HolosAccentBlog
Posts about consonants
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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Indlela yokuphimisa i-TH: yeka ukusho "sink" uma usho "think"
Kungani /θ/ no /ð/ kuyizwi abafundi abashintsha kaningi, kanye nomsebenzi wamasekhondi angu-30 owalungisa unomphela.
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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.
#consonants#minimal-pairs
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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.
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