🎉Great news!🎉 Our brand new Sounds American website is up and running!🚀🎊 There's lots of content on pronunciation.🤓 Check it out: soundsamerican.net/
@mx2048
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, the SA team. Looks promising!
@kejosmcuma
Ай бұрын
What is your source for the phonetic symbols used on the site?
@ninaaamodt7398
3 жыл бұрын
This channel is absolutely the best of pronunciation teaching on youtube. Thank you very much. Appreciate all you have done for non-native speakers.
@SoundsAmerican
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😃
@barondls8134
4 жыл бұрын
At last, I've been able to understand why in many translators they have different phonetic writing, I have studied so much phonetics and there's always the same pattern, that division that I don't see much sense, between short and long vowels. Thank you change the way I see the world.
@SoundsAmerican
4 жыл бұрын
Hope this change is for the better. 😊
@ing.luisgarcia6266
4 жыл бұрын
Saludos Excelente explicación. Pero nos ayudaría mucho si estos videos fueran en español.
@SoundsAmerican
4 жыл бұрын
We'll have the subtitles translated as soon as we find a good interpreter. Stay tuned!
@jamesstmanhattan
6 жыл бұрын
Nice to see that you back at it guys! What an extremely enlightening vid indeed! I'm beyond grateful!
@SoundsAmerican
6 жыл бұрын
+First Last Glad you liked it! You're welcome!
@jamesstmanhattan
6 жыл бұрын
I've got a question for you guys; is it true that in American English there's a particular tempo/speed of speech? Like, the slower you speak, the better, I've heard stuff like if you want to sound more American it's necessary to slow down the speed of speech down to about 2 words per second, does it make any sense to you?
@SoundsAmerican
6 жыл бұрын
+First Last No, we don't think so. 😄 Check this out: kzitem.info/news/bejne/woGavGl8r4p9qH4
@jamesstmanhattan
6 жыл бұрын
Lol that video :D
@litigioussociety4249
4 ай бұрын
This is just a semantics issue. In English, long (hate,) short (hat,) and flat (ha) simply refer to the different sounds a vowel letter can make. It wasn't until I watched something about Italian that I realized some languages are actually affected by how long the vowel is held. Some dialects and accents soften or drop vowels due to their differences in English.
@davelind4141
Жыл бұрын
This channel is great. Thank you so much, guys!!
@mohammadamirulislam1968
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks man. Have learnt lots of things from you. Stay well. Love from Bangladesh.
@SoundsAmerican
3 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear that!
@gqqnbig
2 жыл бұрын
Abosultelu amazing! The content agrees with OED American pronunciation model and the book American Accent Guide.
@fayewu7505
2 жыл бұрын
Great !! I shared it with my pet
@SoundsAmerican
2 жыл бұрын
👍😀
@arathmetwally4342
6 жыл бұрын
Welcome back!!! any news about your app?
@SoundsAmerican
6 жыл бұрын
+Arath Metwally Thank you! All is good, we're getting closer to the release. Stay tuned!
@rtperrett
3 жыл бұрын
Short vowels never appear at the ends of words in English. Why not just call them lax and tense? An example is the i in bit, the e in met, and the oo in good. The a in cat almost never appears at the end of a word, with the exception of yeah. The only short vowel that appears the end of words in English is the schwa which is usually an a at the end, but can appear initial and in the middle of words.
@SoundsAmerican
3 жыл бұрын
Did you watch our video?
@alejandroh0195
4 жыл бұрын
Broski, excellent video, what software do you use for the editing its amazing
@SoundsAmerican
4 жыл бұрын
Adobe After Effects. 👋
@teachercharlesamericanengl2098
3 жыл бұрын
My life will never be the same 👍👍👍
@SoundsAmerican
3 жыл бұрын
😂👋
@doaatantawy6940
4 жыл бұрын
Amazing as usual👌 Would you please recommend me an American dictionary to use? as the trascription differs from one to other like/ a/ as in father in saxon phonics it is a with 2 dots above it
@SoundsAmerican
4 жыл бұрын
We usually recommend Cambridge dictionary (dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary), make sure to select US in the Choose your language menu.
