command

Command

When you want to give a direct order to someone, you can use an imperative sentence, For example, Núria’s nephews are playing in the garden and Núria sees that it is starting to rain. She leans out of the window and order them to come inside.

Núria: Entreu a casa!

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How does it sound? Listen and watch.

Listen again to the sentence you have just heard. Listen to the melody of the sentence: the voice tone falls sharply in the last stressed syllable of the sequence and stays low until the end of the sequence.

Now listen to the sentence as many times as you want and pay attention to the graphic. Watch (and listen) how the voice falls sharply in the last stressed syllable of the sequence (-ca-) and stays low until the final syllable of the sequence (-sa).
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Listen and watch more examples.

Now imagine that Núria is at the playground with her niece. The little girl is running too far away. Núria is worried because there are many cars in the avenue next to the playground. Therefore, she tells the little girl to come over. Listen and watch the example.

Now imagine that Núria’s nieces have taken her jewels and are playing with them. Núria doesn’t want the girls to untidy them and order them to stop. Listen and watch the example.
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Train yourself.

Now pronounce a sentence with the same imperative intonation. Imagine that you are speaking with your nephew. He is playing in the garden. You see that it is starting to rain. You don’t want him to get wet and you order him: “Vine cap a casa!” (Come inside). After practicing, listen how it is pronounced.

Imagine that you are speaking with your flat mate. It has been his turn to clean the flat for some days now and he just tells you that he has nothing to do. You tell him: “Neteja el pis!” (Clean the flat). After practicing, listen how it is pronounced.
Imagine that you are in the dining room with your little brother. He takes music lessons and he should leave in the next few minutes. Instead of preparing to go, he says that he doesn’t want to and that he prefers to stay home and play. Order him to go by saying: “Vés a música!” (Go to your music lessons)
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Equal or different?

Listen to the following sentences and decide if the intonation is the same you heard in the sentence of the initial video.

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Appropriate or not?

Listen to these sentences and decide if their intonation is appropriate for the context.

Imagine that your nephews are playing football next to your place. It’s getting dark. As you don’t want them to be outside so late, you call them.
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Imagine that you went shopping. When you come home you find your nephew sitting on the stairs doing nothing. Ask him to take up one bag.
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