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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.
Jinsi ya kutamka TH: acha kusema "sink" unapomaanisha "think"
Kwa nini /θ/ na /ð/ ni sauti ambazo wanafunzi hubadilisha mara nyingi zaidi, na zoezi la sekunde 30 linalozirekebisha kabisa.
Ship au sheep? /i/ fupi na /iː/ ndefu katika Kiingereza
Jozi ya /ɪ/ na /iː/ siyo tu kuhusu urefu. Hapa ni kile kinachofanyika na kinywa chako tofauti — na jinsi ya kukisikia.
Schwa /ə/: sauti inayojulikana zaidi katika Kiingereza
Kitenzi kidogo cha polepole katika "about", "banana" na "the" kiko kila mahali. Jifunza kisha Kiingereza chako kitakuwa na sauti asilia mara moja.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.