Sentence Stress in English Pronunciation Satzbetonung in der englischen Aussprache Sentence Stress in English Pronunciation El acento en la pronunciación inglesa L'accentuation des phrases dans la prononciation de l'anglais 英語の発音における文のストレス 영어 발음의 문장 강세 Zinsbouw in de uitspraak van het Engels Stres zdaniowy w wymowie angielskiej Acentuação da frase na pronúncia do inglês Sentence Stress в английском произношении İngilizce Telaffuzda Cümle Vurgusu Наголос у реченнях в англійській вимові 英语发音中的句子重音 英語發音中的句子重音

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In this lesson, you can learn about sentence stress in English. In dieser Lektion lernen Sie etwas über die Satzbetonung im Englischen. Bu derste, İngilizce'de cümle vurgusu hakkında bilgi edinebilirsiniz.

Stress is very important for your English pronunciation. Die Betonung ist sehr wichtig für Ihre englische Aussprache. İngilizce telaffuzunuz için stres çok önemlidir.

There are many different types of stress in English, and stress is used in many different İngilizcede pek çok farklı vurgu türü vardır ve vurgu pek çok farklı dilde kullanılır.

ways. yollar.

But wait a minute, what is stress? Ama bir dakika, stres nedir?

Stress means that you pronounce some syllables more strongly than others. Betonung bedeutet, dass Sie einige Silben stärker aussprechen als andere. Vurgu, bazı heceleri diğerlerinden daha güçlü telaffuz etmeniz anlamına gelir.

‘More strongly' means you pronounce these syllables more loudly, more clearly, and more 'Daha güçlü', bu heceleri daha yüksek sesle, daha net ve daha fazla telaffuz ettiğiniz anlamına gelir.

slowly.

Pronouncing sentence stress correctly will make a big difference to your English pronunciation. Die richtige Betonung eines Satzes macht einen großen Unterschied in Ihrer englischen Aussprache.

You'll immediately sound clearer and more natural when you speak English.

Let's start by looking at sentence stress in more detail. Beginnen wir mit einer genaueren Betrachtung der Satzbetonung.

Look at a sentence:

How about we go for a coffee this afternoon? Wie wäre es, wenn wir heute Nachmittag einen Kaffee trinken gehen?

In this sentence, there are two kinds of words; let's call them content words and grammar In diesem Satz gibt es zwei Arten von Wörtern; nennen wir sie Inhaltswörter und Grammatikwörter

words.

Content words give you the meaning of the sentence. Inhaltswörter geben den Sinn des Satzes wieder.

The content words here are go, coffee, this and afternoon. Die Inhaltswörter sind hier go, coffee, this und afternoon.

If you don't hear these words, you won't understand the sentence. Wenn Sie diese Worte nicht hören, werden Sie den Satz nicht verstehen.

Grammar words don't carry meaning. Grammatikalische Wörter haben keine Bedeutung.

They're grammatically necessary; they connect the content words together. Sie sind grammatikalisch notwendig; sie verbinden die Inhaltswörter miteinander.

Think about it this way: if someone comes up to you and says, “Go coffee this afternoon?” Stellen Sie sich das so vor: Wenn jemand zu Ihnen kommt und sagt: "Gehen wir heute Nachmittag einen Kaffee trinken?

you can understand what they mean, even if it sounds a bit weird. können Sie verstehen, was sie meinen, auch wenn es ein bisschen seltsam klingt.

So, why are we talking about this?

Aren't we supposed to be talking about sentence stress? Sollten wir nicht über Satzbetonung sprechen?

The difference between content words and grammar words is the foundation of sentence stress. Der Unterschied zwischen Inhalts- und Grammatikwörtern ist die Grundlage für die Satzbetonung.

Content words are usually stressed, and grammar words are usually unstressed. Inhaltliche Wörter sind in der Regel betont, grammatikalische Wörter sind in der Regel unbetont.

Listen and try to hear the stress: how about we GO for a COFFEE THIS AFTERNOON? Hören Sie zu und versuchen Sie, die Betonung zu hören: Wie wäre es, wenn wir HEUTE NACHMITTAG einen KOFFEE trinken gehen?

Listen again: how about we GO for a COFFEE THIS AFTERNOON? Hören Sie noch einmal zu: Wie wäre es, wenn wir HEUTE NACHMITTAG einen KOFFEE trinken gehen?

Can you read the sentence with the stress?

Repeat after me: how about we GO for a COFFEE THIS AFTERNOON? Sprechen Sie mir nach: Wie wäre es, wenn wir HEUTE NACHMITTAG einen KOFFEE trinken gehen?

Do it one more time: how about we GO for a COFFEE THIS AFTERNOON?

Let's look at one more example sentence:

My phone's broken, so I'm going to buy a new one. Mein Telefon ist kaputt, also werde ich ein neues kaufen.

Which words do you think are content words, and which words are grammar words?

Before you answer, you should know one important point.

