How to Pronounce Words with '-s' Endings - American English Pronunciation

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  • @SoundsAmerican
    @SoundsAmerican  2 роки тому +5

    🎉Great news!🎉 Our brand new Sounds American website is up and running!🚀🎊 There's lots of content on pronunciation.🤓 Check it out: soundsamerican.net/

  • @camilag4243
    @camilag4243 4 роки тому +12

    "because they are different animals" jajajajaj that was funny, btw I love the clarity you have to explain things. Thank you from Colombia.

  • @BorisNVM
    @BorisNVM 3 роки тому +6

    it's awesome that there's no exceptions for this rule.

  • @АлександрКоваль-р6е
    @АлександрКоваль-р6е 4 роки тому +25

    I like your joke "Well, because they’re different animals"😂😂😂 at the beginning of the video. Keep it up!😉

  • @JuanGarcia-gc8gx
    @JuanGarcia-gc8gx 6 років тому +12

    good job. I am improving my pronunciation a lot. It is a hard work, however, guys like you make the learn English process easily. I am your fan.

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  6 років тому

      +Juan Garcia Glad to hear about your progress! Thanks for being with us!😊🖖

  • @chatonsacrement7454
    @chatonsacrement7454 3 роки тому +5

    8:08 During the practice I was wondering about the verbs. That's so attentive. Thank you so much!

  • @articulodeterminado
    @articulodeterminado 6 років тому +8

    The use of the magnifying glass is awesome !

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  6 років тому +1

      +Alejandro García Vidal Muchas gracias mi amigo! Your comment made our designer totally happy! 😜👋

  • @SoundsAmerican
    @SoundsAmerican  6 років тому +25

    There's a typo in this video. Leave us a comment if you find it!😜

    • @marquitomd
      @marquitomd 6 років тому +3

      It's at the end of the video. A group of zebras is a herd, not a heard. What have I won for finding it? :D hahahaha

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  6 років тому +3

      +Marquito L Yes! Correct. We need your email address, can you send a short note to team@soundsamerican.net address?

    • @marquitomd
      @marquitomd 6 років тому

      @@SoundsAmerican Sure!

    • @RayBan.stories
      @RayBan.stories 6 років тому +2

      I found it too. A herd of zebraz, a pack of wolvez, a great team of soundsamericans!

    • @tonneto6585
      @tonneto6585 4 роки тому

      Sounds American what is this app ?!

  • @heltonroyzamorasambola7843
    @heltonroyzamorasambola7843 Рік тому +1

    I am so proud of you with all my heart

  • @marquitomd
    @marquitomd 6 років тому +24

    I thought I should always pronounce the /s/ sound at the end of words. Good info! Thank you. The rule is great, I won't forget it 👏👏

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  6 років тому +4

      +Marquito L Good to know that this is helpful!

  • @thanhmy9242
    @thanhmy9242 4 роки тому +4

    Video is very very great. Thanks so much and love Sounds America channel

  • @alexsalychev9324
    @alexsalychev9324 4 роки тому +3

    That's a really helpful lesson! I've referred to it so many times to review this topic! Thank you, guys!

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  4 роки тому

      👍 This is so great, happy to hear it was helpful! Let us know if you have any questions. 👋

  • @angelicagonzalez4291
    @angelicagonzalez4291 4 роки тому +2

    I've completely loved this video. I loved the "application" style.

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  4 роки тому +1

      Glad you liked it! We actually used our own application for the exercise part.

    • @angelicagonzalez4291
      @angelicagonzalez4291 4 роки тому +1

      @@SoundsAmerican Is it available for us? I tried to look for it but I couldn't find it.

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  4 роки тому +1

      We haven't released it yet, but we plan to do it soon. We'll announce the release on this channel, so please stay tuned!

    • @angelicagonzalez4291
      @angelicagonzalez4291 4 роки тому +1

      @@SoundsAmerican Thank you!

  • @lucelenasouza9610
    @lucelenasouza9610 2 роки тому

    I loved listening American sounds.

