the best channel for the pronunciation! My teacher asked me to improve my pronunciation and I did it with your help. The delicate illustrations of lips, tongue,throat work together and do the magic. Great work. Thanks again.
I seen a lot of comments saying that some people can't tell the difference. I replied to someone but i'll put it like an individual comment as well, i hope it helps. Something that helps me to recognize it is that the n sound vibrates more in the front of the mouth and the ŋ sound vibrates more in the back of the mouth due of the contact point of the tongue. It's hard to explain but even without seenig the speaker when i hear the n sound i automatically imagine waves coming from near of the upper front teeth. And when i hear the ŋ sound i imagine waves coming from above whre the tongue starts, in the back of the mouth. Hear the difference it's easier when you feel the difference in how it feels to pronounce it. And at the same time difference it from the n sound. If you don't feel the difference something that could help you it's to use your thumb to act as your tongue: * get your thumb up * put it in your mouth pointing to your uvula(seriously) * now make it point to a chick(sidewards) * put it like 2 cm away from your upper teeth, push a bit and then start to make the air flow from your nose * keep it a few seconds and then start to move your thumb to the back of your mouth while you keep the air flowing for your tongue, eventually you'll feel your mouth vibrating differently, more deeply. It's easier to feel and control your thumb than your tongue. Also we use our hands every day(unless you're unable to), you probably are more capable to spot changes in vibrations than you're in sounds, that's because you understand n and ŋ as the same, so if you take them as the same you wont hear a difference. But if you're able to spot a difference in touch(vibrations) then you'll start to take them as different things and also start to hear the difference, at the end of the day sounds are just vibrations and different vibrations makes different sounds.
I'm so happy for this great work, as a Brazilian guy, talking Portuguese it's difficult a lot to comprehend sounds with so little difference, but after the pronunciation exercises it's becoming more easier, repeat and repeat and repeat... Thanks.
This is mind-blowing, I'm not a native speaker, but I still managed to differentiate and pronounce everything correctly, what surprised me was how I picked it all up when subconsciously watching and listening to people speak. How the hell does the brain realize where to put your tongue. I guess, it was just trial and error, since I've been fond of copying sounds my whole life. It's really about the long and frustrating sessions of trying to pick the sound when you have no idea how they did it in the movie or whatever.
my daily routine is every day going to your channel and practice about 15 minutes. Now my pronunciation is terrible but It will better. Practice makes perfect. Thank you so much. I am looking forward to your new video. I want to give your channel thousands thumbs up but sorry youtube doesn't allow ( they must change). Love you
Thank you sooooooo much. I've been practicing these "n & that symbol ". Never got it. I asked how to pronounce them to native people. But. Nobody gave me a good answer. Until now. This is what i was looking for. And I already downloaded the app. Too. Thanks so much for your help.
I'm not American.. I'm Syrian I'm learning them now And i can make the difference between them easily.. Thanks for your efforts here And I'll review all your videos here Love U all. ♥
@@SoundsAmerican Unfortunately i didn't watch anything here before Just that video about names of US states and this video today. I love it so much. I've been learning phonetics Since 2 months. Today i found this video by chance because your channel never post videos since long time. I'm really gald and for your reply and so happy for everything is here. I've a question about how to pronounce These words like (months, clothes, etc) they make me mad 😁😁 (if there a link for it tell me) Finally, I'm really sorry if I've a bad English here. Because I'm still in an intermediate level.. Thanks again and again. ♥.
Your English is fine! We plan to resume posting videos soon, stay tuned! In the meantime, you're welcome to check out our posts on RUclips Community: ruclips.net/channel/UC-MSYk9R94F3TMuKAnQ7dDgcommunity By the way, we have a post which answers your question about pronunciation of words like "months" and "clothes": ruclips.net/user/postUgw1Q4oTVocS8tpwBnB4AaABCQ Hope it helps!
@@SoundsAmerican Thanks a lot ♥. I'll be here all the time 😍 I'm studying now the vowel sound (a) in ( Fat /fæt/ and Watch /wa:tʃ/) in American accent and In UK accent too ( i don't like it 😁😁).. The content here is professional but i can't understand everything easily.
