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Smooth English
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Приєднався 14 вер 2012
I teach English in Los Gatos, CA, all over Silicon Valley and to anyone in the world via Zoom. Smooth English is on Facebook as well as Blogger and Instagram @smooth_english_. I love the sound of English and hope to share its secrets with anyone who seeks them. I have a master's degree in teaching ESL and over 30 years of experience in coaching accent reduction. Find me at www.smooth-english.com to schedule a private lesson, join a small group lesson, attend my free office hours or find my online courses.
Spanish Accent Analysis- Part 2- Colombian speaker
Let's examine the accent of a Colombian speaker as she speaks English. Our purpose is to help Spanish speakers learn American English pronunciation, not to poke fun at the Spanish accent. This lesson is part of a larger course on American Vowels and Placement. Find it on Udemy or Skillshare.
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Spanish Accent Analysis for Vowels & Placement
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Let's look at some of the big differences between Spanish and American English in terms of vowels and placement. In Part 2 (coming soon), I'll show you how these differences play out in a Colombian speaker. See Part 2 right now on Udemy or Skillshare. www.udemy.com/course/american-english-vowels-placement-for-all/?referralCode=DC056EB8D512870D94BC skl.sh/3JtcHPX
Prefixes: De
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Why does the prefix in detach sound different than the prefix in deactivate? Let's get a better understanding of how to pronounce this one prefix in two different situations.
How to stop speaking too fast
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This technique will make you plan what you are going to say and listen to what you are saying. You will sound more organized and use fewer filler words. You will be more pleasant to listen to and easier to understand.
Reducing the pronoun "they" for good rhythm
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"They" is tricky to reduce because we want to say it quickly but keep the Long A vowel!
Full Pronunciation Analysis of a Story
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Let's analyze the full spectrum of pronunciation by breaking down the words of a story. It's a true story, told by my great aunt. Read the whole book here: www.amazon.com/MA-PA-STORY-emigration-America/dp/1795893532/ref=sr_1_1?crid=34SCD625V9DL1&keywords=ma and pa anne edwards&qid=1689576896&sprefix=ma and pa anne edwar,aps,201&sr=8-1#customerreviews Try my Udemy courses to study pronunciation....
Full Tongue Circles Part 2: Review + Diphthongs
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Let's review the exercise of tongue circles around the mouth to hit each vowel and also add the last 3 moving vowels, or diphthongs. Part 3 will cover reverse tongue circles. For the full lesson on vowels see my courses on Udemy. www.udemy.com/course/american-english-vowels-placement-for-all/?referralCode=DC056EB8D512870D94BC www.udemy.com/course/vowels-for-advanced-chinese-learners-of-american...
Vowels & Placement: Full Tongue Circles part 1
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Learn to use your tongue more when making all the long and short vowels. Dipthongs will be covered in the next lesson. For the full lesson on vowels see my courses on Udemy: www.udemy.com/course/american-english-vowels-placement-for-all/?referralCode=DC056EB8D512870D94BC www.udemy.com/course/vowels-for-advanced-chinese-learners-of-american-english/?couponCode=APRMAY www.udemy.com/course/america...
Linking Past Tense T sounds to Consonants
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This is part 3 of the 3 part series on linking past tense verbs. Find the full version of this lesson, with more examples and audio practice, in The Rhythm of English online course on Udemy or Skillshare. www.udemy.com/course/the-rhythm-of-english/?couponCode=JUNIES skl.sh/3CP2ACw
Linking Past Tense D Sounds to Consonants
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This is part 2 of Linking Past Tense Verbs. Learn when to make a held D and when to make a whispering D. Find the full lesson in The Rhythm of English course on Udemy or Skillshare: www.udemy.com/course/the-rhythm-of-english/?couponCode=JUNIES skl.sh/3CP2ACw
Linking Past Tense to Vowels
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Let's practice the art of linking past tense verbs so they sound smooth but we can still tell that they are past tense and not present tense. The next video will be linking past verbs to consonants. Find the full video with more examples and explanation on Udemy or Skillshare: www.udemy.com/course/the-rhythm-of-english/?couponCode=JUNIES skl.sh/3CP2ACw
Placement Exercise for American English
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We will examine the relaxed Short U and do tongue circles between Short O, Long E and ER, to become more reliant on the tongue and less reliant on other parts of the mouth, including the lips, palate, nasal cavity and jaw. Becoming less reliant on these parts will help shift your placement to the middle of the mouth for a truly American sound. For the full lesson on vowels see my courses on Ude...
