10 English Words You're Probably Mispronouncing!

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  • @EnglishwithLucy
    @EnglishwithLucy  2 роки тому +17

    Can you pronounce these difficult words? In this pronunciation lesson I will teach you how to pronounce them correctly, and discuss the mistakes that English learners often make! 📝 *GET THE FREE LESSON PDF* _here_ 👉🏼 bit.ly/MispronouncePDF
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  • @anyelle
    @anyelle 2 роки тому +62

    Library was a real surprise for me!😱

    • @ghinam2074
      @ghinam2074 Рік тому +1

      Yes, I was surprised too

    • @Sonybacker
      @Sonybacker Рік тому

      You can say it with the ending BRER-EE. Thay isn't wrong.

    • @martinjanda3546
      @martinjanda3546 11 місяців тому

      No need to :) This is a UK pronunciation, Americans say it the - for us - usual way :)

  • @vivekkaushik9508
    @vivekkaushik9508 2 роки тому +5

    If only we had an English teacher like Lucy. Beauty with brains.

  • @mariannereuter
    @mariannereuter 2 роки тому +75

    Who'd thought I pronounced almond and library wrong all those years? Thank you Lucy for pointing these out! I also struggled with action, sword and sewing (I still tend to forget the last one).

    • @allanjoemchanzy
      @allanjoemchanzy 2 роки тому +12

      LIBRARY - in american english its correct how you said . LIBRARY - LIE - BRAIR -EE

    • @ross4x666
      @ross4x666 2 роки тому

      I'm wondering how you pronounce CASTLE 🏰🤣🤣🤣

    • @sivraastad7248
      @sivraastad7248 2 роки тому +2

      I think a lot of us have been taught this the wrong way back in school! I’m norwegian, so I’m excused! Right🤪👍

    • @hydrosphagus9672
      @hydrosphagus9672 2 роки тому +1

      A similat pitfall is colonel.
      I used to pronounce it with three syllables when it turns out it's only two syllables long (something like kuh-nul)

    • @stanleymariannefroese6405
      @stanleymariannefroese6405 2 роки тому

      @@hydrosphagus9672 LLP

  • @davidbroughall3782
    @davidbroughall3782 2 роки тому +4

    3:15 Native English speaker here from Canada. I pronounce the L in in almond. Everyone I know does as well.

    • @sumbalf89
      @sumbalf89 4 місяці тому +2

      Thats because the of British and American pronunciations dear.Americans do pronounce the L in 'Almonds'.

  • @BoburZafarov.
    @BoburZafarov. 2 роки тому +1

    I cannot thank you enough, Lucy. I do respect and appreciate you.

  • @Sai_Prasanna
    @Sai_Prasanna 2 роки тому +2

    I was here when Lucy had subscribers less than a million and now she is about to reach 10! Incredible! Love you❤️

  • @hi.panorama
    @hi.panorama 2 роки тому +4

    This is by far my favourite series of your lessons. Thank you! 😀

  • @jensandoval1294
    @jensandoval1294 2 роки тому +4

    Thanks Lucy from Philippines👋

  • @WizageAndStyle
    @WizageAndStyle 2 роки тому +58

    The only one that rubs me the wrong way is "library". I've been taught the reri sound and even the dictionary says it like that 🤔 I am confused 🤷

    • @annau642
      @annau642 2 роки тому +3

      Me too 🤔

    • @dominikkowal1087
      @dominikkowal1087 2 роки тому +5

      Check Oxford Learner's Dictionaries. It's available online and it features the pronunciation that Lucy is talking about in this video.

    • @pablomolina497
      @pablomolina497 2 роки тому +8

      @@dominikkowal1087 yes, but Cambridge says the other way

    • @ЛюдмилаЧупина-в9я
      @ЛюдмилаЧупина-в9я 2 роки тому +3

      I'm also confused with the word "library".

    • @rejanexmarya
      @rejanexmarya 2 роки тому

      @@annau642 #

  • @proudlyo1125
    @proudlyo1125 2 роки тому +1

    My favourite teacher #1
    from Ethiopia, in Africa

  • @mansoorjaved644
    @mansoorjaved644 2 роки тому +9

    I love your videos Lucy. You're just a great teacher and I'm learning more and more each day. To someone like me who loves English a lot you're like a star in darkness. Keep going

  • @ezequielniz8041
    @ezequielniz8041 2 роки тому +3

    I love you Teacher Lucy.

  • @Absurdit_enthusiast
    @Absurdit_enthusiast 2 роки тому +2

    having witnessed this channel was great as the teacher here teaches so elegantly that i was taken aback as the true miracle of God, which Lucy ma'am truly is, can be blessed with the nectar of knowledge!!!

