🎉Great news!🎉 Our brand new Sounds American website is up and running!🚀🎊 There's lots of content on pronunciation.🤓You can start with the article about the /n/ sound: soundsamerican.net/article/consonant_sound_n_as_in_nice
I love these videos to death as I never got a chance to learn the different sounds systematically. I especially love the animations that show the postions of tounge and mouth.
This is the best channel ever! Taking English classes for ever and never got anyone to explain it so well. Those videos are fantastic and very much appreciated. Also please let us know when you get the app. I will happily get the paid version.❤️
I like this video. Very detailed and descriptive. And the animations of the tongue placement definitely help! I like the practice part too. If it can include the animation of the jaw and tongue movement, it will be perfect. Anyway, thank you.
I've watched all of your videos. And I'm always waiting for some other one about the American English sounds. I think that in catching, and trying to reproduce, the sounds you are showing us, resides the secret to take ride of my strong Mexican accent. And to be able to understand better when Americans speak out of classroom enviroments. Thanks a lot. Please continue the excelent work.
+Rulinsito, thank you for your kind words! We're glad to hear you like our videos. We have planned to make many more of them and on various topics, all related to American accent. Just stay tuned, we'll be posting more!
6:08 in this time in this video you said the word (unicorn /ˈjunɪkɔɹn/) is there a schwa /ə/ sound between the r and n consonant, even a little bit or fast schwa like this /ˈjunɪkɔɹən/. is that also for the word term /tɝm/ is there a schwa sound betweeh r and m sound. please.
Hello there.At first wanted to say You ,guys a huge thank You for all your hard work,I am a big fan of your channel.My name is Oksana ,I am a previous English teacher from Ukraine.I am planning to launch my TH-cam channel in 1-2 months time for all Ukrainians who want to learn English.I really need your help Guys ,please,if you could let me use a few seconds of your videos to help my future students to learn and improve their pronunciation and have a possibility to hear that from native speakers.We all would really appreciate all your help.Also I promise to recommend your channel to my students and will leave the link in the description box.Thank you so much for all your help and support.
Hello! I started making some videos for Japanese English learners a few months ago. Since I'm not a native English speaker, I've been learning a lot from your videos. So thank you! Today, I have a question about the position of your tongue when you pronounce N and L. I watched both videos of your N and L, and I can't find any big difference between them., I mean the position of your tongue. I'd thought that when you pronounce N, the tongue would touch the upper jaw（？）widely, while' the tip "of your tongue touches it when you pronounce L. I'm a bit confused about this when I watched the video of "N." If you give me some more tips, I would be happy. Thanks for great videos!
Hello there! Both the /n/ and /l/ sounds are pronounced with the tip of your tongue touching the ridge behind your upper front teeth. This way you stop the air and then direct it through your nose for the /n/ sound or let it flow over the sides of your tongue for /l/. Hope it helps!
Thank you so much for the detail! I'm going to research where my ridge behind my upper front teeth. I really like your videos and also your gentle and kind attitude. Thanks!
You're very welcome! Just in case, here's our video about the /l/ sound: th-cam.com/video/JamM8TgB_AA/w-d-xo.html Please don't hesitate to ask if you have any other questions! 👋
Hello, in a word ( neck ) can my tip tongue touch the lower back teeth and the middle of tongue touch alveolar ridge at the same time to make /n/ sound because the /n/ sound followed /ɛ/ sound, neck /nɛk/. Is that possible???
While you're learning pronunciation and you're not completely sure that you're speaking like a native speaker, it's best to follow the instructions as closely as possible. Otherwise, you may learn this incorrectly and will have to re-train later, which is much harder.
I'm waiting for your app announce. I'm learning English (accent American) and using the Phonetic symbol of American Heritage Dictionary. I think it's easy for reading Phonetic. Can you add the Phonetic symbol of American Heritage Dictionary next to IPA. Thanks!
+ lamtongchinh We use IPA as it’s an international standard of phonetic notation. In other words, it can be used for any world language which is a cool idea. However, if there’s a reasonable demand from our users, we’ll see what we can do to support other notations.
Hello, Mr.Sounds American. I am not sure how to pronounce ''N'' when ''N'' is in the middle of a word. For example, the word ''dictionary.'' Is the ''N'' pronounced just once like ''dictio / nary'' or twice like ''dictio-n-ary.'' I am quite confused because both of them sound all right to me. Thanks in advance
+Se Dd Hello there, There's no difference in pronunciation for the /n/ sound when it's in the middle of a word. Pronounce it the same way, as you pronounce the initial or the final /n/ sounds. Hope it helps!