  • @josephgarza5973
    @josephgarza5973 Рік тому +1

    Thanks bud! Nice refresher! 😀

  • @fakerbenbelgacem6164
    @fakerbenbelgacem6164 9 місяців тому

    Helps me a lot for my english exams. Thanks from France 😉🙃

  • @heliotrope_1
    @heliotrope_1 3 роки тому +2

    I loved this video, many thanks!

  • @Teti_K
    @Teti_K Рік тому +1

    It's so helpful! Thank you a lot ❗

  • @callmez55
    @callmez55 Рік тому +1

    I found this video is very helpful compared to other videos I found so far. I hope you can do -ed sound too. I got stuck on this subject. Btw thanks for the video

  • @jalolaliyev7131
    @jalolaliyev7131 Рік тому +1

    thanks teacher

  • @saidfarid6382
    @saidfarid6382 Рік тому +1

    Hello professor
    Thank you so much for your priceless advice and interesting guidance. I really appreciate your job.
    I wish you peace and happiness under the sky of prosperity.
    Your follower from Algeria.

  • @lalaliberte
    @lalaliberte Рік тому +1

    Love this video so much! Wondering why you don't have one for -ed endings.

  • @aflsulley9141
    @aflsulley9141 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much for your teachings I am really hoping by then I will be able to read write and pronoun

  • @dulcemarina9863
    @dulcemarina9863 3 роки тому +1

    wow !!! thanks a lot for this beautiful video, it helped me a lot !!! the way you explain is amazing !!!

  • @Ratlacute
    @Ratlacute 4 роки тому

    You saved my life, I had learned this sound for a long time, but It didn't work, and now thanks to this video, I can pronounce it. Thank you

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  4 роки тому

      Very glad to hear this! Let us know if you have any questions!

  • @ebrahimmahdy1277
    @ebrahimmahdy1277 4 роки тому

    you are very great English pronunciation educational platform

  • @fangpeter9386
    @fangpeter9386 2 роки тому

    Good to know that rule. That is useful.

  • @morniechan
    @morniechan 6 років тому +10

    This is exactly what i am looking for!love you so much!but im a little confused how to pronounce "ts", "ds"and "ths"

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  6 років тому

      +Daisy Chan Good! You're welcome! We'll make videos on 'ts,' etc., stay tuned!

    • @watchmakerful
      @watchmakerful 6 років тому +1

      And explain please how to pronounce SIXTHS and similar words with alternating S and TH sounds.

    • @sonhoangduc8184
      @sonhoangduc8184 6 років тому

      I have the same problem. It's so hard to pronounce and distinguish those.

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  6 років тому +2

      Sure, we will. Thank you for your suggestion!

    • @morniechan
      @morniechan 6 років тому

      @@sonhoangduc8184 i am confused too hope the youtuber can make a video to explain these.

  • @jalolaliyev7131
    @jalolaliyev7131 Рік тому +1

    thanks so much

  • @genxgend
    @genxgend 8 місяців тому

    This video is learnable thank you sir

  • @steveduarte6752
    @steveduarte6752 3 роки тому +1

    Should I pronounce the /z/ when the next word starts with an /s/ and vice versa?
    These super interesting ones.
    This zebra is mine.
    How do I link those two sounds?
    Thank you

  • @dieuanhnguyen2675
    @dieuanhnguyen2675 3 роки тому

    OMG! That's exactly what I've been looking for. Love itttt.

  • @naza8366
    @naza8366 2 роки тому +1

    thank you.SOoooooooo practical

  • @omarecer1
    @omarecer1 3 роки тому +1

    I do. Thanks.

  • @luismanuelg.b9470
    @luismanuelg.b9470 6 років тому

    I was missing your videos 'cause I'm a big fan of them thanks a million I'd like you don't quit posting treasure like this, God bless you highly!

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  6 років тому

      +Luis Manuel Baez Thank you for staying with us! Stay tuned for more videos!