Sentence stress is flexible, and the line between content words and grammar words isn't Die Satzbetonung ist flexibel, und die Grenze zwischen Inhaltswörtern und Grammatikwörtern ist nicht

fixed, so the answers we show you are just the most probable ones; there are other possibilities. Die Antworten, die wir Ihnen zeigen, sind also nur die wahrscheinlichsten; es gibt noch andere Möglichkeiten.

So, think about your sentence, and which words you think are content words or grammar words.

Pause the video if you want more thinking time! Halten Sie das Video an, wenn Sie mehr Zeit zum Nachdenken haben möchten!

Ready?

Here's our suggestion. Hier ist unser Vorschlag.

Again, think about it like this: if you hear the content words, you can understand the

meaning of the sentence: “phone broken, going buy new one.” Bedeutung des Satzes: "Das Telefon ist kaputt, ich werde ein neues kaufen."

If you hear only the grammar words, it doesn't make any sense at all: “my so I'm to a.”

By the way, this idea can also really help your English listening.

You can see that you don't need to hear every word to understand the meaning of a

sentence.

If you focus on listening to the stressed words, you can understand someone's meaning, Wenn Sie sich darauf konzentrieren, die betonten Wörter zu hören, können Sie verstehen, was jemand meint,

even if you don't hear the unstressed grammar words. auch wenn Sie die unbetonten Grammatikwörter nicht hören.

Anyway, let's practice this sentence. Wie auch immer, lass uns diesen Satz üben.

Can you say the sentence with the stress? Kannst du den Satz mit der Betonung sagen?

Repeat after me: my PHONE'S BROKEN, so i'm GOING to BUY a NEW ONE.

Try once more: my PHONE'S BROKEN, so i'm GOING to BUY a NEW ONE.

Okay, now you know the basics about sentence stress.

Let's see what you can do! Zeigen Sie, was Sie drauf haben!

Look at three sentences:

Could you get some bread from the bakery on your way here?

I heard that the weather's going to be bad tomorrow. Ich habe gehört, dass das Wetter morgen schlecht sein soll.

He has no idea what he wants to do after he graduates. Er hat keine Ahnung, was er nach seinem Abschluss machen will.

So, first of all, pause the video, and find the stressed words in these three sentences.

Take as much time as you need, and start again when you're ready.

Okay?

Let's look at our suggested answers.

Remember that other answers are possible:

Next, let's try reading the sentences together.

Repeat after me, and pay attention to the stress: could you GET some BREAD from the

BAKERY on your WAY HERE?

Try it once more: could you GET some BREAD from the BAKERY on your WAY HERE?

Let's do the next one: i HEARD that the WEATHER'S going to be BAD TOMORROW.

One more time: i HEARD that the WEATHER'S going to be BAD TOMORROW.

Let's try the third sentence: he has NO IDEA WHAT he WANTS to DO AFTER he GRADUATES.

Again: he has NO IDEA WHAT he WANTS to DO AFTER he GRADUATES.

How was that?

Easy?

Difficult?

Remember that you can go back and review this section as many times as you need to.

You can also adjust the video speed to make it easier or more difficult.

For example, if you find it difficult, watch this section again at point seven five or Wenn Sie z. B. Schwierigkeiten haben, schauen Sie sich diesen Abschnitt noch einmal bei Punkt sieben fünf oder

point five speed.

Practice at a lower speed until you can pronounce the stress easily.

Then, try again at full speed!

Now, to pronounce sentence stress well, you also need to pay attention to the unstressed

words in a sentence.

Why is this? Warum ist das so?

Here's a very important point about sentence stress, or any stress. Hier ist ein sehr wichtiger Punkt über Satzstress, oder jeglichen Stress.

Stress is about contrast. Bei Stress geht es um Kontraste.

You heard before that stress means pronouncing some syllables more loudly, more clearly, Sie haben bereits gehört, dass Betonung bedeutet, dass einige Silben lauter und deutlicher ausgesprochen werden,

and more slowly than others.

That means that stress is relative. Das bedeutet, dass Stress relativ ist.

To pronounce stress clearly, you need a clear contrast between your stressed and unstressed

syllables.

So, when you're practicing sentence stress, you should pay equal attention to the unstressed

words.

Let's look at an example, using a sentence you saw before:

could you GET some BREAD from the BAKERY on your WAY HERE?

You need to pronounce the stressed words more strongly, and you need to pronounce the unstressed

words at a lower volume and a higher speed.

Often, unstressed words have a weak pronunciation.

Knowing how to pronounce weak forms is also important if you want to pronounce sentence

stress clearly.

Let's try something.

Read the sentence.

Make the stressed words as clear as possible.

Exaggerate the stress a little bit. 稍微誇大壓力。

Pronounce the unstressed words as fast as you can.

Try to get a really clear contrast between the stressed and unstressed words.

Listen first: could you GET some BREAD from the BAKERY on your WAY HERE?

Now you try: could you GET some BREAD from the BAKERY on your WAY HERE?

Let's do one more example, with a new sentence.

Look at the sentence:

i HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING from them SINCE their WEDDING. Ich habe seit ihrer Hochzeit nichts mehr von ihnen gehört.

