🎉Great news!🎉 Our brand new Sounds American website is up and running!🚀🎊 There's lots of content on pronunciation.🤓You can start with the article about the /ʌ/ sound: soundsamerican.net/article/vowel_sound_uh_as_in_us
I’m a native English speaker, and I recommend all of my language partners to take a look at your channel. This is a really helpful resource for so many people.
I just found this channel and I couldn't be more grateful. Because of quarantine, classes are being given online and I can't properly understand how to make the sounds. But it all has changed ever I found this community. The hope to approve my English Pronunciation class has been recovered. Thanks, greeting from El Salvador.
Great videos, but I would have loved to see one that contrasted the difference in pronunciation between this sound and schwa which sound almost exactly alike.
Thanks so much. This is the best pronunciation channel I've found. Professional really problem-solving. With the pictures, I now have a clear understanding of the correct jaw and tongue positions for pronouncing English words. As a result, I feel more confident and empowered to speak English.
It’s such an amazing channel for people who want to get better their accent. Anyway, do you have any suggestions for podcast channels to learn American English? Thank you very much!
really fascinating watching this is as a native speaker. If I do nothing with my life I can at least take pride in my ʌ abilities wonder what other English sounds are difficult for others
Your channel is amazing. It is helping me to improve my accents. My English is not that much good like others bt I m working on it. From your channel I m learning a lot. Thank u sooooooooo....much .😊😊😊
I started learning American English a few days ago, and I find it very difficult to pronounce /ə/ (Schwa) and /ʌ/ because it is quite similar. Do you have a video on how to distinguish those 2 sounds? . I used google translate to ask this question for you. thank you very much
The /ə/ and /ʌ/ are essentially the same sound, there's almost no difference. The /ʌ/ sound is used in stressed syllables, but /ə/ is used only in the unstressed ones.
When /ʌ/ is followed by dark L in words like "bulb", "bulk", is it less like a pure /ʌl/ ? It does not sound as much as a pure /ʌl/ in "color" to me though. Thanks!
ʌ is conventionally a sound. Actually because of the stress and stuff, in reality ʌ is a combination of /a/ and schwa. You dont have to stress about it. Pronounce it a as in father always. You will be right always. To understand it, use the context and the other sounds around and the concept of combination a wrote of above.
First of all thank you very much for your channel, it’ll help us a lot, the graphic design is wonderful, I really like it seems like an App. Precisely the /ʌ/ sound it’s quite difficult to me, I “feel” it sound in some words more like a relaxed ‘a’ (like in couple or but), and in others like a shy 'o' (like in club or come).
+Richard F , you're welcome! Glad you like our channel and the videos! About the /ʌ/ sound. Your confusion may result from the fact, that the same vowel can be long or short depending on the following sound. This is what it means: in all your examples we pronounce the /ʌ/ sound: "couple " - /ˈkʌp·l/ "but" - /bʌt/ "club" - /klʌb/ 'come" - /kʌm/ However, in the words "couple" and "but," the /ʌ/ is followed by the voiceless consonant sounds /p/ and /t/, respectively. So, the /ʌ/ is pronounced shorter, than in the words "club" or "come," where it's followed by the voiced consonants. This is called the "Vowel Length" rule, which says "a vowel is shorter before a voiceless consonant and longer before a voiced one. BTW, we talk about this in our Stop Sounds Overview video, you can check it out if you want: ruclips.net/video/yFPbLcUCraQ/видео.html We must say you've got a great ear since you were able to catch these minor differences! Hope our explanation helps and let us know if you have other questions!
+Flamer Sure. The key to pronouncing the // sound is relaxing your tongue and lips as much as possible. Sometimes it helps to try and relax your whole body too. We'll be able to provide a better recommendation if you tell us what exactly is most problematic for you.
@@SoundsAmerican I think that i'm getting it right but when ever i record myself and listen to it and when i compare it to your recording in this video it just doesn't sound the same. my native tongue is croatian. this is the phonetics of my native tongue: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Serbo-Croatian . some people said that this sound sounds like the slavic "O" in my language except it's not rounded but i still think that i'm not doing it right.
+Flamer If you want, you can record yourself pronouncing this sound in words (several times), upload the recording somewhere and give us the link. We'll try to see if there's anything wrong the way you pronounce it.