    • @saibaba1334
      @saibaba1334 4 роки тому

      Wonderful✨😍✨😍✨😍✨😍✨😍✨😍

  • @semsopheapsem1627
    @semsopheapsem1627 3 роки тому +1

    Dear teacher, thanks for all of your useful and vivid videos. I have been not sure how to connect a word with two or three syllable smoothly. For example, flower which is pronounced in IPA I have not seen W in phonic. There are only two vowels.

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  3 роки тому

      There's no /w/ sound in the word "flower," it's pronounced as /ˈflaʊ·ɚ/.

  • @mylearningjournal7188
    @mylearningjournal7188 3 роки тому +3

    3 rules got it ,
    Thank You for making this video.
    Is that any rules for pronouncing Verb + ed
    sometimes pronounce as /t/ sometimes pronounce as /d/
    and somtimes /ɪd/

  • @truongthiminhngoc8755
    @truongthiminhngoc8755 Рік тому

    Tbh when listening to native speakers, i don't see a huge difference when they pronounce "s" or "z" after plural nouns, all kinda sound like "s". Do i not hear people clearly or they really just pronounce "s" for all when making daily conversations?
    Thank you for such amazing videos and i really love what you guys doing ♥

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  Рік тому +1

      Thank you!
      Do you hear the difference between the final /s/ and /z/ sounds in this video? We tried to make this practice exercise as close to a daily conversation as it can get. So, if you listen to it really closely, you'll hear that the endings are not the same.

    • @truongthiminhngoc8755
      @truongthiminhngoc8755 Рік тому

      @@SoundsAmerican you are amazing, Sounds American team!

  • @marcoantoniomoralescruz2645
    @marcoantoniomoralescruz2645 3 роки тому +5

    A difficult rule for my students. However, I always pronunce the correct sound and they imitates them. They do tell me I pronounce with a different accent than their former teachers.

  • @이운하-n7p
    @이운하-n7p 4 місяці тому

    a great lecture😍👍

  • @Isabela_I
    @Isabela_I 5 років тому +3

    How wonderful video! 🙀🙀🙀❤❤❤
    Thank you so much for that!

  • @newlighttattoo
    @newlighttattoo 3 роки тому +1

    thanks

  • @freddyskuter
    @freddyskuter 4 роки тому +1

    I love this channel

  • @danerymiron7506
    @danerymiron7506 6 років тому +2

    Great video, I really appreciate your job. It’s there anyway you could help me with the -ed- ending pronunciation? I found it hard to pronounce it.
    Thanks a lot

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  6 років тому +2

      +Lenny Noé Mirón Salazar Glad you liked it! Yes, sure, we'll make a video on the '-ed' endings too! Stay tuned!

  • @cecilia-kc4pv
    @cecilia-kc4pv 11 місяців тому +1

    Hey there, thank you so much for the video. It's very useful. Can you tell me words ending with "w" how they are pronounced?

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  11 місяців тому

      Great question! Remember that this rule is based on sounds, not letters. There's no words ending in the /w/ sound in English (as far as we know).

    • @cecilia-kc4pv
      @cecilia-kc4pv 11 місяців тому +1

      @@SoundsAmerican thank you so much.

  • @normaquesada7307
    @normaquesada7307 6 років тому

    really clear explanation!! thanks

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  6 років тому

      +Norma Quesada Glad to hear that! You're welcome!

  • @Clarke.Beatriz.Griffin
    @Clarke.Beatriz.Griffin Рік тому

    Hi, I love your video! Could you tell me wish aplication you used for the exercise?

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  Рік тому

      This app is not publicly available yet. We'll announce the release on this channel, so please stay tuned! In the meantime, there are lots of practice exercises on our website: soundsamerican.net.

  • @nganhanguyenang2841
    @nganhanguyenang2841 3 роки тому +1

    so good!!!

  • @Junior_89ryly
    @Junior_89ryly 9 місяців тому

    Hi! What app do you use to practice pronunciation of words?

  • @carlosarturobetancur7256
    @carlosarturobetancur7256 Рік тому

    Cordial saludo desde Colombia... gracias por sus videos !!👏👏👏
    Pregunta:
    Cuando la terminación “se” al finals de las palabras toma el fonema /s/ y cuando toma el fonema /z/ ?