This lesson is excellent; I really appreciate that you are delving into the definitions of the two sounds (2:58); I was really seeking for a simple and good explanation on why the /n/ sound is called the voiced alveolar nasal and the /ŋ/ one the voiced velar nasal and this is the best so far. In words like "banged" and "winged" I can trace the /g/ (voiced velar stop) in the transition between the /ŋ/ and /d/ (voiced alveolar stop) sounds; am I hallucinating ?
You have a good ear! But the /ŋ/ sound doesn't change the vowel sound, it's still the /ɪ/. What you hear is called "nasalization." When a vowel precedes a nasal consonant, it's affected by it and is pronounced with a slightly lowered velum (the soft palate). Phonemically it's still the same sound, just slightly nasalized.
Mateus Insfran Thank you so much for your kind words. I hope you a great time studying Chinese! I know that the characters and tones of Chinese are really difficult for learners. It’s hard for native speakers as well. 😂
@@chenzadaya8496 Paying attention to the vowel before, might help you to recognize the word. The ɪ and the æ change a little bit before the ŋ. I hope it helps. Good Luck!
You posted this 1 year ago, but something that helps me to recognize it is that the n sound vibrates more in the front of the mouth and the ŋ sound vibrates more in the back of the mouth due of the contact point of the tongue. It's hard to explain but even without seenig the speaker when i hear the n sound i automatically imagine waves coming from near of the upper front teeth. And when i hear the ŋ sound i imagine waves coming from above whre the tongue starts, in the back of the mouth. Hear the difference it's easier when you feel the difference in how it feels to pronounce it. And at the same time difference it from the n sound. If you don't feel the difference something that could help you it's to use your thumb to act as your tongue: * get your thumb up * put it in your mouth pointing to your uvula(seriously) * now make it point to a chick(sidewards) * put it like 2 cm away from your upper teeth, push a bit and then start to make the air flow from your nose * keep it a few seconds and then start to move your thumb to the back of your mouth while you keep the air flowing for your tongue, eventually you'll feel your mouth vibrating differently, more deeply. It's easier to feel and control your thumb than your tongue. Also we use our hands every day(unless you're unable to), you probably are more capable to spot changes in vibrations than you're in sounds, that's because you understand n and ŋ as the same, so if you take them as the same you wont hear a difference. But if you're able to spot a difference in touch(vibrations) then you'll start to take them as different things and also start to hear the difference, at the end of the day sounds are just vibrations and different vibrations makes different sounds.
These sounds are difficult for many people and almost all of our students struggle with them at first. However, regular practice helps! God luck and keep us posted on the progress!
hello sir, in this video 1- are you said the word (gone) with /ɔ/ or with /ɑ/ /ɡɔn/ , /ɡɑn/. 2- and is there a little schwa /ə/ before the letter N just sound in this word (gone /ɡɑən/).
1) We're not quite sure; most likely, we pronounce it with the /ɑ/ sound. The thing is, most Americans (including us) don't differentiate between /ɔ/ and /ɑ/. 2) Absolutely not. If there were a schwa, the word "gone" would consist of two syllables, and it's definitely a one-syllable word. What you hear is a "coarticulation" (one sound influences the other).
@@SoundsAmerican 1- i like /ɑ/ sound. 2- for schwa sound i heard in this video there is schwa between a and n in word ( pan ) ruclips.net/video/GxGWdoau7vc/видео.html can you watch this word in this video tell me you opinion please.
@@ramzy-6566 the same as before, this is NOT a diphthong sound, and there's no schwa in between /æ/ and /n/. This is just a coarticulation. Don't pay too much attention to it and definitely do not practice coarticulation intentionally. It'll come naturally with regular practice.
Great. Don't worry if you can't pronounce these two sounds correctly just yet. These sounds are often difficult for non-native speakers. However, if you practice regularly by listening to native speakers and repeating words with these sounds after them, you'll soon see progress. Our exercises in these videos should help.
I can totally differentiate the sounds, and (I believe) I pronounce them correctly. But I just can't help but 😂 at 3:52 because all I hear is the same sound in two different tones.
