🎁🎂 THANK YOU for sharing my videos! 4,366 of you have shared this tutorial, or one of my others on social media and with your friends. It's REALLY helping me to grow the channel, and help more people like you to improve their career and confidence in English. Who are 3 people you know who could benefit from watching THIS tutorial? Thank you for sharing it with them! I appreciate every share, and look forward to talking to you in the comments! Michael :)
Sam, Excellent! Watching some of my other vowel tutorials might help in comparing it to similar vowel sounds. Did you see the video I posted today on Melania Trumps English pronunciation? Take a look if not, I think you'll find it interesting: th-cam.com/video/AijNWDN4Wuc/w-d-xo.html See you in the next video, Michael
@@britishaccentmethod I've watched it, it was brilliant. Well, I don't have any problem regarding these and over the years I have mastered my RP accent nevertheless I'm training unless all phoneme become utterly natural to my muscle memory. Your videos have been helping me a lot in my training. You have very carefully explained each sound and I think if somebody wants to learn RP your channel is must and first because you have explained everything very carefully.
Hi, could you tell me how the /aʊ/ Sound is represent in the IPA chart please.. beacuse i have been investigating about it and I found that the (a) sound doesn´t exist in the IPA chart but some people say that the (a) of /aʊ/ Sound is represent with the symbol (æ ) and others say that the (a) of /aʊ/ Sound is represent with the symbol (a:) like a long vowel :(
Roberto, good question. I just taught this in my coaching group on Friday. The (a) in /aʊ/ starts further back in the mouth than æ - it is easiest to think of it as being slightly further forward than the ʌ sound (in the word 'but'). We usually only see the (a) being used in the diphthongs /aʊ/ and /aɪ/. Did you see the new video I've published today? Check it out if not, I think you'll like it! th-cam.com/video/JKlGyWxSdyw/w-d-xo.html Michael
Thank you for your professional phonetic lessons. There's no one on youtube explaining it so deeply and brilliantly.You're really unique! But sorry, what's with you right ear? Maybe it's better to put an earring there, if you had one before?
Hi Irene, First of all, thanks for the great feedback, I'm pleased that you're finding the deep explanations are helping! As for the ear... I used to have an earing in there and the ear hole has never closed up!
Hey 👋 Michael! In The list of words in the comment section , some words are not correct( ground and stout are missing) also the sentences do not correspond; they are from the previous video. Thank you
Thanks for letting me know, I'll sort this out - It's great that you've been using the video descriptions with the video because I put lots there to help. Cheers! Michael
Hello. I noticed that the first part of the /aʊ/ sound (a) sounds a lot like the /æ/ sound. So it got me wondering is there a difference between the /a/ (from the /aʊ/ sound) and the /æ/ sound. Thank you for the videos by the way - they're really helpful.
Hi Dim-bon, This is a good question that causes a lot of confusion, especially because the Oxford and Cambridge dictionaries use different IPA symbols for the 'a' sound. On a vowel chart you will see /a/ coming from lower than /æ/, but in reality they are both pronounced the same. Think of the 2 words 'cat' and 'cow'.../kæt/ and /kaʊ/. The 'a' sound, sounds the same in them both. So once you've learned /æ/, go ahead and use it in the /aʊ/ dipthong. The important point to be aware of is to clearly differentiate 'the a' sound (however you write it) with the 'e' sound above and the ' ʌ' sound behind. Does that clarify things? Cheers, Michael
@@britishaccentmethod Thanks a lot for the answer. I've got one follow-up question - does the /a/ have the same pronunciation in both /aʊ/ and /ai/ diphthongs?
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🎁🎂 THANK YOU for sharing my videos!
4,366 of you have shared this tutorial, or one of my others on social media and with your friends.
It's REALLY helping me to grow the channel, and help more people like you to improve their career and confidence in English.
Who are 3 people you know who could benefit from watching THIS tutorial?
Thank you for sharing it with them!
I appreciate every share, and look forward to talking to you in the comments!
