English has eleven vowels. To nail the pronunciation, learn the correct mouth position through illustrated close-ups and slow-motion speech. Sample words: boss, long, runoff, lifelong, login, wrong, daughter. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. Video Text: In this American English pronunciation video, we’re going to learn how to pronounce the AW as in …
English: How to Pronounce AW [ɔ] Vowel
English: How to Pronounce EE [i] Vowel
English has eleven different vowels. It’s important to know the correct mouth position so you can get the vowel right: study this vowel with illustrations and up close, slow motion speech. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. Video Text: In this American English pronunciation video, we’re going to learn how to pronounce the …
English Pronunciation – Linking: Consonant to Vowel
In American English, it’s crucial to link words for smooth flow. When a word ends in a consonant and the next starts with a vowel or diphthong, it’s a chance to smoothly merge them. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. Video Text: The title of today’s video is wuh tsup. What’s up? This …
Questions vs. Statements
How does the intonation of a phrase change for questions and statements? Learn the difference in this video. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. Video Text: Today I’m going to talk about word stress and questions vs. statements. In English, statements generally tend to go down in pitch throughout the phrase. I’ll be …
Comprehension Test: IH Vowel
This vowel poses a challenge for non-native speakers. The first step is distinguishing it from other vowels. Test yourself: Can you identify words with the IH as in SIT vowel? YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. Video Text: Coming Soon! Video:
Word Comparisons for Chinese Students
In this video, I go over the difference between five different sets of similar words: town/tongue, south/source/sauce, down/done, pool/poor, bike/back. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. Video Text: I recently received the following email: I found I still have some difficulty pronouncing the following words. When I talk to American people, they often …
How to Pronounce Common Last Names (2)
Learn how to pronounce some of the most common last names in America. My name is on this list. Video one of two. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. Video Text: This is the second half of the 20 most popular last names in America. Number 11: Anderson.Anderson begins with the word ‘and’. …
Homophones
Homophones are words that sound the same though they are spelled differently and have different meanings, for example, they’re-there-their. Learn more homophones in this video. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. Video Text: Someone has asked me to talk a bit about homophones. Homophones are words that are spelled differently but pronounced the …
How to Pronounce the 50 States (1/4)
In this 4-video series, I’ll teach you how to pronounce all the US state names. Keep in mind, pronunciations may vary across regions. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. Video Text: The pronunciation of the 50 states in America, in alphabetical order. First, Alabama. Alabama has 4 A’s in it. Two are pronounced …
How to Improve American English: Drop the Jaw
In this video, you’ll see a lesson with a non-native speaker. Many of his vowel sounds improve when he starts dropping his jaw more to make them. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. Video Text: This video is excerpts from a pronunciation lesson that I had with a friend from Turkey. In this …