echo-question

Echo Question

When you do not understand something that people are saying to you, you can repeat what they have said to confirm it. For example, when Nuria asks Jaume what time is it, Jaume tells her the time, but Nuria does not understand. She thinks that Jaume has said that it is one o`clock, so to confirm she asks again if it so.

Núria: La una?

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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 phrase: the voice tone raises at the last stressed syllable (u-) and then it lowers at the final syllable (-na).

Now listen to the sentence as many times as you want and pay attention to the graphic. Watch (and listen) that the voice tone raises at the last stressed syllable (u-) and then it flowers at the final syllable (-na).
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Listen and watch more examples.

Now imagine that Nuria has just met a guy. The boy tells Nuria his name. Nuria has not understood, but it seems he has said that his name is Genis. Listen and watch the example.

Now imagine that Nuria asks James who will come to the dinner. Jaume says who will come, but Nuria has not understood him. She thinks that Jaume has told that Barbara is going to come. To confirm it Nuria, asks again if Barbara is going to come. Listen and watch the example.
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Practice.

Now pronounce the sentence with the same interrogative intonation. Imagine that someone tells you what time is it but you haven´t understood. You think you have heard eleven. Ask again if it is 11 o’clock. After saying the sentence, listen how it should be pronounced.

Now imagine that you are organizing a dinner with your roommates. You ask one of them who is going to come for a dinner and he answers. You do not understand what he has just said, because he is aphonic. You think that he said "Eulalia". Ask again if it is Eulalia who is going to come. After saying this, listen how it should be pronounced.
Now imagine that your partner and you want to go to have dinner to celebrate your anniversary. You ask him to which restaurant you will go to have dinner and he / she answers your question. You do not understand what he /she has just said, because he /she is aphonic. You think he /she said “A la Gavina”. Ask him again if it is “A la Gavina”. After saying this, listen how it should be pronounced.
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Equal or different?

Listen to these 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 say if their intonation is appropriate for the context.

Imagine you're talking to your friend Jordi. You ask him what is his sister’s name. When he answers you do not understand. You think he said "Marina", but you are not sure and you ask him ask again.
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Imagine that you are at home and your brother comes in. You think that he said that it's raining outside. You haven´t understood and you say "It's raining" “Està plovent”.
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