in this video for n sound after /ɛ/ is sound changed, because the sound /ɛ/ bed /bɛd/ and set /sɛt/ met /mɛt/ different from engine /ˈɛndʒən/ - /ˈɛnd͡ʒɪn/ - mention /ˈmɛnʃn/ - /ˈmɛnʃən/ Thank you
I understand how to pronounce when 'n' is placed at the beginning of the word, however, how should we pronounce it when its placed in the middle or the end? like Pronounce/end/line? many thanks
Quick question 🙏🏻 l have notices that it could be two types of N. When there is N in the beggining or at the end of the word. For ex.: the word “now” and the word “onion”. “Now” sounds skinny and slim like /n ɪ aʊ / but it could be fat and thick N like /n aʊ / and “onion” how l have no idea. Is it slim N or tick N sound
Hi,Mr.Sounds American. I've noticed that you pronounced ''lane'' and ''noon'' as '' lana'' and ''noona.'' I also found out that this situation exists in words like ''rain'' (raina) and "gun" (guna), too. It sounds to me that there is a ''ə'' behind those Ns. I am wondering if there is rule why you do pronounce like that ? Thanks in advance.
+hector amador sosa mercedes, it's not there yet :). It's our own app, we haven't made it publicly available yet, but we'll release it soon. So, please, subscribe to receive notification about it as we'll announce the release here on this channel. Stay tuned!
Hi! I have a question about the "n". Which are the following pronunciations of "Main course" correct? (A) /meɪŋkɔːrs/ (B) /meɪnkɔːrs/ ...A?🤔 I think that the "n" and "c" are linked and they become /ŋk/, like the "inc".
You're totally right about linking - in conversation, the letter 'n' can be pronounced as the /ŋ/ sound before /k/ due to assimilation. Note, however, that the /n/ sound is also possible and wouldn't be incorrect in this position. It all depends on a speaker's speech tempo.
+ Marco Enrique To pronounce the /n/ sound, you need to place the tip of your tongue to the alveolar ridge behind your upper front teeth. We described how to pronounce this sound in detail this very video. Check it out: th-cam.com/video/1eyr7O4TFmI/w-d-xo.html and let us know if you have any questions afterward.
It's silly to ask this question, but I still wonder. Why is there a dot between words in Ipa (example: onion / ˈɅn · jən / What is the meaning of a dot between Ʌn and jən?)
This is a syllable division symbol. For example, the word "onion" consists of two syllables: ˈʌn is the first syllable, and the jənn is the second one.
The /n/ sound is a nasal consonant, which means that you stop the air at the ridge behind your upper front teeth and direct it through your nose. The /l/ sound is a liquid consonant, which means that you stop the air at the same place (the ridge behind your upper front teeth) but then it flows around the sides of your tongue. Hope this helps!
+Alan Serpa What do you mean?😃 Are you asking us to make a video about the sound /t/, as in the word "to"? If yes, please, stay tuned, there will be THREE videos published on the /t/! 😉👋
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🎉Great news!🎉 Our brand new Sounds American website is up and running!🚀🎊 There's lots of content on pronunciation.🤓You can start with the article about the /n/ sound: soundsamerican.net/article/consonant_sound_n_as_in_nice
This Chanel have the best explication in videos ever
Omg ! 4 years studying English never better tool than this one, thanks a lot. Finally my pronunciation is getting on shape.
Fantastic! Happy to hear that!
I love these videos to death as I never got a chance to learn the different sounds systematically. I especially love the animations that show the postions of tounge and mouth.
This is the best channel ever! Taking English classes for ever and never got anyone to explain it so well. Those videos are fantastic and very much appreciated. Also please let us know when you get the app. I will happily get the paid version.❤️
Glad you like them!
Thanks "Sounds American." Your explanation is really easy and effective.
You're welcome! Glad our video was helpful! 👋
I like this video. Very detailed and descriptive. And the animations of the tongue placement definitely help! I like the practice part too. If it can include the animation of the jaw and tongue movement, it will be perfect. Anyway, thank you.
Wow, congratulations. I loved that end of the video....... "....and still counting".
I've watched all of your videos. And I'm always waiting for some other one about the American English sounds. I think that in catching, and trying to reproduce, the sounds you are showing us, resides the secret to take ride of my strong Mexican accent. And to be able to understand better when Americans speak out of classroom enviroments. Thanks a lot. Please continue the excelent work.
+Rulinsito, thank you for your kind words! We're glad to hear you like our videos. We have planned to make many more of them and on various topics, all related to American accent. Just stay tuned, we'll be posting more!
You're welcome. Sure I'll do!
+Rulinsito 😊👍
thanks a lot for sharing this. really helpful to reduce accent.
+JM Guo , you're welcome! :)
best video for N sound.
I'm waiting next lesson.all wonderful :)).Thank
+bao tran quoc you're welcome, the next lesson will be published soon.
Great video, thank you so much.
Thank you so much!
You're welcome!
You guys so awesome!!!! Thanks!!!!
+Khanh Nguyen, thank you! :) You're awesome too! :)
Thank you so much for amazing videos.
