the captions (click the [CC] button), or adjust the speed of the video to your preference. Simply click the gear icon ⚙️ and change the speed from normal to .75 or lower. On a mobile phone, click the three dots in the upper right hand corner and adjust the speed from there. Hope that helps!

I don't think your intimation and accent is good one.. Your speak too fast like a machine. As a teacher you should speak more slowly, more clearly and take more pauses.

@Englishwithkim

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your opinion. I encourage you to adjust the playback speed of a video if you don't like how fast or how slow the person is speaking. I choose to speak at a natural speed in my videos.

@goutamkr.mistry1435

3 жыл бұрын

@@Englishwithkim I can understand what you say. But you speak like a MACHINE. When we hear from a video from KZread by controlling playback speed, the voice loses its rhythm and melody. Okay thanks.

More practice, Please 🤎 Can you make the whole video with just exercises to repeat? Without talking about it? That would be great

@Englishwithkim

Жыл бұрын

This video was created to answer questions people asked me about stress and intonation after watching other videos with less explanation and more practice.