How to Improve Your English Pronunciation (The First Thing You Must Do)

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  • Опубликовано: 25 янв 2025

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  • @EngFluentTV
    @EngFluentTV  8 лет назад +122

    Hi there. Here's the link to the pronunciation exercises:
    engfluent.com/pronunc-ex-main

    • @lengocanh2101993
      @lengocanh2101993 8 лет назад +4

      ***** Thailand, i guess

    • @EngFluentTV
      @EngFluentTV  8 лет назад +8

      I'm from Thailand.

    • @hamoudaad
      @hamoudaad 7 лет назад +2

      actually your way to learn English it's The best thank you for your efforts

    • @binteislam5601
      @binteislam5601 4 года назад

      @@EngFluentTV sir plz upload more videos

    • @nenekros181
      @nenekros181 2 года назад +1

      I have a question i cant speak english good and translate it to my launguage but why i can understand english

  • @jerrygachuzperez187
    @jerrygachuzperez187 4 года назад +532

    Thanks man, as a Spanish speaker sometimes I get laughed at for having an accent and not being able to pronounce words right, this was really helpful

    • @juliozz59
      @juliozz59 3 года назад +18

      same, specially the difference between 'v' and 'b'
      e.g. base && vase :(

    • @alebelliard
      @alebelliard 3 года назад +1

      king, u're my hero

    • @spiderman6190
      @spiderman6190 3 года назад +18

      As Finnish I always get "Oh how cute you're trying to say"

    • @treasurearhewoh327
      @treasurearhewoh327 3 года назад +5

      I don't even speak my local dialect, but there's still some interference

    • @helena2696
      @helena2696 3 года назад +15

      I think English with Spanish accent sounds really adorable. Dont think its something you should fix

  • @windm.924
    @windm.924 8 лет назад +250

    For a person who is always struggling with "e" & "i", hit & heat, etc..., this is really helpful. Thanks!!

  • @starrlewis650
    @starrlewis650 Год назад +12

    I mispronounced words all the time and it makes me feel better that I'm not alone

  • @leticiar.sunakozawa2633
    @leticiar.sunakozawa2633 9 лет назад +98

    I'm really happy because I found your videos. I'm brazillian and I'm trying to improve my English. Thanks for your tips.

  • @somnvm37
    @somnvm37 8 месяцев назад +3

    heres a few little trap for english learners:
    1. some dictionary websites will write incorrect pronounciations [to "preserve" how people spoke like 100 years ago]
    2. don't learn the difference between long and shot /i/ by word fill, letter l will cause a little schwah to appear before it, and not all places, and this will add difficulty. Same for words full and fool. I'd recommend fit vs feet/feat and lift vs leaf
    vowels are the hardest tbh, but they help a lot.

  • @InsertTruthHere
    @InsertTruthHere 8 лет назад +39

    This video has some extremely good advice. The speaker has developed quite an excellent pronunciation considering the vastly different sound repartoire that his native Vietnamese has. Most of his words bear no traces of it, though. What gave him away, though, is that I couldn't hear an [n] or a [d] whenever he said "sounds". I also heard a dấu sắc here and there, particularly in the word "just" alongside of an omission of [s] which is very typical. Finally, and this has always fascinated me, Vietnamese people always assume a Deep South American accent when saying the word "time." Besides these points, the speaker's pronuncation is virtually perfect. I taught English in Vietnam for a year as a T.A., and I found it almost impossible to get students to abandon the ridiculous pronunciation guidelines that they had been receiving from their teachers. As a result, only very few of them could produce English words remotly intelligibly. All they did was to transcribe English words into Vietnamese script - which is asinine and impossible. The students never pronounced the final sounds of words, let alone consonant clusters. "Reserved" came out as "re-zir" and they just wouldn't imitate my correct pronunciation - I assume for fear of being disrespectful towards their teacher who previously taught them this nonsense. It was a very frustrating time. I wish any one of my students' pronunciation had been as good as this speaker's.