Glad you like them!
I'm a student. I really took advantage of your videos.🌺
That's great!
Thank you! awesome video
Glad you liked it!
This is very helpful. Can you please make a vein how to pronounce plan, plain, etc. Much appreciated.
thank you
Excellent canal, thank you so much. Please make app.
+Burak Bayram , glad you like the channel! Yes, we're working hard to release the app soon!
6:08 in this time in this video you said the word (unicorn /ˈjunɪkɔɹn/) is there a schwa /ə/ sound between the r and n consonant, even a little bit or fast schwa like this /ˈjunɪkɔɹən/. is that also for the word term /tɝm/ is there a schwa sound betweeh r and m sound. please.
I need this app!! I would pay for this easily!
+Jean carlo da silva , :). Stay tuned, we're working hard on it!
Have you lunched the app yet?
Thank you!
+Tui2 ratdecha , you're welcome!
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Hello there.At first wanted to say You ,guys a huge thank You for all your hard work,I am a big fan of your channel.My name is Oksana ,I am a previous English teacher from Ukraine.I am planning to launch my TH-cam channel in 1-2 months time for all Ukrainians who want to learn English.I really need your help Guys ,please,if you could let me use a few seconds of your videos to help my future students to learn and improve their pronunciation and have a possibility to hear that from native speakers.We all would really appreciate all your help.Also I promise to recommend your channel to my students and will leave the link in the description box.Thank you so much for all your help and support.
Hi Oksana, we'd love to help you! Could you please send us a note at team at soundsamerican.net and we'll discuss the details?
Hello! I started making some videos for Japanese English learners a few months ago. Since I'm not a native English speaker, I've been learning a lot from your videos. So thank you! Today, I have a question about the position of your tongue when you pronounce N and L. I watched both videos of your N and L, and I can't find any big difference between them., I mean the position of your tongue. I'd thought that when you pronounce N, the tongue would touch the upper jaw（？）widely, while' the tip "of your tongue touches it when you pronounce L. I'm a bit confused about this when I watched the video of "N." If you give me some more tips, I would be happy. Thanks for great videos!
Hello there! Both the /n/ and /l/ sounds are pronounced with the tip of your tongue touching the ridge behind your upper front teeth. This way you stop the air and then direct it through your nose for the /n/ sound or let it flow over the sides of your tongue for /l/.
Hope it helps!
Thank you so much for the detail! I'm going to research where my ridge behind my upper front teeth. I really like your videos and also your gentle and kind attitude. Thanks!
You're very welcome! Just in case, here's our video about the /l/ sound: th-cam.com/video/JamM8TgB_AA/w-d-xo.html
Please don't hesitate to ask if you have any other questions! 👋
Hello, in a word ( neck ) can my tip tongue touch the lower back teeth and the middle of tongue touch alveolar ridge at the same time to make /n/ sound because the /n/ sound followed /ɛ/ sound, neck /nɛk/. Is that possible???
While you're learning pronunciation and you're not completely sure that you're speaking like a native speaker, it's best to follow the instructions as closely as possible. Otherwise, you may learn this incorrectly and will have to re-train later, which is much harder.
@@SoundsAmerican yes i'm waiting the advanced videos. Thank you
I'm waiting for your app announce. I'm learning English (accent American) and using the Phonetic symbol of American Heritage Dictionary. I think it's easy for reading Phonetic. Can you add the Phonetic symbol of American Heritage Dictionary next to IPA. Thanks!
+ lamtongchinh We use IPA as it’s an international standard of phonetic notation. In other words, it can be used for any world language which is a cool idea. However, if there’s a reasonable demand from our users, we’ll see what we can do to support other notations.
Hello, Mr.Sounds American. I am not sure how to pronounce ''N'' when ''N'' is in the middle of a word. For example, the word ''dictionary.'' Is the ''N'' pronounced just once like ''dictio / nary'' or twice like ''dictio-n-ary.'' I am quite confused because both of them sound all right to me. Thanks in advance
+Se Dd Hello there,
There's no difference in pronunciation for the /n/ sound when it's in the middle of a word. Pronounce it the same way, as you pronounce the initial or the final /n/ sounds.
Hope it helps!
in this video for n sound after /ɛ/ is sound changed, because the sound /ɛ/ bed /bɛd/ and set /sɛt/ met /mɛt/ different from engine /ˈɛndʒən/ - /ˈɛnd͡ʒɪn/ - mention /ˈmɛnʃn/ - /ˈmɛnʃən/ Thank you
No, it's the same sound in all those words.
I understand how to pronounce when 'n' is placed at the beginning of the word, however, how should we pronounce it when its placed in the middle or the end? like Pronounce/end/line? many thanks
The /n/ sound is pronounced the same way in all positions in a word.
