You are really a wonderful teacher. I never understood this till today. Today I have understood this topic very well. I'm glad that I found your channel and it's like my manifest came true about learning English.❤
Mam can u please let us know how to pronounce apologies and apologize. I always see the pronunciation of the word but I don't get it. But when u describe what is the pronunciation so I understand very well bcoz u explain wonderfully and easy to understand.
Hi, yes, I can cover this in a future video. The difference is in the vowels, and you can hear those vowels in this video: th-cam.com/video/F18ajUyKBB0/w-d-xo.html Also, it's here's a video for "beach," which gives you some strategies for making the correct vowel for the words: th-cam.com/video/epvg8bxHI1E/w-d-xo.html You might also find this helpful: th-cam.com/users/liven-eeLzjP7CA
I'm convinced the best way to learn these pronunciations is to see examples of homophones or part-homophones as you did in the video. Great examples. I never knew we're was pronounced as ear.
thanks, I made it damn, I'm learning English with the translator and I couldn't get We're to take the translator 3 times in a row, thanks to you (and God) I made it, damn keep it up you're excellent
Damn I kept trying and I succeeded, ma'am I think I love you, I was trying all afternoon I'm not lying if I tell you that more than 2 hours and watching all kinds of videos, damn it I fell in love, thank you, every time I manage to say it to myself agree with you, damn help inexperienced, really keep it up, I'll keep cursing a few more hours
I'm spanish, that was an amazing class, thanks. It turns out I've been pronouncing "were" like "where" all the time, 🤦♂️, but it's more similar to "War" but it's not "War" either, 😫. I think "Were" is very hard to pronounce correctly so as not to mistake it with "War", 😩
Hi, for "were," it might help you to think about words like "her," "burr," "bird," because the sound of the "er" is the same in all of these words. So you can visualize "were" as "whir" or "wurr," another way of thinking about the sounds in it. "Her words were turning into birds:" all of these words except "into" have the "er" vowel.
Hi, I can cover the word "shrew" in a future class. In the meantime, I would try saying "roo" and then adding your sh, like "roo, shroo." If your tongue is ready for the /r/ sound it will be easier to put it together. You might also find this video about "through/threw" to be helpful: th-cam.com/video/onJhLq-KLnE/w-d-xo.html
Yes, "we're" and "here" both have the "ear' /ir/ diphthong. But we do often reduce the "we're" to sound more like "were" with the "er" /ər/ sound, so you may hear us say "we're here" and it will sound like "were here." I talk about the ways we say "we're" in more detail in this video: th-cam.com/video/kmhDovOiHzg/w-d-xo.html
Hi, yes, R is challenging. Here's a video for T at the ends of words, where I talk about stopped T: th-cam.com/video/xVKHLFV7v2s/w-d-xo.html and here's one for T in the middle of words, which is also sometimes a stopped T: th-cam.com/video/VkJDDaiEjRs/w-d-xo.html
Yes, that's correct. I talk about that in these videos: th-cam.com/video/kmhDovOiHzg/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/users/liveZm7C4LrGr5w. We do this with other R-diphthongs as well, you can learn about that here: th-cam.com/video/vvTGNkdddf0/w-d-xo.html
Hello Christine. :) You are really awesome, Thank you! I have two questions. You can answer them here below my questions or make a seperate video for us (may be). :) Either way I would appreciate it... 1) Some teachers (for example in NY) say you can use the vowel ''ɑ'' instead of the vowel ''ɔ''. In some words it sounds not bad (for example: law, saw etc.) When I use it, it sounds very good. Almost like a native speaker.^^ But in some words it sounds weard, for example: wore, or. Can you help me and tell me the differences between these vowels, please? It's really tricky to understand it. Why it's sounds not like a native speaker when I say wɑr, ɑr. Is it because of the letter 'r' at the end? 2) Sometimes the vowel ''ɔ'' sounds like ''neutral vowel sound a'' (I don't mean ow), sometimes like the ''neutral vowel sound o'' and sometimes it sounds like ''oa''. Can we use the neutral vowel sounds oa together to pronounce the vowel ɔ? Would that sounds like a native speaker? E.g.: Thought = θoat (a fast transition from the neutral vowel sound o to the neutral vowel sound a.) Love your videos. Thank you! :) P.S.: My English isn't well. ^^ I hope that you understood me and my English.)
