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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.
Ukugcizelela kwamagama esiNgisi: umgqigqo okwenza uqondwe
PHOtograph, phoTOgraphy, photoGRAPHic — ukugcizelela kahle kubaluleke kakhulu kunomoya owodwa. Nansi amaphethini ahlanganisa amagama amaningi.
V noma W? Ungayeka kanjani ukudideka phakathi kwe-"vest" ne-"west"
Umlomo owodwa usebenzisa amazinyo akho, omunye usebenzisa kuphela amaphimbo akho. Ukuhlola okulula ngezibuko kulungisa "wery vell" ngesonto elilodwa.
Indlela yokuphimisa amafomu -ed: /t/, /d/ noma /ɪd/
"Worked" inezinhlamvu ezingu-1, "wanted" inezinhlamvu ezingu-2. Imithetho emithathu elula yokuphimisa amafomu esikhathi esidlule abaningi abafundi abayiphutha.
L no R: indlela yokugcina ukuzwa nokusho "light" vs "right"
Kubakhulumi baseJapanese, Korean, Chinese nezinye izilimi eziningi, i-L ne-R zibukeka njengomsindo owodwa. Nakhu ukuthi ulimi lwenyusa kanjani umehluko phakathi kwazo.
Imizuzu emibili ngosuku idlula ihora ngoMgqibelo: indlela yokuthuthukisa kahle ukukhuluma kwakho
Ukukhuluma kahle kuyikhono lomzimba, njengomdlalo. Ukuphindaphinda okuncane nsuku zonke kushintsha indlela umlomo wakho uhamba ngayo; izifundo ezinde zamasonto amaningi azisebenzi kakhulu.
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.
