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Short, practical notes on English pronunciation: the sounds that trip people up, how to hear them and how to fix them in two minutes a day.
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/θ/ think · /ð/ this
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Ship or sheep? The short and long "i" in English
The /ɪ/ vs /iː/ pair is not only about length. Here is what your mouth actually does differently — and how to hear it.
#vowels#minimal-pairs
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V ወይም W? "vest" እና "west" የሚያገጥሙትን እንዴት እንደሚቆሙ
አንዱ ድምፅ ጥርስዎን ይጠቀማል፣ ሌላው ግን ከፍተኛ አፍንጫዎን ብቻ ይጠቀማል። ቀላል የአንገት ሙከራ "wery vell"ን በአንድ ሳምንት ይቀናል።
#consonants#minimal-pairs
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L እና R: በመጨረሻ እንዴት "light" እና "right" ማሰማት እና ማናገር
ለጃፓንኛ፣ ኮሪያንኛ፣ ቻይናኛ እና ሌሎች ብዙ ቋንቋዎች ተናጋሪዎች፣ L እና R እንደ አንድ ድምፅ ይሰማሉ። እዚህ ግልጽ የሆነው ጣት እንዴት እንደሚያለው ነው።
#consonants#minimal-pairs
HolosAccent
Hear the difference. Fix it in two minutes a day.
Read a phrase out loud and HolosAccent scores every sound — then shows exactly which one to fix. Murzik grows with you.