Sir, I have learned more from your channel than I had from expensive traditional classroom. Your videos are explicit, easy to follow, and straight to the point. Thank you very much, and God bless you always.
Friends! Unfortunately, TH-cam removed the annotations functionality and the links from the vowels cards no longer work even on desktops. However, we have all those links in the video description. Please, use them, they work. We apologize for this inconvenience, but no one can influence TH-cam in this respect :). We'll continue looking for options to restore the interactivity.
Onde consigo a tabela de sons interativo para ouvir os sons das vogais deste vídeo, também tenho dúvidas sobre outros videos mostrando que eu poderia falar para comparar minha fala com a fala gravada. Existe um site específico para isso.? (linguagem português "Brazil") Obrigada
This is what exactly Im looking for. My teacher also produce this chart but I didn't understand completely because of limited time. Thank you so much again.
What are the differences between the ʌ and ə sounds? Both are relaxed sounds, right? Following the chart I see that the tongue should be in a lower position for the ə sound. Are there any other differences? (I also understand that ə is used in unstressed syllables and ʌ in stressed ones). Thank you for the excellent video. Your systematic approach rules!!!
+ultra7178 You're asking good questions. Yes, you're right, these both sounds are relaxed, the ə is used in unstressed syllables but the ʌ in stressed ones. We answered a similar question in one of our videos, take a look: th-cam.com/video/U5Oro6v0klg/w-d-xo.html Hope it helps!
Thanks for making these great videos! I'm now switching to your videos to guide my students. Please keep up the good work, looking forward to seeing more videos about dipthongs later on! :)
+Diệu Hiền Phan Thị , Good question! The /ɑ/ is a low central vowel, which means that you pronounce it with your mouth fully open and your tongue placed very low in the center of your mouth. The /ɔ/ is a low back vowel, you pronounce it with your mouth fully open, just like for the /ɑ/. Your tongue should be placed very low in your mouth (again, just like for the /ɑ/ ), but for the /ɔ/ you have to pull the back of your tongue far to your throat. The other difference is that for the /ɑ/ sound your lips can be neutral, but you need to keep them rounded for the /ɔ/. By the way, if you click on the card for the /ɑ/ and then on the card for the /ɔ/ at the beginning of this video, you can compare the movement of the tongue and jaw for these sounds on the image. It's very helpful! Let us know if you have any other questions!
Unfortunately, we would love to, but unfortunately, it's not up to us. The interactivity was based on TH-cam's annotations functionality, which was discontinued. There's nothing we can do about it.
Vowels Chart (Menu) 0:14 ► Vowel Sound /i/, as "be" 2:28 ► Vowel Sound /ɪ/, as "it" 4:18 ► Vowel Sound /eɪ/, as "make" 6:03 ► Vowel Sound /ɛ/, as “bed” 8:01 ► Vowel Sound /æ/, as in "cat" 9:55 ► Vowel Sound /ʌ/, as in "us" 11:49 ► Vowel Sound /ə/, as in "ago" 13:37 ► Vowel Sound /ɑ/, as in "got" 15:23 ► Vowel Sound /u/, as in "blue" 17:16 ► Vowel Sound /ʊ/, as in "put" 19:03 ► Vowel Sound /oʊ/, as in "go" 20:54 ► Vowel Sound /ɔ/, as in "on" 22:55 Bonus ► R-colored Vowel /ɝ/, as in "first" 24:53 ► R-colored Vowel /ɚ/, as in "after" 27:17
Thank you for creating such a wonderful website. Four years ago, I learned to pronounce each sound on your TH-cam channel, and it completely changed my pronunciation. Thank you very much
I'm from Indonesia... we here only have 6 vowel sounds and they are very distinc one another, at first it is very hard to distinguish english vowels... I learn from some videos... after hundreds videos n you're the best... i get it now...
We're using our own app, but we haven't released it to the public yet. We're planning to do it very soon and we'll announce the release on this channel. Stay tuned!
Onde consigo a tabela de sons interativo para ouvir os sons das vogais deste vídeo, também tenho dúvidas sobre outros videos mostrando que eu poderia falar para comparar minha fala com a fala gravada. Existe um site específico para isso.? (linguagem português "Brazil") Obrigada
+Dario van Krauser, hello there! Thank you! We're using our own app, it's not released publicly yet, but we plan to do it soon. We'll announce the release here on this channel, so please stay tuned!
