English is such a confusing language! Often there is more than one way to pronounce a single letter or group of letters. In this video, you’ll learn 50 words where the letters ch together are pronounced /k/. These words needs to be memorized, because there is no rule to help you remember them all! ache backache […]
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English Pronunciation: An Introduction to the IPA
The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a set of symbols that represent all the sounds in a language. All the sounds that make up American English pronunciation can be represented by symbols. I strongly believe that all English learners should learn the IPA. I use the IPA in many of my pronunciation video lessons and in the […]
American Accent Pronunciation: N + T = Silent T (video)
American Accent Pronunciation: N + T = Silent T (video) January 3, 2013 by Melanie Share99 Tweet6 +16 Share Shares 111 In this English lesson, you’re going to learn something that will help you better UNDERSTAND American English speakers, AND it will help you SOUND more American. You’re going to learn how to pronounce words […]
English Pronunciation: Practice the L and R Sounds! (video)
English Pronunciation: Practice the L and R Sounds! (video) May 21, 2012 by Melanie Share27 Tweet1 +16 Shares 34 In this pronunciation practice video, we’ll do some exercises to practice the L and R consonant sounds at the beginning of a word or syllable. Get your mirror ready, so you can make sure that your […]
English Pronunciation: How to Pronounce L and R (video)
English Pronunciation: How to Pronounce L and R (video) May 14, 2012 by Melanie Share58 Tweet8 +12 Share2 Shares 70 In this video lesson, I explain how to pronounce the /l/ and /r/ consonant sounds at the beginning of a word or syllable! I explain what to do with your lips and tongue to make […]
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English Pronunciation: How to Say Fashion Brands! (video) March 7, 2012 by Melanie A lot of fashion brands are difficult even for native speakers, because a lot of them are not English names! In this video I say the names of 38 different fashion brands. The names are organized in alphabetical order according to their […]
How to Say Fashion Brands in English! (video)
English Pronunciation: How to Say Fashion Brands! (video) March 7, 2012 by Melanie Share38 Tweet2 +1 Share Shares 40 A lot of fashion brands are difficult even for native speakers, because a lot of them are not English names! In this video I say the names of 38 different fashion brands. The names are organized […]
25 English Words with “ch” Pronounced “sh”! (Video)
25 English Words with “ch” Pronounced “sh”! (Video) August 12, 2010 by Melanie English is such a confusing language! Often there is more than one way to pronounce a single letter or group of letters. In this video, you’ll learn 25 words where the letters ch together are pronounced “sh”. Most of these words were […]
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25 English Words with “ch” Pronounced “sh”! (Video) August 12, 2010 by Melanie English is such a confusing language! Often there is more than one way to pronounce a single letter or group of letters. In this video, you’ll learn 25 words where the letters ch together are pronounced “sh”. Most of these words were […]
50 English Words with “ch” Pronounced /k/ (Video)
50 English Words with “ch” Pronounced /k/ (Video) August 8, 2010 by Melanie English is such a confusing language! Often there is more than one way to pronounce a single letter or group of letters. In this video, you’ll learn 50 words where the letters ch together are pronounced /k/. These words needs to be […]