Same here :) I am laughing myself silly because at 3:52 he pronounces it exactly the same way!!! :D Felt like a Mr. Bean video:) But the word pairs DO sound differently.
Hello there , thank you very much for this channel , I think the would be cool if you do some videos about linking, and how to sound like native in linked continues speech thanks again
It think it's be combined as one sound. If it's mispronunciated,the native speaker can understand it via the whole context. I can sense the tiny difference betw two.
We're using our own app, but we haven't released it to the public yet. We're planning to do it very soon and we'll announce the release on this channel. Stay tuned!
Hi! I left a comment on your other video, but still left with the question: Singer is pronounced si [ng] er Finger is pronounced fi [ng] ger Is there a rule or way to tell when that [g] after [ng] should be pronounced? Many students say singer the same way as finger (pronouncing the g after [ng]) because it's hard to find rules about this. Ty for all of your help.
In our videos, we're using our own app, but we haven't released it to the public yet. We're planning to do it very soon and we'll announce the release on this channel. Stay tuned!
+Running Chao , correct, we haven't released it yet. We're working hard to make it happen as soon as possible, but we need to make sure it's properly tested :). We'll announce the release here soon, stay tuned!
I have finished the Contrasting Sounds, but the /ʒ/ and the /dʒ/ sounds confuse me a lot. For example, I can't find the difference between danger[ˈdеndʒɚ] and pleasure [ˈplɛʒɚ]. What's more, I can't find the systematic comparison not only in your courses, but also in the internet. If it possible, could you make a video to distinguish them?
+赖凌锋 Thank you for your suggestion! The minimal pairs for the /dʒ/ - /ʒ/ sounds hardly exist, that's probably why you couldn't find them on the internet. However, we'll try to make a good exercise to help you and other folks who want to practice these sounds. Stay tuned!
+hoang trần , we haven't released it yet, but we will do it soon. We'll make the announcement here on this channel, so please subscribe to receive a notification. Stay tuned!
Do you mean, how the word "morning" is pronounced? If yes, the first letter 'N' is pronounced as /n/, the letter combination 'NG' is pronounced as /ŋ/. So, the word "morning" is pronounced as /ˈmɔrn·ɪŋ/
As a native speaker from California, I tend to pronounce the G sound at the end of words like "thing." If saying the G is easier, go right ahead. I myself find it difficult to say "thing" without the G sound, just because where I live it is rarely pronounced that way. Also, note that the speaker in the video uses two different vowel sounds for "ban" and "bang." In England these are the same vowel, but throughout America we tense up for the "am" and "an" sounds (In some places "ag" is similarly tensed, and in the Great Lakes tensing occurs for short-A before all consonants). My own dialect also uses the same vowel for "rain" and "rang", instead of using the "ran" vowel. Similarly, I use the same vowel in "seen" and "sing", rather than the "sin" vowel. No one will notice which of these pronunciations you use unless they are paying very close attention, so use whichever you're most comfortable with.
@@b213videoz There appears to be a regional divide in England over this (see upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Ng-coalescence.svg). Also I have noticed more recently that the G sound tends to go away for me if is followed by an unstressed vowel. So for me "going over" has the g but "ring a bell" does not. The main point is that since there are many native speakers who pronounce the G, most people won't notice it (or care) if you do.
+金煜婷 These videos will be helpful: ruclips.net/video/Ok_HG-0lNCA/видео.html ruclips.net/video/0RXzfRcjk-s/видео.html And here's an interactive chart for all vowel sounds: ruclips.net/video/7EdRAfOMfnU/видео.html
I have a question. Doesn't have a "ɔ " sound in America English ? or just only in British? This reason that I'm asking. Cause I don't see a "ɔ " sound on your channels. I'm also confused with the sound with " Follow" like "ɔ " or " a" and Coffee "ɔ "or "a"? please explain. Many thinks
Yes, those two sounds are often hard to differentiate. The good news that it's possible to learn to hear the difference with some practice. Just make sure that you do the exercise in our video - listen to the word pronounced by our speech pathologist and repeat after him. If you practice regularly, you'll soon hear the difference!