Well, I am really confused right now. According to the "Mastering American accent" which I got on hands there is 15 vowel sounds. Anyone could provide any clarification, please? P/s: The book is written by Lisa Mojsin and published by Barron's.
+Dang The Hai , Stay calm and keep practicing as many vowels as you can find :). On a serious note, in this video we've covered the essential distinct American vowels only. Here is how we see it: there are 12 "main vowels" plus 2 R-colored vowels. On top of that, there are three diphthongs (the sounds /aɪ/, /aʊ/, and /ɔɪ/) and five r-colored diphthongs (the sounds /ɪr/, /ɛr/, /ɑr/, /ɔr/, /aɪr/). So we have 22 vowel sounds in total. Please don't be confused, though. Once you learn how to make the essential 12+2 sounds, you can easily combine them in as many diphthongs as you want. BTW: "Mastering American accent" is a great book.
+ Thanh Ngo , as per definition, "tense" (especially of a muscle) means "stretched tight or rigid." "Relaxed" is the opposite of tense, it's free from tension. When we say "tense your tongue", we want you to hold your tongue tight in the position as shown on the screen. When we say "relax your tongue", we want you to free your tongue from any tension and just put it in the position we show on the screen. It should not be rigid or stretched tight. Hope it helps!
+Văn Hiếu Nguyễn Unfortunately, TH-cam removed the annotations functionality and the links from the vowels cards no longer work even on desktops. However, we have all those links in the video description. Please, use them, they work. We apologize for this inconvenience, but no one can influence TH-cam in this respect :). We'll continue looking for options to restore the interactivity.
The trouble is that to one character there are 3,4,5 different sounds. This is a great confusion for who writes and for who reads. Awful! We would like one sound one character and vice versa. English is really too complicated.
westerner who are in Indonesia we called them bule. the way they speak Bahasa Indonesia still sounds so bule. and we can immitate the way the speak Bahasa Indonesia... its "Bule speaking style" we speak bahasa Indonesia in Bule way for fun... after deep thought of english pronounciation and Bahasa Indonesia, and conpare them, one of my the result is... Bule speak with nasal voice.. its like when we have runny nose... that's it...
+Prince Hall Military Lodge 141 All links in this video were created with the annotations functionality. Unfortunately, TH-cam removed this functionality and the links stopped working. We can't influence TH-cam's decisions, but all links to all phonemes and practice exercises are in the video description. Please check them out, they do work.
Hello there. Thanks for the great tutorial again. Here is a question for you. How many Vowel sounds are there in American English? The reason I am asking is, I am learning from different English educators in TH-cam and every one is saying different numbers, 12, 15, 19, 22 and more than 21.
+Tedros Afenegus , hello there! It depends on how you count the vowels. In our list we have 12 single vowel sound, 2 single R-Colored vowels, 3 diphthongs, 4 R-Colored diphthongs and 1 R-Colored triphthong, so there are 22 vowels in total. Here's our list, if you need it: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rvqAbjwRxzBAcHOrPe4dlJdO6Q5wLIWZ7QH4mEy_YDY/edit?usp=sharing
I love your channel. Incredible video. Thank you so much. I was wondering if you could kindly create a single overview video of the pronunciation of all the consonants?
I love your videos they are really helpful but to be honest i am having a hard time hearing the difference between the Vowel Sound /ɔ/ and Vowel Sound / ʌ / they actually sound the same to me, can you help me with those sounds? .
+Valentina Luna , Valentina, the best recommendation would be quite usually: try do do as many exercises as possible first to work on pronouncing each of these two sounds individually. The main goal first should be to try and understand what your tongue jaw and lips are doing when you make those sounds. By repeating them after our speaker you'll get a better idea of how they are made and will train yourself to hear them. After that move on practicing those sounds in words. Believe us, it works. The difference between the /ʌ / as in the word "but" and the /ɔ/ as in the word "on" is significant, although, it's common that non-native English speakers can't always hear it. The /ʌ / is a relaxed vowel, which means that your lips and tongue should be relaxed. Your tongue should be placed in the center of your mouth (not forward nor back and not high, nor low). The /ɔ/ is a back vowel, which means that your tongue should be pulled far back in your mouth. It should also be placed very low and it should be very flat. The /ɔ/ is also an open vowel, so your mouth should be open very wide. By the way, you don't have to open your mouth wide to make the /ʌ /. Here's our video about the /ʌ / sound: th-cam.com/video/X1utTZqC3AI/w-d-xo.html and this video should help you with the /ɔ/: th-cam.com/video/pr_KAu-_Hmo/w-d-xo.html Hope it helps! Let us know if you have any questions!
