A interesting fact about British English is that in mind I didn’t had clearly idea about the difference in the pronunciation. Your explanation is amazing to me ( like a drawing 😊
Hello, my example sentences; ( 1 ) I had to go to the pawn shop to sell my clock. Just because to pay the subscription fees to join the club. ( 2 ) The door of Adam's house is beautifully decorated. Your channel is fascinating. Thank you very much.
Thank you very much for making the comparison between British and American pronunciation, in my case even if I’m learning the American pronunciation I feel that it’s crucial to know very well these differences, because no one is 100% exposed to just one single accent, on the contrary, many movies, songs, series, and all the English content that we can find many times is very varied and diverse
I'm a Nigerian who just recently got into phonetics. Your videos bring me so much clarity and help me better understand the British accent. Thank you so much.
Thank you for your content. It will be useful for my students in learning English pronunciation, especially to recognize the different sound production of the two sounds in this video. 👍👍👍
Please make longer videos in order to practice after you many combinations of vowels, such as this one. But with more words. You have a beautiful pronunciation!
Hi Ed! Thank you for such a great video. One question. Do ɒ and ɔː only differ in vowel length? As I understand, according to IPA vowel chart, ɒ requires the tongue to be higher in the mouth than when pronouncing ɔː. Do I understand right? If so, do British people pay attention to this difference?
Thanks for your comment! Technically, the /ɒ/ sound has a wider mouth/lower tongue than the /ɔː/ sound. In reality, they sound more or less the same, the only noticeable difference is the length.
Of course, this is my favourite book about English pronunciation: Practical English Phonetics and Phonology: A Resource Book for Students: amzn.to/3EiYtxQ
Excellent video! I'm learning the IPA for German and I've noticed that the ɔ sound is different between both lanɡuaɡes. Whereas in English the lips are very closed, like the /o/, In German they are open. Please correct me if I'm wrong 😅
The IPA conventions that are commonly used for British English are based on the received pronunciation of the early 20th century. Back then, the vowels in “lot” and “thought” were a fair bit more open than their present-day values, and the symbols [ɒ] and [ɔː] made sense. They’re still fairly accurate in northern England and most of Northern Ireland (Scottish dialects don’t have distinctive vowel length so both sets have [ɔ]), but throughout the 1960s and 70s, the southern vowel system changed radically, and these two vowels moved to a more closed position. Nowadays, “lot” has [ɔ] and “thought” has [oː], but because changing the notation in every dictionary would be extremely confusing, they’re still notated as [ɒ] and [ɔː] respectively.
Hi there. I'm not an expert in German IPA, but I do speak German. Having had a quick look at the German IPA, I believe that the ɔ sound in German (as in kommen) is close to the English /ɒ/ (as in hot). The /ɔ:/ sound that Ed is showing us here (found in the word "or" for instance") is different in length and also mouth placement to the German /ɔ/. The symbols look confusingly similar, which doesn't help! :) You can see a chart with the German IPA and the English approximations here, which might be helpful: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German
Thanks mate. I have a question about how to pronounce this sound -ore. I think in words such as sore, chore, shore and other, it should be pronounced like ''ɔə''. When I pronounce like that, Google Translate can recognize these words. Otherwise, it recognizes other similar words. I'd like you to make a video about it. Take care fam.
So one is a short vowel and the other is a long one. But is there any difference in the mouth position between them? Is the /ɒ/ pronounced with the mouth much more open than /ɔ:/ by natives? Thank you for the video. Subscribed.
Thanks for subscribing Patrick! The /ɒ/ sound is produced with the mouth open slightly wider than the /ɔ:/ sound. However, in practice the difference is not really noticeable.
Thank you. This is really helpful to learn the british accent, which I particularly prefer much more over the american one. Another thing that I'd like to know if you don't bother: Is the /æ/ as in "bat" and "man" pronounced differently between american and british accent? I perceive that the british pronounce it more like the /a/ of my native language, while I can hardly distinguish it from /ɛ/ in the american accent.
@@Patrickallan100 The /æ/ sound in "bat" and "man" is not pronounced differently between standard American English and standard British English. However, remember that there are many different accents in the USA and the UK and not everybody has a "standard" accent so pronunciation does vary. I will do a video about the /æ/ sound soon.
I was just thinking that pawn and porn are pronounced the same way in British Engllish and I was really confused.😂 Your video answerer my question. Thank you for your video.
There is no ɔ: in Am English? I feel like there is a ɔ: but I am often confused. When you said pawn, I really thought you said porn until you mentioned the Am English porn. Thanks for such good videp
Why am I unable to distinguish between the two sounds? 😭 I becomes very embarassing sometimes tall becomes toll hall becomes hole called resembles to scold
Don't feel embarrassed, it's not a big problem. You can improve your pronunciation by regularly repeating these sounds and the words that contain them.
@@LeanEnglishPronunciation My colleague was searching for her pen, I wanted to say that she may have forgotten it in the "hall" check it once. But she heard "It may be in the 'hole', check once". A small vowel sound landed me in a big trouble. It was too embarassing. Everyone was judging me. It took one hour for me to convince her that I was saying "hall".
