
Welcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.Today we are going to look at the American English consonant clusters--times where you want to make sure each consonant sound can be heard clearlyGet a video version here: https://youtube.com/live/v2WEKCFIsD4#pronunciation #consonants #fluentamericanSupport the show
Feb 15, 2024
14 min

American English shadowing exercises are for people interested in expanding their American English accents, whether you are located in the US, North America, or other areas around the world. For the best use of shadowing exercises in American English, listen to a section of audio, pause, and repeat what you hear. Try to use the same pronunciation, intonation, stress, pitch patterns, and linking that you find native English speakers use; record yourself and compare the differences.Listen to a choreographer describe the process she had for organizing an Arabic danceGet a video version at youtu.be/8Uzv9KzVDXASupport the show
Feb 13, 2024
4 min

Welcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.Today we are going to look at the American English consonant W, pair it with different vowels, and demonstrate how rounding the lips may be hurting your American accent.Please note that if you round your lips, that can work fine as long as you keep your placement lower and the breath flowing through your chest and throat.See the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJONAuLCY_USupport the show
Feb 13, 2024
12 min

Welcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.Today we are looking at how to pronounce American English held consonants/stop consonants, focusing on linking a word that ends with the letter D and transitioning into another consonant soundSee the video version here: https://youtube.com/live/ecjl-17HxEYSupport the show
Feb 7, 2024
13 min

Get the video version: https://youtu.be/MuzdVqnsLFAAmerican English shadowing exercises are for people interested in expanding their American English accents, whether you are located in the US, North America, or other areas around the world. For the best use of shadowing exercises in American English, listen to a section of audio, pause, and repeat what you hear. Try to use the same pronunciation, intonation, stress, pitch patterns, and linking that you find native English speakers use; record yourself and compare the differences.Listen to a speaker discuss parenting and how his brother changed.Support the show
Feb 6, 2024
5 min

Get a video version at www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2b0hq2IHmUAmerican English shadowing exercises are for people interested in expanding their American English accents, whether you are located in the US, North America, or other areas around the world. For the best use of shadowing exercises in American English, listen to a section of audio, pause, and repeat what you hear. Try to use the same pronunciation, intonation, stress, pitch patterns, and linking that you find native English speakers use; record yourself and compare the differences.Shadow native speaker sports commentators as they capture a baseball gameSupport the show
Jan 29, 2024
3 min

Today, we look at the most common American English words with dropped syllablesaverage / comfortable / broccoli / temperature / average / every / probably / camera / evening / familyWelcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.Get a video version: https://youtube.com/live/bBBas81RA6gSupport the show
Jan 24, 2024
13 min

See the video version: https://youtube.com/live/FrGmw5WXfuoWelcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.Today, we look at sounds that traditionally learners make with rounded, O shaped lips even though it is not necessarySee all our Wake Up American videos here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLtiqqlyRFk&list=PLlZ0dlSbrSXhtU6hvocUB69VuvfWZkgZuSupport the show
Jan 22, 2024
14 min

Get a video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/Go-GhvDtjzI Welcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.Today, we look at sounds that cause persistent, constant issues, which are often tied to a speaker's first languageSee all our Wake Up American videos here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLtiqqlyRFk&list=PLlZ0dlSbrSXhtU6hvocUB69VuvfWZkgZuSupport the show
Jan 19, 2024
12 min

Welcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.Today, we look at a vowel sound that commonly ends words...that many English learners miss! The mistake is that many are using a schwa sound, like the "uh" sound in "fun", instead of a short i, like the main vowel in "little". See a video version of this episode here: https://youtube.com/live/FGEkQg0t5wgSee all our Wake Up American videos here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLtiqqlyRFk&list=PLlZ0dlSbrSXhtU6hvocUB69VuvfWZkgZuSupport the show
Jan 18, 2024
9 min
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