+Châu Trần Minh Nhựt , hello there! This is our own app. We're going to make it publicly available soon and will announce it here on this channel. So, please, stay tuned :).
+Zied Glad you liked it! It's our own app, we haven't released it publicly yet but we plan to do it soon. We'll announce it here on this channel, so please subscribe to receive a notification. Stay tuned!
We're using our own app, but we haven't released it to the public yet. We're planning to do it very soon and we'll announce the release on this channel. Stay tuned!
We're using our own app, but we haven't released it to the public yet. We're planning to do it very soon and we'll announce the release on this channel. Stay tuned!
Dear American sound channel! Do y’all have the app for iOS or website that I might use!, if so please give me the link that I can download or register! Thank you and keep up the good work!!!
Sure. Here's a playlist, make sure to check the information inside: th-cam.com/play/PLYJV5Moz9cfwiandFbIM8-zX9WjSnfLcv.html On Playlist tab here we have a lot of playlists, check them out.
I don't get this tongue position thing. I can do many sounds without move my tongue. I can do the i: or whatever sound while I'm moving my tongue. I really don't get it.
+Ivan Gabriel, if you're happy with the way you sound when speaking English, you're fine! Keep doing it the way you're doing it. Our videos are only helpful to those who are looking to learn *American accent*. So, in order to learn that kind of pronunciation, they need to learn the movements of the lips, tongue, and jaw. You can still speak good English even if you don't do that, but again, it depends on how you want to sound :). Whatever makes you happy! :)
Hello and thanks! Somehow interactive links don’t work for me. What we see in the video-is it the interface of an app? If so, what is the platform and is it available for purchase?
+remarc Did you watch this video on a mobile device? These links don't work on them, unfortunately, but they work on a computer. To keep this functionality on phones and tablets, we added all the links to the video description. Yes, it's our own app that we're using. We haven't released it publicly yet, but we plan to do it soon. Stay tuned, we'll announce the release on this channel!
We're using our own app, but we haven't released it to the public yet. We're planning to do it very soon and we'll announce the release on this channel. Stay tuned!
In our videos, we're using our own app, but we haven't released it to the public yet. We're planning to do it very soon and we'll announce the release on this channel. Stay tuned!
🎉Great news!🎉 Our brand new Sounds American website is up and running!🚀🎊 There's lots of content on pronunciation.🤓 Check it out: soundsamerican.net/
Sir, I have learned more from your channel than I had from expensive traditional classroom. Your videos are explicit, easy to follow, and straight to the point. Thank you very much, and God bless you always.
☺️🙃❤️👍👋
Friends! Unfortunately, TH-cam removed the annotations functionality and the links from the vowels cards no longer work even on desktops. However, we have all those links in the video description. Please, use them, they work. We apologize for this inconvenience, but no one can influence TH-cam in this respect :). We'll continue looking for options to restore the interactivity.
You're a capo! Thanks :D
Is sounds American has an app? @sounds American
Best
Onde consigo a tabela de sons interativo para ouvir os sons das vogais deste vídeo, também tenho dúvidas sobre outros videos mostrando que eu poderia falar para comparar minha fala com a fala gravada. Existe um site específico para isso.? (linguagem português "Brazil")
Obrigada
Are there any Sounds American App ?
When are you going to release the app ???!!!!!!
