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Posts about vowels
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 noma sheep? Isikweletu esifushane neside "i" ngesiNgisi
Umehluko phakathi kuka /ɪ/ no /iː/ awuphatheli nje ubude. Nakhu okwenziwa umlomo wakho ngokwehlukile — nokuthi ungawulalela kanjani.
#vowels#minimal-pairs
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I-schwa /ə/: umsindo ovame kakhulu esiNgisini
I-vowel encane elula ku-"about", "banana" no-"the" ikhona yonke indawo. Funda yona futhi isiNgisi sakho sizwakala ngokwemvelo ngokushesha.
#vowels#rhythm
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.