@EmilioJosedeMatos
5 жыл бұрын
I love this channel.
@n3b3d4
6 жыл бұрын
still waiting for your apps to practice pronunciation
@SoundsAmerican
6 жыл бұрын
+Gennady N 👍🖖
@halam6702
4 жыл бұрын
You mean STRESS am i right ??
@TorreyNommesen
4 жыл бұрын
I keep coming back to this one. I have been teaching Chinese kids phonics through your videos. It really helps me to teach them correct phonics, not just the "A is for Apple" that everyone else is doing. As an American native speaker (with a little bit of Native American heritage btw) I just speak it well, but until now didn't know how to tell others what I was doing. Thank you for helping me educate my students and for educating me as well!
@SoundsAmerican
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your feedback, we really appreciate it. We hope to include more information on phonics in our future videos. We see now that people and teachers are interested in this information. 😊👋
@cristianegraciliano5713
4 жыл бұрын
"After watching this video, your life will never be the same". Wow, this is deep.
@SoundsAmerican
4 жыл бұрын
So, did this video change your life? :)
@cristianegraciliano5713
4 жыл бұрын
@@SoundsAmerican It certainly changed my way of thinking, this is for sure, and it changed my life with english. It has opened my mind.
@SoundsAmerican
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome! 😊🤗
@mylearningjournal7188
3 жыл бұрын
@@SoundsAmerican YES, it did
@xdflow021
2 жыл бұрын
Indeed! Profoundly open my mind thru the pronunciation bro.
@lannguyen1620
6 жыл бұрын
This video is so interesting. Couple years ago I read a book called "American Accent Training" by Ann Cook. I loved it so much that I decided to translate the whole book into Vietnamese and would share it with other English learners whose English was not good enough to read the original version. But I was like 80% done and it was still in my computer. That's why now I don't feel much trouble understanding the video, it feels like I'm revising what I learned 2 years ago = )))). There's still mistakes in what I translated, tho. Ann didn't explain well about the misuse of vowel length and vowel tenseness that I thought they are the same, one is used in America and the other is use in IPA. So for the sake of simplicity, I transferred the whole transcription symbols in her book back to IPA in my translation. How stupid! And thank God I didn't deliver that my translation to other people. Thank you so much so that video!!!
@SoundsAmerican
6 жыл бұрын
+LAN NGUYEN Thank you so much for this valuable and amazing feedback! We're impressed, honestly!😮😊👍👋
@SoundsAmerican
6 жыл бұрын
+LAN NGUYEN Lan, we also want to say THANK YOU for translating the subtitles for all our videos into Vietnamese. It's been very helpful to a large number of our viewers. You're our ⭐!
@TungNguyen-is9yn
6 жыл бұрын
mình cũng là người vn nè bạn. đang tìm hỉu tiếng anh mỹ.
@hoanshiro833
4 жыл бұрын
thank you so much
@elobff3314
4 жыл бұрын
Ok
@Sneaky-G
6 жыл бұрын
You came back! My accent hero! The title sounds so epic :D
@SoundsAmerican
6 жыл бұрын
+Mion We missed you too! 😊👋
@biaohuang8657
2 жыл бұрын
This video has really blown my mind . I have been learning English since I was twelve years old, now I am 39. Always the teacher says the difference is the long or short of vowels. This video really changes my front knowledge, I will practice more using your method. Now I am teaching my kids phonics, your Chanel is really a treasure to me. Thanks so much!
@SoundsAmerican
2 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear that this video was helpful! Let us know if you have any questions. By the way, we've shared a lot of content on phonics on our KZitem Community page, check it out: kzitem.info/rock/-MSYk9R94F3TMuKAnQ7dDgcommunity
@madmonkee6757
2 жыл бұрын
I've had to get very cross with education majors in meetings when explaining that "no, English doesn't really have vowel length. No, we don't have long vowels, at all. No, those are called diphthongs. No, I don't care what your kindergarten teacher told you." (Education majors are not generally very smart, though I've met exceptions. I know that I got stupider when taking education major classes.)