  • @Travell_Gravell
    @Travell_Gravell 2 роки тому +7

    So nice lesson! Really enjoyed it. Thank you Lucy. From Russia with love ❤️

  • @loulytanasri8129
    @loulytanasri8129 2 роки тому +100

    Library was a surprise for me 🤭 all these years I've been pronouncing it wrong 🤦‍♀️🤣 thanks Lucy ❤️

    • @emankcin1701
      @emankcin1701 2 роки тому +4

      Loibreary

    • @JaimeGonzalez-vh6qt
      @JaimeGonzalez-vh6qt 2 роки тому +1

      Igual yo

    • @cbatty80
      @cbatty80 2 роки тому +5

      Wordreference has the following spelling: UK:/ˈlaɪbrəri/ ....

    • @Gmiricius
      @Gmiricius 2 роки тому +11

      @@cbatty80 /ˈlaɪbrəri/ is US pronunciation, /ˈlaɪbri/ is for UK

    • @julioplazaasmr175
      @julioplazaasmr175 2 роки тому +3

      When I used to go to ESL classes my teacher told me that lots of Americans don't know how to speak English very well, same thing is in Spanish,

  • @farahsleiman2368
    @farahsleiman2368 2 роки тому +4

    I am happy to watch this video early. Thank you so much Lucy

  • @michefton9767
    @michefton9767 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks Lucy!

  • @Staywithbooks
    @Staywithbooks 2 роки тому +4

    Hi! It was a great and practical lesson. I can not believe that I have been mispronouncing the word ' library' since I started learning English.
    In my mother tongue most of the people pronounce 'l' in ' salmon', but we don't have the same rule in English.

  • @sebnemhaciyeva5649
    @sebnemhaciyeva5649 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks Lucy,your accent is very clear and I understand you very well.
    Azerbaijan🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿

  • @musfiqurrahmansagor1243
    @musfiqurrahmansagor1243 2 роки тому +1

    According to me this is the most beautiful pronunciation lesson,,,,love u Lucy,,from Bangladesh ❣️

  • @oisantosart
    @oisantosart 2 роки тому +10

    I like the number 1 (word, world and work). It's quite difficult to pronounce ha ha... but I always try it. Thanks my teacher 🙏🏻

  • @nataliiasamobrod4480
    @nataliiasamobrod4480 2 роки тому +4

    It's a big surprise about library. Cambridge dictionary and many Prononciation lessons give 3 syllables

    • @nainaramani7383
      @nainaramani7383 2 роки тому

      Yeah..right!
      I looked for it, since I've been pronouncing this way too...

  • @BuffNettik
    @BuffNettik 2 роки тому +4

    Another valuable lesson that i've learned. Thank you again mrs. teacher

  • @jarekferenc1149
    @jarekferenc1149 2 роки тому +1

    Years ago, spending my time in England (near London), I visited a big music store and asked for an album of Mark Almond. Regretfully, they could not find any in their database. Thank you Lucy, now I know why they had a problem. I made it difficult by mispronouncing the artist's surname...

  • @farukolcay287
    @farukolcay287 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks

  • @derrickmccann8489
    @derrickmccann8489 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you for posting this How to Pronounce your English video Lucy I really appreciate it ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @nurfikaosman2363
    @nurfikaosman2363 2 роки тому

    Library is a real surprise for me! Thanks for sharing this, Lucy.

  • @Melody_Treasury
    @Melody_Treasury 2 роки тому +1

    I'm very happy to share that I also did pronounce the word "Mispronounced" correctly.
    Thanks to Lucy my English is improving very smoothly. 👌

  • @ashrafdarwesh9431
    @ashrafdarwesh9431 2 роки тому +1

    Due to watching your channel regularly I won English speech competition...so thank you so much,,🥰

  • @elya31630
    @elya31630 Рік тому

    Love this Royal English pronunciation

  • @shajim4068
    @shajim4068 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you so much lucy mam. 🙏.

  • @conteudoanimal
    @conteudoanimal 2 роки тому

    thanks Lucy ... improved my pronunciation a bit

  • @siamakalaei1148
    @siamakalaei1148 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much for this video, which was helpful. Best wishes.

  • @BetterwayofLife
    @BetterwayofLife 2 роки тому +1

    Nice explanation.

  • @GeorgeCross-i7c
    @GeorgeCross-i7c 2 роки тому

    Wow, didn't know about "library" thanks a lot, Lucy!

  • @susanzoeckler4926
    @susanzoeckler4926 2 роки тому

    I watch because, as an American, I find the differences in pronunciation fascinating.

  • @rabieabodakka6798
    @rabieabodakka6798 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you Lucy

  • @syedhussainaskari5904
    @syedhussainaskari5904 2 роки тому +1

    excellent lovely english professor

  • @mukhtarsheriff
    @mukhtarsheriff 2 роки тому +1

    Pronunciation lesson is just wonderful, to say the least! Thank you.

