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Consonant Sound Dark L as in "call" – American English Pronunciation
The "dark" L is only a variation of the /l/ sound and not a distinct consonant. Thus, if you only pronounce the "regular" L, you'll still sound pretty much like an American. Watch this video in case "pretty much" is not good enough for you.
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• Consonant sound "Dark" L: 00:00
• "Dark" L vs "regular" L: 00:45
• How to pronounce the "dark" L: 02:03
• Typical mistake (the "soft" L): 05:23
• Pronunciation exercise 1: 06:43
• Pronunciation exercise 2: 08:28
• Pronunciation exercise 3: 09:52
• Vowel sounds before the /l/: 11:59
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Consonant Sound / j / as in "yes" - American English Pronunciation
Просмотров 303 тыс.5 лет назад
Have a look at these words: "you," "yes," "excuse," "few," and "use." Can you guess what they have in common? Two things, actually. First, these are the most common English words. Second, they all have the /j/ sound. This sound can be tricky in both pronunciation and spelling. Well, most American sounds are tricky, and all of them are important for your American accent. Watch this video to find...
Consonant Sound / w / as in "way" - American English Pronunciation
Просмотров 175 тыс.5 лет назад
Pronunciation of the /w/ sound is difficult for many non-native English speakers. Some people don't realize that they accidentally distort or confuse it with other English consonants. Others get confused because of the spelling. Watch this video to find out when and how to pronounce the /w/ consonant correctly. You'll practice it with several pronunciation exercises. As always, they are recorde...
Consonant Sound / dʒ / as in "job" - American English Pronunciation
Просмотров 394 тыс.5 лет назад
At first glance, this sound is just two other consonants merged together. However, this is one of the cases when you merge two sounds and get an entirely different one as a result. That's right, the /dʒ/ belongs to a special category of consonant sounds which is called "affricates." Watch this video to find out how to pronounce the /dʒ/ consonant correctly and avoid common pronunciation mistake...
Consonant Sound / tʃ / as in "chair" - American English Pronunciation
Просмотров 224 тыс.5 лет назад
This sound is typically represented by the combination of the letters 'ch', but there are at least four other spelling options. Besides, the 'ch' combination doesn't always mean you have to pronounce this very sound. As you may have already guessed, this video is about the /tʃ/ affricate. Watch this video to find out how to pronounce the /tʃ/ consonant correctly and avoid common pronunciation m...
Consonant Sound / h / as in "home" - American English Pronunciation
Просмотров 115 тыс.5 лет назад
This may come as a surprise, but the /h/ consonant is one of the sounds that make your foreign accent stand out. Why? Because the American /h/ is quite different from the similar sounds in other languages. And we're not even talking about spelling… So, it's a long video, but we think it's absolutely worth watching. As usual, all the pronunciation instructions and exercises are recorded by a pro...
Consonant Sound / ʒ / as in "vision" - American English Pronunciation
Просмотров 270 тыс.5 лет назад
The / ʒ / sound is one of, if not the rarest sounds in American English. If you take 10,000 most common English words, only 74 words will have the /ʒ/ sound. Trust us, we counted them all. So if you wonder if you can safely skip this sound, go ahead. But if you're not that kind of person, this video is for you. You'll find out how to pronounce the /ʒ/ consonant correctly and practice making thi...
Consonant Sound / ʃ / as in "show" - American English Pronunciation
Просмотров 174 тыс.5 лет назад
Pronunciation of the /ʃ/ fricative is difficult for many non-native English speakers. First, the spelling is quite tricky and may be confusing. Second, even if you crack the spelling, you may still involuntarily mispronounce this sound. Watch this video to find out how to pronounce the /ʃ/ consonant correctly and avoid common pronunciation mistakes. You'll practice making this sound with pronun...
How to Pronounce Words with '-s' Endings - American English Pronunciation
Просмотров 155 тыс.5 лет назад
Did you know that in English the '-s' ending is pronounced as the /s/ sound only in one word out of four? Most of the time, it should be pronounced as /z/, but many non-native speakers still use the voiceless /s/ sound. That's a very common pronunciation mistake. In this video, you'll find out about the rules for pronunciation of the '-s' and '-es' endings and practice them in words. As always,...
Consonant Sound / z / as in "zoo" - American English Pronunciation
Просмотров 215 тыс.5 лет назад
Can you guess the most common spelling for the /z/ sound in American English? Correct, it's the letter 's', as in the word "as." Confusing spelling is one of the many reasons why people often mispronounce words with the /z/sound. Watch this video to find out more about typical mistakes that people make when making this sound. As usual, all the pronunciation instructions and exercises are record...
Consonant Sound / s / as in "sun" - American English Pronunciation