@MortuusAliena-qp1bw
Жыл бұрын
The vowel length symbol IS used to represent a longer vowel in IPA. It is merely that the British are using some traditional transcription systems, which are using the length symbol due to traditional reasons. It's also why in both British and GA transcription, ʌ is used. The quality of the "ʌ" vowel is distinct from ə, but in English transcription, it is used for the same quality, but in stressed syllables. It comes historically from a short u, and used to have a distinct pronunciation, but has since merged.
@xmwang829
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I have “fit” (relax) and “feet” (tense), both of which have voiceless constant but the vowel are different.
Oh boy, there are tons of material explaining the long/short vowels, mostly to kids. Poor kids. Besides phonics, there are lots of wrong or inadequate lessons, from the linguistic point, about grammar and other language teaching. As a Brazilian ESL teacher, it´s a frustration. But there still are few teachers like you That bring some lights to this darkness. Thanks so much.
@SoundsAmerican
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! We're glad that our videos are helpful, especially for teachers. We love having teachers in our community. By the way, we share a lot of useful materials on phonics and IPA on our KZitem Community page, check it out: kzitem.info/rock/-MSYk9R94F3TMuKAnQ7dDgcommunity Let us know if you have any questions or feedback !
@marlonchosky
2 жыл бұрын
Wow I really liked this video. Certainly it is a life changing video
@braedondavies9592
2 жыл бұрын
Personally: I find it weird saying "the short [letter]" sound. Technically, the letter A can make the /æ/, /ɑ/, or even /ɔ/ sounds.
@younesalli2095
10 ай бұрын
كان عندي إشكال كبير حوف الاصوات القصيرة والطويلة، وكنت أرى هذا غير منطقي في اللغة الإنجليزية ومنى انطق هذا الحرف قصير او طويل في الكلمة وهل هناك قواعد لذالك الان من خلال هذا الفيديو تبين لي وتأكدت أن هذه الطريقة غير صحيحة، شكرا جزيلا على هذا الفيديو، فعلا روعة
@SoundsAmerican
10 ай бұрын
You're very welcome!
@alexho7728
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much.I was confused about long i and short i.
@englishconversationguide
Жыл бұрын
I understand here that the vowel is longer when followed by a voiced consonant.
@braedondavies9592
2 жыл бұрын
You could also use leave and live, then you'll have /liːv/ and /lɪv/.
@kimlam7429
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your lesson! But in a single word, when a vowel comes before a voiced consonant, it is said a little bit longer. So is this true when we say a long sentence or do we only lengthen the vowel when it is in the stressed word? For example : - In a single word: Good - In one long sentence: "Good bye!" "That's good to hear!" And if we don't want to emphasize the word "Good" in a long sentence, can we pronounce the vowel shorter?
@SoundsAmerican
Жыл бұрын
It's a great question. You're right; every English word has a stressed syllable when you pronounce it in isolation, but this can change when you put the word in context. So, depending on the intonation, some words may lose stress. The vowels in these words would be shorter. The point is, given the same context, a vowel before a voiceless consonant is always shorter than a vowel before a voiced consonant.
@damienm6146
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for posting this video! The widespread promulgation of this incorrect information about English vowels being "long" and "short" bothers me to no end (I know, I really should have bigger things to worry about, that's another matter). In fact, I have been looking for a source to reference so I can correct some online entries about vowel length which correctly discuss languages such as Japanese and Finnish (which do have long and short vowels in that saying the vowel longer changes the meaning, there are many minimal pairs of long and short vowels), but then some grammarian inserts a lengthy discourse about long and short vowels in English! And deletes my correct explanation that in fact what are called "long" and "short" vowels actually are different vowels. ! I've been trying for years to fix this, aside from this excellent video, do you guys know of a book or other source I could cite to stop my revisions being undone? I learned this stuff in linguistics 101, everyone who studies linguistics knows this but oddly, I cannot find an actual source that says explicitly what you guys present in this video. Can you guys help out in sourcing? Thanks!
@SoundsAmerican
3 жыл бұрын
We'll try, just give us a couple of days.