Hi, thanks for your questions. The vowel /ɔ/ is not distinct from /ɑ/ in some American dialects, as you say. But /ɔr/ is used to notate the sound "or," which is not the same as an /ɔ/ plus and /r/. So for words with /ɔr/, you need to use the "or" sound. I usually note this as /or/, to make this clearer. You can hear me talk about /ɔ/ vs. /ɑ/ in this video: th-cam.com/video/ENJtWEqMr6k/w-d-xo.html For your second question, I think using /oa/ would sound like a New York accent for /ɔ/, and I wouldn't recommend it. You can get more help for exactly how to make the/ɔ/ vowel in this video: th-cam.com/video/p1gsOh_JXLs/w-d-xo.html
One thing I don't like is that you pronounce "we're" like "were" when you actually use it in a sentence. Like when you say (we're having fun) you pronounce it "were" not with the "ear" sound. And it's normal to do so. But you should explain it better.
Yes, you're right. In this video I was focusing on the spelling and different R-diphthongs, and also the error I hear on contractions. But I should make another video focusing on the reduced version of "we're" that we typically use in connected speech. Thanks for the feedback.
Hi, are you saying you hear people pronouncing "we're" with /er/ instead of /ir/? That sounds a bit like it might be a regional accent, but I haven't really heard that.
@@SpeechModification thanks a lot. So the pronunciation is /wir/.But I have seen 2 tutorials video saying /wer/ that's the reason I got confused. I always say /wir/.
Hm... to me it seems "we're" isn't pronounced this way most of the times. Most often I hear something like "were" or something shorter, like without the "r" sound.
Hi, yes, you're correct. In fluent speech, we often reduce "we're" /wir/ to "were" /wər/, because it is an unstressed part of the sentence. If we're stressing it, we keep the /ir/ diphthong.
We tend to reduce the vowels in some of the unstressed structure words a sentence - for becomes "fer," you becomes "yuh," to becomes "tuh," we'll becomes "will," etc. This is a natural part of intonation in fluent speech, and many of these reductions we don't notice, but the "we're" becoming "were" is probably something you hear because both words are so common.
Bon Jovi in "Living Proof" sings "We're the living proof" and he seems to pronounce We're as Were, or my ears can't hear well. Maybe singers use wrong pronunciations, like "Me" pronounced as "May". Never learn english from Bon Jovi or from Taylor Swift 😄
Good observation, in fluent speech we often say "were" for "we're," here's more on this: th-cam.com/users/liveZm7C4LrGr5w We also reduce "we'll" to "will" th-cam.com/users/liveXFldSOaazFU
You are really a wonderful teacher. I never understood this till today. Today I have understood this topic very well.
I'm glad that I found your channel and it's like my manifest came true about learning English.❤
Mam can u please let us know how to pronounce apologies and apologize.
I always see the pronunciation of the word but I don't get it. But when u describe what is the pronunciation so I understand very well bcoz u explain wonderfully and easy to understand.
hi, can you do the difference between the words reach and rich? thank you!
Hi, yes, I can cover this in a future video. The difference is in the vowels, and you can hear those vowels in this video: th-cam.com/video/F18ajUyKBB0/w-d-xo.html
Also, it's here's a video for "beach," which gives you some strategies for making the correct vowel for the words: th-cam.com/video/epvg8bxHI1E/w-d-xo.html You might also find this helpful: th-cam.com/users/liven-eeLzjP7CA
One of the most direct and clear videos on this subject!
