pronunciation.intonation-statements
Statement intonation: the falling line
Declaratives ride a fairly flat line and fall at the end: Mañana viajo a Tarija ↘. Less pitch swing than English — exaggerated highs sound theatrical.
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Explanation
Pattern: slight rise to the first stressed syllable, plateau, clear fall on the last: Trabajo-en-el-centro↘. Lists rise on each item, fall on the last: pan↗, queso↗ y vino↘.
Unfinished thoughts stay suspended (level or light rise): si querés... The flat-then-fall contour plus even syllable timing is most of 'sounding Spanish'.
The contour is slight rise to the first stressed syllable, a plateau, then a clear fall on the last: Trabajo en el centro↘. Lists rise on each item and fall on the final one (pan↗, queso↗ y vino↘), while an unfinished thought stays suspended (si querés…). That flat-then-fall line plus even syllable timing is most of what 'sounding Spanish' is.
Examples
We arrive Friday night.
Region: global
I bought tomatoes, onion, and chili.
Region: global
Tomorrow I'm traveling to Tarija. (falling)
Region: global