Episode 87 Learn Common English Sounds And How To Pronounce Them

This is one of the first episodes I planned to do, and then I thought, 'Hmm how could this work in a podcast?' I'm still not sure it does! Luckily now I'm recording videos for every episode! Yay! If your podcast provider doesn't show the video head to the YouTube episode here: https://youtu.be/7kKfQzcWEQg English pronunciation is tricky. No matter what your native language is there are probably some sounds that just don't exist in your own language. A lot of Asian languages don't have an L sound. The W is particularly tricky for Turkish Speakers. The difference between F and V can be very difficult for many people. And even native English speakers get stuck with the Th sound! But don't panic! I've got you covered. In this episode I'll show you how I make these sounds as a native speaker and give you some practise words. When it comes to pronunciation think of your mouth like the rest of your body, it's a muscle. And just like you (maybe...not me 🤷‍♂️) take your body to the gym to build your muscles and flexibility, you need to practise these sounds regularly to get your mouth used to making them. I hope you find this helpful! Let me know if there are any other sounds you'd like me to focus on. See you tomorrow! W Just make a kiss face with your mouth. Wild Went Hogwarts How Window Widower V & F As I mentioned these are very similar. The F sound has the teeth outside the lower lip and the V sound has the teeth inside the lower lip. Few View Five Never Finish Villain Fiddle Fifteen Vivacious Th The tip of your tongue should be between your teeth. Thank you Aspirated (air coming out): Think Thirty Thirsty Thursday Unaspirated (no air coming out): Those The Although Extra credit: Fifteenth L & R Don't worry so much about the R sound, you can use the one from your language. For the L sound your tongue should be behind your upper teeth. Lawn Light Live Lift Linger Roller Ruler Lilibet Lily Always Alone Nail Literal Rudolf Additional Vocabulary I personally don't advocate - advocate - to support or recommend Received Pronunciation - the sort of accent the British royal family uses. https://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/received-pronunciation To try and get rid of your accent - if you try and 'get rid of' (phrasal verb) something you want to make it stop or you want to escape from it or make it go away Draw your tongue down - if we draw something down then we move something down. Usually we use 'draw' when we move one thing against another, in this case your tongue against your teeth. Nickname - this is a name used by your family or friends, it might be a shortened or different version of your name (in this case Elizabeth was shortened to Lilibet) or it could be a totally different word.