Yes, you're right. The /ə/ and the /ʌ/ are basically the same sound, they just appear in different types of syllables. In this video, we responded to a similar question: ruclips.net/video/U5Oro6v0klg/видео.html Check it out. Hope it helps!
+Jorge Bermudez You're asking a very good question. We spoke about it in one of our videos, please, check it out: ruclips.net/video/U5Oro6v0klg/видео.html Let us know if you have more questions or something is still not clear!
Sounds American Hi, is it possible to speak more details about the difference? As a non native speaker, I find it hard to tell the difference, especially when to weak the stressed syllable into a schwa.
You can't make a stressed syllable an unstressed one. If it's a stressed syllable, you pronounce the /ʌ/ vowel sound, the schwa is pronounced in unstressed syllables.
Este video me lo pusieron en la clase de inglés, y ahora me encuentro enseñándole inglés a mi prima de 15 años cuando yo tengo 10 👌 This video was put to me in English class, and now, and now I find myself teaching English to my 15-year-old cousin when i have 10 years old 👌
We'd love to, but this is kind of hard. The thing is, the // and // are essentially the same sound. One occurs in stressed syllables and the other in unstressed ones. Check out our post on this topic: ruclips.net/channel/UC-MSYk9R94F3TMuKAnQ7dDgcommunity?lb=UgwEkSI1PRYRVRdUAE14AaABCQ
In General American, /ʌ/ is the open-mid back unrounded vowel, or low-mid back unrounded vowel and In Received Pronunciation, /ʌ/ is the near-open central vowel, or near-low central vowel! So, it's BACK hear? Thanks!
In General American the /ʌ/ is a central sound. That's also how we describe it in this video. You can also check the position of this vowel sound in this video: ruclips.net/video/7EdRAfOMfnU/видео.html
Good question, we explained it in this post, check it out: ruclips.net/user/postUgwEkSI1PRYRVRdUAE14AaABCQ BTW, there's no short or long i sound in American English, there are only the tense /i/ or the relaxed /ɪ / vowel sounds. We talk about in this video: ruclips.net/video/GQa9w__GqLc/видео.html
Not sure if you're looking for the words from practice exercises or for a list of all American English sounds. If you need words, check description boxes under the videos, we provide transcripts for all videos there. All transcripts include words from practice exercises. If you're looking for a list of sounds, here's a link to a spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rvqAbjwRxzBAcHOrPe4dlJdO6Q5wLIWZ7QH4mEy_YDY/edit?usp=sharing
You're right! These two sounds are pronounced almost exactly the same, so most of the time you won't hear the difference. However, the /ʌ/ occurs in stressed syllables and the /ə/ (schwa) in weak ones. These are the stressed and weak versions of the same sound. So we use different symbols /ʌ/ and /ə/ depending on whether a syllable is stressed or unstressed. Hope it helps!
Hello!I practice these lessones each day. You are awesome. By the way can you compair on, ago, up? They are very confused koreans like me. I think we have same sound but just one sound not like them. Pretty please.
The /ə/ vowel as in "ago" or "above" and the /ʌ/ vowel as in "us" or "bus" are essentially the same sound. The words "on" or "boss" are pronounced with the / ɑ / sound. We already have a video that compares the /ʌ/ and the / ɑ / sounds, just as you wanted :). Here's the link: ruclips.net/video/MqcCCFptaJk/видео.html Let us know if you have questions!
Excuse me! I don't want to be like such a boring person, yet this sound exists in Portuguese from Brazil too, however. I deem, in Portuguese from Portugal, it doesn't exist, but, in my country (Brazil), this sounds is very common.
Hi Sounds English In all the vowel charts I have checked, the vowel /ʌ/ is below /ə/, meaning that when pronouncing /ʌ/, your mouth should be more open. I'm just wondering why in your charts it appears above /ə/!
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!
I have a doubt,I hear this sound very similar with the schwa sound,I've read in many areas there's no difference but I don't know,I'm confused, by the way where do you live?what's your accent ?
