Intonation for questions

Savollarda ohang

"Ha/yo'q" savollarida (Are you ready? Do you like it?) ohang oxirida ko'tariladi ↗. "Wh-" savollarida (What, Where, Why, How) ohang odatda oxirida pasayadi ↘ — aynan shu joyda o'zbek so'zlovchilari ko'p xato qiladi. Tasdiq savollarida (question tags): agar ishonchingiz komil bo'lsa ohang pasayadi ("It's cold, isn't it? ↘"), haqiqatan so'rayotgan bo'lsangiz ko'tariladi ↗. Muloyim bo'lish uchun "Wh-" savolini yuqoriroq ohangda boshlang va oxirida pasaytiring.

Tipik xato: Barcha savollarda ohangni ko'tarish (o'zbek tilidagi "-mi" savollari kabi) yoki savollarni tekis, monoton ohangda aytish — bunda savol qo'pol yoki qiziqishsiz eshitiladi.

Misollar

  • Are you a student? ↗

    Ha/yo'q savol — oxiri ko'tariladi.

  • Where do you live? ↘

    Wh-savol — oxiri pasayadi.

  • What do you do? ↘

    "do" da pasayish.

  • Do you like it here? ↗

    Ko'tarilish oxirgi urg'uli so'zdan boshlanadi.

  • It's a nice day, isn't it? ↘

    Tasdiq kutyapsiz — pasayadi.

  • You're coming tomorrow, aren't you? ↗

    Haqiqatan bilmaysiz — ko'tariladi.

  • Sorry? ↗

    Qaytarishni so'rash — ko'tariladi.

  • Tea or coffee? ↗ ↘

    Tanlov savoli: birinchisida ko'tarilib, oxirida pasayadi.

Mashq: ovoz chiqarib o'qing va yozib oling

  • Have you ever been to London?

  • What made you decide to study abroad?

  • Do you prefer working alone or in a team?

  • It's quite expensive, isn't it?

  • Where did you go for your last holiday?

  • Could you tell me where the library is?

  • Is this your first time here?