@SoundsAmerican
3 жыл бұрын
Hello there! OK, we tried to find some books and articles that you can look up and read on the internet. It's a little easier with articles and for the books we chose the ones that can be previewed via Google Books. 1. Article. The Vowels of American English. Marla Yoshida: ocw.uci.edu/upload/files/vowels.pdf (see the "Vowel Length" chapter) 2. Book. "Vowel lengthening One other important example of positional variation in English concerns the length of vowels. A vowel is longer when it occurs before a voiced consonant than it is before a voiceless one." EHRLICH, Susan; AVERY, Peter. Oxford Handbooks for Language Teachers: TEACHING AMERICAN ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION (Kindle Locations 1105-1107). Oxford University Press. Kindle Edition. 3. Book. Finegan, Edward. Language: Its Structure and Use. United States: Cengage Learning, 2014. You can find this book via Google Books and if you enter the "vowel length rule" as a search query, it should provide a preview. Check the Phonological Rules and their Structure chapter, the rule is on page 123 - 125. Please, let us know if this helps!
@younesalli2095
10 ай бұрын
من فضلك هل هناك قواعد (rules) لنطق الأصوات (الطويلة او القصيرة) أو بالمعنى الاصح، المخففة والمشددة
hidden hem channel, very informative even for the native speakers! thank you so much for sharing!
@SoundsAmerican
4 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@macrorus1231
6 жыл бұрын
I have heard many times that teachers recommend to smile when pronouncing "long" i.
@SoundsAmerican
6 жыл бұрын
+macro Rus First of all, there's no such thing as the "long i," and that's what this video is about. Looks like you're talking about the tense /i/ sound, it's pronounced with your lips tensed and spread in a wide smile. Here's our video about this sound, check it out: kzitem.info/news/bejne/sX-rm4t6gpWgY34 Hope it helps!
@ksugiarto9057
4 жыл бұрын
@@SoundsAmerican No, the quotation marks mean sarcastic word/words
@nobianhunter7906
2 жыл бұрын
☺ I wish I can click 👍 more than once , at least I watched the Ad to the end as a way of thanking , while I don't like ads though.
@SoundsAmerican
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! We're not trying to imply anything but there's a Super Thanks button under the video. ;)
@ramzy-6566
3 жыл бұрын
Hello you said the vowel in the word bead more longer than the vowel in the word beat what bout the vowel at the end of the word as in ( bee ) ? is more longer than bead. Thank you.
@БорисКормилицын-и2е
4 жыл бұрын
There are other factors affecting the length of vowel sound. First, whether it is stressed emphatically or not (whether tone is rising or falling or more complex also matters) Second, the number of unstressed syllables before and after it. Third, the duration of the pause after it (if present). The maximum length is at the end of a sintagma.
@1DENich1
4 жыл бұрын
👍
@bowenzhang2259
Жыл бұрын
Is the ae sound tensed or relaxed? In your previous ae video, you stressed that tongue and lips should be tense when pronouncing it. But in this video, you classify the ae sound to the relaxed category. I’m confused about this sound. Hope what I typed makes sense to you. You have the best pronunciation videos on KZitem. Love from China❤
@SoundsAmerican
Жыл бұрын
Relaxed. We made a mistake in the video about the /æ/ sound, sorry. 😭 If you're looking for a reference resource, please check out our website soundsamerican.net, you can find the most accurate information there.
@bowenzhang2259
Жыл бұрын
@@SoundsAmerican I get it now. thanks, dude. Have a great day
@aliastrologo
4 жыл бұрын
Excellent, what is the page to practice pronunciation, I like the animation and the way it explains pronunciation, I would like to continue practicing, thanks and blessings.
@SoundsAmerican
4 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it! In our videos, 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!
@rarevisitor1250
6 жыл бұрын
Yeeaaaah You did it! You came back! Thanks for the usefull lesson) Khmm..khmm.. don't forget about a "dark L" lesson please👏👏
@SoundsAmerican
6 жыл бұрын
+Qedd Vbjh We always remember about it :)
@tim_despair
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, I’ve always knows that’s a myth
@SoundsAmerican
2 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome!
