Are YOU sure about these American English sounds?
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2024
- American English is full of subtly different sounds. In this video you’ll get trained on how to say two of the trickiest! If you’re fluent in American English but want to work on your accent this is a great place to start. The American English [uh] and [ah] will likely sound similar to you at first, but I’ll help you master each sound with ease!
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Supplemental Exercises: [ʌ] - • Supplemental Exercises...
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00:00 Introduction
00:49 Sounds of American English Cheat Sheet
01:01 Minimal Pair Cop/Cup Ah vs. Uh
05:13 Placement
05:57 Listening Practice
08:28 Listen and Repeat Section
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Rachel it’s me again and I really like your new lesson I was impatient to see this video
I guess not,I beg to differ with you on this. You gotta get your basics right and then build on it. It's a whole heck of a lot harder if you don't get your basics right. It's a maze and you'll get confused real quick. Focus on the fundamentals and it becomes a lot easier for you to learn the language
You're amazing and your videos are so useful! I've been a fan for many years and my accent has really improved a lot. Could you also make a video comparing the sounds in cap, cop, and cup? I feel that they're all very similar to most non-native English speakers
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I'm very happy you decided to make this video since it happens to me too. Rachel, you can't imagine how grateful and lucky I am to have found your channel and that you have decided to teach non native speakers this way. I am so grateful and I feel that writing this message isn't enough to express what I feel. I have faith in God that I will meet you someday.
My English wasn't that good before I started watching your channel but since I started I noticed that it had something special because you address topics in a way that nobody addresses in their channels. Topics like the Ed pronunciations, which was something I struggled to understand because native speakers pronounce their Ed's in a way that is not easily noticeable for non native speakers but with your videos about the Ed endings and that series of three videos: American English accent training, that was the icing on the cake, the best thing since sliced bread.
This video addresses something I'm struggling with too. Thank you very much.
Could you make a video about the unstressed "uh" as in "undo" and the schwa? I already watched your videos on both but they are starting to sound too similar to each other in my head.
That's great to hear Anthony and thanks for the suggestion! :)
Great that you stepped forward to teach foreigners how to properly pronounce these words and how to distinguish them. Thanks Rachel! You’re awesome 👏
My pleasure Ali!
Learning how to speak is intrinsically connected to training your auditory system to recognize certain sounds. That is why it is so difficult for the hearing impaired to speak naturally. So for them study of the movements of the mouth, face, neck, eyes, and tongue are key to learning how to be effective verbal communicators because they can then mimic those movements to assimilate the sounds. This is commonly referred to as, "Lip Reading".
Alexander Graham Bell had a wife, Mabel, that was deaf due to scarlet fever. She learned to talk fluently because she was forced to only communicate verbally. Although this is cruel and unusual punishment for someone who cannot hear, by a force of will (hers), it was what forced her to teach herself how to speak properly.
You have displayed this study of physical movements so well in your videos Rachael! Thank you teacher!
You're very welcome David!
You’re the best of the best honestly can’t believe you teach us all of this for free on RUclips. I have TONS of playlists with your videos just to learn English and get better at my pronunciation. Been following you for a LONG time and I’m surprised at how much you’ve taught us and how many new followers you have!!! You deserve it. Thank you!!
Glad to hear that GJR! Keep on learning! :)
It's Great to learn English! Thanks so much for teaching!
Happy to hear that Mani!
Gosh when you teach this way it is so so helpful. You used this method of teaching alot more consistently in your earlier videos and I learned a ton! I hope it's here to stay❤
Thanks so much for your comment! I'm really glad to hear that you like this method! :)
Hey Teacher Rachel, I've been following you for almost a year now. My English has improved , but every time I learn something new it seems like there's always something new to learn, and master😅
Thank you for the great lesson. Recently I asked you about an imaginary "Y" sound I hear when you pronounced the word "Juice" on one of your recent lessons on Facebook, and I was happy that you replied!
Honestly, I can't stress it enough how important your lessons are to me. Keep up the good work!
Happy to hear that you're learning! Keep it up and thanks for your support! :)
A lot of places still teach RP, in which both vowels are back, further adding to the confusion.
Hey Rachel, I wanna thank you so much. Every video I'm getting better and better. Hope so that one day I will speak like a native american speaker like you!💪❤️
You're very welcome Prokysek!
Awesome video as always. Thanks Rachel 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you soooo much, Rachel! This is amazing and so helpful! And you're awesome!
You're very welcome Ksenia!
What an awesome way to teach pronunciation, Rachel! Thank you!! ❤
You're so welcome Sara!
I've gotten more in this video than in a semester in a English school here in Brazil.
Thank you Rachel.
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Thank you so much for this valuable lesson ❤
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Thanks a lot Rachel! The level of your job is super-hyper-mega-the best of the best❤😂
You're so welcome Erik!
This video is so insightful. I truly enjoyed it.
Thanks Gene!
Great video ! Your explanation about the position of the tongue helps a lot to understand the difference between the two sounds !
Thanks Oleg!
To see this video had help me a lot…
I could not even get the differences between the two sounds, now it's more clear.
Glad it was helpful SilvestreNet!
Best ever video I've ever seen regarding this difficult topic for many of us who want to perfect American pronunciation! Thanks, really useful :)
Glad it was helpful Miguel!
This is awesome!!!! Thank you Rachel, you're the bestest!!!
Ty Rachel!
I still remember my practice times with minimal pairs...Sure people thought I was nuts when I was walking around repeating the same 2 words over and over
Hi! Rachel, I hope you're well this is such a great video I love it.
Thank you so much! Have a great week! :)
You are amazing at showing the differences!!!