AMERICAN IPA:
Vowels Chart (Menu) - 0:32
► Vowel Sound /i/, as "be" - 2:29
► Vowel Sound /ɪ/, as "it" - 4:19
► Vowel Sound /eɪ/, as "make" - 6:04
► Vowel Sound /ɛ/, as “bed” - 8:02
► Vowel Sound /æ/, as in "cat" - 9:56
► Vowel Sound /ʌ/, as in "us" - 11:50
► Vowel Sound /ə/, as in "ago" - 13:38
► Vowel Sound /ɑ/, as in "got" - 15:24
► Vowel Sound /u/, as in "blue" - 17:17
► Vowel Sound /ʊ/, as in "put" - 19:03
► Vowel Sound /oʊ/, as in "go" - 20:55
► Vowel Sound /ɔ/, as in "on" - 22:56
Bonus
► R-colored Vowel /ɝ/, as in "first" - 24:53
► R-colored Vowel /ɚ/, as in "after" - 27:17
Great
This is what exactly Im looking for. My teacher also produce this chart but I didn't understand completely because of limited time. Thank you so much again.
Glad it was helpful!
So happy to watch this! And i'm sure that all audiences are waiting for the consonant one as well!
+The19920727 , thank you :). Yes, we're thinking of making it too. :) Thank you for your suggestion!
it is the best video on pronunciation teaching I have ever seen
Glad you liked it!
What are the differences between the ʌ and ə sounds? Both are relaxed sounds, right? Following the chart I see that the tongue should be in a lower position for the ə sound. Are there any other differences? (I also understand that ə is used in unstressed syllables and ʌ in stressed ones). Thank you for the excellent video. Your systematic approach rules!!!
+ultra7178 You're asking good questions. Yes, you're right, these both sounds are relaxed, the ə is used in unstressed syllables but the ʌ in stressed ones. We answered a similar question in one of our videos, take a look: th-cam.com/video/U5Oro6v0klg/w-d-xo.html
Hope it helps!
Thank you very much for the answer! It is clear now!
+ultra7178 Awesome! Let us know if you have any other questions!👋
Vowel Sound /i/, as "be" - 2:29
► Vowel Sound /ɪ/, as "it" - 4:19
► Vowel Sound /eɪ/, as "make" - 6:04
► Vowel Sound /ɛ/, as “bed” - 8:02
► Vowel Sound /æ/, as in "cat" - 9:56
► Vowel Sound /ʌ/, as in "us" - 11:50
► Vowel Sound /ə/, as in "ago" - 13:38
► Vowel Sound /ɑ/, as in "got" - 15:24
► Vowel Sound /u/, as in "blue" - 17:17
► Vowel Sound /ʊ/, as in "put" - 19:03
► Vowel Sound /oʊ/, as in "go" - 20:55
► Vowel Sound /ɔ/, as in "on" - 22:56
Bonus
► R-colored Vowel /ɝ/, as in "first" - 24:53
► R-colored Vowel /ɚ/, as in "after" - 27:17
Thank you very helpful
Muchas gracias
Thank you for your videos!Very helpful ;D
+TrickyMicky9991, you're very welcome! Glad to hear our videos help :). Stay tuned for more!
/i/ 2:29 / 3:04
/I/ 4:20 / 4:55
/ei/ 6:05 / 6:45
/3/ 8:02 / 8:40
/ae/ 9:56 / 10:34
/v/ 11:50 / 12:28
/e/ 13:38 / 14:16
/a/ 15:24 / 16:01
/u/ 17:21 / 17:54
/u/ 19:04 / 19:46
/ou/ 21:02 / 21:40
/c/ 22:57 / 23:37
Oxford Dictionary IPA Symbols:
www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/
► Vowels Chart (Menu) - 0:32
► Vowel Sound /iː/, as "be" - 2:29
► Vowel Sound /ɪ/, as "it" - 4:19
► Vowel Sound /eɪ/, as "make" - 6:04
► Vowel Sound /e/, as “bed” - 8:02
► Vowel Sound /æ/, as in "cat" - 9:56
► Vowel Sound /ʌ/, as in "us" - 11:50
► Vowel Sound /ə/, as in "ago" - 13:38
► Vowel Sound /ɑː/, as in "father" & "got" - 15:24
► Vowel Sound /uː/, as in "boo" & blue" - 17:17
► Vowel Sound /ʊ/, as in "put" - 19:03
► Vowel Sound /əʊ/, as in "go" - 20:55
► Vowel Sound /ɔː/, as in "law" & "on" - 22:56
Bonus
► R-colored Vowel /ɜːr/, as in "first" - 24:53
► R-colored Vowel /ər/, as in "after" - 27:17
Thanks for making these great videos! I'm now switching to your videos to guide my students. Please keep up the good work, looking forward to seeing more videos about dipthongs later on! :)
+Rosie Vu, thank you for your kind words! Yes, sure, we have planned to publish videos on diphthongs too! Stay tuned! :)
Good job!
