Connected Speech - SCHWA Sound (British Pronunciation Lesson)

Remember, you don't NEED an RP British accent to speak English well... There are loads of accents out there! I'm just here to help people who have a love for modern versions of RP.
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Connected speech is a very important part of sounding like a native English speaker. Even just to sound clearer and more professional in conversational / speaking English; you will need to start practicing this technique! This is the basics of connected speech (using the SCHWA)
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[@ETJEnglish]

Hello everybody! I hope you find the lesson useful. Remember, this is just a speaking technique! It doesn't mean everybody in England does it. However, it's a very important one to learn, practice and understand if you want a standard sounding British accent.
If you weren't familiar with the SCHWA sound, and when we normally use it, you can watch my accent training video all about the SCHWA, on my channel.
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Dear Elliot. You have mentioned that you specialise in pronunciation and I was wondering if you have covered in your studies the different difficulties that learners have depending on their first language and how to help them. If so could you please recommend some material to learn more about it?

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Elliott, thanks for this great video. It was very helpful.

[@Martina-tu6yu]

You're so kind. thank you so so so much 💙

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I'm a big fan of yours! More connected speech videos would be amazing

[@leminhphuong2492]

Thank you so much! I learnt a lot from your video.

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I'm totally bewitched by your accent💞💞💞

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You´re a good teacher, thanks a lot for this video

[@milagrosramos3696]

I love so much you pronunciation. Milagros Ramos from Venezuela

[@zuzanaskalova7392]

I remember being surprised when I came to uni to study English and the first time I've ever heard about this schwa sound was in my first phonetics class. Up to that point, nobody had taught us that, not at primary school, not even at high school, which is pretty sad. I teach English in the Czech republic along with studying for my master's diploma, and I try to pay attention to schwa and connected speech during my classes, as I find not enough teacher here do. So thank you for a great video!

[@olenanazarko3358]

I think, that's the widespread problem of all foreign schools.. We had the same. Moreover, teachers use their own made up "accents", a mixture of British, American and most commonly their own "accent" , and as a result, you achieve a pronunciation cocktail, rather than the one good pronunciation. So, that's why I'm on this channel right now, studying pronunciation from the scratch. 🤷🏻‍♀️😂

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i like to wath your lessons and you speak so clear that i can practice my listining! Thank you!!

[@jorgeariassalguero1970]

Thank you so much! Excellent explenation.

[@thinleypalmo9797]

Thanks for everything you helped in my life ETJ

[@najmamohammad1628]

Schwa sound is my friend now on! Cheers Elliot (Y)

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Dear teacher i've no word to describe how helpful your lessons are for me

[@MyLittleMagneton]

Looking forward to the next parts : )

[@JPG-Video]

Very useful lesson. Thank you.

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Lovely accent, Mate! I do love it! Cheers.

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[@sfywong8474]

connected speech is very very hard for me ... and so good have this kind of clear explanation and definitely follow and practice .... thanks, look forward to more new video about connected speech ........

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They really useful for me

[@seunghyunyoon8525]

Hi Elliot, thanks to your videos my pronunciation is getting better although I've subscribed your channel yesterday. As an English learner living in London, my problem is connected speech. I suppose my vocabulary and pronunciation are okay. However, connected speech is very hard for me when it comes to speaking, understanding and listening (watching videos and movies). Thus I really want to hone my connected speech which will help me to understand and to have conversations with people. I would like you to make more videos about connected speech.
And thank you for your commitment:)

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Hi,
I am Alex. I strive to improve my English speaking, but the practice is the key thing in it. So I will be happy if you can be my English speaking partner. I think it is profitable for both of us.
My aim of learning languages is my education at uni. Moreover, learning foreign language is my favorite activity.
To be the best in English speaking I need your help. I hope that you are thinking the same.)

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I really enjoyed this lesson I am a new subscriber I love your accent I can understand everything you say. English is my second language, however I am fluent in Spanish.

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I definitely did it all the tips that’s you teach

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I enjoy listening your pronunciation from BD.

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[@Kohl1D4Life]

I never really understood how close southern British English pronunciation and southern American English pronunciation actually are until I started watching your videos. The only thing in the first five lessons that I didn't already practice every day is the first, and even then, I never pronounce the "t" in "it," "bit," "get," or similar words.

[@gpgp01]

The 'your' sound in the video sounds similar to 'yeah' sound to me. It's interesting to listen to British accent. Thank you for the video.

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This video is really helpful to me.
Thank you very much

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Thnku sir.......

[@redbossman]

next video about pronouncation on banger (ban g e r) and similiar words, please.

[@garykyl]

Hi,Elliot,this video is very useful,if the IPA shown that will be better .

[@marketingsolutions6691]

That was a really informative video. I am trying to improve my skills and sound better, like a native speaker if possible! I was wondering if I used the right adjective in the first sentence. Do we use “informative” when we provide useful information, and “informational” when we provide information that may or may not be useful, is that right? Thank you in advance Elliot!

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GOOD LESSON MATE

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[@eds2gecilaine]

when there's a s sound before a y sound the s sound changes to sh
it also applies to z sound. it changes to zh
what'sh ya name?
what izh ya name?

[@fonkengfelix134]

Elliott! Can you please help me pronounce these two words WEAR & WHERE, in your next video?
Thanks.

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Nice

[@sebastianalegria3401]

it was a fine lesson Elliot, just say the English is very important these days and a language that l like it, notice that l'm gonna study traslator in English in a institute, what advice would u give me for my dream?

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1953emo l just need orientation nothing more

[@suhanasonker7957]

Sir please make pronunciation videos.

[@flaviofeijoo2955]

Hi, can i always use "the schwa sound" in english speech? is it really very common to hear it in the uk?

[@princeg2736]

I can speak English very good I speak like even proper native American too but I do grammatical errors sometimes what I do to make it ?

[@wizbang4952]

thank you alot, i do sound like a robot when i read, thumbs up👍

[@BallisticaMetal]

Hey great video ! I noticed then that "Do" would be " d'ya" and "did" just " ya" ? Examples: "Do you like it" "D'ya like it? " / " Did you go out with her?" "Ya go out with her?

[@blackcats871204]

hello. I want to learn 'ly''tly' pronunciation!! for example; approximately, deliberately, absolutely, appropriately, definitely, particularly,

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D'ya know of any channel to learn English, similar to yours, but the American variant?

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[@flaviofeijoo2955]

Hi, can i always use the schwa sound in english speech?

[@bismiallah1136]

Hi...I'm asking about clusters..in pronunciation

[@hnyii]

I like schwas. Btw, is that also how "again" is generally pronounced in British?

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it was a really good video how ever I have problem when I watch movies of native speakers 😕

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[@ouidadkorichi4695]

I have got a question
Shall we applicate this for reading as well ?

[@nasirkhan5423]

What accent is the standard? What accent does every country's people talk through?

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Oh my That's wow i found it serendipitously I like ur channel I have American accent I just wonder how can I turn my accent into the British accent is it really difficult?

[@hungama2492]

mashi aydn its piece of cake lolz very easy not too tough just you have to instil rules in mind

[@hungama2492]

mashi aydn by the way if you have American accent already then why you wanna get british

[@mashaaydn8523]

Balli Dhillon because British accent is cool and in my country British accent like academic language teacher's use it like also newspaper language American is slang street style casual speaking something like that also I barely understand British accent

[@mustafamustafa8143]

I have a difficulty in distinguishing between the schwa and the vowels in cat and cup, could you please help?
Also the schwa in taken is impossible for me,pls clarify

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Nice.... Im learning. Thank you Crush🥰

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