  • @davidbroughall3782
    @davidbroughall3782 2 роки тому +1

    In Canada we pronounce both R's in "library", although my boss who is from Birmingham (UK) does say "libry".

  • @huynhthaivy540
    @huynhthaivy540 2 роки тому +3

    THANK YOU SO MUCH 🥰🥰🥰

  • @fanyaschrist
    @fanyaschrist 2 роки тому

    Thank you, teacher.

  • @adamgf-86
    @adamgf-86 2 роки тому +6

    What I like prertty much in your teaching videos is that you mind what mistakes foreigner English teachers make and how learners struggle afterwards to understand and communicate native English. As well as before, I enjoyed this video quite much. :-)

  • @fridaydaniel2644
    @fridaydaniel2644 2 роки тому

    THANKS MY DEAR AWESOME TEACHER GOD BLESS YOU MORE.

  • @sangpemimpi7488
    @sangpemimpi7488 2 роки тому

    Thanks for your education..

  • @unhappygilmore7129
    @unhappygilmore7129 2 роки тому +1

    If you were my English teacher, I would have never missed a class.

  • @Misa.salman
    @Misa.salman 2 роки тому +1

    Wow! Your daily vlog challenge really made me happy. So I can improve my english easily. I appreciate it 😍

  • @thiagoavila4800
    @thiagoavila4800 2 роки тому

    Top Lucy! Like we say here in Brazil, the class was "top" (really good).

  • @raimundosantos7977
    @raimundosantos7977 2 роки тому

    She is the best!!

  • @historylover3018
    @historylover3018 2 роки тому +1

    I was mispronouncing them all. Thanks, Lucy!

  • @luzimarmendessouzavisintin9466
    @luzimarmendessouzavisintin9466 2 роки тому +1

    Nice lesson, thank you Lucy.😘

  • @jerometsowinghuen
    @jerometsowinghuen 2 роки тому +4

    Excellent word choices.
    I may have pronounced some words wrong, thank you for the lesson, Miss Lucy.

  • @ОльгаФірковська-Метельська

    Thanks Lucy)) Great tutorial! I 've been pronouncing Library wrong all these years)

    • @bambamm5302
      @bambamm5302 2 роки тому

      No you have not. I believe Lucy is giving the British pronunciation of the word.

  • @demimiranda
    @demimiranda 2 роки тому +3

    Great! 🌹

  • @danielpaul84
    @danielpaul84 2 роки тому

    You're competent English teacher

  • @meriemaissat4523
    @meriemaissat4523 2 роки тому +1

    Till now I'm quite good at pronunciation except parents and library 🤷‍♀️thanks a bunch lovely Lucy

  • @afienaqonitahoedan8803
    @afienaqonitahoedan8803 2 роки тому +1

    How about "itinerary", Lucy?

  • @evaannapakozdi993
    @evaannapakozdi993 Рік тому

    The sound in the would/should/could trio is really similary to the Hunarian sound ü, so I didn't realize others would struggle with that particular sound.

  • @yemaneteame9980
    @yemaneteame9980 4 місяці тому

    So nice lesson!really enjoyed it. Thanks you

  • @andrewthecreativedesigner
    @andrewthecreativedesigner 2 роки тому +10

    4:05 Haha that reminds me of my old friend who pronounce that as “vege-table”. Wonder if she needs a vegechair as well.😂😂 And nice video🤩

  • @sunmithaarul7963
    @sunmithaarul7963 2 роки тому +1

    Can you please make a video on literary devices? Not just the usual similes but also the not so common epithet, anaphora, etc..

  • @katiavillalobos8293
    @katiavillalobos8293 2 роки тому

    Gracias lucy

  • @natalissatriajuventus7989
    @natalissatriajuventus7989 2 роки тому

    Thanks for your teaching...you're the best teacher all over the world. Sorry, I am not too good in English Speaking. Say hello from Indonesia.🇮🇩

  • @ΕιρηνηΤσ-ρ6μ
    @ΕιρηνηΤσ-ρ6μ 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you very much 🙏🕊️💓⭐🌟✨🧚🐝❤️♥️♥️🌷🤗

  • @ShSh-iz5gw
    @ShSh-iz5gw 2 роки тому

    Thank you dear Lucy 💞

  • @zerotonative
    @zerotonative 2 роки тому

    Thank you Lucy Love you from Bangladesh

  • @najilaazeez7352
    @najilaazeez7352 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you mam for your wonderful vedio it helped me a lot

  • @francescodattino2141
    @francescodattino2141 2 роки тому

    Thank you Lucy...