Thanks for your support!
I agree. I feel so sad when im looking for a word i want to learn to pronounce but she didn’t make a video about it yet :(
Incredible explanation, you make it simple
Finally, I able to pronounce all of those because of you, without feel distracted I said that . Thank you for your efforts . I appreciate that .
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@@SpeechModification Good job
This is fantastic Christine, thank you. Mind blown!!!
Thanks Miguel!
I'm convinced the best way to learn these pronunciations is to see examples of homophones or part-homophones as you did in the video. Great examples. I never knew we're was pronounced as ear.
Thanks!
muchas gracias, fue de gran ayuda tu explicacion! bendiciones
Thank you Christine.
You are awesome, nice teaching ma'am
I'm really happy with your teaching
Thank you!
God bless you mam, Much love!
Thank you!
Wonderful teaching and i love it so much. Thank you so much.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent teaching.thank you medam.
Thanks for watching!
Best videos ! stunning way of explanation! everything is simple and easy! I have been looking for such a miracle as Christine for a long time!🤗
Thank you!
This one is absolutely great ..thank you very much 😊
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thanks, I made it damn, I'm learning English with the translator and I couldn't get We're to take the translator 3 times in a row, thanks to you (and God) I made it, damn keep it up you're excellent
9 times with the advice that it sounds like an e "uptight" damn, my idol, I reach 20 and I don't say this word again for a day
Damn I kept trying and I succeeded, ma'am I think I love you, I was trying all afternoon I'm not lying if I tell you that more than 2 hours and watching all kinds of videos, damn it I fell in love, thank you, every time I manage to say it to myself agree with you, damn help inexperienced, really keep it up, I'll keep cursing a few more hours
Thanks!
very useful for solving some odd issues, thank you very much.
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Exelente explicacion
Thanks!
VOCÊ é uma ótima professora!❤
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Thanks my best teacher
Great explanation
Thank you!
Amazing explanation! Thanks.
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Ma'am you are great great!!! Thanks a lot for helping us.
It's my pleasure, thank you for your support!
So helpful. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
I'm spanish, that was an amazing class, thanks. It turns out I've been pronouncing "were" like "where" all the time, 🤦♂️, but it's more similar to "War" but it's not "War" either, 😫. I think "Were" is very hard to pronounce correctly so as not to mistake it with "War", 😩
Hi, for "were," it might help you to think about words like "her," "burr," "bird," because the sound of the "er" is the same in all of these words. So you can visualize "were" as "whir" or "wurr," another way of thinking about the sounds in it. "Her words were turning into birds:" all of these words except "into" have the "er" vowel.
I don't really comment on YT video. But i gotta say this video was so good that clear up all my confusions.
Thank you, I appreciate hearing it. Glad to help!
Thank you so much ma'am
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Great. Thank you very much.
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Very useful, thank you very much!
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Fantastic mam' just keep it on. I love it.
Thank you!
Thanks for everything
appreciate that,from Kazakhstan
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I don't really know about it before thanks for making a such concise video on it. Love to subscribe!
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Hi from Brazil
Hi, welcome!
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thank you i thought that we're have the same sound as were thanks for correcting that
Hi, we do sometimes reduce "we're" to "were" in fast speech.
ohh okay thanks
Awesome! Thank u
Would it be possible that we're is pronounced 'wr' in fast speech? In practice i never hear the long e sound in we're
Yes, we do typically reduce "we're" to /wər/ "were" in fast speech.
Hi, I'll be talking more about this today: th-cam.com/video/kmhDovOiHzg/w-d-xo.html
I LOVE IT!!! 🎉🎉 Finally, I learned how I can pronounce those word 🎉😂
Thank you
you helped me a lot with this video
Really nice lessons and nice content i really love it 👍
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Love your videos!!