@blablabla-t13c
Жыл бұрын
thank you soooo mcuh!!!!!!!!!!
@espiritulibre3569
3 жыл бұрын
i have noticed that were missing letters: L, R, C, H, M ,N NG, Q, W, X, Y before the vowels just do the example. But after I tought that letter C, it will depends if sounds like S or K. Letter Q, always sounds like K. X is a comabination of KS and GS so once like voiceless once like voiced. W and Y are somivowels but sounds like vowel so they're not a problem. R is vibrator What about for L & H ??? In the word HALF, L is dropped so doesn't count like a example.
@manuelruiz6980
Жыл бұрын
It is great video 🎉
@ibrahimalghanmi1150
4 жыл бұрын
Ilike the idea but using short and long vowels makes learning English easier for kids even though your video is interesting.Also, I think it isn't about the length . It's sound like a high pitch and low pitch. Remember, many books use long and short terminology and this video comes up with a new information. Please, could you make a video about this one with more proofs. Thank you.
@brendarios4235
4 жыл бұрын
WOW AMAZING you have revealed the best rule, this didn't tell me in my school and neither in my institute .I really love this lesson it is really helpful , thanks a lot you have changed my mind .
@SoundsAmerican
4 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@kanokratuthairangsee1934
2 жыл бұрын
Very useful 👌 thank you very much, but I have to practice more
@santosgarcia2045
3 жыл бұрын
Now i see very clear that the sound of each vowel is determined by the consonant follow and becomes even easier knowing the sound of the four stop sounds consonant c k t and b
@snowwhite8858
3 жыл бұрын
Really interesting, 1000 thanks from Egypt.
@krmarak9619
4 жыл бұрын
Good
@ramzy-6566
3 жыл бұрын
are /i/ , /eɪ/ , /u/ and /oʊ/ tense vowels and the rest lax vowels. thank you.
@SoundsAmerican
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, there are the tense vowel sounds.
@kejosmcuma
Ай бұрын
Hello! What is your source for the phonetic symbols used on the site?
@espiritulibre3569
3 жыл бұрын
it's just my impression or are there missing examples with: ɑ:, ɒ, ɔ:, ʊ, u:, aʊ, oʊ in this exercise?
@MariaMaria-vh2hc
Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot,
@pearltears8039
4 жыл бұрын
Long meaning it says its Name......e as in Behind both e and i say their name Short meaning it makes a different sound..... Bent the e dosn't say its name or Kill notice the i doesn't say its name it makes a different sound But in the word Kind the i says its name Open....the. O is long but the e isnt
@caganyldran7904
2 жыл бұрын
Thank'u guys
@xdflow021
2 жыл бұрын
Damn! I don't know if there's difference frequency in every homophones after vibrate and non vibrate sounds, and now I gotta work on that again. Hmm here I go again! I been pronouncing bad as In bat frequency and now I gotta make it distinguish but I feel greatful thought got it now then 10 years later 😅. Thanks for the lesson I really appreciate you efforts! Keep up the fantastic work!
@SoundsAmerican
2 жыл бұрын
You can do it! :) Thank you for your kind words. Let us know if you have any questions.
@akba3966
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome videos! Love the animation and clear graphics, comparisons and scientific approach! Thank you!
@joselevicanasenjo2171
Жыл бұрын
this video really changed my mind! I teach English and have my students associate i: and I as being tense and relax, but I use this relax and tense concept only with those letters, because they are the most difficult to dinsinguish. Now, this is the first time I ever heard about the "length of the vowel". I am going to use it in my lessons. I noticed that I unconcioulsy sue longer vowel sounds before a voiced consonant, and in fact it sounds weird when it is shortened. Thanks much !!!
@SoundsAmerican
Жыл бұрын
We love having teachers in our community! Did you know that we also have a website? It may come handy for your students: soundsamerican.net
@linhadabeleza
2 жыл бұрын
I think vowel length rule and pre-fortis clipping are the same thing.
@joselevicanasenjo2171
Жыл бұрын
can I give 1,000 likes?