🎉Great news!🎉 Our brand new Sounds American website is up and running!🚀🎊 There's lots of content on pronunciation.🤓 Check it out: soundsamerican.net/
the best channel for the pronunciation! My teacher asked me to improve my pronunciation and I did it with your help. The delicate illustrations of lips, tongue,throat work together and do the magic. Great work. Thanks again.
I seen a lot of comments saying that some people can't tell the difference.
I replied to someone but i'll put it like an individual comment as well, i hope it helps.
Something that helps me to recognize it is that the n sound vibrates more in the front of the mouth and the ŋ sound vibrates more in the back of the mouth due of the contact point of the tongue.
It's hard to explain but even without seenig the speaker when i hear the n sound i automatically imagine waves coming from near of the upper front teeth.
And when i hear the ŋ sound i imagine waves coming from above whre the tongue starts, in the back of the mouth.
Hear the difference it's easier when you feel the difference in how it feels to pronounce it.
And at the same time difference it from the n sound.
If you don't feel the difference something that could help you it's to use your thumb to act as your tongue:
* get your thumb up
* put it in your mouth pointing to your uvula(seriously)
* now make it point to a chick(sidewards)
* put it like 2 cm away from your upper teeth, push a bit and then start to make the air flow from your nose
* keep it a few seconds and then start to move your thumb to the back of your mouth while you keep the air flowing for your tongue, eventually you'll feel your mouth vibrating differently, more deeply.
It's easier to feel and control your thumb than your tongue.
Also we use our hands every day(unless you're unable to), you probably are more capable to spot changes in vibrations than you're in sounds, that's because you understand n and ŋ as the same, so if you take them as the same you wont hear a difference.
But if you're able to spot a difference in touch(vibrations) then you'll start to take them as different things and also start to hear the difference, at the end of the day sounds are just vibrations and different vibrations makes different sounds.
I have no words to say... how much this channel helped me. I improved even more my skills. love you guys
We love you too!💚👋
I'm so happy for this great work, as a Brazilian guy, talking Portuguese it's difficult a lot to comprehend sounds with so little difference, but after the pronunciation exercises it's becoming more easier, repeat and repeat and repeat... Thanks.
Wow, this is perfect ! It is very helpful.
thank you!
This is mind-blowing, I'm not a native speaker, but I still managed to differentiate and pronounce everything correctly, what surprised me was how I picked it all up when subconsciously watching and listening to people speak. How the hell does the brain realize where to put your tongue. I guess, it was just trial and error, since I've been fond of copying sounds my whole life. It's really about the long and frustrating sessions of trying to pick the sound when you have no idea how they did it in the movie or whatever.
my daily routine is every day going to your channel and practice about 15 minutes. Now my pronunciation is terrible but It will better. Practice makes perfect. Thank you so much. I am looking forward to your new video. I want to give your channel thousands thumbs up but sorry youtube doesn't allow ( they must change). Love you
We love you too!
Thank you sooooooo much. I've been practicing these "n & that symbol ". Never got it. I asked how to pronounce them to native people. But. Nobody gave me a good answer. Until now. This is what i was looking for. And I already downloaded the app. Too. Thanks so much for your help.
Glad this video was helpful!
Just in case - we have an app, but we haven't released it yet, so whatever app you downloaded, it's not ours. :)
The best chanel Ever... ❤️
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Great channel! Best explanation of this I've found so far
Glad you liked it! Let us know if you have any questions!👋
Melhor vídeo até agora sobre esse assunto. Parabéns.
This is perfect! I did the exercises this is very helpful. you are the best!!
Hi there The best lessons in order to Speak like a native all your videos guys are helping me a lot. You're awesome. Have a good one.
Glad you like them!
I love this video.
I'm not American.. I'm Syrian
I'm learning them now
And i can make the difference between them easily..
Thanks for your efforts here
And I'll review all your videos here
Love U all. ♥
Thank you for your feedback! Very glad that this video was helpful! Let us know if you have any questions.👋
@@SoundsAmerican
Unfortunately i didn't watch anything here before Just that video about names of US states and this video today.
I love it so much.
I've been learning phonetics
Since 2 months.
Today i found this video by chance because your channel never post videos since long time.
I'm really gald and for your reply and so happy for everything is here.
