HolosAccent
Blog

The HolosAccent Blog

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.

✦✦✦
/θ/ think · /ð/ this
Murzik
✦✦
·2 min read

Msisitizo wa maneno ya Kiingereza: mpigo unaokufanya uelewe

PHOtograph, phoTOgraphy, photoGRAPHic — kupata msisitizo sahihi kunahusu zaidi kuliko sauti moja. Hapa kuna mifumo inayofunika maneno mengi.

#stress#rhythm
✦✦
·2 min read

V au W? Jinsi ya kuzuia kuchanganya "vest" na "west"

Sauti moja hutumia meno yako, nyingine hutumia midomo tu. Jaribio rahisi la kioo linarekebisha "wery vell" ndani ya wiki.

#consonants#minimal-pairs
✦✦
·2 min read

Jinsi ya kutamka viambishi vya -ed: /t/, /d/ au /ɪd/

"Worked" ina silabi moja, "wanted" ina mbili. Sheria tatu rahisi za viambishi vya wakati uliopita ambazo wengi wa wanafunzi hupaswa.

#grammar-sounds#endings
✦✦
·2 min read

L na R: jinsi ya hatimaye kusikia na kusema "light" vs "right"

Kwa wazungumzaji wa Kijapani, Kikorea, Kichina na lugha nyingi nyingine, L na R huonekana kama sauti moja. Hapa ni jinsi ambavyo ulimi unafanya ziwe tofauti.

#consonants#minimal-pairs
✦✦
·2 min read

Dakika mbili kwa siku hushinda saa moja Jumapili: jinsi ya kuboresha matamshi yako kweli

Matamshi ni ujuzi wa mwendo, kama mchezo. Mazoezi mafupi ya kila siku hubadilisha jinsi kinywa chako kinavyosogea; vipindi virefu vya kila wiki kwa kawaida havifanyi.

#habits#practice
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.

Help improve the HolosAccent blog?

With your permission, HolosAccent measures visits, articles and languages read, active reading time, scrolling, and app-link clicks. We use a random visitor ID and record your IP address, approximate country, browser/device category, referrer hostname, and campaign labels. IP addresses are removed after 30 days; other analytics and consent records expire after 180 days. We do not use advertising trackers or connect these records to your app account.

Analytics is optional. You can refuse, withdraw consent, export, or delete this browser's analytics at any time here. Access to the blog stays the same. Contact: support@holosaccent.app.

Privacy · GDPR