@SoundsAmerican
Жыл бұрын
Shares count, too! 😁
@englishtrack4845
3 жыл бұрын
GOOD JOB
@wei2089
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@fredericroy
5 жыл бұрын
The best youtube channel :) so smart! I'm looking forward to get your app!
@mst7644
Жыл бұрын
😊
@gisellesuarez6893
4 жыл бұрын
Excuse me sir, but I couldn't get the idea of the voiceless consonant in "beat" and "bead", I just noticed the difference of the first "ea" vs the second "ea" in length...But I heard the first "t" and the second "d".Thanks for your answer :) I found this concept: "Voiceless / unvoiced: a voiceless or unvoiced sound is one where the vocal cords do not vibrate, thus making the sound very whispery and without a pitch. It can tend to make a letter sound harsher when pronounced." But even having read that concept, the difference seems to be very subtle.. :0
@SoundsAmerican
4 жыл бұрын
You're absolutely right, the voiced sounds are pronounced with your vocal cords vibrating. You can check it if you put two fingers on your throat and pronounce any vowel sound. When making them, you'll feel slight vibration under your fingers. When you pronounce any voiceless sound, like /p/, /t/, or /f/, your vocal cords don't vibrate. In fast speech, when the final stops are unaspirated, it's hard to hear the difference between the voiced and voiceless sounds. So, vowel length really helps, as vowel sounds are longer before voiced sounds and shorter before voiceless. Hope it helps!
@Maria-jc8hb
4 жыл бұрын
not just like it, I love it..
@CandiceSongpcb
5 жыл бұрын
I loved it . App come or not ?
@SoundsAmerican
5 жыл бұрын
+ Greene Claudia We're working hard to make it happen soon. Stay tuned!
@annaanna-oy9kh
6 жыл бұрын
I love this channel!! I did not know that long sound is not that long, and the symbols of the phonetic alphabet differ between American and British English. Wow. Your videos are full of useful information and examples! Brilliant. Thank you.
@SoundsAmerican
6 жыл бұрын
+anna anna Glad you liked our channel! Stay tuned, more videos are coming soon!😊👋
@minhdungle8131
5 жыл бұрын
What about the three diphthongs and the seven R- colored vowel sounds are they tense?Please let us know. Thanks for your kindness
@SoundsAmerican
5 жыл бұрын
+Dũng Lê Great question! We consider them to be tense sounds.
@SuperEnglish
6 жыл бұрын
This is highly valuable information!
@SoundsAmerican
6 жыл бұрын
+J C Thiago Mestti It is indeed!
@mylearningjournal7188
3 жыл бұрын
I don't know how to say thank. 謝謝,ありがとうございます~~、 Thanks a LOT, This video is so useful.
@SoundsAmerican
3 жыл бұрын
😊🤗 You're very welcome!
@EELLISON2012
4 жыл бұрын
I also concluded rightly or wrongly that a long vowel length is used before a voiced consonant or a vowel so you can actually hear it. There are also diphthongs and triphthongs. It also will be consistent with the voiced consonant or vowel. If you used a short vowel before a voiced consonant. The shorten vowel will get lost in the sound of the word. In other words, it will get washed out. There is an inconsistency here. In one of your own videos, "ae" you said to tense your lips and tongue. However, that same vowel is listed on the right column of relaxed vowels. I guessed the overall effect is relaxed.
@huyenquayhp
2 жыл бұрын
That's very interesting, I absolutely love it, but which app did you use to check pronunciation? Can you share with me?
@SoundsAmerican
2 жыл бұрын
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!
@mzhunior
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your work guys! It’s really helpful! Are you planning to create new videos?
@SoundsAmerican
Жыл бұрын
Sure, stay tuned!
@MarceloMomo
4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video!!!
@SoundsAmerican
4 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@clandestine2701
4 жыл бұрын
Keep up your good work! This video is so interesting because it gives some added value which is not obvious. Perhaps it would be a good idea to make a video on lax and tense vowel sounds, I mean, what they sound like if a vowel sound that should be tense is pronouced as lax and vice versa. That might give some food for thoughts.
@SoundsAmerican
4 жыл бұрын
+Andrzej Zieliński Thank you for your suggestion, we'll think about it.