I've a question about how to pronounce
These words like (months, clothes, etc) they make me mad 😁😁
(if there a link for it tell me)
Finally,
I'm really sorry if I've a bad English here.
Because I'm still in an intermediate level..
Thanks again and again. ♥.
Your English is fine! We plan to resume posting videos soon, stay tuned!
In the meantime, you're welcome to check out our posts on RUclips Community: ruclips.net/channel/UC-MSYk9R94F3TMuKAnQ7dDgcommunity
By the way, we have a post which answers your question about pronunciation of words like "months" and "clothes": ruclips.net/user/postUgw1Q4oTVocS8tpwBnB4AaABCQ
Hope it helps!
@@SoundsAmerican
Thanks a lot ♥.
I'll be here all the time 😍
I'm studying now the vowel sound (a) in ( Fat /fæt/ and Watch /wa:tʃ/) in American accent and In UK accent too ( i don't like it 😁😁)..
The content here is professional but i can't understand everything easily.
Great! Let us know if you have questions.
BTW, each video is published with English subtitles, switch them on, it should help.
Thank you for all your work and help with the sounds. Please add practice phrases & sentences to your videos -- not only words.
Ok, thank you
This lesson is excellent; I really appreciate that you are delving into the definitions of the two sounds (2:58); I was really seeking for a simple and good explanation on why the /n/ sound is called the voiced alveolar nasal and the /ŋ/ one the voiced velar nasal and this is the best so far.
In words like "banged" and "winged" I can trace the /g/ (voiced velar stop) in the transition between the /ŋ/ and /d/ (voiced alveolar stop) sounds; am I hallucinating ?
Keep up your excellent work!
+Truong Binh 👍😁
Thank you so much. This is best channel tha I have ever seen since I'm learning English
Thank you!
You are best in youtube.
林俊傑 Miller Lin Me too
/ŋ/ seems to change the vowel in word . Eg: 'wing' seems to be pronounced like 'weeng'
That's my opinion :)
You have a good ear! But the /ŋ/ sound doesn't change the vowel sound, it's still the /ɪ/. What you hear is called "nasalization." When a vowel precedes a nasal consonant, it's affected by it and is pronounced with a slightly lowered velum (the soft palate). Phonemically it's still the same sound, just slightly nasalized.
I really wanna learn American English more. I am speaking it into daily life but wanna learn more from you sir
Mind blowing video ❤️
Thank you for / ŋ / sound. amazing video.
Really easy, thank you! 🇲🇾
No problem 👍
La verdad, muchas gracias, yo sí puedo escuchar la diferencia. Muy amable Sounds American por este y por todos los vídeos para poder aprender más.
+J G Duarte You're welcome! Glad it was helpful!
envy you! I still can't see the difference. I have to work more on it!
That channel help me always improving my listening and speaking ,l appreciate ❤️
Happy to hear that!
Yes, some sounds are confused but when they are used in a sentence not too much problem.
As a Chinese speaker, this is really confusing. I still don’t get it after the training. But I’ll keep practicing. Thanks for your hard work!
As a Portuguese speaker, I can say that there are many difficult sounds in Chinese. So, don't worry, everyone has a hard time with something
Mateus Insfran Thank you so much for your kind words. I hope you a great time studying Chinese! I know that the characters and tones of Chinese are really difficult for learners. It’s hard for native speakers as well. 😂
@@chenzadaya8496 Paying attention to the vowel before, might help you to recognize the word. The ɪ and the æ change a little bit before the ŋ.
I hope it helps.
Good Luck!
You posted this 1 year ago, but something that helps me to recognize it is that the n sound vibrates more in the front of the mouth and the ŋ sound vibrates more in the back of the mouth due of the contact point of the tongue.
It's hard to explain but even without seenig the speaker when i hear the n sound i automatically imagine waves coming from near of the upper front teeth.
And when i hear the ŋ sound i imagine waves coming from above whre the tongue starts, in the back of the mouth.
Hear the difference it's easier when you feel the difference in how it feels to pronounce it.
And at the same time difference it from the n sound.