  • @nguyenchauquach4948
    @nguyenchauquach4948 Рік тому +1

    Thanks!

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  Рік тому +1

      Thank you, much appreciated! 🤝😊😁

    • @nguyenchauquach4948
      @nguyenchauquach4948 Рік тому

      @@SoundsAmerican My pleasure ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @TrangNguyen-ch3fp
    @TrangNguyen-ch3fp 2 роки тому +1

    I got it, thanks. Now challenge me any word 😍

  • @rodrigoadrianrodriguezaedo4477
    @rodrigoadrianrodriguezaedo4477 5 років тому +1

    Thank you so much

  • @Артем-с1у9ю
    @Артем-с1у9ю 6 років тому

    Tnaтks a lot,the quality of your videos is amazing

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  6 років тому

      +Артем Ярема Glad you like them! You're welcome and stay tuned for our new videos!

  • @deborasantos3488
    @deborasantos3488 5 років тому +1

    Practiced today! 💓🙌🏻💙

  • @FCMTutoriais
    @FCMTutoriais 5 років тому +2

    Amazing video

  • @gerardomartinez3001
    @gerardomartinez3001 6 років тому +1

    I love this vídeo class. I enjoyed it! Thank you so much!

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  6 років тому

      +Gerardo Martinez Great, glad to hear that! You're welcome!

  • @sacton2264
    @sacton2264 2 роки тому

    Thanks -- good video which I'll share with my students as a review. FYI, a HERD of zebras is misspelled at the end (as 'heard').

  • @vladtaranenko1997
    @vladtaranenko1997 3 роки тому

    Thank for the really useful video! Also, it's designed very well!

  • @rarevisitor1250
    @rarevisitor1250 6 років тому +1

    Before watching this video I'd like to say thank you for this

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  6 років тому +1

      +Rare Visitor 😊🖖 Hope to hear from you after you watch it too! 👋

    • @rarevisitor1250
      @rarevisitor1250 6 років тому +1

      @@SoundsAmerican I like when there are rules for any topics, you make it easier to understand. Thanks a lot again!
      darrrk L please

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  6 років тому +1

      +Rare Visitor It's also much easier for us to make the videos when there are rules :), it doesn't happen often in English :).
      You're welcome!
      Yes, we'll make the Dark L video, stay tuned!

  • @gader7121
    @gader7121 3 роки тому

    I'm really like your videos because they're helpful for learning pronunciation. I'm wondering what application you use in videos?
    How I can download the application?

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  3 роки тому

      We're using our own app, but we haven't released it to the public yet. We're planning to do it very soon and we'll announce the release on this channel. Stay tuned!

  • @firulaisdg9352
    @firulaisdg9352 Рік тому +1

    Hi! I have several questions if it's possible.
    1) when a word ends with "f" does it always changes to a "v" when it becomes plural and it is always pronounced as a "z"?
    Ex: knife -> knives and wife -> wives
    2) when a word ends with the "f" pronunciation is the "s" pronounced as "s"?
    Ex: laughs, coughs and scarfs
    3) how do you pronounce the "s" after a "th"?
    Ex: mouths, months and baths?
    4) do you pronounce "says" as "ses"? The "ay" combinations confuses me haha.
    Thank you for your great content!

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  Рік тому

      Hello there! Glad you like our videos!
      You're asking great questions! Here are our comments.
      1) The '-s' ending in the words like "knives" and "wives" is pronounced as the /z/ sound because it follows the voiced /v/ sound.
      2) The '-s' ending in words like "laughs," "coughs," and "scarfs" is pronounced as the /s/ sound because it follows the voiceless /f/ sound
      3) Here's our article that covers our question, check it out: soundsamerican.net/article/a_few_odd_th_exceptions_in_american_english
      4) We have an article about the 'AI' digraph too: soundsamerican.net/article/a_perfect_digraph_the_ai_combination_in_maid_and_gain
      Hope this helps!

