Intonation – intonation
Let's Define It!
What's an *intonation*?
An intonation is when you give a spoken sentence a particular pattern of pitch and tone in order to give it a special meaning.
For example, one can turn any statement into a question (interrogative sentence) by giving it a special intonation (raising the tone of one's voice at the end of the spoken utterance).
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Let's Pronounce It!
What does it sound like in French?
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Let's Have an Example or Two!
Can a little reinforcement do the trick?
Here are two sentences that are both exactly the same. However, one of them is a question because of the intonation affecting it at the end.
"Tu as mangé." --> You ate (Declarative-Affirmative sentence).
"Tu as mangé?" --> You ate? / Did you eat? (Interrogative sentence).
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