Hi ma'am, thank you very much for putting great effort into teaching us English. It's useful and invaluable information. Could you please teach us how to pronounce mirror, rarer and there're? I am struggling with these words, they are extremely challenging. Thank you very much in advance. Have a fantastic day.
@@basicamericanpronunciation7726I really appreciate your help. May I ask you about the tongue's position for /ə/and /ʌ/, are they the same? Thank you very much.
@@auroranorthernlights6787 Hi. They are different. ə-The tongue is in neutral position. It's not up, down, high or low, like if you just open your mouth. ʌ-pull the tongue back a little from ə position.
@@basicamericanpronunciation7726 Hi ma'am, thank you very much for helping me out, it's clear to me now. I truly appreciate your help. 😀😀😀 Have a fantastic day 😀 😀
Thank you so much Diane. In my language (Sinhalese) we pronounce "eɪ" as a long "ɛ" sound. (without the ɪ sound at the end) We tend to bring this practice into English when we speak in English. For example we never say the word cane as "CeɪNE/ KAYNE". we always say "Cɛ..NE". Without the "ɪ" in "eɪ". Is that a problem? Can native speakers understand the "eɪ" sound without the "ɪ" in the end?
Hi. If you say 'cane' making ɛ a long vowel not a short one, you are saying the name 'Ken' (no one will think you are saying 'cane' because that vowel is e). Lengthening ɛ puts emphasis on his name. This could mean he's not paying attention and you're addressing him trying to get his attention by drawing out the vowel. If you say 'cane' without adding in the little vowel ending, e will seem like a short vowel which can cause listeners to analyze whether it is ɛ or ɪ. However, most of the time, context and grammar will make your meaning obvious even if you don't pronounce it correctly.
Hello madam, I have an other question. I hope I don't bother but pronunciation is my favorite subject when it comes to learning English and I'm constantly seeking to learn something new and useful. Here is the question: you said in the video that the lax vowel sounds I E and ae were intrisincly short and that making them short would help pronounce them correctly, yet I read in some books pertaining to american English accent that when those same vowels are followed by a voiced consonant, then they are said longer and therefore they couldn't be said short vowels in american English. I will be thankful if you can help me reconcile the two apparently contradictory information. Thank you
No bother. All vowels (except schwa) are longer before voiced consonants. Therefore, in a short vowel, 'hit' /hɪt/ is shorter than 'hid' /hɪd/. In a long vowel, 'heat' /hit/ is shorter than 'he'd' /hid/. That does make 'hid' and 'heat' very similar in vowel length. I made an early video- consonants (final) HOW TO GET STARTED IMPROVING VOWEL LENGTH-but it didn't get many views.
@@basicamericanpronunciation7726 thank you very much madam, it's helpful. I will check the video you mentioned. Thank you for sharing this great knowledge you have on american pronunciation, it's gold.
Good afternoon madam, it's not related to this video, but I would like to know if you could help me with one concern about american English pronunciation. The question is the following: is there any way to recognize through spelling when to pronounce the [ ɔ] or the[ a]. Thank you in advance
Hi. It's hard to put rules on spelling. [ɔ] is sometimes spelled 'au' as in 'audio, author, August, caught, taught'. Or sometimes 'aw' as in 'awful, yawn, paw'. The word stress must be on the first syllable for [ɔ] , so 'awhile, aware' don't start with [ɔ]. [a] is often spelled with 'o'... 'not, odd, pond, doll'. You can see the difference in 'caller [ɔ]' and 'collar [a]'. [ɔ] is more likely before 'l', 'also, already, almost' at the beginning of words. It's a great question. I hope this helps a little.
Thank you madam for this wonderful class. It is really a masterclass. THANK YOU
Such a nice comment! I'm glad you liked the video.
I enjoyed it.
Hi ma'am, thank you very much for putting great effort into teaching us English. It's useful and invaluable information.
Could you please teach us how to pronounce mirror, rarer and there're? I am struggling with these words, they are extremely challenging. Thank you very much in advance. Have a fantastic day.
Hi. I agree; those are very difficult to pronounce. I'll think about a video that could help.
@@basicamericanpronunciation7726I really appreciate your help. May I ask you about the tongue's position for /ə/and /ʌ/, are they the same? Thank you very much.
@@auroranorthernlights6787 Hi. They are different. ə-The tongue is in neutral position. It's not up, down, high or low, like if you just open your mouth. ʌ-pull the tongue back a little from ə position.
@@basicamericanpronunciation7726 Hi ma'am, thank you very much for helping me out, it's clear to me now. I truly appreciate your help. 😀😀😀
Have a fantastic day 😀 😀
Thank you so much Diane. In my language (Sinhalese) we pronounce "eɪ" as a long "ɛ" sound. (without the ɪ sound at the end) We tend to bring this practice into English when we speak in English.
For example we never say the word cane as "CeɪNE/ KAYNE". we always say "Cɛ..NE". Without the "ɪ" in "eɪ".
Is that a problem? Can native speakers understand the "eɪ" sound without the "ɪ" in the end?
Hi. If you say 'cane' making ɛ a long vowel not a short one, you are saying the name 'Ken' (no one will think you are saying 'cane' because that vowel is e). Lengthening ɛ puts emphasis on his name. This could mean he's not paying attention and you're addressing him trying to get his attention by drawing out the vowel. If you say 'cane' without adding in the little vowel ending, e will seem like a short vowel which can cause listeners to analyze whether it is ɛ or ɪ. However, most of the time, context and grammar will make your meaning obvious even if you don't pronounce it correctly.
@@basicamericanpronunciation7726 Thank you so much Diane. I'll try to correct it. ❤️💛
Hello madam, I have an other question. I hope I don't bother but pronunciation is my favorite subject when it comes to learning English and I'm constantly seeking to learn something new and useful. Here is the question: you said in the video that the lax vowel sounds I E and ae were intrisincly short and that making them short would help pronounce them correctly, yet I read in some books pertaining to american English accent that when those same vowels are followed by a voiced consonant, then they are said longer and therefore they couldn't be said short vowels in american English. I will be thankful if you can help me reconcile the two apparently contradictory information. Thank you
No bother. All vowels (except schwa) are longer before voiced consonants. Therefore, in a short vowel, 'hit' /hɪt/ is shorter than 'hid' /hɪd/. In a long vowel, 'heat' /hit/ is shorter than 'he'd' /hid/. That does make 'hid' and 'heat' very similar in vowel length. I made an early video- consonants (final) HOW TO GET STARTED IMPROVING VOWEL LENGTH-but it didn't get many views.
@@basicamericanpronunciation7726 thank you very much madam, it's helpful. I will check the video you mentioned. Thank you for sharing this great knowledge you have on american pronunciation, it's gold.
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Thank you. So nice.
Good afternoon madam, it's not related to this video, but I would like to know if you could help me with one concern about american English pronunciation. The question is the following: is there any way to recognize through spelling when to pronounce the [ ɔ] or the[ a]. Thank you in advance
Hi. It's hard to put rules on spelling. [ɔ] is sometimes spelled 'au' as in 'audio, author, August, caught, taught'. Or sometimes 'aw' as in 'awful, yawn, paw'. The word stress must be on the first syllable for [ɔ] , so 'awhile, aware' don't start with [ɔ]. [a] is often spelled with 'o'... 'not, odd, pond, doll'. You can see the difference in 'caller [ɔ]' and 'collar [a]'. [ɔ] is more likely before 'l', 'also, already, almost' at the beginning of words. It's a great question. I hope this helps a little.
@@basicamericanpronunciation7726 Thank you Madam. Yes it helps a lot.