Try reading the sentence. Versuchen Sie, den Satz zu lesen.

Again, focus on the contrast between stressed and unstressed syllalbles: i HAVEN'T HEARD

ANYTHING from them SINCE their WEDDING.

It's worth spending some time practicing this contrast: if you can pronounce the contrast

between stressed and unstressed sounds clearly, your English will sound much better and more

natural.

We were exaggerating the contrast slightly, so that you could hear it clearly.

It's fine to do this while you're practicing! Es ist in Ordnung, dies zu tun, während Sie üben!

You can go back and review this section, or review the previous section and focus on contrast

in your pronunciation.

What's next?

Well, you heard before that sentence stress is flexible.

Let's talk more about that! Lassen Sie uns mehr darüber reden!

Hello, what can I get you? Hallo, was darf ich Ihnen bringen?

One chocolate and raspberry muffin and a small americano with milk, please. Einen Schokoladen-Himbeer-Muffin und einen kleinen Americano mit Milch, bitte.

Sorry, you said a CHOCOLATE and raspberry muffin?

That's right!

Here you are! Hier sind Sie! Vous voilà !

I said a chocolate RASPBERRY muffin.

Oh, I am sorry!

I thought you said chocolate and STRAWBERRY.

Also, is there milk in this coffee?

Did you want MILK?

I thought you said an americano with SUGAR!

No, with MILK!

I'll make you a new one.

One cappuccino with milk coming up. Ein Cappuccino mit Milch kommt sofort. Un cappuccino avec du lait à venir.

No, not CAPPUCINO!

AMERICANO!

Right, right, just a minute.

Sentence stress is flexible.

It doesn't follow strict rules; instead, it depends on the meaning you want to express.

Sometimes, one idea in your sentence is more important than others.

You'll add extra stress to this idea. Sie werden dieser Idee zusätzlichen Stress hinzufügen.

Why does this happen? Warum ist das so?

One reason is to contradict or correct someone. 原因之一是反駁或糾正某人。

For example:

Buenos Aires is the capital of China.

No, Mikey. Nein, Mikey.

Buenos Aires is the capital of ARGENTINA.

BEIJING is the capital of China. BEIJING ist die Hauptstadt von China.

Two plus two is five.

No, Mikey.

Two plus two is FOUR.

Carrots are green.

No, Mikey.

Carrots are ORANGE.

Another reason to add extra stress is that you want to contrast two ideas.

For example:

i didn't want CAPPUCINO; i wanted an AMERICANO.

she doesn't live in PARIS; she lives in ROME.

the flight left at TEN? but i thought it left at TWELVE!

Finally, you might add extra stress just to emphasise one idea in your sentence, like

this:

ARE you going to london tomorrow?

--> Meaning: I'm emphasising the question, because I want a yes or no answer from you.

are YOU going to london tomorrow? Fährst DU morgen nach London?

--> Meaning: I know some other people are going to London, but I want to know if you --> Bedeutung: Ich weiß, dass einige andere Leute nach London fahren, aber ich möchte wissen, ob Sie

are going.

This stress pattern is often used to show surprise. Dieses Betonungsmuster wird oft verwendet, um Überraschung zu zeigen.

are you going to london TOMORROW?

--> Meaning: I know you're going to London on another day, but I want to know specifically --> Bedeutung: Ich weiß, dass du an einem anderen Tag nach London fährst, aber ich will es genau wissen

about tomorrow. über morgen.

Again, this suggests that I'm surprised.

In all of these cases, you add extra stress to one word in the sentence.

This doesn't replace ‘regular' sentence stress.

Instead, it's like an extra layer on top of it. Stattdessen ist es wie eine zusätzliche Schicht auf der Oberfläche.

In the question Are you going to London tomorrow, the content words going, London and tomorrow In der Frage "Fahren Sie morgen nach London?" sind die Wörter "fahren", "London" und "morgen" enthalten.

are stressed.

If you want to add stress to emphasise one idea, then you add this on top of the existing Wenn Sie einen Gedanken betonen wollen, fügen Sie diesen zusätzlich zu den bestehenden

stress. Stress.

For example:

are YOU going to london tomorrow?

In this case, you add ‘regular' sentence stress to going, London and tomorrow, and

‘extra' sentence stress to you.

The ‘extra' stress should be stronger than the ‘regular' stress.

Try it!

Repeat after me: are YOU going to london tomorrow?

Try one more time: are YOU going to london tomorrow? Versuchen Sie es noch einmal: Fahren SIE morgen nach London?

Note that this ‘extra' stress can be anywhere, including on grammar words.

So now, you know the most important points about sentence stress in English.

Here's a question: what do you think you need to focus on most in your English pronunciation? Hier ist eine Frage: Worauf müssen Sie sich Ihrer Meinung nach bei Ihrer englischen Aussprache am meisten konzentrieren?

What would make the biggest difference for you?

Let us know in the comments.

If you give us a good idea, we might make a video about your suggestion!

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