    • @AngelliaX
      @AngelliaX 3 года назад

      is he vietnamese

  • @rayanabdulrrhman7127
    @rayanabdulrrhman7127 8 лет назад +60

    I've been following your tips for improving my English earlier in 2015 and i really love ur work and your accent always makes me feel like if you do it i can do it too.thanks so much for your support by putting these amazing videos here and sharing your ,experience in learning English with us and i watch your videos whenever i feel depressed and stress 'bout learning this language ,i sense so much progressing in my speaking ,reading ,listening and writing skills since i started following your tips,i .just read non-fiction book and listening for an hour of podcasting show
    am looking forward to see so good stuff 'bout those skills .thanks so much

    • @HelenaDailyEnglish
      @HelenaDailyEnglish 8 лет назад

      You can viste my channel to find out!

    • @EngFluentTV
      @EngFluentTV  8 лет назад +6

      You're welcome. I appreciate your kind words. Thank you for making my day.

    • @neelammallick5866
      @neelammallick5866 8 лет назад

      i also improve my eng n i like this video so much

    • @loveyouzen
      @loveyouzen 2 года назад

      Good luck to you, you’re awesome ❤️

    • @rafiullah8439
      @rafiullah8439 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/iwPYuMVAsbg/видео.html

  • @dals1386
    @dals1386 9 лет назад +59

    i always press the like button for educational video

    • @eazzywilliam7666
      @eazzywilliam7666 7 лет назад +3

      dals Respect for this. I appreciate it.

    • @pro369
      @pro369 Год назад

      Me, likewise 🎉wish you the best

  • @tonygamer5317
    @tonygamer5317 9 лет назад +2

    I am preparing for a grammar school and your tips are useful

    • @rafiullah8439
      @rafiullah8439 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/iwPYuMVAsbg/видео.html

  • @tekobari
    @tekobari 8 лет назад +12

    This was wonderful. You would have laughed out loud watching me learn how to pronounce Mandarin, and I was better than most in the class. Our poor professor; I thought she must go home at night and cry her eyes out. I wish I'd known of your techniques a long time ago.
    My grandmother (Spanish) used to "wash" television. :)

  • @quadless5197
    @quadless5197 5 месяцев назад

    mad helpful fam, I as a native english speaker tend to have trouble pronouncing most words

  • @wdjane
    @wdjane 3 года назад +2

    I have a problem with saying "butter" so i my mother made me learn how to sing "betty butter" and now it's easy 👍

  • @idrissomar6944
    @idrissomar6944 Год назад +2

    I love your methods

  • @Nfpl557
    @Nfpl557 3 года назад +4

    Me: I wanna speak in correct pronunciation.
    Meanwhile my tongue after two words:Oh no..I can't bear the weight!

    • @pro369
      @pro369 Год назад

      I may help you, pleasure

  • @phaksarunthanajaturat6290
    @phaksarunthanajaturat6290 6 лет назад +2

    เพิ่งอ่านเจอว่าพี่เป็นคนไทย และชอบบทความที่พี่เขียนมากๆเลยค่ะ จะนำวิธีที่พี่แนะนำไปใช้พัฒนาตัวเองให้ได้มากที่สุดค่ะ ขอบคุณมากๆนะคะ

    • @rafiullah8439
      @rafiullah8439 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/iwPYuMVAsbg/видео.html

    • @LilyLaboratory
      @LilyLaboratory Год назад

      เพิ่งรู้ว่าเจ้าของช่องเป็นคนไทยตอนยกตัวอย่างสำเนียงเดิมเหมือนกันค่ะ เสียดายพี่เค้าทำคลิปน้อย

  • @MuhammadHanif-vp9ro
    @MuhammadHanif-vp9ro 7 лет назад +1

    so true.. i always confused when learn english.. thanks for this video.. it teach me many thing..

  • @typernate
    @typernate 10 лет назад +9

    Thank you. I didn't know this before. I'm going to try this. I think it's a good way to improve my English pronunciation!

    • @rafiullah8439
      @rafiullah8439 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/iwPYuMVAsbg/видео.html

  • @bthbracco5472
    @bthbracco5472 Год назад +2

    44 sounds wow! thanks.

