Listen and compare · 6
CEFR B1
Review the contrast after listening
Mara bringt den Bericht morgen.
[ˈmaːʁa bʁɪŋt deːn bəˈʁɪçt ˈmɔʁɡən ↘]
Who brings it? FOCUS: Mara.
Mara bringt den Bericht morgen.
[ˈmaːʁa bʁɪŋt deːn bəˈʁɪçt ˈmɔʁɡən ↘]
When does she bring it? FOCUS: morgen.
What tells the two sounds apart
- acento de palabra ≠ foco de fraseThe same sentence answers different questions. Highlight the detail requested by the translation context and reduce prominence elsewhere. IPA keeps word stresses; FOCUS in the translation indicates the sentence stress to add. Check that who, what or when is clear without shouting or dropping words.
Why it is hard
The same sentence answers different questions. Highlight the detail requested by the translation context and reduce prominence elsewhere. IPA keeps word stresses; FOCUS in the translation indicates the sentence stress to add. Check that who, what or when is clear without shouting or dropping words.
Mara bringt den Bericht morgen, damit wir ihn vor der Sitzung lesen können.
To practise
- Jonas organisiert die Reise.[ˈjoːnas ɔʁɡaniˈziːɐ̯t diː ˈʁaɪ̯zə ↘]Who organises the trip? FOCUS: Jonas.
- Wir treffen uns am Bahnhof.[viːɐ̯ ˈtʁɛfən ʊns am ˈbaːnhoːf ↘]Where do we meet? FOCUS: Bahnhof.
- Sie schickt die Unterlagen heute.[ziː ʃɪkt diː ˈʊntɐlaːɡən ˈhɔʏ̯tə ↘]What does she send? FOCUS: Unterlagen.
- Wir besprechen den Plan am Freitag.[viːɐ̯ bəˈʃpʁɛçən deːn plaːn am ˈfʁaɪ̯taːk ↘]When do we discuss the plan? FOCUS: Freitag.