You are incredibly a great teacher, I think people who teaches like you, with the only purpose of teaching, and sometimes not caring about being paid for it, have truly a teacher soul, and I can only say thank you so much for it I wish you the best
thanks for your helping people i am experiencing prepositions difficulties when i wanna speak that is what stops and doubts me to speak English in front of people as lecturer who provides courses or useful information to the community in English
Yes, they can be very difficult and confusing. The course is based on the book, which is available on Amazon. I'm unfortunately unable to work on those videos until I get an editor, but the book has even more examples than the videos
Hi, teacher. First of all, great video! Second, I don't know why but these pair (s vs z) really makes me struggle. It's the only one actually. When there's supposed to be a Z at the end of a word (when it's in the middle feels way easier) I 100% hear a kind of... short S with a whistle. I don't know if you think that's correct. Basically, my brain says "no Z here, it's just an S with a weird whistle". What do you think? Thank you!
Wonderful videos , I suggest to make a video about the rule of s between two vowels and the exceptions of this rule as basic or insert We want to know more about this rule because it is very confused for learners 👍
most of the time we pronounce it as z sound ex : please we pronounce it as z sound and sometime we prononce it as s sound as basic or insert , etc So it must be there is a rule for this part
If there is a rule, I don't know what it is. I can try to look it up. But remember, memorizing many little rules doesn't really help you. Focus on hearing the language and using it. Pay attention to how natives speak and imitate them often. This is a much more fun and effective way to learn than memorizing every little rule
Can you please help me fix my stop G sound? I know it shares the same tongue position with K but voiced. For example, when I say bag with a light G sound, it sometimes sounds like "back". Any tips, please? Also, I find it hard to speak words like begs pegs correctly it sometimes sound like bags or back or packs Can I send you a short video just 3 to 5 sec long so that I can get some feedback? Thank you
Yes and no. As I said in the lesson, it's *partial* end-of-word devoicing, and it also depends on the next sound. Full devoicing would be completely wrong, especially when it can make the difference between two different words (like "rise" (RAIZ) and "rice" (RAIS)). For the word "believe", as long as you start with a V before dropping the voice to make the F, it's fine. However, also note that this isn't likely if the next sound is voiced, which can be a voiced consonant or any vowel (all vowels are voiced). Why devoice when the next sound needs voice, too? So "believe it" would almost certainly keep the V sound. And if for some reason it doesn't, we wouldn't make a clear, strong F after the starting V part
@@NativeEnglishHacks a friend told me that it’s all about the context cuz I’d like to ~ and I like to ~ sound pretty much the same in spoken English. Right?
Maybe if speaking extremely lazily and/or very fast, but it's not supposed to be like that. If you speak more clearly, especially in slower or emphasized speech, then you have to keep the D
I don't think it's required to sound 100% natural, but it is something natives do a lot (unless we're enunciating the word for emphasis or clarity). It can definitely help if you use it correctly, but my current stance is that you can ignore this if you want. I made this lesson mostly as an explanation so that learners are 1) aware that this happens and 2) know what exactly is happening with it (because it seems some other sources don't teach it accurately)
No. The word is supposed to be pronounced with S + G, but a couple things can happen. 1) Fully and properly enunciated, we hear S+G. 2) The S can weaken the G, making it sound like a weak K. This has nothing to do with devoicing because devoicing is partial. If it sounds more like a K, there's no G in any part, so it's not devoiced, just voiceless
It's true that some or maybe all words with those prefixes can change to a Z sound. However, this is not devoicing. What you wrote as "dihsz" would be the opposite, and I don't think that even exists. Instead, it would be "dihz". But also keep in mind you're actually supposed to say these kinds of words with S, not Z. Natives use both. I don't know where you found that rule.
"Wink" means to close one eye, usually in an exaggerated way to signal various possible things. "Blink" is the normal act of both eyes closing and opening again quickly. A wink, by definition, uses only one eye and a blink uses both
You are incredibly a great teacher, I think people who teaches like you, with the only purpose of teaching, and sometimes not caring about being paid for it, have truly a teacher soul, and I can only say thank you so much for it I wish you the best
Thanks 🙂 I appreciate it. Though getting paid would be nice, too haha
logic of preposition is much needed
Coming after I get an editor
thanks for your helping people i am experiencing prepositions difficulties when i wanna speak that is what stops and doubts me to speak English in front of people as lecturer who provides courses or useful information to the community in English
Yes, they can be very difficult and confusing. The course is based on the book, which is available on Amazon. I'm unfortunately unable to work on those videos until I get an editor, but the book has even more examples than the videos
This is very helpful!