  • @ernestogastelum681
    @ernestogastelum681 7 лет назад +130

    The way you pronounce "sound" is so hilariously ironic.

  • @Rohitkumar8660
    @Rohitkumar8660 6 лет назад +1

    thanks a lot to help me to improve my accent in english

  • @sillvade
    @sillvade 2 года назад

    Thank you so much dear..i studied pronounciation method any words and your videos is hlepfull to build up English...

  • @rajudakuri3582
    @rajudakuri3582 2 года назад

    And also, it depends on the speaker that we can understand his/her conversation.

  • @sarahrashed7648
    @sarahrashed7648 5 лет назад +1

    I like your teaching style and your accent. thanks for your efforts

  • @TuanHoang-ul1iw
    @TuanHoang-ul1iw 8 лет назад +8

    Thanks so much for your videos, they have encouraged me in how to speak English well. they are really fun and easy to be absorbed. Hope to see more interesting ones from you.

  • @arayatansinchai1106
    @arayatansinchai1106 Год назад

    Thank you so much for your knowledge and kindly sharing. It's a big topic which I find out for a long time. I want to say I love your work

  • @manuelrodriguezreinoso8122
    @manuelrodriguezreinoso8122 8 лет назад +2

    Just for curiosity, Can I know where you come from? For me, it's very interesting to find such a good English speaker who isn't native. I'm trying to (and I have to) speak the best English that I can.

    • @manuelrodriguezreinoso8122
      @manuelrodriguezreinoso8122 7 лет назад

      Nur, Greetings. I'd like to chat with you. However, I'm busy right now. I think in few months I'll be free to chat. If it works to you, contact me later.

  • @neilailmanide3502
    @neilailmanide3502 Год назад +1

    Bro istg i speak more english then any other language but since i also speak french too i have kinda a french accent while speaking english and an english accent while speaking french and an english-french accent while speaking arabic.

    • @pro369
      @pro369 Год назад

      Me likewise , wish you the best

  • @kathleentollett6285
    @kathleentollett6285 8 лет назад +2

    Incorrect grammar - "for you and I" should be "for you and me"

  • @phuphamduc9529
    @phuphamduc9529 10 лет назад +6

    Hey! When i subscribed to you channel, i recieve a message "tips for speaking skill if we can not travel or study abroad" but i did't find where it is. So can u give me links?

    • @EngFluentTV
      @EngFluentTV  10 лет назад +1

      Hey, I haven't created the video series for that yet. I'm currently working on the pronunciation series. But don't worry. You will receive updates when they're released since you're a subscriber.

    • @aryanchauhan510
      @aryanchauhan510 8 лет назад

      +EngFluent which country are you from?

  • @Yuyake1000
    @Yuyake1000 8 лет назад +1

    in my school, they use the book Sheep or Ship to improve pronunciation for beginners

  • @futurerehabilitationcentre3372
    @futurerehabilitationcentre3372 8 лет назад

    Thanks for the better punctuation

  • @AntonielCampos
    @AntonielCampos 9 лет назад +4

    Thank you so much for this video. You're doing a great work.

  • @M_IAWIA
    @M_IAWIA 9 месяцев назад

    The funny thing for me is that i feel like my pronunciation is better in English than in my native language. Reason for this is that I had a short tongue frenulum when I was born, and we didn't cut it until I was 8. You learn how to speak when you're 5-6. So by then my way of speaking was already "set". I also never received any speach therapy after we cut it, despite them being aware of the problem and giving it before I cut it, which was wasted as I physically was unable to produce the sounds due to my tongue being tied.
    As I learned English after the age of 8 I had no constraints while learning the new sounds and words.
    I still make mistakes in English pronunciation, but I can always blame that on it being my second language. I have no valid excuse for my native language :(

  • @BettyNajjemba-l1c
    @BettyNajjemba-l1c 8 месяцев назад

    Thank you so much teaching us

  • @22_vanessagloria68
    @22_vanessagloria68 8 лет назад +2

    thank you very much,this video really help me to speak english

    • @rafiullah8439
      @rafiullah8439 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/iwPYuMVAsbg/видео.html

  • @touro603
    @touro603 10 лет назад +17

    i heard some Chinese/Korean accents from the speaker..