+Eduardito Medina España, good question! The /ʌ / and the /ə/ are considered to be essentially the same sound by many linguists. You probably read that many text books use only one syllable (the /ə/ for both these sounds. Their pronunciation (mouth opening, lips and tongue position) is almost the same. We distinguish between these sounds in our videos to point out the differences (for example, the /ʌ / is used in stressed syllables and the /ə/ occurs in weak syllables only. The /ə/ also denotes reduced vowels, that is, any vowel that is used in weak syllables. ) and to make it easier for our subscribers to practice them. Hope it helps! Don't hesitate to ask more questions! We live in Pacific Northwest, our accent is Standard (General) American. :)
+khuckhich do you mean the tongue, mouth and lips position is similar to that of the /ɑ/ sound, as in this video: goo.gl/PhW6UV ? Did I understand you correctly?
No, I mean mouth lips position is same as /^/. But when u keep this position, u start making sound. Sometime sound out is similar ae or a (i mean sound not rhythm)
Comment or proposal. I am teaching Spanish. Then, to improve the pronunciation of my students, I designed the following exersice: "say all the vowels in a row and aloud; at the beginning a-e-i-o-u, but after that, randomly". It allows them to improve their pronunciation and obtain confidence. QUESTION: Is it possible to do something similar in English??? ...... That allows the student to clearly distinguish one sound from another and greatly improves pronunciation. ..... Is it possible to make a video with that exercise??? They would be the vowels of the videos: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12. I think that video would be very useful for all English students.
+Sergio Perez, you made our day:)! It's American :). In our videos we use our own app, it's not publicly available yet, but will be released very soon. Make sure you're subscribed to our channel, as we'll announce the release of the app here. Stay tuned!
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!
+ Issamar Pacheco Hello there! Glad you found them useful 😃 We're using our own app which we hope to release to the public soon. The app is created specifically to allow users to listen to a native speaker pronouncing words, repeat after the native speaker, record it, and listen to the recording. We'll announce the release on this channel, please, stay tuned!
The instruction for the previous sound and this one is the same. I find it difficult to produce different sounds. do you have any advice how to distinguish the both of them?
+Ahmed Mohamed, our app is not released yet, but we're working hard to make it happen soon! We'll announce the release on this channel, please, stay tuned!
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!
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!
What's the difference between /ʌl/ and /oʊ/? My ears heard the part /ʌl/ is exactly the same as the word so /soʊ/. So the question is that both /ʌl/ and /oʊ/ are the same pronunciation, isn't it?
Can I download your app? Can you let me take?, this app is amazing! I want get it, how can I download, I was looking in Google play but I didn't find it!
+Justin Hernandez , thank you, very glad you liked it! The app is not available for download yet, but it will be very soon! Make sure you subscribe to our channel to receive notifications when we announce the release!
I'm french and /^/ this vowel is the hardest to recognize for me. It sound so different to me in "but" and "come". Thanks to this video im a bit less confused. And I realized come and cum are pronounced the same 😂 That's why i wasn't pronouncing "come" right, because i didn't want to sound weird but it's actually the same ahhhhhh
I cannot understand the difference among this sound (as in Up), the sound of "a" as in "father" and the schwa sound. For me they are very similar. It drives me crazy!
The /ʌ/ and the /ə/ are essentially the same sound, the /ə/ is used only in unstressed syllables, the /ʌ/ - in stressed. The /ʌ/ and the /ɑ/ vowel sounds are confused by many non-native speakers, so we made this video to help you learn to differentiate between them: ruclips.net/video/MqcCCFptaJk/видео.html If you haven't watched it yet, check it out and let us know if it helped! 👋
@@SoundsAmerican Thank you for mentioning this: that /ʌ/ and /ə/ are the same sound, which one is used just depends on whether the syllable is stressed or unstressed. I get it now!
hello. sorry I don't understand what the difference between this sound ʌ and the short a. exemple word cat if you can making a video with this word cat pronouncing correctly and with ʌ 🙏thanks🙏
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🎉Great news!🎉 Our brand new Sounds American website is up and running!🚀🎊 There's lots of content on pronunciation.🤓You can start with the article about the /ʌ/ sound:
soundsamerican.net/article/vowel_sound_uh_as_in_us
what's app pronunciation exercise?