Linking with Article "the"
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Learn how to link the definite article to vowels and consonants. Find the full version of this lesson in The Rhythm of English: www.udemy.com/course/the-rhythm-of-english/?couponCode=JUNIES
Linking with "An"
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Learn how to naturally connect "an" to the next word that starts with a vowel. Find the full lesson at www.udemy.com/course/the-rhythm-of-english/?couponCode=JUNIES
Final consonants- For Vietnamese learners of English - part 1
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Part 1 of Final consonants focuses on P, T, K, B, D, G , CH and J at the end of a word. It teach Vietnamese speakers not to swallow but to exhale the vowels before those sounds so that the final consonant will be audible. When it isn't audible, listeners might misunderstand the word. The full version of this video, with more examples, as well as Part 2 and 3, which focus on other final sounds, ...
Linking Part 8- NG to Vowel Linking & Dialogue
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Linking Part 8- NG to Vowel Linking & Dialogue
Tongue Exercises for Perfect Diction
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Tongue Exercises for Perfect Diction
How to divide vowels for intonation- Short O
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How to divide vowels for intonation- Short O
FREE- Live - Accent Correction Zoom office hours
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FREE- Live - Accent Correction Zoom office hours
The Melody of English: Intonation & Primary Phrase Stress Online Course
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The Melody of English: Intonation & Primary Phrase Stress Online Course
Breathing Exercises for Intonation & Connected Speech
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Breathing Exercises for Intonation & Connected Speech
Rhythm through Poetry: Paul Revere's Ride
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Rhythm through Poetry: Paul Revere's Ride
English Rhythm: This, That, These & Those
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English Rhythm: This, That, These & Those
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A hug for you!
This series is so helpful 😊, as a non native, I think the resonance for American English is at the back half of the mouth, 👄 . So all Americans to me sound to me so warm and rich vs non native voice when they speak English, their voice is so thin and weak. And I think resonance is the core part of the American accent But watching you saying things in other languages with a “bad” American accent really shows me how American English works.
Great video! ❤
Thank you
Why do you pronounce kin instead of pronouncing through schwa?
You can say either kin or kun. I personally prefer kin.
Do you drop the /t/ ed ending in tapped cause it is between two consansts (p and h) ? Or you just prononce it like an released T to link it smoothly to him or im just in case the h is dropped.
you can either say tappt him (or) tap dim, where the t becomes a fast d linking to the i in im- h dropped.
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At 3:39 of your video, you pronounced non-native": /nɒn ˈneɪtɪv/ as "none native": /nʌn ˈneɪtɪv/ , is it right ?
I haven't listened, and I may have been lazy, but it should be a full short O.
Very nice presentation 😊 excellent ❤ job !!! Except the word order on 🍯 Honey " and money 💰! But the rest is very good 💯!!!
haha! I agree! Thanks so much!
A strong hug for you from Santos-Sp Brasil. VIVA Los Gatos,CA.
Thanks so much!
Thanks for the video you're the best!
You're welcome!
Hi! You deserve a kiss.
I really loved this video because it helped me understand some Chinese English speakers.
good to know!
Your lessons are very helpful and wonderful 😍 thanks a lot
Glad you like them!
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Are you able to share the previous video your are referring to in the beginning? 🙏🏼 I can’t find it. Thank you, love your videos
Here is the video I referred to: ua-cam.com/video/t9gHbI891g8/v-deo.html
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Great video!
Hi, thank you for the great video. I have a question here: if that is in the middle of the sentence, such as I think that it is good. Should I reduce that to schwa? thanks.
Yes, you can reduce "that" to "thut" in your example.
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Thanks so much. You´re doing a graet job teaching no native american speakers how to sound more like america speakers. Again, you just great. Blessing!
Wow, thank you!
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I'm learning American English and this video made it a lot easier to understand the dark l.