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Smart record app
Thanks for the explanation. I have a doubt, what is the difference between the sounds / ʌ / and / ə/?
great video n well put together! thanks for this free info its very helpful
+jacqueline Lopez , thank you Jacqueline! Glad you liked it! :)
Sounds American Is it a free video? If it is I’m going to subscribe u. Please let me know
Você pode em via este vídeo para rosagomespinheiro52@gmail.com
Thank you for sharing this wonderful resource.
You're welcome! 👋
Some vowels sound are very difficult 😞...thank a lot for this video...I need to practice....greetings from Peru.
You're welcome!
Nice video sir keep it up
+Kashif Ali Khan Glad you liked it! We will :)
please show me what's diferent bitween /ɑ/ and /ɔ/. Thank you !
+Diệu Hiền Phan Thị , Good question!
The /ɑ/ is a low central vowel, which means that you pronounce it with your mouth fully open and your tongue placed very low in the center of your mouth.
The /ɔ/ is a low back vowel, you pronounce it with your mouth fully open, just like for the /ɑ/. Your tongue should be placed very low in your mouth (again, just like for the /ɑ/ ), but for the /ɔ/ you have to pull the back of your tongue far to your throat.
The other difference is that for the /ɑ/ sound your lips can be neutral, but you need to keep them rounded for the /ɔ/.
By the way, if you click on the card for the /ɑ/ and then on the card for the /ɔ/ at the beginning of this video, you can compare the movement of the tongue and jaw for these sounds on the image. It's very helpful!
Let us know if you have any other questions!
Dear SA, thank you for your great job. please can you do your best to restore the interactivity of your vdos? thank you.
Unfortunately, we would love to, but unfortunately, it's not up to us. The interactivity was based on TH-cam's annotations functionality, which was discontinued. There's nothing we can do about it.
Thanks a lot. The most difficult sound is R sound. It's my curse. ((((
Vowels Chart (Menu) 0:14
► Vowel Sound /i/, as "be" 2:28
► Vowel Sound /ɪ/, as "it" 4:18
► Vowel Sound /eɪ/, as "make" 6:03
► Vowel Sound /ɛ/, as “bed” 8:01
► Vowel Sound /æ/, as in "cat" 9:55
► Vowel Sound /ʌ/, as in "us" 11:49
► Vowel Sound /ə/, as in "ago" 13:37
► Vowel Sound /ɑ/, as in "got" 15:23
► Vowel Sound /u/, as in "blue" 17:16
► Vowel Sound /ʊ/, as in "put" 19:03
► Vowel Sound /oʊ/, as in "go" 20:54
► Vowel Sound /ɔ/, as in "on" 22:55
Bonus
► R-colored Vowel /ɝ/, as in "first" 24:53
► R-colored Vowel /ɚ/, as in "after" 27:17
Muchisimas gracias. Le sacare el mayor beneficio posible a esta informacion.
sir i heard / I / and / ɛ / the same < is the problem with my ears? :D
No.More like /I/ and /e/ sounds like the same
Thanks for fantastic videos. Do you have the summary of IPA that u mentioned in a chart (pdf format)?
No, we don't have it in a pdf format.
very good video . Thank you so much
+giorgi meliqishvili you're welcome! ☺️
best channel about phonetics, thanks a lot
+Ranie You're welcome!
Thank you for creating such a wonderful website. Four years ago, I learned to pronounce each sound on your TH-cam channel, and it completely changed my pronunciation. Thank you very much
Thank you sir for teaching us 😊
Extremely helpful. This is what i was looking for. Thank you.
+Edú Calambur , you're welcome! Glad to hear that!
@@SoundsAmerican I want more videos
Wowwwwww excellent work !
+Neyar Shilgne, glad to hear it! :)
I'm from Indonesia... we here only have 6 vowel sounds and they are very distinc one another, at first it is very hard to distinguish english vowels... I learn from some videos... after hundreds videos n you're the best... i get it now...