I’m a native English speaker, and I recommend all of my language partners to take a look at your channel. This is a really helpful resource for so many people.
Thank you! 🤗🖖
You are right Bolton
I just found this channel and I couldn't be more grateful. Because of quarantine, classes are being given online and I can't properly understand how to make the sounds. But it all has changed ever I found this community. The hope to approve my English Pronunciation class has been recovered. Thanks, greeting from El Salvador.
Glad that our videos are helpful! Let us know if you have any questions!☺️👋
I thought this was the schwa sound
Great videos, but I would have loved to see one that contrasted the difference in pronunciation between this sound and schwa which sound almost exactly alike.
I like your explanation very much. It makes my interest in English better.😊thanks SOUNDS AMERICAN
These days I am listening to this channel. I have found this channel very very helpful to improve pronunciation to get native touch.
Thanks so much. This is the best pronunciation channel I've found. Professional really problem-solving. With the pictures, I now have a clear understanding of the correct jaw and tongue positions for pronouncing English words. As a result, I feel more confident and empowered to speak English.
Happy to help! Best of luck with your study!
Please, keep on posting . It’s such an amazing channel for people who want to get better their accent ♥️
+Débora Santos Glad you like our channel! Sure, we will. Stay tuned!
@@SoundsAmerican And don't forget to launch your app :D
I gave like your video before I finished, because I have taken so much benefit, thank you so much 🤗😊
It’s such an amazing channel for people who want to get better their accent. Anyway, do you have any suggestions for podcast channels to learn American English? Thank you very much!
This is the final vowel sound that improve my speaking English. Good job
Merci!
Thanks a lot, we appreciate your support!
Hey Man so impressed by your work.. I'm an English coach but I'm learning so many new things here
Awesome, thank you!
This is the most useful and helpful resource I've ever seen. So grateful to you!
You're so welcome!
I love this channel. These videos are so helpful.
really fascinating watching this is as a native speaker. If I do nothing with my life I can at least take pride in my ʌ abilities
wonder what other English sounds are difficult for others
I'm from Vietnam. Why do you know in Vietnamese we have this vowel. You are so good. So knowledgable.
I am aslo from viet nam
Hi, I'm from VN too. I still find this vowel really difficult. Does it sound more like our "ă" or our "â" In Vietnamese?
@@AnhNguyen-bl5uv i don't think so
@@rozy9335 you say we have this vowel in Vietnamese, so is there any VNese sounds that sound similar to the /ʌ/ vowel??
@@AnhNguyen-bl5uv mình nghĩ chỉ cần đặt lưỡi ở giữa là sẽ ra. bn đừng so sánh sẽ càng phức tạp vde hơn
Best channel for pronunciation
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Hello I find your app and I am loved, thanks for help me and many students all around the world, one big fan from Brazil.
We don't have an app yet.
@@SoundsAmerican so pearhaps there is someone getting credit for your job in Brazil. I found this Chanel because for app.
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Thank you so much guys. I really appreciate your help!!!
+Brandon Lima you're welcome! 👋😁
Using this for an ESL lesson - thanks!
Excellent! Glad we could help! :)
Your channel is amazing. It is helping me to improve my accents. My English is not that much good like others bt I m working on it. From your channel I m learning a lot. Thank u sooooooooo....much .😊😊😊
You're welcome!
What a good Job! Keep going! Sincerely, your friend from South America!
Thank you, Daniel!
@@SoundsAmerican excllent thank you
This channel is amazing!
Very helpful. The pie chart at the end especially. Provided many examples!
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Thank you for the explanation, it was very good.
I realy like your video. It useful 😚😚😚😚
Thank you! 😃
I started learning American English a few days ago, and I find it very difficult to pronounce /ə/ (Schwa) and /ʌ/ because it is quite similar. Do you have a video on how to distinguish those 2 sounds? . I used google translate to ask this question for you. thank you very much
The /ə/ and /ʌ/ are essentially the same sound, there's almost no difference. The /ʌ/ sound is used in stressed syllables, but /ə/ is used only in the unstressed ones.
But why still using the ^?
@@Josuefabiann I think this is the answer "The /ʌ/ sound is used in stressed syllables, but /ə/ is used only in the unstressed ones."