If you don't feel the difference something that could help you it's to use your thumb to act as your tongue:
* get your thumb up
* put it in your mouth pointing to your uvula(seriously)
* now make it point to a chick(sidewards)
* put it like 2 cm away from your upper teeth, push a bit and then start to make the air flow from your nose
* keep it a few seconds and then start to move your thumb to the back of your mouth while you keep the air flowing for your tongue, eventually you'll feel your mouth vibrating differently, more deeply.
It's easier to feel and control your thumb than your tongue.
Also we use our hands every day(unless you're unable to), you probably are more capable to spot changes in vibrations than you're in sounds, that's because you understand n and ŋ as the same, so if you take them as the same you wont hear a difference.
But if you're able to spot a difference in touch(vibrations) then you'll start to take them as different things and also start to hear the difference, at the end of the day sounds are just vibrations and different vibrations makes different sounds.
It's been very hard to get it at first. But I will pay attention to all the exercises.
These sounds are difficult for many people and almost all of our students struggle with them at first. However, regular practice helps! God luck and keep us posted on the progress!
hello sir, in this video 1- are you said the word (gone) with /ɔ/ or with /ɑ/ /ɡɔn/ , /ɡɑn/.
2- and is there a little schwa /ə/ before the letter N just sound in this word (gone /ɡɑən/).
do you think there is a schwa because the N and M and ng sound are syllabic consonants?!
1) We're not quite sure; most likely, we pronounce it with the /ɑ/ sound. The thing is, most Americans (including us) don't differentiate between /ɔ/ and /ɑ/.
2) Absolutely not. If there were a schwa, the word "gone" would consist of two syllables, and it's definitely a one-syllable word. What you hear is a "coarticulation" (one sound influences the other).
@@ramzy-6566 we're sure there's no syllabic consonant in this word.
@@SoundsAmerican 1- i like /ɑ/ sound. 2- for schwa sound i heard in this video there is schwa between a and n in word ( pan ) ruclips.net/video/GxGWdoau7vc/видео.html can you watch this word in this video tell me you opinion please.
@@ramzy-6566 the same as before, this is NOT a diphthong sound, and there's no schwa in between /æ/ and /n/. This is just a coarticulation. Don't pay too much attention to it and definitely do not practice coarticulation intentionally. It'll come naturally with regular practice.
it is perfect and very helpful
Glad to hear that!👋
thank you so much .
+Adam Adam , you're welcome! Thanks for watching!
sing and singing is a very appropriate example of pronunciation
It's really helpful..
I love it 💕
5:50 Hello, are you said the word ( gone ) with /ɔ/ /ɡɔn/ or with /ɑ/ /ɡɑn/ . Thank you.
It's hard to say, most Americans (including the Sounds American team) don't quite differentiate these two sounds.
Awesome video. I could differentiate the pairs. I got them all right, however, I still can't pronounce them differently.
Great. Don't worry if you can't pronounce these two sounds correctly just yet. These sounds are often difficult for non-native speakers. However, if you practice regularly by listening to native speakers and repeating words with these sounds after them, you'll soon see progress. Our exercises in these videos should help.
I want to buy this app. when will app be available?
+Daniel Fernandes , We're working hard to release the beta version next month. Stay tuned! :)
i really like this app
+Hoang Tran 👍
Sounds American is the app no longer available?
amazing video!
Great video. Thank you.
nice video for practice .
Excellent!
+Cris Hayes, thank you! Glad you like it!
Hello. some people change the sound /æ/ to /eɪ/ before /ŋ/ sound as in the word anger /ˈæŋɡɚ/ to /ˈeɪŋɡɚ/ is that right.
I got all the words the quiz right. It's softly little difference, but I could notice, my listening is good. I spent a lot of months tuning ithahaha.
+Só Mais Um - THIALISON GOMES Awesome! It's all about practice, right?
@@SoundsAmerican definitely it is.
Awesome, thank you very much!
You're welcome! Glad you liked it!
Useful! Thanks.
I feel like a cow with that sound 🐄 nnn nnnnmnm
I can totally differentiate the sounds, and (I believe) I pronounce them correctly. But I just can't help but 😂 at 3:52 because all I hear is the same sound in two different tones.