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Thank you❤
Hi Christine, I find very difficult to pronounce the Shrew any advice? Thanks, Jenny
Hi, I can cover the word "shrew" in a future class. In the meantime, I would try saying "roo" and then adding your sh, like "roo, shroo." If your tongue is ready for the /r/ sound it will be easier to put it together. You might also find this video about "through/threw" to be helpful: th-cam.com/video/onJhLq-KLnE/w-d-xo.html
Hi, I covered "shrewd" in this video: th-cam.com/video/0cE24tnLHf8/w-d-xo.html It's the same as "shrew," just has a /d/ at the end.
As I understand, you’re saying that “we’re” and “here” have the same sound in the sentence “We’re here”. Is that correct?
Yes, "we're" and "here" both have the "ear' /ir/ diphthong. But we do often reduce the "we're" to sound more like "were" with the "er" /ər/ sound, so you may hear us say "we're here" and it will sound like "were here." I talk about the ways we say "we're" in more detail in this video: th-cam.com/video/kmhDovOiHzg/w-d-xo.html
Thanks a lot.!
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so useful, so helpful
Please add recyclable to the list
Good suggestion, I will
Thank you dear :^)
For sharing this
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@@SpeechModification o dear I wanna ask you a qstn , can I ? (｡◕‿◕｡)➜
easy understanding ! thank u sm !
Thank you!
Were vs War. Are they the same pronunciation? I got confused
No, were has "er" and "war" has "or." So "wore" and "war" are the same, but not "were."
@@SpeechModification Thank you! From Brazil
You're welcome!
Hi, I'll be talking more about "war" on Saturday: th-cam.com/video/YYBJf1h1S_8/w-d-xo.html
It is so awesome!!!!
Thanks for your feedback!
❤❤❤❤❤❤good job
'R' is a confusing sound. Can you help with stop 't' sound?
Hi, yes, R is challenging. Here's a video for T at the ends of words, where I talk about stopped T: th-cam.com/video/xVKHLFV7v2s/w-d-xo.html and here's one for T in the middle of words, which is also sometimes a stopped T: th-cam.com/video/VkJDDaiEjRs/w-d-xo.html
In the North of English we're sounds more like 'where' than 'weir'
i'm back, Cristina!
How about weir?
Hi, it's "weer" /wir/, rhymes with "here" and "ear." In Merriam-Webster they also show /wer/ "where/ware/wear" as an acceptable option as well.
can "we're" be pronounced as "were"? just curious
Yes, in connected speech we reduce "we're" to just "were." Good point, I should have thought to mention it in this video.
I'll be live today at 12 pm Seattle time with our question and answer class, hope you can make it! th-cam.com/video/mOGgLD7irNE/w-d-xo.html
I heard "we're" chanfges to "were" sound in fast speech.
Yes, that's correct. I talk about that in these videos: th-cam.com/video/kmhDovOiHzg/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/users/liveZm7C4LrGr5w. We do this with other R-diphthongs as well, you can learn about that here: th-cam.com/video/vvTGNkdddf0/w-d-xo.html
Hello Christine. :) You are really awesome, Thank you!
I have two questions. You can answer them here below my questions or make a seperate video for us (may be). :) Either way I would appreciate it...
1)
Some teachers (for example in NY) say you can use the vowel ''ɑ'' instead of the vowel ''ɔ''. In some words it sounds not bad (for example: law, saw etc.) When I use it, it sounds very good. Almost like a native speaker.^^ But in some words it sounds weard, for example: wore, or.
Can you help me and tell me the differences between these vowels, please? It's really tricky to understand it. Why it's sounds not like a native speaker when I say wɑr, ɑr. Is it because of the letter 'r' at the end?
2)
Sometimes the vowel ''ɔ'' sounds like ''neutral vowel sound a'' (I don't mean ow), sometimes like the ''neutral vowel sound o'' and sometimes it sounds like ''oa''. Can we use the neutral vowel sounds oa together to pronounce the vowel ɔ? Would that sounds like a native speaker? E.g.: Thought = θoat (a fast transition from the neutral vowel sound o to the neutral vowel sound a.)
