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Posts about minimal-pairs
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 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.
#vowels#minimal-pairs
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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
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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
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.