Same here :) I am laughing myself silly because at 3:52 he pronounces it exactly the same way!!! :D Felt like a Mr. Bean video:) But the word pairs DO sound differently.
Hello there , thank you very much for this channel , I think the would be cool if you do some videos about linking, and how to sound like native in linked continues speech
thanks again
Great suggestion! Thank you!
very good
+giorgi meliqishvili thank you! 🙌
It's really helpful~ thank you so much~~!!!
+Akira Fu, glad to hear that! You're welcome! :)
It think it's be combined as one sound. If it's mispronunciated,the native speaker can understand it via the whole context. I can sense the tiny difference betw two.
thank you for your explanation! May I know the name of the software you're using to verify the pronunciation?
We're using our own app, but we haven't released it to the public yet. We're planning to do it very soon and we'll announce the release on this channel. Stay tuned!
Hi! I left a comment on your other video, but still left with the question:
Singer is pronounced si [ng] er
Finger is pronounced fi [ng] ger
Is there a rule or way to tell when that [g] after [ng] should be pronounced?
Many students say singer the same way as finger (pronouncing the g after [ng]) because it's hard to find rules about this.
Ty for all of your help.
We talk about it in detail in this video: ruclips.net/video/5xVq8T88oJw/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/5xVq8T88oJw/видео.html?t=100
TY Bro.
+maynor hercules np! 😉
Can you make a video differentiating these two sounds: dʒ and ʒ? Thanks
Unfortunately, there are no minimal pars for these two sounds. We'll try to think of other good exercises to help you practice these sounds.
wuuu, me ayudooó ❤
thanks
No problem👋
Fantastic
Thank you! Cheers!
Thank you!
+Maynor Hercules, you're welcome! Glad you like it!
Now if I buy the difference.
+Maynor Hercules 👍
Can you give me name your software or web like to practice Pronunciation like you when tech us
In our videos, we're using our own app, but we haven't released it to the public yet. We're planning to do it very soon and we'll announce the release on this channel. Stay tuned!
For me, the most confusing words were "thin vs thing".
I still can't see the difference between their sounds....
it's confusing as hell
They sound the same to me, and I am American. The difference is the G or K, and pronouncing those letters makes you use the back of your tongue.
@@KayceCrews voiced k is G...
Yup
I totally agree. 😂
So helpful!
I would LOVE if you could do one of these contrasting sounds for "b" and "v."
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for your suggestion, we'll add it to our plan.
good
Hi , I want to buy this app, but I can't find it , Could you please tell me this app name? Or have any URL？thanks.
Oh, I see the answer in another question. This app haven't released it yet , right?
+Running Chao , correct, we haven't released it yet. We're working hard to make it happen as soon as possible, but we need to make sure it's properly tested :). We'll announce the release here soon, stay tuned!
i will buy this app when is available
+Benny Avilés 👍, we're working hard on the app, we plan to release it soon.
I have finished the Contrasting Sounds, but the /ʒ/ and the /dʒ/ sounds confuse me a lot. For example, I can't find the difference between danger[ˈdеndʒɚ] and pleasure [ˈplɛʒɚ].
What's more, I can't find the systematic comparison not only in your courses, but also in the internet.
If it possible, could you make a video to distinguish them?
+赖凌锋 Thank you for your suggestion! The minimal pairs for the /dʒ/ - /ʒ/ sounds hardly exist, that's probably why you couldn't find them on the internet. However, we'll try to make a good exercise to help you and other folks who want to practice these sounds. Stay tuned!
can you give name app for me?? thanks
+hoang trần , we haven't released it yet, but we will do it soon. We'll make the announcement here on this channel, so please subscribe to receive a notification. Stay tuned!
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Have you do the video about contrasting of these sounds?
- /k/ and /g/
- /t/ and /d/
- /s/ and /sh/
- ...
No, we don't have them just yet. We plan to make them too, eventually.
@@SoundsAmerican I NEED THISSSSS!!!!!
Brian Nguyên Hey! Stop that.
what about the word orange it is spelled as the normal n instead of the word n even tho it has a ng
in the banged word we pronounce the letter g like english or jungle or we do not pronounce the letter g
How does one know when to pronounce the "g"? Ie: Singer vs. Finger? Thanks :)
We talk about it in detail in this video: ruclips.net/video/5xVq8T88oJw/видео.html
@@SoundsAmerican Much appreciated, Thank you!!