  • @EnginesMT
    @EnginesMT 6 років тому +2

    Thank you, it's a great video!!

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  6 років тому

      +mehdi 12 You're welcome, glad you liked it!

  • @javieremiliolorenzo9397
    @javieremiliolorenzo9397 4 роки тому

    Thanks you again

  • @1DENich1
    @1DENich1 6 років тому +1

    I just have found I'd mispronounced the endings "es" (like in "horses"). I used to say [...es] instead of [...iz]. Thanks for improving me))

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  6 років тому +1

      +Денис Василевский You're welcome! Glad this video was helpful!😊

  • @fatehhamidi5840
    @fatehhamidi5840 5 років тому

    شكراً جزيلا

  • @alexandrafanasyev734
    @alexandrafanasyev734 4 роки тому

    Thank you very much for your work guys! I am looking forward new videos

  • @RafaSnaks
    @RafaSnaks 6 років тому +4

    I'm Australian. I'm not an actor, but I actually would like to learn an American accent for various reasons. Do you think these videos would work for me, or are they only for non-native speakers?

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  6 років тому +1

      +Mike Ock Absolutely, our videos will help, as we're teaching American English pronunciation which, although similar, is still different than an Australian accent. And you are technically a non-native American English speaker 😜. The only problem is that our videos are made so that people with an intermediate level of English could easily understand them, they may be boring for you.

    • @RafaSnaks
      @RafaSnaks 6 років тому +2

      OK cool, thanks for replying.

    • @RafaSnaks
      @RafaSnaks 6 років тому +1

      Hi, me again. Your videos are actually very helpful with individual sounds. However, I still find it impossible to speak full sentences without sounding half Australian. Do you have any videos that would help with that? If not, do you have any advice?

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  6 років тому +1

      +Mike Ock Hello there! We can recommend a way to practice from the field of Speech-Language Pathology which has been proven by significant research to improve pronunciation. First, learn how to make the sound, then practice this sound in words, then in sentences, and then in conversation. In this last phase, practice listening to yourself speaking and focus only on making one sound correctly. If you practice this way you should slowly adjust your pronunciation in conversation. It will take some time, though, but it works.
      Hope it helps.

    • @RafaSnaks
      @RafaSnaks 6 років тому +2

      OK, thanks very much for that advice.

  • @juanjoaozinho3583
    @juanjoaozinho3583 6 років тому

    Thanks teacher!

  • @alhusseinali
    @alhusseinali 6 років тому +2

    Beautiful 👏👏

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  6 років тому +1

      +Alhussein Ali Glad you liked it!😊👋

  • @justdonotdoit
    @justdonotdoit 3 роки тому

    Hey, Sounds American, thanks for this awesome video! Looks like you were using an app... there is just a great design or this app really exists? If so, I would like to try it. Thanks.

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  3 роки тому +1

      Glad you liked our video! Yes, we were using an app. This is our own app, but we haven't released it to the public yet. We're planning to do it very soon and we'll announce the release on this channel. Stay tuned!

    • @justdonotdoit
      @justdonotdoit 3 роки тому

      @@SoundsAmerican glad to hear... I'll be here when you launch it. BTW, if you need one more beta tester, count on me. Thanks!

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  3 роки тому +1

      Great, will do! Thank you!

  • @МаксимМаксимыч-л8о

    Please check practice and look at the word "Evenings". Is it correct that we do not pronounce the sound "g"? Im a little bit confused, please reply Sounds American :) Thank you in advance.

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  4 роки тому

      Yes, you're right, there's no /g/ sound in "evenings." When the letters 'N' and 'G' occur in one syllable, they are pronounced as one sound /ŋ/. The /g/ is silent and it'll be a mistake if you pronounce.
      Check out this video about this sound: ua-cam.com/video/5xVq8T88oJw/v-deo.html

  • @nguyenDuong-nx3dw
    @nguyenDuong-nx3dw 3 роки тому +1

    Do you have any video how to pronounce -ed like American?

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  3 роки тому +1

      Not yet, but we plan to make one. Stay tuned!