I can't find the app, help
We're using our own app, but we haven't released it to the public yet. We're planning to do it very soon and we'll announce the release on this channel. Stay tuned!
Onde consigo a tabela de sons interativo para ouvir os sons das vogais deste vídeo, também tenho dúvidas sobre outros videos mostrando que eu poderia falar para comparar minha fala com a fala gravada. Existe um site específico para isso.? (linguagem português "Brazil")
Obrigada
Hello there! Great videos and explanations! Can I ask what application or software you use in your videos?
+Dario van Krauser, hello there! Thank you! We're using our own app, it's not released publicly yet, but we plan to do it soon. We'll announce the release here on this channel, so please stay tuned!
This is amazing English lección its so helpful,I'm learning alot,thank very much for you support.
Glad to hear that!
Well, I am really confused right now. According to the "Mastering American accent" which I got on hands there is 15 vowel sounds. Anyone could provide any clarification, please?
P/s: The book is written by Lisa Mojsin and published by Barron's.
+Dang The Hai ,
Stay calm and keep practicing as many vowels as you can find :).
On a serious note, in this video we've covered the essential distinct American vowels only. Here is how we see it: there are 12 "main vowels" plus 2 R-colored vowels.
On top of that, there are three diphthongs (the sounds /aɪ/, /aʊ/, and /ɔɪ/) and five r-colored diphthongs (the sounds /ɪr/, /ɛr/, /ɑr/,
/ɔr/, /aɪr/). So we have 22 vowel sounds in total.
Please don't be confused, though. Once you learn how to make the essential 12+2 sounds, you can easily combine them in as many diphthongs as you want.
BTW: "Mastering American accent" is a great book.
Thank you for making it clear. English is complicated though, American accent is even harder.
Dang The Hai , sure! np! 👍
Good job.!
thanks for clarifying because i had same doubt saludoss
When do you plan to release the app? And btw your videos are awesome :)
+Matej Čapkovič, thank you! :) Glad you like our videos. We're working hard on the app, the wait won't be long now :).
@@SoundsAmerican I'm an English teacher and i'm still waiting for the app, let me know once you have it!
có cách nào để tôi lấy được bảng nguyên âm đấy không
What about the 'ɔː' and the 'ɜː'. I saw it be written in English dictionary
Can you explain the difference between tense and lax? I couldn't understand the actions your tongue does.
+ Thanh Ngo , as per definition, "tense" (especially of a muscle) means "stretched tight or rigid." "Relaxed" is the opposite of tense, it's free from tension. When we say "tense your tongue", we want you to hold your tongue tight in the position as shown on the screen. When we say "relax your tongue", we want you to free your tongue from any tension and just put it in the position we show on the screen. It should not be rigid or stretched tight.
Hope it helps!
oh, thanks your video, but I cann't click in this video to look up each vowel, despite using computer, can u help me! Thanks
+Văn Hiếu Nguyễn Unfortunately, TH-cam removed the annotations functionality and the links from the vowels cards no longer work even on desktops. However, we have all those links in the video description. Please, use them, they work. We apologize for this inconvenience, but no one can influence TH-cam in this respect :). We'll continue looking for options to restore the interactivity.
Awesome 👌 I got it at least but I will listen and more practice... thank you
You got this!
why Vowel Sound / i / video is private?
It's not: th-cam.com/video/PIu5WDIco0I/w-d-xo.html
The trouble is that to one character there are 3,4,5 different sounds. This is a great confusion for who writes and for who reads. Awful! We would like one sound one character and vice versa. English is really too complicated.
KHÔNG CÓ ÂM /e? hả add ơi!
westerner who are in Indonesia we called them bule. the way they speak Bahasa Indonesia still sounds so bule. and we can immitate the way the speak Bahasa Indonesia... its "Bule speaking style" we speak bahasa Indonesia in Bule way for fun... after deep thought of english pronounciation and Bahasa Indonesia, and conpare them, one of my the result is... Bule speak with nasal voice.. its like when we have runny nose... that's it...
Could you kindly come up with a video that rules of pronunciation that end with -ed? If possible.
