- Welcome back to lesson four. Before we begin say this question. Not really, say it out loud to yourself or record yourself saying it. That would be better. Record it, send that
voice note to your friend. Explain later, they'll understand, they're your friend, it's fine. But I want you to hear how you say it now, so you can compare how you say
it at the end of this video. I want to show you how much you improve. Or in your Instagram stories, tag me @papateachme. How you say it now and
how you say it again at the end of this video. I want to see your progress. So in the last video, we looked at word stress and how the schwa is like the God of all
British pronunciation. And we're going to build on that, because today I'm going to answer a very common question I get. How does British intonation work? How can I get that rhythm, that
flow of British intonation? Today we find out. Let's start with this question. Are you a doctor? No one says it like that. Hmm. If I just said, "You doctor?" (rhythmic pensive music) Then this guy, he still
understands the question. No one is confused. So like I said before, those words are the important
words for communication. So we'll focus on those words by stressing those words when we speak. And this is where you start
to see the intonation, that flow, that rhythm,
it's starting to build. Okay, what's about these words? Meh, they're not important. So they become weak forms, schwa sounds. This is how that will sound, "Are you are doctor?" You hear how that sounds. We stress those two
words, "Are you a doctor?" and those two words become
weak, schwa, meh, boring. We don't need them. Are you a doctor? Say it with me one more time. Are you a doctor? Also notice the schwa in doctor. See? I told you the schwa is everywhere. Okay, so that's very common
in are you questions. Are you, blah, blah, blah. But, but, but let's try another example. Let's try this. Are you going out tonight? In this case we're not focusing on the you of the sentence. We're already talking. We
know who I'm talking to. So the you is not the focus. In this question, the action, or more specifically the direction of where they are going, right? So the are you become weak forms? Are you. Are you going out tonight? Again, we only really
need going out tonight to understand what that question is. And again more specifically,
where are you going? Out. So that has the stress in a sentence. You're going out tonight? Say it with me. Are you going out tonight? Again, you don't have to use
the glottal t in tonight. You could say tonight, that's also fine. But let's try the whole question. Are you going out tonight? (clapping) Well done. So like I mentioned in
the doctor question, we pronounced you like you, but in this question,
you going out tonight, we pronounced you like ye. Why? Again, because it's
the focus of the sentence. Are we focusing on the person, the action or the time or the place? The focus of the sentence will determine which words are stressed,
which words are weak forms and how the intonation will sound. That's the secret. That's the whole big secret. And you just, literally,
just learned it right now. (clapping) Well done you. Did I, did I learn it? I'm still not really
sure about intonation. What? Okay. If you're still not really
sure about the intonation and the focus, let's
compare these two questions. You're going out tonight. No. Why? Are you going out tonight? You see, in the reply the focus is not on the action anymore. We both know what we're talking about. The focus is now on the other person, and that is the word that's stressed. So instead of ye going out tonight it's now you going out tonight. Hear the difference? That's the secret, that's it. And I'm really curious. Do you do this in your language? Like, do you have this word stress? Like you might pronounce
a word differently if you're focusing on that
aspect of the sentence, I'm really curious. Please let me know in the comments. And I'll be honest, I'm really curious. Do you do this in your language? Like does the pronunciation
of certain words change? If the focus of the sentence
is on a different word, do you have weak forms? That's what I'm asking. Let me know in the comments,
because now I'm really curious. Anyway, quick practice time. Repeat these with me. Also, I want you to notice
which words I'm stressing that will determine which
information I'm really asking for. Are you okay? We'll stress the you in this question but notice this is a
schwa and this is a schwa. One more time. Are you okay? (clapping) Next one: What are you doing? Also, you don't have
to use that glottal t, again, like I did. You could pronounce it like a true t. What are you doing? What are you doing? I just want you to start