  • @aguilarcast
    @aguilarcast Рік тому +1

    Thanks a lot for your video. By the way, there's a typo at 8:37 , a heard of zebras should be a herd.

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  Рік тому

      Yes, you're right, there's a typo in that word.

  • @akanetendo1833
    @akanetendo1833 4 роки тому

    this is great, thanks!

  • @winfredmakena9313
    @winfredmakena9313 7 місяців тому

    Have you done a video for pronouncing words ending in "on" like onion? Refer me to it please

  • @travelbonne4872
    @travelbonne4872 3 роки тому

    Amazing video. 🙏

  • @pmm7808
    @pmm7808 4 роки тому +1

    You are the best

  • @victorluna8047
    @victorluna8047 5 років тому

    I loved it.....thanks a million keep it up bro!

  • @yenanhtran4953
    @yenanhtran4953 3 роки тому +2

    I love the videos from Sound American, I use Elsa speak to practice word lists from Sound American, but it is difficult for me with /s/ /z/ (because my mother languages put them behind the teeth) /dʒ/ /ʒ/ /b/. I can't make voiced sounds. :(

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  3 роки тому

      How are we doing with Elsa speak? :)
      What is the main difficulty with voiced sounds?

  • @Sciencenerd2704
    @Sciencenerd2704 2 роки тому +2

    It’s so hard to remember all those rules. I mean it’s also very hard to distiguish the difference between them in daily conversations so I would just go with the flow

  • @NelsonTuero
    @NelsonTuero 2 роки тому

    Where are the subtitles for Spanish speaking students? Are there any?

  • @randomdude7384
    @randomdude7384 5 років тому +1

    Do native speakers of the American version of English ever use the /s/ sound instead of the /z/ sound when phonetically there should be the /z/ at the end of words? Because sometimes it appears as they do.

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  5 років тому +1

      No, never. Pronouncing the /s/ instead of the /z/ sound is one of the typical mistakes. It may seem like the /s/ due to some slight aspiration, but native speakers clearly recognize it as the voiced /z/ sound.

  • @expeculeshiont.v3109
    @expeculeshiont.v3109 6 років тому +1

    I like your videos....!!!!
    There are amazing..
    'Cause I learn how to pronounce correctly...
    Thanks.

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  6 років тому

      +Expeculeshion T.V Glad to hear that! :)

  • @finalholylin2388
    @finalholylin2388 6 років тому +9

    But it only gets more confusing when native speakers always know the rule but actually perversely utter z like s sound or sometimes ts sound.
    or It's just me to be wondered?

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  6 років тому +7

      +finalholy lin No, native speakers don't pronounce /z/ as the /s/ or /ts/ sounds. Devoicing the /z/ into the /s/ is actually one of the most common mistakes that non-native English speakers do. You might accidentally hear the /s/ instead of the /z/, but it happens since your ear expects to hear a devoiced sound and you may not recognize the /z/.
      If you practice listening to native speakers pronouncing the words with the /z/ sounds and repeating after them, you'll train your ear to recognize the /z/ sound correctly and you'll learn to pronounce this sound. It takes time, but this is the only way to make progress.

  • @gqqnbig
    @gqqnbig 2 роки тому

    Can you elaborate the pronunciation of scientists? I don't hear t in /-sts/. Similarly, do you reduce texts to /tekss/?

  • @alexramirez2904
    @alexramirez2904 3 роки тому

    I like your videos, they are very informative, I have a question why do the words CHOOSE and MONGOOSE its last four letters are similar but only CHOOSE follows the rule, why....??

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  3 роки тому +1

      You're asking a great question. :) Indeed, in these two words, we have the letter 'S' followed by 'E', but 'S' is pronounced as /z/ in CHOOSE, but as /s/ in MONGOOSE. So, why is the difference is a fair question.
      The short answer is: that's how English works, there's no rule. You just have to memorize the pronunciation of these words.
      There's also a long answer: the thing is, in both words, the 'S' is at the end of root, it's not an 'S' ending. In some English words, 'S' represents the /s/ sound in a similar position: mouse, purse, loose. In some other words, 'S' represents the /z/ sound: please, these, noise.
      We found one pattern that works for some of the words. We wrote a post about it: ua-cam.com/users/postUgwFCCSqH_rf4uVJB2l4AaABCQ
      Let us know if this helps and if you have any other questions!

