We’re back with some more tricky words to pronounce in English. Hear how some English learners say them and then listen to how Vicki and Jay say them, in British and American English. It’s a fun way to improve pronunciation. In this video you’ll learn the pronunciation and meaning of these words: Mishap Depth Mishap […]
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Here are eight words you’ve told us you find hard to pronounce in English. Watch some English learners pronounce them and learn how we say them in British and American English. It’s a great way to improve pronunciation. You’ll learn how we say: foreigner, athlete, climb, indict, dangerous, extraordinary, analysis, to analyze, and lure. You’ll
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There’s a short vowel that we use in British English that doesn’t occur in American. You’ll find it in words like ‘lot’, ‘rock’ and ‘bomb’. In this vowel pronunciation video, we compare it with two other vowel sounds that Americans commonly use instead. Working on English vowels is a great way to improve your accent.
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Learn how to pronounce the R sound in British and American English. Jay has a rhotic accent and Vicki has a non-rhotic accent. You’ll hear how that affects our pronunciation of R before consonants and at the end of words. We’ll help you recognize the pronunciation differences and also share some tips for making perfect
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We’re back with another eight words that are hard to pronounce in British and American English. Watch some English learners pronounce them and learn how Vicki and Jay say them. You’ll learn how to say: fifth, basically, chaos, refrigerator, fridge, Tuesday, photograph, photography, height, weight and eight. You’ll also get some pronunciation tips for how
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The is the most common word in English, but how do we pronounce it? And how do we say a and an too? In this lesson we look at how we say these words in British and American. You’ll learn the rules we follow when words start with a vowel or consonant sound and also,
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Do you find it hard to pronounce the English v and w sounds? Or maybe the l and r sounds? Or perhaps s and sh are tricky? Or perhaps you just want to improve your pronunciation and diction and have some fun with English tongue twisters? Then this video is for you. We’ll practice phrases
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We’re back with 10 more words that English learners find hard to pronounce. British spelling is so different from its pronunciation! Some of these are tricky, but they’re also fun. Check you’re saying them right! You’ll hear how we say them in British and American English. Click here to see our first video with ten
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We write ‘ough’ but how do we pronounce it? In this lesson we look at eight different ways we say the letter combination ‘ough’. We’ve also made a reference chart that you can download for free by clicking here. [social_share_link text=”Click here to share this post with a friend”] Other videos you might enjoy: The
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Improve your English pronunciation and have fun with English tongue twisters. They’re a great way to improve diction and practice tricky English sounds. In this lesson we practice ‘Flash message’, ‘I saw a kitten eating chicken in the kitchen’ and ‘a proper copper coffee pot’. Click here to see our first tongue twisters video and
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