Overview
200 Episodes
How to pronounce words like "thin/fin," "mouth/mouse," and "both/boat." Perfect your English fricative sounds by never stopping the air from passing through your mouth. Transcripts at pronuncian.com
Transcribed - Published: 29 November 2016
At the end of the word, the /ŋ/ doesn’t need an additional /g/. The /g/ is potentially included mid-word. Transcripts available at pronuncian.com
Transcribed - Published: 12 November 2016
"Coarticulating" the /g/ and /n/ is the trick to fluent pronunciation of these two sounds. Don't release the /g/ before starting the /n/. Transcripts available on Pronuncian.com
Transcribed - Published: 26 October 2016
Test your ability to identify vowel sounds with this special listening quiz episode. Transcripts available on pronuncian.com.
Transcribed - Published: 14 October 2016
The long e, short i, and short e /i, ɪ, ɛ/, are three front vowel sounds that can be practiced from a high, front tongue position to a mid-front position. Compare and contrast! Full podcast transcripts available at pronuncian.com.
Transcribed - Published: 29 September 2016
All about that vowels diagram that shows the vowel sounds placed over a sort of square-like shape that’s bigger on the top than it is on the bottom. Transcripts at pronuncian.com.
Transcribed - Published: 17 September 2016
Use a low pitch to signal a spoken aside (like information that would be written in parentheses or between commas). Transcripts available at pronuncian.com.
Transcribed - Published: 1 September 2016
Understand the rising and falling pitch patterns for yes/no questions and learn how to read emotion. Transcripts on pronuncian.com. Classes available from seattlelearning.com.
Transcribed - Published: 20 August 2016
What are you *really* asking? Using a rising or a falling pitch on a wh- question means something different than using a rising pitch. Transcripts available at pronuncian.com
Transcribed - Published: 7 August 2016
Adding /ɚ/ (schwa+r) to an /r/ can be difficult. Make it into two syllables, but don't add a vowel sound between. Learn how here! By Seattle Learning Academy. Transcripts on pronuncian.com.
Transcribed - Published: 25 July 2016
Words like 'hat' and 'hot' are important to distinguish. Full episode transcripts available at Pronuncian.com
Transcribed - Published: 28 March 2016
Is it silent, pronounced as 'long u' or 'oo sound'? Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 27 July 2015
What's up with /ə/ and /ʌ/ in words like 'custom' /ˈkʌs təm/? Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 25 March 2015
Practice the difference between the or sound and the long o sound. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 11 March 2015
Rhyming with 'shorter' and 'border,' this is a quirky word. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 25 February 2015
Rhythm and linking from /d/. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 11 February 2015
No English spelling could be more confusing. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 28 January 2015
Informal contractions for fluency! Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 14 January 2015
Most recognize the /d/ in the pronunciation of 'little' but how about in 'out_of'? Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 31 December 2014
Even small differences in vocal tract profiles can make a big difference. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 12 November 2014
Learn the many variations of the letter 'o' pronunciation. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 16 October 2014
Written for you, by Amanda, to help you learn the long vowel spellings. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 1 October 2014
Practice intonation patterns of choice questions. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 25 June 2014
Make these difficult words easier to say! Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 11 June 2014
Some before and after student audio to illustrate linking. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 26 March 2014
Common problems with words that end in '-le.' Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 26 February 2014
YES, you can pronounce it as 'ast'! Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 5 February 2014
Loanwords from French into English. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 22 January 2014
In this Christmas special, learn where to find free ebooks and audio books online! Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 19 December 2013
Mistletoe, tree farms, Scrooges, and more... Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 5 December 2013
Aspiration, of course. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 27 November 2013
Linking different stops is a bit harder than linking same and similar stops. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 13 November 2013
Linking same and similar stop sounds increases spoken fluency. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 30 October 2013
AND 'lead' rhymes with 'read'! Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 16 October 2013
In the US, it's 'fall;' in the UK, it's 'autumn.' Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 2 October 2013
Are you uncomfortable speaking really well? Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 11 September 2013
A natural progression through consonant sounds. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 28 August 2013
If you can say sh, you can say zh! Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 14 August 2013
Pairs like 'sock' and 'shock' are obvious; 'sour' and 'shower' might not be. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 31 July 2013
The 'cot/caught' merger and short o/aw sound revisited. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 17 July 2013
Practice words like 'three, through, throw, thread,' and 'threaten.' Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 3 July 2013
How to know which form of this high-frequency word to use. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 19 June 2013
A listener request for an explanation of less-common patterns. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 5 June 2013
Learn the feel the 'long e' /i/, 'short a' /æ/, and 'short o' /ɑ/. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 15 May 2013
Highly fluent speakers understand this suffix. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 1 May 2013
If you're going to swear, you'd better be able to pronounce short vowel sounds! Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 17 April 2013
Practice sets like: pat, pet, pit, pot, putt. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 3 April 2013
/skr/ (scratch) /spl/ (splash) /spr/ (spree) and /str/ (streak) Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 20 March 2013
sh, th, tch, dge, gn, mb, and more!
Transcribed - Published: 6 March 2013
Is it /k/ as in 'accuse' or /ks/ as in 'succeed' Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Transcribed - Published: 20 February 2013
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