Please how about the word morning?i dont know
Do you mean, how the word "morning" is pronounced? If yes, the first letter 'N' is pronounced as /n/, the letter combination 'NG' is pronounced as /ŋ/. So, the word "morning" is pronounced as /ˈmɔrn·ɪŋ/
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+الجنرال اكس GENERALX I , 👋
I like to practice (AA) sound like in hot,pot,spot etc
+Mukesh kainsha , Sure, here you go: goo.gl/NcFmIy
Finally .. thx
+Tareq Maha You're welcome!
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awesome
+stalbek Tashmatov Glad you liked it!
THAAAAANKKSSSS
No problem!
Hello how many symbols in american phonetic alphabet?
Symbols or sounds?
sounds
In American English, there are 49 sounds, including the dark 'L', the glottal 'T', and the Flap 'T.'
@@SoundsAmerican And symbols?
omg i got all the answers
Awesome!
جميل
I am basic em english, very confusing. Thanks
Very hard to Brazilians :(
I think it's easier the pronounce a little G (like in thing) even it's not correct. ( but I think they'll understand you)
As a native speaker from California, I tend to pronounce the G sound at the end of words like "thing." If saying the G is easier, go right ahead. I myself find it difficult to say "thing" without the G sound, just because where I live it is rarely pronounced that way.
Also, note that the speaker in the video uses two different vowel sounds for "ban" and "bang." In England these are the same vowel, but throughout America we tense up for the "am" and "an" sounds (In some places "ag" is similarly tensed, and in the Great Lakes tensing occurs for short-A before all consonants).
My own dialect also uses the same vowel for "rain" and "rang", instead of using the "ran" vowel. Similarly, I use the same vowel in "seen" and "sing", rather than the "sin" vowel. No one will notice which of these pronunciations you use unless they are paying very close attention, so use whichever you're most comfortable with.
@@dylanevans3237 I definitely heard some British people clearly pronouncing G
@@b213videoz There appears to be a regional divide in England over this (see upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Ng-coalescence.svg). Also I have noticed more recently that the G sound tends to go away for me if is followed by an unstressed vowel. So for me "going over" has the g but "ring a bell" does not. The main point is that since there are many native speakers who pronounce the G, most people won't notice it (or care) if you do.
z,s,sh,j would be helpful, thanks
+Mary Virginia Herr Our videos for these sounds are in this playlist: ruclips.net/p/PLYJV5Moz9cfwiandFbIM8-zX9WjSnfLcv
I always confuse with I(it)and ei (they) help me please
+金煜婷
These videos will be helpful:
ruclips.net/video/Ok_HG-0lNCA/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/0RXzfRcjk-s/видео.html
And here's an interactive chart for all vowel sounds: ruclips.net/video/7EdRAfOMfnU/видео.html
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I have a question. Doesn't have a "ɔ " sound in America English ? or just only in British? This reason that I'm asking. Cause I don't see a "ɔ " sound on your channels. I'm also confused with the sound with " Follow" like "ɔ " or " a" and Coffee "ɔ "or "a"? please explain. Many thinks
+Billy Chen, here's our video about the /ɔ/ sound :). ruclips.net/video/pr_KAu-_Hmo/видео.html
I`m closing my eyes to hear the difference between n / e / ŋ but it`s hard, I still can't understand.
Yes, those two sounds are often hard to differentiate. The good news that it's possible to learn to hear the difference with some practice. Just make sure that you do the exercise in our video - listen to the word pronounced by our speech pathologist and repeat after him. If you practice regularly, you'll soon hear the difference!
I understand but I see ZERO difference! I shall practice more! xD
I don't be able to notice the difference between / n / and / ŋ / in the middle of the word yet.
the i is pronounced different in thin and thin; not the swame vowel
Do /æ/ vs /a/
sounds
really hard I cant find the difference
+fifteenau fifteenau Keep practicing!
Sometimes I can hear the difference and sometimes I can't.
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en la escritura es más fácil comprender el ingles que en el escucha >:¨v