Michael :)
With bundle of thanks ❤❤❤❤
Please please need a new
Diphthongs sounds video Need ❤❤❤❤please please ❤❤❤❤
Thanks a lot ❤❤❤❤
Please please all vowels Diphthong sounds new video need please ❤❤❤❤
It is wonderful We need more lesson thank you
Thank you I had little confusion regarding this sound now that's clear. I've almost mastered it
Sam, Excellent! Watching some of my other vowel tutorials might help in comparing it to similar vowel sounds.
Did you see the video I posted today on Melania Trumps English pronunciation?
Take a look if not, I think you'll find it interesting: th-cam.com/video/AijNWDN4Wuc/w-d-xo.html
See you in the next video,
Michael
@@britishaccentmethod I've watched it, it was brilliant. Well, I don't have any problem regarding these and over the years I have mastered my RP accent nevertheless I'm training unless all phoneme become utterly natural to my muscle memory. Your videos have been helping me a lot in my training. You have very carefully explained each sound and I think if somebody wants to learn RP your channel is must and first because you have explained everything very carefully.
Thank you so much Mr Michael, this helped me really.
We are also confusing in these two sounds /eə/ vs /3:/, they are so similar.
Outstanding !🇮🇳
Thanks a lot!!!
Thank you!
yes
Hi, could you tell me how the /aʊ/ Sound is represent in the IPA chart please.. beacuse i have been investigating about it and I found that the (a) sound doesn´t exist in the IPA chart but some people say that the (a) of /aʊ/ Sound is represent with the symbol (æ ) and others say that the (a) of /aʊ/ Sound is represent with the symbol (a:) like a long vowel :(
Roberto, good question. I just taught this in my coaching group on Friday. The (a) in /aʊ/ starts further back in the mouth than æ - it is easiest to think of it as being slightly further forward than the ʌ sound (in the word 'but').
We usually only see the (a) being used in the diphthongs /aʊ/ and /aɪ/.
Did you see the new video I've published today? Check it out if not, I think you'll like it! th-cam.com/video/JKlGyWxSdyw/w-d-xo.html
Michael
Thank you for your professional phonetic lessons. There's no one on youtube explaining it so deeply and brilliantly.You're really unique! But sorry, what's with you right ear? Maybe it's better to put an earring there, if you had one before?
Hi Irene,
First of all, thanks for the great feedback, I'm pleased that you're finding the deep explanations are helping! As for the ear... I used to have an earing in there and the ear hole has never closed up!
Thank you
Hey 👋 Michael! In The list of words in the comment section , some words are not correct( ground and stout are missing) also the sentences do not correspond; they are from the previous video. Thank you
Thanks for letting me know, I'll sort this out - It's great that you've been using the video descriptions with the video because I put lots there to help.
Cheers!
Michael
@@britishaccentmethod you are welcome Michael. These videos are very helpful. So much value in them! Thank you
Hello. I noticed that the first part of the /aʊ/ sound (a) sounds a lot like the /æ/ sound. So it got me wondering is there a difference between the /a/ (from the /aʊ/ sound) and the /æ/ sound. Thank you for the videos by the way - they're really helpful.
Hi Dim-bon,
This is a good question that causes a lot of confusion, especially because the Oxford and Cambridge dictionaries use different IPA symbols for the 'a' sound. On a vowel chart you will see /a/ coming from lower than /æ/, but in reality they are both pronounced the same. Think of the 2 words 'cat' and 'cow'.../kæt/ and /kaʊ/. The 'a' sound, sounds the same in them both. So once you've learned /æ/, go ahead and use it in the /aʊ/ dipthong.
The important point to be aware of is to clearly differentiate 'the a' sound (however you write it) with the 'e' sound above and the ' ʌ' sound behind.
Does that clarify things?
Cheers,
Michael
@@britishaccentmethod Thanks a lot for the answer. I've got one follow-up question - does the /a/ have the same pronunciation in both /aʊ/ and /ai/ diphthongs?
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/kəʊld/
please explain this sound
/ əʊ/ it is very difficult
Hi Schady, I will be film this tutorial before Christmas for you. Thank you for requesting it.