using those weak forms. What are you doing? Again, what's the focus of the sentence? If I just say to you: what doing? It sounds weird but you
will understand my question. That's the focus. That's how intonation works. What are you doing? Next: Are you at home? Are you hungry? Are we meeting tomorrow? Are they leaving? Where are you from? I chose to use both weak
forms for that sentence. I could also say: Where are you from? If I want to focus on
you for that question, both the correct. It depends on the situation. Okay. Okay, now let's
try do you questions. Those are fun. We have a lot of different ways to pronounce do you in questions. And the reason is connected speech. I'll talk about connected
speech in a future lesson but for now, just know that when a word finishes with a d sound and the next word begins with a y sound, you connect them with
a j sound, like this. D'ya wanna get a pizza? D'ya wanna get a pizza? D'ya wanna get a pizza? Well done. This would be an extremely
common way to hear a do you question, but you might also hear do you pronounced in these ways: do ya, do ya want to get a pizza? Do you, do you wanna get pizza? Do you? I want to get a pizza. Do
you want to get a pizza? Do you? Do you want to get pizza? And finally d'you. I want pizza, he wants
pizza. D'you want pizza? Let's practice together. You repeat what I say: D'ya, do ya, do you,
do you, do you, d'you. Let's practice those
together in a conversation. Let's do this TikTok style. I'll be red. You say blue. No, no pizza. No. No carbs. A grapefruit? No. Maybe. Hmm no. No eggs. Yes! Amazing. Now all of these are equally
correct and equally British. Again, it just depends on
how fast you're talking and what the focus of the sentence is. So, don't worry. They're all equally correct
and all equally British. Let's move on. Okay. Now, quick practices. Again, repeat them with me. Let's practice a few different ways that we can pronounce do you. Listen carefully and repeat with me. Do you fancy a coffee? What the? Do you understand this? Do you prefer coffee or tea? Do you have any money? What do you think of this song? I live in London. Where do you live? And now finally have you questions. And I want to focus on... Focus here. Oh mate, have you seen "The Crown"? No. Have you? In the first question it's just normal. The focus is on the action. So have and you become weak forms: ave ye. Ave ye, ave ye. Say it with me, ave ye. Ave ye seen "The Crown"? But the reply, again, changes
the focus of the sentence. We both know what the action is, but now the focus is on the other person and their experience. So have is still a weak form, but you again is now pronounced like a you instead of a ye. Another example: Have you finished yet? No. Have you finished? Yeah. I'm smart. Remember, at the beginning of this video I asked you to pronounce this question. Now we're going to try again and see how much you've improved. So the focus, the stress will be these and these will be weak forms. Also, when we speak fast, this word - been - usually becomes bin. It just does. English is weird. I'm sorry. So I will say at first you repeat with me: Have you been to Brazil? Also notice you have that
option with the l-sound, because it's a dark l,
you could say Brazil. Have you been to Brazil or Brazil? Have you been to Brazil? Both are equally correct.
Both equally British. It's your choice, whichever
you find more comfortable. Amazing, yeah. So tag me in your Instagram
stories @papateachme. I want to see your progress. Also, I want to see how you pronounce these three sentences using everything that we've
ever learned ever in our lives. Remember, practice them first. There are many different ways
that you might pronounce them. See which style feels
more comfortable for you. Remember, this is how we build our natural British pronunciation style. But take your time. We don't immediately come out as babies, speaking with perfect
British pronunciation. Naturally, we do. It's quite adorable. Okay. First sentence. Have you seen my phone? Is it over there? Now, be careful with the word seen. Yes, we've been, we pronounce
it bin when it's fast, but with seen, we don't
really change that to sin. Just, eh. Okay. Next one. Do you want to go out tonight? Remember, there are many ways that you could pronounce the sentence. You've got the t-option. You've got the d'ya, d'you,
do ya, lots of options. Practice. Try out a few different ways. Okay. Number three. Are you serious? So well done today. That's a lot of information. If you need to watch again, please do so. It takes time. Also, remember you can get my free Ultimate British
Pronunciation guide at papateachme.com. It'll help you follow
these lessons more easily and track your progress a bit better. And I'll see you in
lesson five next Saturday. (cheerful music)