Listening to you break down the differences is like stepping outside of myself and watching myself speak with my typical American pronunciation. Yikes!
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A interesting fact about British English is that in mind I didn’t had clearly idea about the difference in the pronunciation. Your explanation is amazing to me ( like a drawing 😊
I'm glad you find my video useful, thanks for your comment!
Hello, my example sentences; ( 1 ) I had to go to the pawn shop to sell my clock. Just because to pay the subscription fees to join the club. ( 2 ) The door of Adam's house is beautifully decorated.
Your channel is fascinating. Thank you very much.
Excellent examples! Thanks for your comment!
Thank you very much for making the comparison between British and American pronunciation, in my case even if I’m learning the American pronunciation I feel that it’s crucial to know very well these differences, because no one is 100% exposed to just one single accent, on the contrary, many movies, songs, series, and all the English content that we can find many times is very varied and diverse
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I'm a Nigerian who just recently got into phonetics. Your videos bring me so much clarity and help me better understand the British accent. Thank you so much.
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Thank you for your content. It will be useful for my students in learning English pronunciation, especially to recognize the different sound production of the two sounds in this video. 👍👍👍
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I am learning american english and feeling confused about these vowels, you explained it so well. Subscribed, hope you will get more views
I glad you found my video useful, thanks for subscribing!
Please make longer videos in order to practice after you many combinations of vowels, such as this one. But with more words. You have a beautiful pronunciation!
Thanks for your comment! I will make videos with more examples in the future.
Amazing!!!!!!!! THANKS A LOT. What a thorough and memorable approach!
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Hello Ed. I really find your lessons very beneficial. Thanks a lot.
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How are you not yet at one million subscribers!?!?
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I enjoy your lessons. ! Thanks.
This teacher teaches exceptionally well that he deserves more than a million
Great videos! Congrats. I’m watching them as much as I can.
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Wow! Thank you for the lesson! It was interesting!
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Loved your explanation. New sub
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Mate really really underrated channel.... Btw i studied many important things thanks
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thanks for the comparison with the american english accent! it mades a difference to me x
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I love these sounds! Great video!
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Great lesson,
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this is AMAZING!! Thanks very much :)
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Thanks Man, this really helped as I'm reading Algeo's "The Origins and HIstory of the English Language" for school.
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Hello Ed.I would like to ask a question.I’ve learnt that for can be pronounced as fə in weak forms so would the right pronunciation will be fə or fɔ:
We usually use the weak form /fə/ in normal conversation
Thanks a lot sir!! So helpful
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It's very useful and interesting 👍
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when you said
''I bought some DVD's from the pɔ:wn shop I thought you said PORN😅🤣😂
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Very helpful the British ones. "what" and "because" don't sound like that in any American dialect I can think of. Maybe Boston? But unusual.
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your video is very interesting. Greetings from the Arabic World.
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Hi Ed! Thank you for such a great video. One question.
Do ɒ and ɔː only differ in vowel length? As I understand, according to IPA vowel chart, ɒ requires the tongue to be higher in the mouth than when pronouncing ɔː. Do I understand right? If so, do British people pay attention to this difference?
Thanks for your comment! Technically, the /ɒ/ sound has a wider mouth/lower tongue than the /ɔː/ sound. In reality, they sound more or less the same, the only noticeable difference is the length.
@@LeanEnglishPronunciation many thanks
@@LeanEnglishPronunciation That's a good hint.
@@hansschmitt116 Thanks for your comment!
Thanks for the video. It's very useful.
Is "pawn shop" more british or it's also used in the States, Canada and Australia etc.?
I'm glad you liked the video! Pawn shop is used all over the English speaking world, including USA, Canada and Australia.
Can you suggest any book for a good pronunciation ?, thank you .
Of course, this is my favourite book about English pronunciation:
Practical English Phonetics and Phonology: A Resource Book for Students: amzn.to/3EiYtxQ
Thanks teacher ☺️
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Thank you, your videos are so helpful
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Excellent video! I'm learning the IPA for German and I've noticed that the ɔ sound is different between both lanɡuaɡes. Whereas in English the lips are very closed, like the /o/, In German they are open. Please correct me if I'm wrong 😅
I don't speak German but phonemic symbols may represent different sounds in other languages so it is possible!
@@LeanEnglishPronunciation Oh thank you for your quick answer! I was told IPA was a universal alphabet. I must have been misinformed 🙊
The IPA conventions that are commonly used for British English are based on the received pronunciation of the early 20th century. Back then, the vowels in “lot” and “thought” were a fair bit more open than their present-day values, and the symbols [ɒ] and [ɔː] made sense. They’re still fairly accurate in northern England and most of Northern Ireland (Scottish dialects don’t have distinctive vowel length so both sets have [ɔ]), but throughout the 1960s and 70s, the southern vowel system changed radically, and these two vowels moved to a more closed position. Nowadays, “lot” has [ɔ] and “thought” has [oː], but because changing the notation in every dictionary would be extremely confusing, they’re still notated as [ɒ] and [ɔː] respectively.