When /ʌ/ is followed by dark L in words like "bulb", "bulk", is it less like a pure /ʌl/ ? It does not sound as much as a pure /ʌl/ in "color" to me though. Thanks!
I thought the same thing! "Bulb" does not sound any close to "bus"
ʌ is conventionally a sound. Actually because of the stress and stuff, in reality ʌ is a combination of /a/ and schwa. You dont have to stress about it. Pronounce it a as in father always. You will be right always. To understand it, use the context and the other sounds around and the concept of combination a wrote of above.
I need to practice more.. definitely
It's always a good idea. 😉
The video is cool, thanks for the post.
great lesson, thank´s a lot!!!!!!!!!!
Glad you liked it!
Nice website, excellent
First of all thank you very much for your channel, it’ll help us a lot, the graphic design is wonderful, I really like it seems like an App. Precisely the /ʌ/ sound it’s quite difficult to me, I “feel” it sound in some words more like a relaxed ‘a’ (like in couple or but), and in others like a shy 'o' (like in club or come).
+Richard F , you're welcome! Glad you like our channel and the videos!
About the /ʌ/ sound.
Your confusion may result from the fact, that the same vowel can be long or short depending on the following sound. This is what it means:
in all your examples we pronounce the /ʌ/ sound:
"couple " - /ˈkʌp·l/
"but" - /bʌt/
"club" - /klʌb/
'come" - /kʌm/
However, in the words "couple" and "but," the /ʌ/ is followed by the voiceless consonant sounds /p/ and /t/, respectively.
So, the /ʌ/ is pronounced shorter, than in the words "club" or "come," where it's followed by the voiced consonants.
This is called the "Vowel Length" rule, which says "a vowel is shorter before a voiceless consonant and longer before a voiced one.
BTW, we talk about this in our Stop Sounds Overview video, you can check it out if you want:
ruclips.net/video/yFPbLcUCraQ/видео.html
We must say you've got a great ear since you were able to catch these minor differences! Hope our explanation helps and let us know if you have other questions!
Does the dark L also affect the quality of the sound? It sounds a bit different to me in the video when followed by a dark lateral
@Sounds American can you give me some extra tips for this sound please? I really can't do it...
+Flamer Sure. The key to pronouncing the // sound is relaxing your tongue and lips as much as possible. Sometimes it helps to try and relax your whole body too. We'll be able to provide a better recommendation if you tell us what exactly is most problematic for you.
@@SoundsAmerican I think that i'm getting it right but when ever i record myself and listen to it and when i compare it to your recording in this video it just doesn't sound the same. my native tongue is croatian. this is the phonetics of my native tongue: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Serbo-Croatian . some people said that this sound sounds like the slavic "O" in my language except it's not rounded but i still think that i'm not doing it right.
+Flamer If you want, you can record yourself pronouncing this sound in words (several times), upload the recording somewhere and give us the link. We'll try to see if there's anything wrong the way you pronounce it.
@@SoundsAmerican I've done it. Few native speakers told me that i pronounced it correctly but thanks anyway.
The way you tell to place the tongue sounds so easy as to grabbing it with one's hand and placing it appropriately 😂😂
Thanks
Super explanation!!! You give me more ideas for muy clases. Above all, more examples.
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So in AmE the difference between the /ʌ/ sound and the /ə/ is that the latter is unstressed and the first is stressed?
Yes, you're right. The /ə/ and the /ʌ/ are basically the same sound, they just appear in different types of syllables. In this video, we responded to a similar question: ruclips.net/video/U5Oro6v0klg/видео.html Check it out. Hope it helps!
What's the difference between /ʌ/ and /ə/?
is it that /ʌ/ is the less short stressed verssion of the shorter unstressed /ə/?
+Jorge Bermudez You're asking a very good question. We spoke about it in one of our videos, please, check it out: ruclips.net/video/U5Oro6v0klg/видео.html Let us know if you have more questions or something is still not clear!
Sounds American Hi, is it possible to speak more details about the difference? As a non native speaker, I find it hard to tell the difference, especially when to weak the stressed syllable into a schwa.
@@SoundsAmerican Hi, this one is pretty difficult (not to say impossible haha) to me to... Would it be possible to have a complete video about it?