Hi, teacher. First of all, great video!
Second, I don't know why but these pair (s vs z) really makes me struggle. It's the only one actually.
When there's supposed to be a Z at the end of a word (when it's in the middle feels way easier) I 100% hear a kind of... short S with a whistle.
I don't know if you think that's correct. Basically, my brain says "no Z here, it's just an S with a weird whistle".
What do you think? Thank you!
Thank you❤❤
Thank you for the video! It's very helpful.
Thank you so much!!!
Great video as always
Hi! In the word "changed", is only one sound devoiced?
Wonderful videos , I suggest to make a video about the rule of s between two vowels and the exceptions of this rule as basic or insert
We want to know more about this rule because it is very confused for learners 👍
I'm not sure which rule that is. Can you give some examples?
most of the time we pronounce it as z sound ex : please we pronounce it as z sound and sometime we prononce it as s sound as basic or insert , etc
So it must be there is a rule for this part
If there is a rule, I don't know what it is. I can try to look it up. But remember, memorizing many little rules doesn't really help you. Focus on hearing the language and using it. Pay attention to how natives speak and imitate them often. This is a much more fun and effective way to learn than memorizing every little rule
Can you please help me fix my stop G sound? I know it shares the same tongue position with K but voiced. For example, when I say bag with a light G sound, it sometimes sounds like "back". Any tips, please?
Also, I find it hard to speak words like begs pegs correctly it sometimes sound like bags or back or packs
Can I send you a short video just 3 to 5 sec long so that I can get some feedback? Thank you
I don't normally give feedback unless you're at the Super English Hacker member level, but I'll allow it one time. Send it to my email
I have a question does it really happen we are linking sounds for example instead of saying: I DON'T BELIEVE IT should we say I DON'T BELIEFE IT ?
Yes and no. As I said in the lesson, it's *partial* end-of-word devoicing, and it also depends on the next sound. Full devoicing would be completely wrong, especially when it can make the difference between two different words (like "rise" (RAIZ) and "rice" (RAIS)). For the word "believe", as long as you start with a V before dropping the voice to make the F, it's fine. However, also note that this isn't likely if the next sound is voiced, which can be a voiced consonant or any vowel (all vowels are voiced). Why devoice when the next sound needs voice, too? So "believe it" would almost certainly keep the V sound. And if for some reason it doesn't, we wouldn't make a clear, strong F after the starting V part
@@NativeEnglishHacks thank you so much for the answer
I’d like to ~~. Is the d a stop d or a weak d?
It can stop, most likely a held, or with a little enunciation you can always do a weak d. Keep in mind that D+L can overlap
@@NativeEnglishHacks a friend told me that it’s all about the context cuz I’d like to ~ and I like to ~ sound pretty much the same in spoken English. Right?
Maybe if speaking extremely lazily and/or very fast, but it's not supposed to be like that. If you speak more clearly, especially in slower or emphasized speech, then you have to keep the D
Does that really important to do ?
I don't think it's required to sound 100% natural, but it is something natives do a lot (unless we're enunciating the word for emphasis or clarity). It can definitely help if you use it correctly, but my current stance is that you can ignore this if you want. I made this lesson mostly as an explanation so that learners are 1) aware that this happens and 2) know what exactly is happening with it (because it seems some other sources don't teach it accurately)
is this what happens in the word "disgusting"?
No. The word is supposed to be pronounced with S + G, but a couple things can happen. 1) Fully and properly enunciated, we hear S+G. 2) The S can weaken the G, making it sound like a weak K. This has nothing to do with devoicing because devoicing is partial. If it sounds more like a K, there's no G in any part, so it's not devoiced, just voiceless
It's true that some or maybe all words with those prefixes can change to a Z sound. However, this is not devoicing. What you wrote as "dihsz" would be the opposite, and I don't think that even exists. Instead, it would be "dihz". But also keep in mind you're actually supposed to say these kinds of words with S, not Z. Natives use both. I don't know where you found that rule.
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why are your winks so long?
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@@NativeEnglishHacks each time you wink it seems as if you are falling asleep
When do I wink? You mean blink?
@@NativeEnglishHacks I have a question: can a wink with two eyes be a blink?
"Wink" means to close one eye, usually in an exaggerated way to signal various possible things. "Blink" is the normal act of both eyes closing and opening again quickly. A wink, by definition, uses only one eye and a blink uses both