@santiagoarcesueldo3687
6 жыл бұрын
I didn't just like the video, I LOVED IT! This is going to my students! Now, say, could you explain the diffrent sounds that come up from the cot-caught merger? I've noticed that depending on the regional accent, there are people who pronounce words such as 'caught, taught, etc' more closely to the first vowel in 'caldron' or 'also'. Or tge word 'dog' more similar to the sound in 'door'. And the phonetic symbols can be confusing. /a: o:/ and the like...
@SoundsAmerican
6 жыл бұрын
+Santiago Arce Sueldo Glad to hear you liked this video! Let us know what your students think about it. We'd appreciate the feedback. About the cot-caught merger: we'll probably make a video on this topic eventually. We're getting a lot of questions on this topic. Meanwhile, a couple words on this: Not all Americans can hear the difference between the /ɑ/ and the /ɔ/ sounds. It depends on where in the US you grew up and learned to speak English. The / ɑ/ sound as in the word "got" exists in American English as well as the /ɔ/ sound, as in the word "lost." However, those who can't hear the difference between the / ɔ/ and the / ɑ/, make them sound the same. It happens because for these people the two sounds have "merged" into one sound, the /ɑ/. Those who can hear the difference, are able to make them as different sounds. This is what's called and the "caught-cot merger." You can find more information about it here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cot%E2%80%93caught_merger Here's a map showing what's going on with the / ɔ/ and the / ɑ/ in the US: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cot%E2%80%93caught_merger#/media/File:Cot-caught_merger.png Hope it helps! Let us know if you have more questions on this merger!
@dominicmontejo4524
5 жыл бұрын
Sounds American thank you sooo much Teacher! God bles you!
@luisantoniomoran7085
3 жыл бұрын
The list with the length of the sounds and the stress confuse me a little, some of them end in voice sounds with a shorter and lax pronunciation and some are the OPPOSITE with the same pattern!! I wish you had commented on that!! other than that excellent video!!
@SoundsAmerican
3 жыл бұрын
Can you give some examples?
@arnobozo9722
3 жыл бұрын
The short / long difference is not really on the duration indeed. It is on the orthograph. Vowels written with 2 letters are long or diphtongs normally, vowels written with a single letter are short vowels.
@SoundsAmerican
3 жыл бұрын
Did you watch the video? The Vowel Length rule is not about letters but sounds. And in English, there's a huge difference. 👋
@patipedra
2 жыл бұрын
Congrulations but i have difficult in words almost appears as dad dead deaf coffee cough pan pen bag beg thin thing man men etc
@SoundsAmerican
2 жыл бұрын
On our channel, we have videos that help you learn and practice all sounds of American English. Check out this playlist: kzitem.info/door/PLYJV5Moz9cfywp0M0q4o0ukyWcYAgEQ5_ , these videos may help you practice the pronunciation of the words that you're having difficulty with.
@pinhxemuyenpinh415
3 жыл бұрын
thanks guy. that is very easy and simple to understand with your illustration to make it clear.
@SoundsAmerican
3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@wasanabd7232
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, it's the best channel
@ricardo191a
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. Your videos are super useful! 😉😊
@SoundsAmerican
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@Melonno
3 жыл бұрын
Really deep explanation. Thanks a lot!
@soldishero_YY
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@SoundsAmerican
4 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@dianapatino2579
4 жыл бұрын
Amazing video..God bless you🥂🥂
@SoundsAmerican
4 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@happytravel888
3 жыл бұрын
Why do the words price and prize which have the same exact IPA but pronounced differently, does it have to do with the voiced and unvoiced consonant? other examples are advice and advise, thank you.
@SoundsAmerican
3 жыл бұрын
The words price and prize don't have the same exact IPA: /praɪs/ vs. /praɪz/. The pronunciation of these words differs accordingly. If you're asking about the difference in pronunciation of the vowel sound, then the vowel is shorter in the word "price" because it precedes the voiceless consonant. This rule is explained in this very video.