You can't make a stressed syllable an unstressed one. If it's a stressed syllable, you pronounce the /ʌ/ vowel sound, the schwa is pronounced in unstressed syllables.
What video do you mean?
I think I can pronounce it well when it's at the beginning of the word, but I find it hard when it's after B like in "but"
thanks a lot guys
+Tony Reynaga, you're welcome!
Este video me lo pusieron en la clase de inglés, y ahora me encuentro enseñándole inglés a mi prima de 15 años cuando yo tengo 10 👌
This video was put to me in English class, and now, and now I find myself teaching English to my 15-year-old cousin when i have 10 years old 👌
That's awesome! 👍🤗
Say "hi" to your cousin from us!
Bueno tú prima no es muy buena que digamos
Thank you so much
This video are so helpful
thanks
Thanks for the video
No problem!
amazing 😍
thanks our master 🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓
where i can find the full list... whoever please tell me if u know....
Amazing class!! Thanks a lot!!
Glad you liked it!
Super useful
Glad to hear that!
This is crazy helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent video
+Giorgi Jijiashvili, thank you! :) Glad to hear it!
Thanks sir
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Hello,
Could you kindly make a video to help people distinguish /^/ and /uh/.
Thanks a lot!
We'd love to, but this is kind of hard. The thing is, the // and // are essentially the same sound. One occurs in stressed syllables and the other in unstressed ones. Check out our post on this topic: ruclips.net/channel/UC-MSYk9R94F3TMuKAnQ7dDgcommunity?lb=UgwEkSI1PRYRVRdUAE14AaABCQ
What's the difference beetwen this sound and the schwa?
Good question, we explained it in this post, check it out: ruclips.net/user/postUgwEkSI1PRYRVRdUAE14AaABCQ
Thanks alot!
In General American, /ʌ/ is the open-mid back unrounded vowel, or low-mid back unrounded vowel and In Received Pronunciation, /ʌ/ is the near-open central vowel, or near-low central vowel! So, it's BACK hear? Thanks!
In General American the /ʌ/ is a central sound. That's also how we describe it in this video.
You can also check the position of this vowel sound in this video: ruclips.net/video/7EdRAfOMfnU/видео.html
can you please explain the difference between schwa and ʌ ??
Is it just like the i and ɪ ? like the vowel length?, like it and eat.??
Good question, we explained it in this post, check it out: ruclips.net/user/postUgwEkSI1PRYRVRdUAE14AaABCQ
BTW, there's no short or long i sound in American English, there are only the tense /i/ or the relaxed /ɪ / vowel sounds.
We talk about in this video: ruclips.net/video/GQa9w__GqLc/видео.html
Would you please make a video on -ed endings?
Thank you for your suggestion.
hi. this channel is so useful. i liked it so much. but i have a request ! where are the list of all the words about these sounds? I'll be so happy
Not sure if you're looking for the words from practice exercises or for a list of all American English sounds. If you need words, check description boxes under the videos, we provide transcripts for all videos there. All transcripts include words from practice exercises.
If you're looking for a list of sounds, here's a link to a spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rvqAbjwRxzBAcHOrPe4dlJdO6Q5wLIWZ7QH4mEy_YDY/edit?usp=sharing
@@SoundsAmerican thank u so much
I am not sure, but in your video for the words 'bulb' and 'bulk', I can hear a /ə/ schwa sound instead of /ʌ/ sound. Am I right or it's just me?
You're right! These two sounds are pronounced almost exactly the same, so most of the time you won't hear the difference.
However, the /ʌ/ occurs in stressed syllables and the /ə/ (schwa) in weak ones. These are the stressed and weak versions of the same sound. So we use different symbols /ʌ/ and /ə/ depending on whether a syllable is stressed or unstressed.
Hope it helps!
Hello!I practice these lessones each day. You are awesome. By the way can you compair on, ago, up? They are very confused koreans like me. I think we have same sound but just one sound not like them. Pretty please.
Hello there! Glad you like our videos! :) About your suggestion, are you asking about the comparison between the /ə/ and /ʌ/ sounds?
@@SoundsAmerican there are for examples ; ago, above, abrupt : us, up, bus, but : on all boss call . can you compair them?