Love your videos. Thank you! :)
P.S.: My English isn't well. ^^ I hope that you understood me and my English.)
Hi, thanks for your questions. The vowel /ɔ/ is not distinct from /ɑ/ in some American dialects, as you say. But /ɔr/ is used to notate the sound "or," which is not the same as an /ɔ/ plus and /r/. So for words with /ɔr/, you need to use the "or" sound. I usually note this as /or/, to make this clearer. You can hear me talk about /ɔ/ vs. /ɑ/ in this video: th-cam.com/video/ENJtWEqMr6k/w-d-xo.html
For your second question, I think using /oa/ would sound like a New York accent for /ɔ/, and I wouldn't recommend it. You can get more help for exactly how to make the/ɔ/ vowel in this video: th-cam.com/video/p1gsOh_JXLs/w-d-xo.html
One thing I don't like is that you pronounce "we're" like "were" when you actually use it in a sentence. Like when you say (we're having fun) you pronounce it "were" not with the "ear" sound. And it's normal to do so. But you should explain it better.
Yes, you're right. In this video I was focusing on the spelling and different R-diphthongs, and also the error I hear on contractions. But I should make another video focusing on the reduced version of "we're" that we typically use in connected speech. Thanks for the feedback.
And why others say we're like /wer/..whats's the difference.
Hi, are you saying you hear people pronouncing "we're" with /er/ instead of /ir/? That sounds a bit like it might be a regional accent, but I haven't really heard that.
@@SpeechModification thanks a lot. So the pronunciation is /wir/.But I have seen 2 tutorials video saying /wer/ that's the reason I got confused. I always say /wir/.
Hm... to me it seems "we're" isn't pronounced this way most of the times. Most often I hear something like "were" or something shorter, like without the "r" sound.
Hi, yes, you're correct. In fluent speech, we often reduce "we're" /wir/ to "were" /wər/, because it is an unstressed part of the sentence. If we're stressing it, we keep the /ir/ diphthong.
Hi, I'll be talking more about this today: th-cam.com/video/kmhDovOiHzg/w-d-xo.html
Still I am struggling with Where pronunciation.
Here's some more help, specifically focused on "where" th-cam.com/video/JTGR8dC09TE/w-d-xo.html and th-cam.com/users/liveP9zUx6R1d74
Where are you living
I live in Seattle.
Ok
war, the favorite emerican word😂
Drives me crazy how almost everyone says “we’re” like “were”
We tend to reduce the vowels in some of the unstressed structure words a sentence - for becomes "fer," you becomes "yuh," to becomes "tuh," we'll becomes "will," etc. This is a natural part of intonation in fluent speech, and many of these reductions we don't notice, but the "we're" becoming "were" is probably something you hear because both words are so common.
"R" is never pronounced after a vowel. Just turns into "shwa" sound
In British English, and some other dialects, yes. In American English we always use the /r/.
@@SpeechModification ok understood
Weird could be added to this list
Yes, true! Here's a video I did for "weird" and "wired," in case you're interested. th-cam.com/video/XdGtjZyUVic/w-d-xo.html
No mentions of weird, weird.
Hi, here's help for that: th-cam.com/users/liveXdGtjZyUVic
Riveter
Hi, I can cover the word "riveter" in a future video for you.
nah bro english is so hard and confusing at same time🥲🥲🥲
Bon Jovi in "Living Proof" sings "We're the living proof" and he seems to pronounce We're as Were, or my ears can't hear well. Maybe singers use wrong pronunciations, like "Me" pronounced as "May". Never learn english from Bon Jovi or from Taylor Swift 😄
Good observation, in fluent speech we often say "were" for "we're," here's more on this: th-cam.com/users/liveZm7C4LrGr5w We also reduce "we'll" to "will" th-cam.com/users/liveXFldSOaazFU
Thanks