How to pronounce words like "thin/fin," "mouth/mouse," and "both/boat." Perfect your English fricative sounds by never stopping the air from passing through your mouth.
Transcripts at pronuncian.com
Nov 29, 2016
12 min
At the end of the word, the /ŋ/ doesn’t need an additional /g/. The /g/ is potentially included mid-word. Transcripts available at pronuncian.com
Nov 11, 2016
6 min
"Coarticulating" the /g/ and /n/ is the trick to fluent pronunciation of these two sounds. Don't release the /g/ before starting the /n/.
Transcripts available on Pronuncian.com
Oct 25, 2016
9 min
Test your ability to identify vowel sounds with this special listening quiz episode. Transcripts available on pronuncian.com.
Oct 13, 2016
14 min
The long e, short i, and short e /i, ɪ, ɛ/, are three front vowel sounds that can be practiced from a high, front tongue position to a mid-front position. Compare and contrast!
Full podcast transcripts available at pronuncian.com.
Sep 28, 2016
11 min
All about that vowels diagram that shows the vowel sounds placed over a sort of square-like shape that’s bigger on the top than it is on the bottom. Transcripts at pronuncian.com.
Sep 17, 2016
12 min
Use a low pitch to signal a spoken aside (like information that would be written in parentheses or between commas).
Transcripts available at pronuncian.com.
Aug 31, 2016
8 min
Understand the rising and falling pitch patterns for yes/no questions and learn how to read emotion.
Transcripts on pronuncian.com. Classes available from seattlelearning.com.
Aug 20, 2016
10 min
What are you *really* asking? Using a rising or a falling pitch on a wh- question means something different than using a rising pitch.
Transcripts available at pronuncian.com
Aug 6, 2016
6 min
Adding /ɚ/ (schwa+r) to an /r/ can be difficult. Make it into two syllables, but don't add a vowel sound between. Learn how here! By Seattle Learning Academy. Transcripts on pronuncian.com.
Jul 24, 2016
7 min
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