The /ə/ vowel as in "ago" or "above" and the /ʌ/ vowel as in "us" or "bus" are essentially the same sound. The words "on" or "boss" are pronounced with the / ɑ / sound. We already have a video that compares the /ʌ/ and the / ɑ / sounds, just as you wanted :). Here's the link: ruclips.net/video/MqcCCFptaJk/видео.html
Let us know if you have questions!
great video
Thanks for the video! Where are the statistics taken from?
You're welcome. The statistics comes from the 11K of most common English words.
Excuse me! I don't want to be like such a boring person, yet this sound exists in Portuguese from Brazil too, however.
I deem, in Portuguese from Portugal, it doesn't exist, but, in my country (Brazil), this sounds is very common.
Hi Sounds English
In all the vowel charts I have checked, the vowel /ʌ/ is below /ə/, meaning that when pronouncing /ʌ/, your mouth should be more open. I'm just wondering why in your charts it appears above /ə/!
Conozco un sonido parecido pero más cerrado y es del idioma ruso representado por la letra bl rusa
Great. Where can I download your application? The same application that you use in the video?
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!
This sound sounds the same with shwa for me. Are they the same sounds used in different positions of words?
Good question, we explained it in this post, check it out: ruclips.net/user/postUgwEkSI1PRYRVRdUAE14AaABCQ
I have a doubt,I hear this sound very similar with the schwa sound,I've read in many areas there's no difference but I don't know,I'm confused, by the way where do you live?what's your accent ?
+Eduardito Medina España, good question! The /ʌ / and the /ə/ are considered to be essentially the same sound by many linguists. You probably read that many text books use only one syllable (the /ə/ for both these sounds. Their pronunciation (mouth opening, lips and tongue position) is almost the same. We distinguish between these sounds in our videos to point out the differences (for example, the /ʌ / is used in stressed syllables and the /ə/ occurs in weak syllables only. The /ə/ also denotes reduced vowels, that is, any vowel that is used in weak syllables. ) and to make it easier for our subscribers to practice them.
Hope it helps! Don't hesitate to ask more questions!
We live in Pacific Northwest, our accent is Standard (General) American. :)
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but something I hear this vowel sound similar /a/ mounth opening, lips tongue position same /^/. I mean sound creating
+khuckhich do you mean the tongue, mouth and lips position is similar to that of the /ɑ/ sound, as in this video: goo.gl/PhW6UV ? Did I understand you correctly?
No, I mean mouth lips position is same as /^/. But when u keep this position, u start making sound. Sometime sound out is similar ae or a (i mean sound not rhythm)
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What's the difference between "schwa" and this /ʌ/ sound? how are they different in terms of the tongue position?
We explained it in this post, check it out: ruclips.net/user/postUgwEkSI1PRYRVRdUAE14AaABCQ
@@SoundsAmerican splendid! thanks!
Comment or proposal. I am teaching Spanish. Then, to improve the pronunciation of my students, I designed the following exersice: "say all the vowels in a row and aloud; at the beginning a-e-i-o-u, but after that, randomly". It allows them to improve their pronunciation and obtain confidence. QUESTION: Is it possible to do something similar in English??? ...... That allows the student to clearly distinguish one sound from another and greatly improves pronunciation. ..... Is it possible to make a video with that exercise??? They would be the vowels of the videos: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12. I think that video would be very useful for all English students.
Thank you.
it is very interesting,, thank u so much for ur helpful vedios
+abda rabea, you're welcome! 👋
i want to buy your app, is it released yet?
+Đạt Huỳnh Not yet, but we're working hard on this. Stay tuned!
What software do you use? Where can I get it? Is this pronunciation American or British English?
+Sergio Perez, you made our day:)! It's American :).
In our videos we use our own app, it's not publicly available yet, but will be released very soon. Make sure you're subscribed to our channel, as we'll announce the release of the app here. Stay tuned!
no tienen una aplicacion tal cual aparece en el video para practicar mas
la pronunciacion?
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!
Hii your videos are very useful. Is an app or a website? How I can get it? I would like to record me with the app. Thanks
+ Issamar Pacheco Hello there! Glad you found them useful 😃 We're using our own app which we hope to release to the public soon. The app is created specifically to allow users to listen to a native speaker pronouncing words, repeat after the native speaker, record it, and listen to the recording. We'll announce the release on this channel, please, stay tuned!