@happytravel888
3 жыл бұрын
@@SoundsAmerican yes, the video explains that 'safe' and 'save' are different in terms of length of time but their /ei/ vowel sounds are the same; however, for 'price' and 'prize' not only are their time lengths different, the pronunciation of the vowel /ai/ is also very different , one sounds like the letter 'i', the other like 'i' as in the word 'ice', thank you!
@SoundsAmerican
3 жыл бұрын
It's interesting that you hear them differently. Actually, all the three words you mentioned - "price," "prize," and "ice" are pronounced with the same sound, the /aɪ/ diphthong. Here's a video about this sound: kzitem.info/news/bejne/mat6k3urroWYrKA
@happytravel888
3 жыл бұрын
@@SoundsAmerican I guess it's hard to explain with words and not sounds. For example: 'price' 'ice' 'like' 'nice', their /ai/dipthong sounds like the japanese word 'hai' which means yes (please look up this sound, you'll understand what I mean) and 'prize' ,'mind' 'dry' sounds like the letter 'I', the former sounds more flattened, the latter sounds more elongated.
@SoundsAmerican
3 жыл бұрын
Ok, the problem might be that you are probably not hearing the /aɪ/ sound correctly. It's best not to compare American sounds to the sounds of another language, as you'll end up mispronouncing them. If you're learning the American pronunciation, try to learn how to pronounce the /aɪ/ sound and avoid substituting it with similar Japanese sounds. Even if they seem similar, there are differences in their production. As soon as you practice the American /aɪ/ vowel sound enough times, you'll realize that it's the same in "price," "prize," etc. :) Hope it makes sense.
@mannuflamboyant
4 жыл бұрын
Greetings! Do we lengthen a vowel before the ŋ as it’s a voiced consonant? Example words: 1. Sing 2. Sink In the word sing the letter “g” is silent… just like the linking “r” in British English where we don’t pronounce the “r” at the end of the words but if the next word begins with a vowel sound then the “r” moves over to the beginning of the next word. e.g. We read “sing a song” as “sɪŋ gə sɒŋ” Could you please explain why we read “thank you” as “θæŋ kjuː”? Thanks a lot for the channel! It really helps me a lot. Regards, FL
@SoundsAmerican
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, vowels are made longer before the /ŋ/ sound, as it's a voiced consonant. In the phrase "thank you" we do the usual linking of two words: "thank" and "you", "thank" is pronounced as /θæŋk/ and "you" is pronounced as /ju/. In the word "thank" the letter 'n' represents the /ŋ/ sound, as it occurs before the /k/, the 'k' letter is pronounced as /k/: /θæŋk/. Here's a link to the more detailed explanation: kzitem.info/news/bejne/lq6M12yKcWqgfaw
@square_wheel
4 жыл бұрын
No, "sing a song" contains no /g/ sound, unless you are from Lawn Guyland (Long Island) or some places in the north of the UK. That means "singer" is syllabified as "sing - er" (as its two morphemes suggest), but "finger" is "fing - ger". Regarding "sing" and "sink", yes, "sink" is shorter. When you have more than one consonant at the end of a syllable, just one unvoiced consonant is enough to trigger shortening. So sink < sing, sent < send, and shelf < shelve. Have a nice day!
@BlowNavy
3 жыл бұрын
Wait wait wait, couldn't the words LEAF and LIVE have had the same length because "LIVE" ends with a voiced obstruent? If I'm not mistaken, in English, when we have a voiced obstruent at the end, the syllable goes through phonetic lengthening (rider vs writer). Could this have had an influence on the lengths of LEAF and LIVE?
@BlowNavy
3 жыл бұрын
Oh, just watched the video 'til the end. You covered that at the 6 minute mark. But still, couldn't this have had an influence on LEAF / LIVE? 😁 Perhaps LEAD / LID would've been better words to use. Maybe I'm wrong.
@SoundsAmerican
3 жыл бұрын
The point is that a vowel is longer before a voiced consonant and shorter before a voiceless one. :)
@victorhernandez4613
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, it is right. I am learning English like a second language. I need the most correct information: perfect. Without doubts.
@Investedintrovert
4 жыл бұрын
Stopped sounds.. make them small And voiced sound cause them long... In others words that'd be okay.... Let me know pls..❤
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