  • @farruxbekxurboyev9577
    @farruxbekxurboyev9577 2 роки тому +1

    That lesson was beneficial for everyone Fabulous 😊😊

  • @fbermudezg
    @fbermudezg 2 роки тому

    Thank you teacher.

  • @imotepbangis
    @imotepbangis 2 роки тому

    Hello, my lovely Lucy. You look great the way you always do. Your smile is contagious. Every time I watch you on UA-cam, your smile makes me smile.

  • @cleberandrade
    @cleberandrade 2 роки тому +1

    I love british accent, but unfortunately I learned and have an american accent. Even reaching fluency is hard to understand some words you say, but I found your channel these days and decided to challenge myself to understand british accent. It's beatifully strange the way you say the word "WORD"; it's like you don't pronounce the "R", but americans do pronounce it. I see the right depends on the place! I came here from Bob the Canadian, hehe. Thanks for the video!

  • @hamidulislamraju
    @hamidulislamraju 2 роки тому

    16 বছর যা পড়েছিলাম এখানে এসে বুঝতে পারলাম নতুন করে আবারো ইংলিশ শেখা লাগবো। ব্রিটিশ ভাষার উচ্চারণ এতো কঠিন ।

  • @Dilsha3408
    @Dilsha3408 2 роки тому +3

    I love your video , and respect 💙💙💙💙❤️❤️❤️

  • @ahmedhanafi7957
    @ahmedhanafi7957 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you Lucyyy

  • @uzmakhalid9788
    @uzmakhalid9788 2 роки тому

    Thank u so much . i really mispronounced many of these words. Thanku so much for ur help. From Pakistan

  • @kdrama_cdrama_anime
    @kdrama_cdrama_anime 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks 👍

  • @peaceudum
    @peaceudum Рік тому

    I really enjoy the lesson

  • @chamindasampathrathnayake8119
    @chamindasampathrathnayake8119 2 роки тому

    Your voice is very clear

  • @patipauli
    @patipauli 2 роки тому

    Best english teacher! Thanks!

  • @midannews6437
    @midannews6437 2 роки тому

    thanks... (shukran) شكرا

  • @mademustiasih9626
    @mademustiasih9626 2 роки тому

    Thank You my beautyful teacher.

  • @munozinni
    @munozinni 2 роки тому +2

    Hola Lucy…Good morning!!!…it’s 6:00 am here in the 🇺🇸 I’m going to have to watch the video later on after a good breakfast 🍳 and cup of joe ☕️ …and more awake lol 😂…sounds like is going to be a good lesson for today’s video… see you soon!!👋😊👋Saludos

  • @deepakmalviya6629
    @deepakmalviya6629 2 роки тому

    Very helpful 10 English language and words, Lucy Ma'am, pronunciation i am trying 🙏

  • @diperguekendall1463
    @diperguekendall1463 2 роки тому +2

    Appreciate ❤

  • @mdjahangiralamrajib2111
    @mdjahangiralamrajib2111 Рік тому

    Absolutely awesome.

  • @MrZack-ri1ey
    @MrZack-ri1ey 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you teacher

  • @georgiancrossroads
    @georgiancrossroads 2 роки тому +2

    In America we go full double hard R on library.

  • @939Aed
    @939Aed 2 роки тому

    Lucy, would you do a video on British English vs South African English vs. Jamaican English--with guests?

  • @amaliwijesooriya8644
    @amaliwijesooriya8644 10 місяців тому

    I'm in srilanka .perfect teacher .❤️thank u so much.

  • @hichamouafi8864
    @hichamouafi8864 Рік тому

    😮 Lucy the best teacher 🎉

  • @lewisbrodnax2682
    @lewisbrodnax2682 2 роки тому

    I shouldn't have been surprised, people have mentioned my accent before, but I had thought that I was long past it. Regardless I don't think I will ever should so delightful as your self. Thank you.

  • @RengaShapthami
    @RengaShapthami 6 місяців тому

    Awesome teaching

  • @htcharedtimothychannelteam5656
    @htcharedtimothychannelteam5656 2 роки тому

    Watching... Great vlog Teacher Lucy!

  • @luisilichvladimirguerrerol2321
    @luisilichvladimirguerrerol2321 2 роки тому

    Your channel is very helpful 👍

  • @mmm-eo1gq
    @mmm-eo1gq 2 роки тому +1

    I love you Lucy I'm from the middle east ♥️

  • @annamatysek4113
    @annamatysek4113 9 місяців тому

    Hubert says this lesson is really useful :)

  • @BlueRoad_Vietnguyen
    @BlueRoad_Vietnguyen 2 роки тому

    Great job Thank you Maam

  • @dyarfahmi5372
    @dyarfahmi5372 2 роки тому

    Best teacher 👩‍🏫