pronunciation.intonation-questions
Question intonation: rise vs fall
Yes/no questions rise at the end (¿Vienes mañana?↗) — intonation is often the ONLY question marker. Question-word questions fall like statements (¿Dónde vives?↘).
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Explication
Since word order may not change, the final rise carries the whole interrogative load in ¿trabajás acá?↗. Practice minimal pairs: viene mañana↘ (statement) / ¿viene mañana?↗.
Wh-questions start high on the question word and descend: ¿CUÁNto cuesta?↘. A rise on these signals surprise or echo (¿dónde?↗ = 'where did you say?').
Exemples
¿Tenés cambio? ↗
Do you have change?
Do you have change?
Région: global
¿Cómo llegaste? ↘
How did you get here?
How did you get here?
Région: global