Просмотров 178 тыс.5 лет назад
The /s/ is one of the most common sounds in the world. Does it mean that it's pronounced the same way everywhere? No, of course not. Watch this video to find out the most common pronunciation mistakes non-native speakers make when they speak American English. You'll practice making this sound with pronunciation exercises recorded by a professional speech therapist. By the way, we have a website...
Consonant Sound / v / as in "very" - American English Pronunciation
Просмотров 174 тыс.5 лет назад
Most non-native speakers don't have any problems with the American /v/ sound (or at least they think so). However, some people are pretty aware that they have difficulty with it. Regardless of what category you belong to, we hope this video will be worth 15 minutes of your time. In this video, you'll learn how to make the /v/ sound correctly and how to avoid the most common pronunciation mistak...
Consonant Sound / f / as in "fun" - American English Pronunciation
Просмотров 159 тыс.5 лет назад
Most likely you have the /f/ consonant in your native language and you don't consider this sound to be difficult to pronounce. The question is do you pronounce the /f/ like an American? As always, there are some things to watch out for. Similar sounds in other languages are close enough to the American /f/, but they're not quite the same. Needless to say, English spelling can be confusing -10% ...
The Shocking Truth About Long And Short English Vowels - American English Pronunciation
Просмотров 175 тыс.5 лет назад
Everyone has heard about long and short vowels, and that the length of vowels is very important in English. But you know that already, right? What you probably don't know is that you may have learned it the wrong way. In this video, we're going to address common misunderstandings about the length of vowels and discuss essential rules to help you improve your pronunciation. • Do you know that th...
Advanced American English Pronunciation Exercise: R-Colored Vowel Sounds
Просмотров 107 тыс.6 лет назад
R-colored vowels are critical for your American accent, but you probably know this already, don't you? If you want to pronounce R-colored vowels like an American, you should practice every day. Remember, practice makes perfect. On Sounds American we want to make your exercises as efficient as possible. For this video, we've selected words with two or more R-colored vowels so that you develop yo...
R-Colored Vowel Sound / aɪr / as in "fire" - American English Pronunciation
Просмотров 85 тыс.6 лет назад
R-Colored Vowel Sound / aɪr / as in "fire" - American English Pronunciation
R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɔr / as in "sport" - American English Pronunciation
Просмотров 140 тыс.6 лет назад
R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɔr / as in "sport" - American English Pronunciation
R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɑr / as in "car" - American English Pronunciation
Просмотров 157 тыс.6 лет назад
R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɑr / as in "car" - American English Pronunciation
R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɛr / as in "chair" - American English Pronunciation
Просмотров 115 тыс.6 лет назад
R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɛr / as in "chair" - American English Pronunciation
R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɪr / as in "hero" - American English Pronunciation
Просмотров 106 тыс.6 лет назад
R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɪr / as in "hero" - American English Pronunciation
R-Сolored Vowel Sounds Overview - American English Pronunciation
Просмотров 91 тыс.6 лет назад
R-Сolored Vowel Sounds Overview - American English Pronunciation
Diphthong Sound / ɔɪ / as in "boy" - American English Pronunciation
Просмотров 125 тыс.6 лет назад
Diphthong Sound / ɔɪ / as in "boy" - American English Pronunciation
Diphthong Sound / aʊ / as in "cloud" - American English Pronunciation
Просмотров 264 тыс.6 лет назад
Diphthong Sound / aʊ / as in "cloud" - American English Pronunciation
Diphthong Sound / aɪ / as in "like" - American English Pronunciation
Просмотров 189 тыс.6 лет назад
Diphthong Sound / aɪ / as in "like" - American English Pronunciation
Christmas Special: 100 Winter Holidays Words with American Accent
Просмотров 36 тыс.6 лет назад
Christmas Special: 100 Winter Holidays Words with American Accent
Consonant Sound Glottal 'T' / ʔ / as in "button" - American English Pronunciation
Просмотров 303 тыс.6 лет назад
Consonant Sound Glottal 'T' / ʔ / as in "button" - American English Pronunciation
100 International Brands with American Accent - American English Pronunciation
Просмотров 97 тыс.6 лет назад
100 International Brands with American Accent - American English Pronunciation
Consonant Sound Flap 'T' / t̬ / as in "water" - American English Pronunciation
Просмотров 273 тыс.6 лет назад
Consonant Sound Flap 'T' / t̬ / as in "water" - American English Pronunciation
100 Halloween 🎃 Words with American Accent - American English Pronunciation
Просмотров 37 тыс.6 лет назад
100 Halloween 🎃 Words with American Accent - American English Pronunciation
Consonant Sound / g / as in "gift" - American English Pronunciation
Просмотров 151 тыс.6 лет назад
Consonant Sound / g / as in "gift" - American English Pronunciation