  • @elialdoalves6676
    @elialdoalves6676 9 лет назад +2

    Very good advices! Thanks

  • @gmjaja
    @gmjaja 2 года назад

    Im doing this so that i can read english phrases whenever my teacher calls me out in online class

  • @chouaibmediana1627
    @chouaibmediana1627 2 года назад +1

    aribian people are lucky because all the sounds present in their native languages

  • @pro369
    @pro369 Год назад

    Excellent, please share and share alike. Knowledge is power, using knoledge is even more powerful. Keep grinding. Wish you all the best

  • @autologi
    @autologi 8 лет назад

    problem is i learn basic alphabet using Dutch system and that so diffrent between Dutch ABCD and English ABCD.

  • @shaileshmishra5693
    @shaileshmishra5693 7 лет назад +1

    from where can I get the list of similar sound words. I want to get as much as possible. please reply

  • @idrissomar6944
    @idrissomar6944 Год назад

    I am soo thankful

  • @tanujpratap5707
    @tanujpratap5707 Год назад

    Yes thise writer give us very good know ledge

  • @alanbaratieri
    @alanbaratieri 10 лет назад +3

    Thanks!

  • @bubblegums1949
    @bubblegums1949 3 года назад

    Daaaaammmmmm dude u taught me those sounds in like 30 seconds while my a$$ couldn't get this in like a 90 mins

  • @freemansilent8624
    @freemansilent8624 10 лет назад +89

    sounds ? souls ? sawls ? schouls? thouls ? shoulsh ? souse? :|

    • @nmadboy8774
      @nmadboy8774 7 лет назад +1

      Freeman Silent most of the words depend on the situation

    • @nmadboy8774
      @nmadboy8774 7 лет назад +1

      Freeman Silent it depends of the context

    • @samsungphone7208
      @samsungphone7208 5 лет назад +1

      Freeman Silent

    • @paulcookies
      @paulcookies 3 года назад +1

      Sean, shawn, shorn.

  • @jawainwilliams6834
    @jawainwilliams6834 7 месяцев назад +1

    thank you it help a loooooottttttttt

  • @itsnotimpossible8933
    @itsnotimpossible8933 2 года назад

    Thank you very much

  • @helpme9325
    @helpme9325 6 лет назад +2

    In portuguese we don't have (æ) so to me is hardest learn This pronuciation.

  • @skoofy1932
    @skoofy1932 4 года назад

    I just switched on the captions for ur sound

  • @FuuonRai
    @FuuonRai 6 лет назад +1

    thank you for the video! really helpful

  • @Nokoo_Taken
    @Nokoo_Taken Год назад

    I don't know if my pronunciation is bad I just wanted to learn Godzilla by eminem but I wasn't speaking clearly enough is I can here thanks

  • @sharadaambuj4321
    @sharadaambuj4321 3 года назад

    MAKE A VIDEO ABOUT INDOMINUS REX VS INDORRAPTER VS SCRPIUS RES

  • @dnjosh10
    @dnjosh10 4 года назад +1

    Very educative. I love this

  • @dillyfungerbungus
    @dillyfungerbungus 2 месяца назад

    you are absolutely adorable. especially since you're clearly popular, a primary source for teaching english.. over a million views!! that's awesome.
    and yet, you're still quite far off !! hahaha, it sounds like a soup of different accents 😂 i found it more distracting than if you were speaking english in your own accent. by the way!! i hope this doesn't come off as rude.. i think you're great, and i'm very impressed by not only your hard work and perseverance, but also your desire to help others by sharing what you've learned. maybe a little prematurely 😅 but beautiful nonetheless! the reason i'm pointing it out is not to be discouraging, mean, or anything negative about your progress or you as a person.. quite the contrary... i find it fascinating that the english language apparently has so much more of a barrier to entry than (most) other languages. because english is my native language and i grew up in the US, i can't really understand what english is like to a non-speaker, from a firsthand perspective. however, i was born and raised in miami, a relatively diverse city. i had friends of all different backgrounds, and many of my closest friends learned english as their 2nd language... so i was able to gain some insight into the english language from several different perspectives. all these people from different cultures, fluent in multiple languages, all seem to agree that english is the most ridiculous, unnecessarily difficult and absurd language to learn; grammatically, phonetically, visually, etc.
    long story short... good job!!