    • @alexramirez2904
      @alexramirez2904 3 роки тому +1

      @@SoundsAmerican Thank you for the information, well I will have to memorize the pronunciation of some words as always, English language has always exceptions for each rule, thank you for your worth information.

  • @masanorimurata1908
    @masanorimurata1908 5 років тому

    Thak you very. Every day I am listening to this programa beforr my office hour. This occasion es second time I am watching these videos. I have one question about the "cats". Between the sounds, ¨p, t, k f, Ɵ", conversión to "s". I listen to the sounds of "cats" as affricate sound ʧ, not fricative sound. Can you teach me my feeling of the difference of this sound "cats" and "pipes". P.S. I am a japanese native speaker, there are many affricate sounds in Japanese and I am living in Mexico City 25 years.

  • @angkimnguyen9543
    @angkimnguyen9543 3 роки тому

    I love ❤ this video

  • @lorenzorecio165
    @lorenzorecio165 Рік тому +1

    0:47 Loved this 😂😂😂

  • @jawaddanmark8970
    @jawaddanmark8970 4 роки тому

    Thanks a lot 🌹🌹🌹🌹

  • @Ivan_Saul
    @Ivan_Saul 6 років тому +1

    I don't how to thank you! This video is so helpful! Million thanks!
    I had a presentation last Thursday and I did it great thanks these videos! I mean, I felt quite confident while speaking!
    Could you explain the dark L? Please :D
    Dark L sounds like The Dark Knight jajaja
    Saludos :D

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  6 років тому +1

      +
      Saúl Iván The fact that you felt and did better at your presentation is the greatest compliment you could make us. We're happy to hear that!
      Yes, the dark L video will be published in several weeks. :)

    • @Ivan_Saul
      @Ivan_Saul 6 років тому

      @@SoundsAmerican Yeah, I feel more confident and fluent now! Sometimes it's hard when I have to read something outloud. However, I've noticed an improvement in my speaking thanks to you guys, so thank you!
      Oh, I see... It's just a matter of waiting for it
      BTW, I couldn't find any misspelling, give me a clue, please Jajaja ;)

  • @josdan1379
    @josdan1379 6 років тому

    Nice video, good information.

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  6 років тому

      +Josdan You're welcome! Glad you liked it!

  • @biaohuang8657
    @biaohuang8657 3 роки тому +1

    The joke before the explanation makes me laugh.😃😃😃

  • @AlvaroALorite
    @AlvaroALorite 3 роки тому

    What software did you use to animate this? It's beautiful

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  3 роки тому +1

      Do you mean the videos? It's Adobe After Effects.

    • @AlvaroALorite
      @AlvaroALorite 3 роки тому

      @@SoundsAmerican yes, that's what I meant, thank you.

  • @jamesstmanhattan
    @jamesstmanhattan 6 років тому

    Good looks sons! You've bodied it!

  • @MahmoudSaatsaz
    @MahmoudSaatsaz 11 місяців тому +1

    Nice❤

  • @nandorocha6363
    @nandorocha6363 5 років тому

    I love them

  • @PedroMartins-ws5ju
    @PedroMartins-ws5ju 2 роки тому +1

    This is insane lol i've been speaking english since always and never noticed these nuances in pronunciation.

  • @user-lf2zh3mo5l
    @user-lf2zh3mo5l 3 роки тому

    Hi! I have a question. I have heard a person says in the word 'words' to stop the d sound in there, how about those who ends in the clusters of 'gs' and 'bs'?

    • @SoundsAmerican
      @SoundsAmerican  3 роки тому

      The sounds /g/ and /b/ are also stop consonants.

    • @user-lf2zh3mo5l
      @user-lf2zh3mo5l 3 роки тому

      @@SoundsAmerican so they're unreleased?