@@ashtarbalynestjar8000 thank you so much for this information!
Hi there. I'm not an expert in German IPA, but I do speak German. Having had a quick look at the German IPA, I believe that the ɔ sound in German (as in kommen) is close to the English /ɒ/ (as in hot). The /ɔ:/ sound that Ed is showing us here (found in the word "or" for instance") is different in length and also mouth placement to the German /ɔ/. The symbols look confusingly similar, which doesn't help! :)
You can see a chart with the German IPA and the English approximations here, which might be helpful: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German
Thank you teacher 👏
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Thanks mate. I have a question about how to pronounce this sound -ore. I think in words such as sore, chore, shore and other, it should be pronounced like ''ɔə''. When I pronounce like that, Google Translate can recognize these words. Otherwise, it recognizes other similar words. I'd like you to make a video about it. Take care fam.
Those words do not contain /ɔə/. They are pronounced sore /sɔː/ chore /tʃɔː/ shore /ʃɔː/
@@LeanEnglishPronunciation cheers mate
Hello, could you tell us how to distinguish between ɒ and ʌ
Hi, I discuss the /ʌ/ sound in this video: ua-cam.com/video/NGYnYwRnZo4/v-deo.html
Wow, I wish I encountered your channel earlier
Thank you!
Is it the same sound but with difference duration?
The /ɔ:/ sound is also produced with the tongue slightly higher
In American accent is it short or long,
I heard most saying long?
What is exact difference
American English doesn't distinguish between long and short vowels but vowels are generally shorter before unvoiced consonants.
So one is a short vowel and the other is a long one. But is there any difference in the mouth position between them? Is the /ɒ/ pronounced with the mouth much more open than /ɔ:/ by natives? Thank you for the video. Subscribed.
Thanks for subscribing Patrick! The /ɒ/ sound is produced with the mouth open slightly wider than the /ɔ:/ sound. However, in practice the difference is not really noticeable.
Thank you. This is really helpful to learn the british accent, which I particularly prefer much more over the american one. Another thing that I'd like to know if you don't bother: Is the /æ/ as in "bat" and "man" pronounced differently between american and british accent? I perceive that the british pronounce it more like the /a/ of my native language, while I can hardly distinguish it from /ɛ/ in the american accent.
@@Patrickallan100 The /æ/ sound in "bat" and "man" is not pronounced differently between standard American English and standard British English. However, remember that there are many different accents in the USA and the UK and not everybody has a "standard" accent so pronunciation does vary. I will do a video about the /æ/ sound soon.
@@LeanEnglishPronunciation Thank you for clarifying. I'll certainly watch the video on the sound.
Thank you🙏
Can you do audio the words so everyone can listen to it repeatedly
I will try and make some audio recordings in the future.
I was just thinking that pawn and porn are pronounced the same way in British Engllish and I was really confused.😂 Your video answerer my question. Thank you for your video.
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Thank you brother.
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I pronounce "what" as "hwat"--and make the same sound for "whine," as opposed to "wine."
Thanks for your comment! There is no /h/ sound in 'what' and 'wine'.
There is no ɔ: in Am English? I feel like there is a ɔ: but I am often confused. When you said pawn, I really thought you said porn until you mentioned the Am English porn. Thanks for such good videp
Thanks for your comment! The /ɔ:/ sound in American English is shorter or replaced by another sound.
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but the sound in clockor or cough or because is /ɑː/ not / ʌ/
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Why am I unable to distinguish between the two sounds? 😭
I becomes very embarassing sometimes
tall becomes toll
hall becomes hole
called resembles to scold
Don't feel embarrassed, it's not a big problem. You can improve your pronunciation by regularly repeating these sounds and the words that contain them.
@@LeanEnglishPronunciation
My colleague was searching for her pen, I wanted to say that she may have forgotten it in the "hall" check it once.
But she heard "It may be in the 'hole', check once".
A small vowel sound landed me in a big trouble. It was too embarassing. Everyone was judging me.
It took one hour for me to convince her that I was saying "hall".
@@Anonymous-qq1yy I'm sorry to hear that. Your pronunciation will improve with practice.
Listening to you break down the differences is like stepping outside of myself and watching myself speak with my typical American pronunciation. Yikes!
Thanks for your comment!
Hi -do u have a page on Instagram??
Yes: instagram.com/leanenglishpronunciation/
@@LeanEnglishPronunciation nice - I will follow you
Great video. But I adore the BBC accent.
Thank you!
"When I speak naturally" *pronounces the letter that's actually in the word -_-
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in american english those sounds doesn't exist??
Correct, they don't exist in American English.
@@LeanEnglishPronunciation the second sound does exist in english american as in the word , sport , war
@@ronaldoradke86 he had explained it does exist when followed by an additional r sound
Thank you very much. Really helpful!
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