+kang wei ong , yes, of course. We have plans to make such video. Thank you for your suggestion!
Dear teacher, I cant see the difference of these two vowels /ɚ//ɝ/, could you please help me . thanks
There's not much difference, the /ɚ/ sound is more relaxed than /ɝ/.
The Practice Links do not seem to work, is there another link for them?
+Prince Hall Military Lodge 141 All links in this video were created with the annotations functionality. Unfortunately, TH-cam removed this functionality and the links stopped working. We can't influence TH-cam's decisions, but all links to all phonemes and practice exercises are in the video description. Please check them out, they do work.
Hello there. Thanks for the great tutorial again. Here is a question for you. How many Vowel sounds are there in American English?
The reason I am asking is, I am learning from different English educators in TH-cam and every one is saying different numbers, 12, 15, 19, 22 and more than 21.
+Tedros Afenegus , hello there! It depends on how you count the vowels. In our list we have 12 single vowel sound, 2 single R-Colored vowels, 3 diphthongs, 4 R-Colored diphthongs and 1 R-Colored triphthong, so there are 22 vowels in total. Here's our list, if you need it: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rvqAbjwRxzBAcHOrPe4dlJdO6Q5wLIWZ7QH4mEy_YDY/edit?usp=sharing
Thank you very mach.
I love your channel. Incredible video. Thank you so much. I was wondering if you could kindly create a single overview video of the pronunciation of all the consonants?
Great suggestion! We'll consider it.
I love your videos they are really helpful but to be honest i am having a hard time hearing the difference between the Vowel Sound /ɔ/ and Vowel Sound / ʌ / they actually sound the same to me, can you help me with those sounds?
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+Valentina Luna , Valentina, the best recommendation would be quite usually: try do do as many exercises as possible first to work on pronouncing each of these two sounds individually. The main goal first should be to try and understand what your tongue jaw and lips are doing when you make those sounds. By repeating them after our speaker you'll get a better idea of how they are made and will train yourself to hear them.
After that move on practicing those sounds in words. Believe us, it works.
The difference between the /ʌ / as in the word "but" and the /ɔ/ as in the word "on" is significant, although, it's common that non-native English speakers can't always hear it.
The /ʌ / is a relaxed vowel, which means that your lips and tongue should be relaxed. Your tongue should be placed in the center of your mouth (not forward nor back and not high, nor low).
The /ɔ/ is a back vowel, which means that your tongue should be pulled far back in your mouth. It should also be placed very low and it should be very flat. The /ɔ/ is also an open vowel, so your mouth should be open very wide.
By the way, you don't have to open your mouth wide to make the /ʌ /.
Here's our video about the /ʌ / sound: th-cam.com/video/X1utTZqC3AI/w-d-xo.html
and this video should help you with the /ɔ/: th-cam.com/video/pr_KAu-_Hmo/w-d-xo.html
Hope it helps! Let us know if you have any questions!
Thanks for your tips and for taking the time and answer my question
+Valentina Luna , np :). Glad we could help!
Incredible!
Very well!
+SHALTILL , thank you! :) Glad you like it! :)
Which application do you use to demonstrate? Thanks
+Châu Trần Minh Nhựt , hello there! This is our own app. We're going to make it publicly available soon and will announce it here on this channel. So, please, stay tuned :).
Navigation Links in the description below are dead for some sounds in "Practice Exercise" block
I mean they are linked to the private videos that no longer available
Thank you, we'll check them out to fix.
I can't find the video about tense and relaxed vowels from your video :(
Which ones?
what site?
We don't have a website yet, but we're working on creating it. Stay tuned!
I love it! I am waiting for this app
+John Castro, 👍😀👋
I guess it depends on the region or state you're in because here in New Jersey we pronounce dog as /dɑɡ/
Yes, correct. A lot of Americans are affected by the "cot-caught" merger.
Best TH-cam videos.... Best explanation ever.....
Glad you liked it
Thanks!
No problem!
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hey thank you for the great help. I noticed that you were using an Android app in your explanation, could you please tell us what's the app?
+Zied Glad you liked it! It's our own app, we haven't released it publicly yet but we plan to do it soon. We'll announce it here on this channel, so please subscribe to receive a notification. Stay tuned!
Sounds American I already did 😀. hope you release it very soon.