Amazing! very helpful. Thank you for sharing!
thank you, from Thailand🙏👍
Thank god I found this video, thank you very much.🙏💖 your explanation is the clearest about vowel placement.
I'm so glad!
I'm from India but after your videos now, I am getting believe that I can also speak American English. 🎉🎉🎉🎉 One of the best video on the internet for learning correct pronunciation. Please make more videos like this. 😊😊😊
That's great! Happy to help!
NO BODY TEACHES THE WAY YOU DO IT।MARVELLOUS.
Ahhh thanks!
with love from istanbul
Good. Improving my listening here with you.
Hi Smooth English, would you like to listen the 2 sentences(ua-cam.com/video/CLaF_gdtRgE/v-deo.html)? my question is "the stress pitch method of "largest" sounds like not same, what's the difference in English?" thanks
your link leads to a very short video and I don't see how it's related to your question. I'm not sure what you mean by largest sounds. We do have primary stress and secondary stress. Primary stress is a little louder, higher pitched and more energetic than secondary stress, but secondary stress still has a full vowel.
When the people asks you to record a contraction with would
Can you record the contractions with names? Like. Kate’ll and Kate’d and Darrell’d and also Josh’ll and Samantha’ll and also Zach’ll and Zach’d and Emma’ll and Emma’d
send me your email to sheilinka@yahoo.com and I can send you a recording.
I can’t say do, doing, tonight, today fast in sentences …
Thank you very much for your fantastic lessons. I love this video and the Full Tongue Circle lesson. I'm a bit confused though. In the video you put up about 6 years ago which is ua-cam.com/video/nX5j2jH7dLE/v-deo.htmlsi=kiHmnU3isEY4RvvD In this old video from 6 years ago you have a different explanation, especially on how to place your tongue tip for the long E. Have you improved on your method over the years? Should I follow the instruction in this new video which came out 1 year ago? Thanks very much in advance.
good observation. There is more than one way to do the vowels. You can do either but shoot for the new way because it makes your tongue more active and strengthens it. it's also more like a singer would do it- so it will get your tongue out of the way and help your breathing.
@@SmoothEnglish1 Thanks very much for your prompt answer. Yes, I will go for this new way. I feel that I'm able to keep my tongue more stable by pushing my tongue tip against the lower front teeth. I really love your lessons. Thank you!
Can we do more of these pueeeez so helpful!
Don't say T after n example interview International 1:08 time or dime ...confusion between T & D ...T with air TOUCH your tongue top of your mouth ..and let it go when air is escaping 2:18 TRUCH ...CHRUCK KweschunNOT queshun ... #4 3:17 Expect ...X = KS EKSPECKT K sound....back of the tonguequickly switch to front of my tongue to t #5 4:12 TH Turd instead of Third ...stick your tongue out ...don't bite your tongue ...don't let you tongue touch your teeth ...exhaling before th sound.. VOICET TH ...THAT not DAT #6 5:47 strong r ...pull your tongue backwards VERB...vibrate #7 COLD should not sound like CODE ....CO+ WULD ..smile on the L #8 LAUGH...not LOF its LAF ...short A in laugh #9 8:40 OY vowel...long O in OI ....ToOY #10 9:14 word stress FORGET = furGET Solicitation = SuliciTAtion Alternating strest suLICiTAtion
I love this
Thank you very much.
You are welcome!
Thanks a lot teacher. ❣️❣️ I found what I was searching for, for a long time, in this video.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks a lot teacher. ❣️❣️ I found what I was searching for, for a long time, in this video.
Is it common to use contractions with names and is it okay to use contractions with names!?
Yes it's common and ok. Thanks for asking.
Thanks a lot for this great series ❤❤
Glad you enjoy it!
Yes luscious ; very cool ; the nuances of the "they" ; perfect.. I've always been conscious of my breath release on the "th" ; and now this gem ; wow ; the observation of the microsecond it takes for the tongue to dive down.. Enjoyed spotting this ; and having to peer through those perfect, pretty lips, to observe the subtle strike, to get it right.. You're that queen, with the one-of-a-kind content ; a teacher's teacher ; if they only knew.. Mmmwwwahh!!
Thanks for sharing!