Комментарии

  • @ziyujiang1520
    @ziyujiang1520 23 часа назад

    Thank you so much!

  • @PhamThoa88
    @PhamThoa88 День назад

    S S S E E E E E Ê Ê E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Ê E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Ư😊 😊😊e😊😊😊😊😊 S Ư Ư Ư Ư Ư Ư Ư Ư Ư Ư Ư S Ưesw E E E E E 3 E E E E E Ê E E E E E E E E E E E E E E EE E E S E E E E E E E E E E E E Ê Ê S S S S E E Ê E E E E E E E Ư Ư Ư Ư Ư Ư Ư Ư Ư S XS S S ED D GH H N H H GD S S SSS S S S S S S D S E E E D D D D D E E S D S S D F VX V F C V X C D C S S S S X D SS Ss E S S S S S Sxs S S D S D D X C S S C F X Ss S D D D DĐ D D E E

  • @user-ks9xk1nd5q
    @user-ks9xk1nd5q 2 дня назад

    Thank you❤

  • @BookishGyanwithMsPreeti
    @BookishGyanwithMsPreeti 3 дня назад

    ❤❤❤❤

  • @rashmitabuxi6669
    @rashmitabuxi6669 5 дней назад

    T🎉❤❤ thank you

  • @JosueLopez-uh2zt
    @JosueLopez-uh2zt 6 дней назад

    Thanks ❤

  • @user-dk2gh3ct5s
    @user-dk2gh3ct5s 6 дней назад

    Next ə

  • @VuNguyenHoang-ui7ck
    @VuNguyenHoang-ui7ck 6 дней назад

    Như

  • @carlitosstudant9253
    @carlitosstudant9253 7 дней назад

    I'm so happy for this great work, as a Brazilian guy, talking Portuguese it's difficult a lot to comprehend sounds with so little difference, but after the pronunciation exercises it's becoming more easier, repeat and repeat and repeat... Thanks.

  • @ADAOBIECHENDU
    @ADAOBIECHENDU 7 дней назад

    Transcribe these words chop

  • @iolandasalgueiro7294
    @iolandasalgueiro7294 8 дней назад

    ǝ as in word ago

  • @AhmedMohammed-gg5kx
    @AhmedMohammed-gg5kx 9 дней назад

    You say " the tip of your tongue should be touching the back of your bottom front teeth". But this is an open back vowel. And the tongue should be at the back not at the front. Am I wrong??

  • @matiglobal
    @matiglobal 9 дней назад

    Thx

  • @albapinto6252
    @albapinto6252 10 дней назад

    Nice😊

  • @keymergoitia3117
    @keymergoitia3117 10 дней назад

    Minute 6:38 Question. In British English there are 12 vowels, which are the monopthongs. I thought that the monopthongs in British and American English were the same. But looking at this image, without considering the diphthongs, I see that in American English there is no "Short O" or "Long Schwa" sound, which in British English are in the words "Hot" and "Bird" respectively. So in American English there are only 10 monophthongs? Or are there 12 monophthongs which would be the 10 in the image, plus the broken vowels / ɚ / and /ɛr/? Your videos are excellent, they have helped me a lot. Thank you very much!

  • @willchen1152
    @willchen1152 10 дней назад

    why are "thing" "think" "thanks" so hard to pronounce even after living in the states for 11 yrs

  • @shamssa1193
    @shamssa1193 10 дней назад

    Thank you so much 🙏🙏

  • @kingsejonghangul
    @kingsejonghangul 11 дней назад

    ᅄퟄᄋᆜᇰ ᅄᅠᄛᆜᆼ ᅂᆠᄋᆜᇰ ᅂᅡᅟᅵᇰ ᅁᆃᄋᆜᇰ ᄏᆜᇰ ᄙᅡᄋᆜᇰ ㆆᄉᆜᇰ 스ᇐꥶᆜᇰ ㆆ스ᇹ티ᇰ ㆆ스ꥼᅱᇰ ㆆᄯᆜᇰ ꥼᅱᇰ ᄛᅱᇰ

  • @kingsejonghangul
    @kingsejonghangul 11 дней назад

    ᄐᆕᇙ ᅁᆃᇙᅂᅠ ᅗᆕᇙ ᅗᅺᇙㆆ 프ᇐ레ㅣ ᄏᅺᇙ ᄊᅺퟛㅌ ᅄᅵᇐ 이메ᇐ ᅄᆃᇙㆆ ᄋᅺᇙ ᅗᆃᇙ ᄏᆟᇙ

  • @Sukharik
    @Sukharik 11 дней назад

    0:52 У нас в русском эти звуки есть, у нас есть анолог это 2 слова, плачу и плачу, русским везёт же😂