  • @michaelwei2143
    @michaelwei2143 7 лет назад

    you're exactly right.

  • @markstubbs45
    @markstubbs45 8 лет назад +2

    excellent video. . very informative. ..

  • @Helena42246
    @Helena42246 8 лет назад

    Thank you so much!! Much appreciation 👍

  • @ShizL
    @ShizL 8 лет назад

    How can you not see the difference between have and half..I mean one is "hev" and the other "hAlf"

  • @fiahp
    @fiahp 8 лет назад +3

    คนไทยจริงๆด้วย เก่งมากเลยขอบคุณสำหรับวิดีโอนะคะ

  • @harshadmehta6552
    @harshadmehta6552 8 лет назад

    TYsm! its Working!👍😊

  • @khadijahabdghani2067
    @khadijahabdghani2067 3 года назад

    Thank you ‼️

  • @ngocbao-cs1cj
    @ngocbao-cs1cj 10 лет назад +1

    thankyou very much

  • @jorjodojaper
    @jorjodojaper 2 года назад +1

    Thank you! Very informative and makes me want to share with my students. However, it seems your "s" is not pronounced true sss, it's kind of between "s" and "th", sometimes it's even more "th" than "s". Also the word "time" is pronounced more towards "taam"...Because of these two reasons, I'm hesitant to show this video to my students...

  • @victrialeee13
    @victrialeee13 2 года назад +2

    Actually I pronounce my native language bad as well. Just because of diction.. I speak fast and nobody understands it. I guess I should start doing some exercises.

  • @iBasskung
    @iBasskung 7 лет назад

    Thanks for sharing a great stuff like this. I very enjoyed your video so...
    keep it up!!!

    • @rafiullah8439
      @rafiullah8439 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/iwPYuMVAsbg/видео.html

  • @КанадаКреативно
    @КанадаКреативно 5 лет назад +10

    Be aware. I have RUclips channel and my pronunciation is not bad. But these guys mock you all the time no matter how good my English is. They pretend to be tolerant. But believe me you should hit in return. So never improve your accent. These people don't deserve your attempt.

  • @miloudech-chaoui8060
    @miloudech-chaoui8060 5 лет назад +1

    It's good. Can you help me ? I have a research and my topic is strategies for improving pronunciation to university students.

    • @pro369
      @pro369 Год назад

      I may help you

  • @MyLittleMagneton
    @MyLittleMagneton 8 лет назад

    But how do I know which words I'm mishearing?

  • @tacubayo8
    @tacubayo8 2 года назад

    Why the Letter N doesn't sound when you pronunce the Word "souNds"?. I just heard "sause" :'( . Help 0:25

    • @j.7982
      @j.7982 2 года назад

      No jodas jajajaja

  • @pro369
    @pro369 Год назад

    A golden video 🎉

  • @Taylor-ss5nx
    @Taylor-ss5nx 7 лет назад

    Thank you for your useful educational video. I'm about to improve my spoken english as close as native's. anyone who can talk with me please contact.

  • @Anshiya246
    @Anshiya246 4 года назад +1

    Excepting more and more videos from you. New subscriber

  • @Antarting
    @Antarting Год назад

    good

  • @evabosada4677
    @evabosada4677 9 лет назад +2

    Good video, very useful!!

  • @iitismyaim2024
    @iitismyaim2024 4 года назад

    How do you make this type of video

  • @kev-othegamer
    @kev-othegamer 3 года назад

    Thank you.