Thanks for watching Maria!
Hey , Rachel! Thank you sooo much for your GREAT tips! YOU ARE JUST AWESOME!
Thanks Wilson!
Thank you! You too for help us.
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You too Eustaquio!
Thanks a lot Rachel, I will practice it.
Thanks Leo!
undoubtedly a great professional in the field of knowledge of the English language
Thanks for watching Franscisco!
Very usefull lessons,thank you Rachel!
Glad to hear that!
At first it is hard to distinguish these two sounds Ah,uh. Even for some native speakers. As you say keeping on practicing them, difference is known.
I have learned lots of you. GOD bless you, staff,and family.
Thank you Maria!
Very helpful content, thank you
Glad it was helpful Roy!
Thanks, Rachel. Great video
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I love your videos and this one is wonderful. Pretty soon, I hope to be a student at your academy .
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Very interesting! Thanks in advance!!❤
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Thanks so much for your efforts and teaching! Really taught me more than pronunciation!
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Great lesson! ❤
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Para aprender inglés
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Well explained!
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Thank you Rachel
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Awesome class ! Awesome Teacher !! Thank You so much !!!
You're very welcome!
This video addresses something I'm struggling with too. Thank you very much.
Could you make a video about the unstressed "uh" as in "undo" and the schwa? I already watched your videos on both but they are starting to sound too similar to each other in my head.
Thank you Rachel, I really like this video it goes from slow to fast and I can repeat it thanks for putting the vocal movements that is very important I am learning a lot blessings 🙏
Thank you so much for the kind words!
You are so helpful, thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
I never noticed this sound before.
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I've been watching this channel for years. Rachael, Your look hasn't changed at all, just the same as before, even your gray dye the same as before as well. However, I made a lot of difference on my pronunciation, thanks to you.
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Excellent!!
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great thanks a ton!
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This is a very useful lesson 👏🏻
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Thank you ❤
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This is exactly what I needed! I’m Russian and I don’t hear the difference at all. Thank you so so much for this video 🙏❤️❤️❤️
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Thank you very much 😊
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😮😮😮😮😮 i never realized it's all the tongue. Thank you teacher Rachel!! 😊🎉
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Good job
That cop..!! Took my cup..!..🤣
You are great!
Thanks Ivan!
Hello there.
Pan and pen are even harder to distinguish.
Thank you for your help.
My pleasure Wilson!
I really hope you will make a video to explain why /ei/ diphthong sometimes not pronounced in certain words such as name, change
Thanks for the suggestion Jade!
6 years+ you have been doing it . I was a beginner(2017😳) living outside of the US when I started watching your videos and now I'm living here And had already understood the american accent since I was back home thanks to your videos. Mrs Rachel you have been a blessing to millions of people all these years across the entire globe !!!
That is awesome Jordani! You're very welcome and keep on learning! :)
We need a similar video for EE vs IH, EH vs AA and OO vs UH minimal pairs.
You are the best! Thank you!
How about if you make some videos with listening and repeat with connected speech pls?
I would love that. Thx!😊
You're welcome and thanks for the suggestion Jennifer!
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Helpful content 👌
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It is so hard for me. But I will keep trying. I really appreciate it.
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Exelente profesora !!! Soy de chile estoy comenzando a aprender inglés y con ella puedo entender bien, sobre las posiciones de la lengua y la boca los labios etc.
Que dios la recompense.
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Awesome! Thank you Carlos! :)
@@rachelsenglish I am really enjoying the didactics and techniques, I had never seen anything like it. What worried me was singing the phrases, I can't sing. 🤭🤭🤭 Thanks for sharing knowledge. You are a wonderful teacher.
Hi Rachel, awesome practice. I think I can hear a slightly long lasting vowel when the tongue is going lower in the mouth.
Thanks for sharing Jose!
awesome!
Thanks Octavio!
Great video and especially the motivation to practice every day! I will be so grateful if you can make similar videos for other tricky vowel pairs such as /ʌ/ vs /ʊ/. Practicing with minimal pairs is probably the best way to learn the vowels? I was looking for other similar videos in your playlist but couldn't find in your playlists...
Thanks for the suggestion @SycAamore!
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Thanks a lot Ray!
I can hear the difference in the pronunciation, yeah, but it's pretty difficult to repeat like that.
In Google translate,both words sound the same 🥺,in Spanish every vowel has a unique sound
As an ESL student, I find it much easier to drop the [ɔ] sound, and merge it with the sound in "cot" and "caught"
son-sun, eyes-ice, law-low
I was so wrong 😅 thanks 4 the info. Best teacher ever!
You're very welcome!
Brilliant!
I’ve got a suggestion for you.
Could the venerable Rachel maybe do a clip about nasal release of the sounds/T//P//K/?
In particular the tongue movement,if there is any , or is the release only nasal.
Maybe I’m not the only one in the general public who’d be interested in this topic.
If not ,no sweat!
You’re far ahead of all the English teachers.❤
Thanks for the suggestion Robert!
Hello Rachel. Have you done a lesson on the word quarter with the close up of your mouth like this video?
Hi! Check out this video: ruclips.net/video/qClHsqoMbh0/видео.html
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es muy dificil, para mi, solo con los simbolos foneticos entiendo la diferencia
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Thank you Jalal!
@@rachelsenglish My pleasure! Keep going! your videos about phonetics and phonology are well presentation. I like your American English accent! I have already studied phonetics and phonology in the faculty of arts. you have presented them perfectly. Carry on!
Thanks mum for this lesson on the sound (o/u)😊
You're very welcome Samuel!