Quick question 🙏🏻 l have notices that it could be two types of N. When there is N in the beggining or at the end of the word.
For ex.: the word “now” and the word “onion”.
“Now” sounds skinny and slim like /n ɪ aʊ / but it could be fat and thick N like /n aʊ / and “onion” how l have no idea. Is it slim N or tick N sound
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The word "now" is pronounced as /naʊ/ and the word "onion" is pronounced as /ən(j)ɪən/
Hi,Mr.Sounds American. I've noticed that you pronounced ''lane'' and ''noon'' as '' lana'' and ''noona.'' I also found out that this situation exists in words like ''rain'' (raina) and "gun" (guna), too. It sounds to me that there is a ''ə'' behind those Ns. I am wondering if there is rule why you do pronounce like that ? Thanks in advance.
+Ss Sss Sorry, but you're mistaken, there's no the /ə/ sound after the /n/ in those words and we don't pronounce it.
@@SoundsAmerican I see. Thanks.
@@sssss4636 np! Good questions, keep asking! 😁🖖
our tongue n lips will be tensed or relaxd in this sound?
This is a consonant sound, so it doesn't really matter.
When “N” sound is at the end of a word, do you fully pronounce it or reduce it? Like done, lane.etc
It's never reduced. :)
where is the app at the play store?
+hector amador sosa mercedes, it's not there yet :). It's our own app, we haven't made it publicly available yet, but we'll release it soon. So, please, subscribe to receive notification about it as we'll announce the release here on this channel. Stay tuned!
Hi! I have a question about the "n".
Which are the following pronunciations of "Main course" correct?
(A) /meɪŋkɔːrs/
(B) /meɪnkɔːrs/
...A?🤔 I think that the "n" and "c" are linked and they become /ŋk/, like the "inc".
You're totally right about linking - in conversation, the letter 'n' can be pronounced as the /ŋ/ sound before /k/ due to assimilation. Note, however, that the /n/ sound is also possible and wouldn't be incorrect in this position. It all depends on a speaker's speech tempo.
I've understood both (A) and (B) are correct. Thank you!
Oh, "I understand" is natural in this case.
Do you have a website?
+nora , not we don't have a website yet.
+Sounds American Do not you have future plans for that ?
+nora eventually :) We're working on that. Why?
Sounds American@ Because we need it.
In the world nouns for example, does the tongue have to touch the roof of the mouth to pronounce the n sound ?
+ Marco Enrique To pronounce the /n/ sound, you need to place the tip of your tongue to the alveolar ridge behind your upper front teeth. We described how to pronounce this sound in detail this very video. Check it out: th-cam.com/video/1eyr7O4TFmI/w-d-xo.html and let us know if you have any questions afterward.
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It's silly to ask this question, but I still wonder. Why is there a dot between words in Ipa (example: onion / ˈɅn · jən / What is the meaning of a dot between Ʌn and jən?)
This is a syllable division symbol. For example, the word "onion" consists of two syllables: ˈʌn is the first syllable, and the jənn is the second one.
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did you public the app?
+Justin Hernandez , we're working on it, we'll release it as soon as it's ready.
Hello there! Do know what's the name of the app? Thanks!
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+Sounds American He means this video is too hard.
Dose the/ l / /n/ / t/ / d/ take the same tongue position ?
+Hibbert Jahlil , the similarity is only in that the tip of the tongue touches the alveolar ridge.
I got it ,thanks a million!
Excuse me, what is the difference between /n/ and /l/?
The /n/ sound is a nasal consonant, which means that you stop the air at the ridge behind your upper front teeth and direct it through your nose.
The /l/ sound is a liquid consonant, which means that you stop the air at the same place (the ridge behind your upper front teeth) but then it flows around the sides of your tongue.
Hope this helps!
@@SoundsAmerican ok thank you:3
still I'm waiting for it
" T" of "To" please
+Alan Serpa What do you mean?😃 Are you asking us to make a video about the sound /t/, as in the word "to"? If yes, please, stay tuned, there will be THREE videos published on the /t/! 😉👋
Sounds American yeah the schwa sound of T I never heard this sound from a native speaker
Dear teacher , can we say NINETEEN AS NINET..N
Better not. :) The word nineteen is pronounced as ˌ/naɪnˈtin/. There's a tense /i/ in the second syllable.
In Portuguese this sound is dental. I'll try to pronounce it in English with an American accent. :)
The air is blocked by tongue, and
passed from nose
my sister's name starts with the letter ,n, her name is nabini
+Tchoua Achang , 👍 so now you can pronounce her name with American accent :).
yes I can I will show you how to pronounce it nabini
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A similar sound is produced when our tip of the tongue touches our upper lip.
Not in English, though. In English this will be mispronunciation of the /n/ sound.
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+Truong Binh , :), awesome, thanks! :)
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Thank you!
+maynor hercules, you're welcome!