  • @pidimsbirdsworld8644
    @pidimsbirdsworld8644 10 месяцев назад

    I just have problems in speaking not specifically English but just anything

  • @fiyinaregbe2740
    @fiyinaregbe2740 8 лет назад +2

    I can perfectly pronounce these words it just i do it in my native accent. is there a solution?

    • @accidentallygood4495
      @accidentallygood4495 8 лет назад +1

      The solution is to hear a native speaker say it, and try very hard to pronounce it like they do. Even though it feels silly you will be able to do it. Slowly, it will become natural. I think having an accent isn't a bad thing, however.

    • @murthadao
      @murthadao 6 лет назад

      PLEASE, LISTEN TO IBARAPA, OKE-OGUN, TIV, EFIK, IBIBIO, HAUSA AND GHANAIAN PRONOUNCE SOME WORDS WHICH ARE ACTUALLY CONTAINED IN ENGLISH DIPHTHONGS AND PHONETICS TO DEVELOP YOUR SELF.

  • @hn-cq9sw
    @hn-cq9sw Год назад

    thanks, it's not bad!

  • @yanloktse8735
    @yanloktse8735 8 лет назад +1

    Can you suggest where can I find the soundtracks that are similar to yours to practice "imitate" (speaking skills)? thank u

    • @pro369
      @pro369 Год назад

      I may help you 🎉

  • @sab1417
    @sab1417 4 года назад

    I love this video ❤️👍

  • @Inasschellaf
    @Inasschellaf 3 года назад

    I have a problem with word years and world😬🥲

  • @ahadulislam1831
    @ahadulislam1831 3 года назад +1

    my sir told me i have good fluency but i do mistake in pronunciation thats why

    • @pro369
      @pro369 Год назад

      It s all about listening to the authentic source and practice plus of course checking checking 🎉

  • @diegoeduardojuarez984
    @diegoeduardojuarez984 9 лет назад

    Umm so what happens to me is that i'm american a was born in u.s.a and lived here 9 years,then my parents took me to mexico 8 years and now i cant pronounce question do and other few words that good, it sounds a kind of strange.I know how to wright it and read it i know it pretty well but since I also learned spanish i think something went wrong and know that i'm back in u.s.a after 8 years it's harder to talk as well as i did before.
    SO WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP THAT DO I STILL NEED TO GO TO THE PAGE OR JUST PRACTICE TO GET BACK MY PERFECT PRONUNCIATION?
    HELP.

  • @samsungsasung3997
    @samsungsasung3997 8 лет назад +1

    Hey! I want to learn English in best way plz help me

  • @hafidbounite2573
    @hafidbounite2573 8 лет назад

    Thank you for that

  • @acasiotilman799
    @acasiotilman799 7 лет назад

    for me is very dificute to prounance w i use was and wory is peopke laungh at me why. what can i do

  • @rafiajawaid3118
    @rafiajawaid3118 8 лет назад +1

    i wanna improv my accent in a week so any 1 can help me

  • @rosariodelbarconavarro1735
    @rosariodelbarconavarro1735 10 лет назад

    thanks for sharing this video

  • @uyenphuongngothi5918
    @uyenphuongngothi5918 8 лет назад

    Thanks

  • @norman3605
    @norman3605 8 лет назад +3

    Well done! Your pronunciation is quite good.

    • @rafiullah8439
      @rafiullah8439 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/iwPYuMVAsbg/видео.html

  • @jangnarak5140
    @jangnarak5140 9 лет назад

    thank you

  • @razzraheemrazz6304
    @razzraheemrazz6304 3 года назад

    Have and half??

  • @tianterbec2560
    @tianterbec2560 2 года назад

    I got stuck on the add because it was about english pronounciation and I thought it was the video XD

  • @ricardorivera3059
    @ricardorivera3059 3 года назад

    very good

  • @西西林-x4i
    @西西林-x4i 10 лет назад

    It is very helpful, thank you for sharing.

    • @EngFluentTV
      @EngFluentTV  10 лет назад

      西西林 Glad you find this useful.

  • @markoburece9476
    @markoburece9476 3 года назад

    What is the conclusion of this video?