+Zied excellent! We hope so too 😂😁😂. Working hard to make it happen asap.👋😄
it's been 3 years, is the app available yet?
As always ! good videos keep up the work.
the phonetic symbol for on is /a/
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se puede acceder a realizar las pruebas de pronunciación?
no encuentro la opción
saludos cordiales
thank so much
whaich software or website do you use? kindly share.
We're using our own app, but we haven't released it to the public yet. We're planning to do it very soon and we'll announce the release on this channel. Stay tuned!
Where is this app?
在2:00, 你是怎么弄那个互动 功能? 我真的好想知道。谢谢!
This chart is very useful, thanks teachers.
+Pedro Guevara You're welcome!
Como hace uno para entrar directamente a la aplicaion y no a los videos, tienen alguna pagina
We're using our own app, but we haven't released it to the public yet. We're planning to do it very soon and we'll announce the release on this channel. Stay tuned!
Can you tell me in hindi please sirji about tongue position
We don't speak Hindi, sorry.
Excellent English lesson., Thank you.
+Adrian FG , :) glad you liked it!
Dear American sound channel!
Do y’all have the app for iOS or website that I might use!, if so please give me the link that I can download or register! Thank you and keep up the good work!!!
+James Douglas Hello there! We use our own app, but we haven't released it publicly yet, but we're working on making it happen soon. Stay tuned!
Excellent! thank you so muchas!
+Cristian Andres Ochoa Martinez , de nada 😉😃
es no muchas
Thank a lot!
it is A great video and give me huge help. thank you
+Chaojun Shen you're welcome! Glad you like it and that it was helpful.
is there a consonant pronunciation collection video?
Sure. Here's a playlist, make sure to check the information inside: th-cam.com/play/PLYJV5Moz9cfwiandFbIM8-zX9WjSnfLcv.html
On Playlist tab here we have a lot of playlists, check them out.
Can you make a video with z pronounce instead of s for example reason which is rizon
How I can search Stanard IPA on website
Do you need just the symbols?
perfect!
I don't get this tongue position thing. I can do many sounds without move my tongue. I can do the i: or whatever sound while I'm moving my tongue. I really don't get it.
+Ivan Gabriel, if you're happy with the way you sound when speaking English, you're fine! Keep doing it the way you're doing it.
Our videos are only helpful to those who are looking to learn *American accent*. So, in order to learn that kind of pronunciation, they need to learn the movements of the lips, tongue, and jaw. You can still speak good English even if you don't do that, but again, it depends on how you want to sound :). Whatever makes you happy! :)
Great video!
+Frosty Heaven , thank you!
Hello and thanks! Somehow interactive links don’t work for me. What we see in the video-is it the interface of an app? If so, what is the platform and is it available for purchase?
+remarc Did you watch this video on a mobile device? These links don't work on them, unfortunately, but they work on a computer. To keep this functionality on phones and tablets, we added all the links to the video description.
Yes, it's our own app that we're using. We haven't released it publicly yet, but we plan to do it soon. Stay tuned, we'll announce the release on this channel!
( e ) and ( ɔ) are British?
Existe una App??? De esto?
We're using our own app, but we haven't released it to the public yet. We're planning to do it very soon and we'll announce the release on this channel. Stay tuned!
I was looking for the same chart of different accent such as the southern drawl for example I thought you could help with that in a new video thanks
+Ahmad A , and here we thought that people were looking to lose the southern accent 😁 th-cam.com/video/4arBraMyp0Q/w-d-xo.html
thanks for the information... your videos are very good!
jessica yepez , glad you like them.
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Hi,
When I click on practice, TH-cam show me a message about the video is private
Can you please give a time stamp when it happens? We'll check what could be wrong.
Could you make video about gramma?
Sorry, no, we only work on pronunciation.
Thank you so much!
Wow I really liked this channel!
+I’ma rock my pajamas , thank you:) Glad to her that!
how can i find the software? please
In our videos, we're using our own app, but we haven't released it to the public yet. We're planning to do it very soon and we'll announce the release on this channel. Stay tuned!
Let me know if this app will be available!!
+Thanh Ngo, we're going to release our app soon, we'll announce it here. Just make sure you're subscribed to receive notification about it! :)