  • @Sukharik
    @Sukharik 11 дней назад

    У нас в русском такой звук есть, называется безударный А Но у меня бывает проблема со словами hot and hut, got and gut Они отличаются только, ударной и безударной позиции А

  • @mbsforyou
    @mbsforyou 11 дней назад

    Thank you

  • @mariarchila3681
    @mariarchila3681 12 дней назад

    Amazing explanation,💯

  • @chennylinqing1098
    @chennylinqing1098 13 дней назад

    Hello and thanks for these wonderful tutorials, it helps me with my pronounciations a lot. And I am just wondering if there is any difference between consonant k and g when it's at the end of a word? Thank you in advance

  • @ThiagoSenaBR
    @ThiagoSenaBR 13 дней назад

    I understand but I see ZERO difference! I shall practice more! xD

  • @ztswift
    @ztswift 15 дней назад

    Isnt that the same as the inverted v???

  • @FHR91511
    @FHR91511 16 дней назад

    the hardest part of English...

  • @liliareyes7252
    @liliareyes7252 18 дней назад

    Wonderful explanation!!! I don’t think you miss anything. Thank you, thank you!

  • @naomipatricia4573
    @naomipatricia4573 20 дней назад

    A lot people pronounce a bunched up r and not the retroflex r. Any chance you could make a video showing the r colored vowel with the bunched up r?

  • @SiaWyton
    @SiaWyton 20 дней назад

    You’re amazing

  • @poppyseeds1844
    @poppyseeds1844 20 дней назад

    I hate when people use D sound instead of glottal T. Just hurts my ears.

  • @user-nj5mr4qk1w
    @user-nj5mr4qk1w 20 дней назад

    it has been a great help since i have been learning American accent for quite some time now. Could you suggest me how should i practice these sound.

  • @QueeN_zR
    @QueeN_zR 22 дня назад

    2:26 little test of tʃ sound // 2:51 Answer : The Red are tʃ sound

  • @NewWesternFront
    @NewWesternFront 24 дня назад

    really fascinating watching this is as a native speaker. If I do nothing with my life I can at least take pride in my ʌ abilities wonder what other English sounds are difficult for others

  • @anandinidorogomilovamusic2873
    @anandinidorogomilovamusic2873 24 дня назад

    This is the most difficult sound to pronounce for me

  • @davidecoledemusique9386
    @davidecoledemusique9386 26 дней назад

    Good lesson

  • @aiiwashita9403
    @aiiwashita9403 27 дней назад

    3:54 practice

  • @aiiwashita9403
    @aiiwashita9403 27 дней назад

    3:49 practice

  • @hbowman108
    @hbowman108 29 дней назад

    Americans don't use /ʌ/. They use /ə/ instead. For instance, unlike UKans, they pronounce both vowels in "above" in exactly the same way.

  • @IAMWITHFLOW
    @IAMWITHFLOW 29 дней назад

    Are u alive ? And if u r alive so why ain't u making new videos we are here For u . We want you to be here for us 💞. Like my comment for motivating him to make new videos 🥲

  • @user-by6ll2kd3j
    @user-by6ll2kd3j Месяц назад

    i'm korean and i am studing english with s**** app these days i figured out why my 'f' sounds like 's'. thanks for your teaching.

  • @user-dx2wz9tt8i
    @user-dx2wz9tt8i Месяц назад

    a great lecture😍👍

  • @jacksonamaral329
    @jacksonamaral329 Месяц назад

    I enjoyed your videos a lot.

  • @user-hr6ue6vv8s
    @user-hr6ue6vv8s Месяц назад

    You bead man ❤

  • @lymeo700
    @lymeo700 Месяц назад

    Thank you for creating such a wonderful website. Four years ago, I learned to pronounce each sound on your RUclips channel, and it completely changed my pronunciation. Thank you very much

  • @ynwa2290
    @ynwa2290 Месяц назад

    Thanks a lot. I found it very useful

  • @MateoJordanDeviani
    @MateoJordanDeviani Месяц назад

    quien chucha ve