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This collection of videos relates to the pronunciation of the AH [ɑ] sound.

Explore Maine!

Visit the beautiful state of Maine with me and see the beautiful coast line (and delicious foods!) while studying real conversational English. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6pJ5VEK93s Video … [Read more...]

Filed Under: AH [ɑ] as in FATHER, Conversation and Speech Studies, Videos Tagged With: Places, Real Life English

American vs. British English – Vowel Sounds – Pronunciation differences

People often ask about the differences between British and American English.  This video goes over the differences in vowel and diphthong sounds. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIZ78RwhSPc Video … [Read more...]

Filed Under: AA [æ] as in BAT, AH [ɑ] as in FATHER, Basics, Most Popular, OH [oʊ] as in NO, UR [ɜ] as in BIRD Tagged With: AA + Nasals, Comparison, Most Popular

Rachel’s English at the Farmer’s Market!

Come explore the Union Square Farmer’s Market in New York city and learn how to pronounce words with AH+R like ‘farm’ and ‘market’.  Also, study the Dark L and the word ‘apple’. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: AH [ɑ] as in FATHER, Conversation and Speech Studies, Videos Tagged With: Dark L, Questions

How to Pronounce AH vs UH

These two vowels can be hard for non-native speakers to tell apart.  Learn the difference in mouth positions so you can start making two distinctly different sounds. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: AH [ɑ] as in FATHER, UH [ʌ] as in BUTTER, Videos Tagged With: Comparison

How to Pronounce the Letter E

Since English is not phonetic, the letter E doesn’t have just one pronunciation – it can be pronounced many different ways.  Study the different pronunciations of this letter in various words. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: AH [ɑ] as in FATHER, AY [eɪ] as in SAY, EE [i] as in SHE, EH [ɛ] as in BED, IH [ɪ] as in SIT, IPA, Alphabet, and Letters, UH [ə] as in SUPPLY - the SCHWA, Videos Tagged With: Many Ways One Thing Can Be Pronounced

How to Pronounce the Letter A

Since English is not phonetic, the letter A doesn’t have just one pronunciation – it can be pronounced many different ways.  Study the different pronunciations of this letter in various words. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: AA [æ] as in BAT, AH [ɑ] as in FATHER, AW [ɔ] as in LAW, AY [eɪ] as in SAY, EH [ɛ] as in BED, IH [ɪ] as in SIT, IPA, Alphabet, and Letters, UH [ə] as in SUPPLY - the SCHWA, Videos Tagged With: Many Ways One Thing Can Be Pronounced

English: How to Pronounce [ɑ] AH 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.  Sample words:  Honest, occupation, hot, clock, October, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: AH [ɑ] as in FATHER, Videos Tagged With: Sound How-To

Vowel Comparison

It can be helpful to see all of the Vowel sounds of American English in a row.  How does the mouth move, what has to change to make the different sounds? YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: AA [æ] as in BAT, AH [ɑ] as in FATHER, AW [ɔ] as in LAW, EE [i] as in SHE, EH [ɛ] as in BED, IH [ɪ] as in SIT, OO [u] as in BOO, UH [ə] as in SUPPLY - the SCHWA, UH [ʊ] as in BOOK, UH [ʌ] as in BUTTER, UR [ɜ] as in BIRD, Videos

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