So what's the difference between this sound and the schwa sound?
The instruction for the previous sound and this one is the same. I find it difficult to produce different sounds. do you have any advice how to distinguish the both of them?
Good question, we explained it in this post, check it out: ruclips.net/user/postUgwEkSI1PRYRVRdUAE14AaABCQ
@@SoundsAmerican thank you. It clears things up. I'm not that stupid as I thought I was
You're not stupid at all! You're learning one of the most difficult subjects and you're digging deep! Love your questions, btw.
I want this app... please give me the link of its download!!
+Ahmed Mohamed, our app is not released yet, but we're working hard to make it happen soon! We'll announce the release on this channel, please, stay tuned!
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+Ahmed Mohamed 😀👋
I mix up "bus" " boss" !
I like your video very much
+sandhya naskar 😁👍
This channel is useful I wondering if you have a website where I can learn more Pronunciation. It is worth to pay for it
+Oliver Sales Oliver, thank you! Glad you like Sounds American :). We're building our website and will launch it soon. Stay tuned :).
hi. what is the name of the app you are using
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!
ok. hope you will release it soon
We're working hard to make it happen soon!
Hello which is the app that you use in the video?
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!
Do some native speakers make /ʌl/ the same as /ʊl/? Thanks!
What's the difference between /ʌl/ and /oʊ/? My ears heard the part /ʌl/ is exactly the same as the word so /soʊ/. So the question is that both /ʌl/ and /oʊ/ are the same pronunciation, isn't it?
Sorry for my ignorant. I can't understand what the difference beween /ə/ and /ʌ/, please help me. Thanks
Good question, we explained it in this post, check it out: ruclips.net/user/postUgwEkSI1PRYRVRdUAE14AaABCQ
I have a question, in your video what app you use??
+Justin Hernandez , this is our own app, we plan to make it publicly available soon. We'll advertise it here on this channel. Stay tuned :)!
Can I download your app? Can you let me take?, this app is amazing! I want get it, how can I download, I was looking in Google play but I didn't find it!
+Justin Hernandez , thank you, very glad you liked it! The app is not available for download yet, but it will be very soon! Make sure you subscribe to our channel to receive notifications when we announce the release!
@@SoundsAmerican is that published
I'm french and /^/ this vowel is the hardest to recognize for me. It sound so different to me in "but" and "come". Thanks to this video im a bit less confused. And I realized come and cum are pronounced the same 😂
That's why i wasn't pronouncing "come" right, because i didn't want to sound weird but it's actually the same ahhhhhh
This is a very old video, but you might find it helpful: ruclips.net/video/MqcCCFptaJk/видео.html
How can I find the resources (those 152 words) that you’re using in this video? I'll be very helpful for me. Can anyone has any idea about this?
The list of words is provided in the video description.
@@SoundsAmerican Thanks a lot
What is the difference between schwa and this
Good question, we explained it in this post, check it out: ruclips.net/user/postUgwEkSI1PRYRVRdUAE14AaABCQ
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Hello friend. How can I do to get all those slides?
Hello there Angello, which slides do you mean? The words to pronounce?
I cannot understand the difference among this sound (as in Up), the sound of "a" as in "father" and the schwa sound. For me they are very similar. It drives me crazy!
The /ʌ/ and the /ə/ are essentially the same sound, the /ə/ is used only in unstressed syllables, the /ʌ/ - in stressed. The /ʌ/ and the /ɑ/ vowel sounds are confused by many non-native speakers, so we made this video to help you learn to differentiate between them: ruclips.net/video/MqcCCFptaJk/видео.html If you haven't watched it yet, check it out and let us know if it helped! 👋
@@SoundsAmerican Thank you for mentioning this: that /ʌ/ and /ə/ are the same sound, which one is used just depends on whether the syllable is stressed or unstressed. I get it now!
What? They are the same? How come no one has ever told me about this in my 20 years of learning this language?
hello.
sorry I don't understand what the difference between this sound ʌ and the short a.
exemple word cat
if you can making a video with this word cat pronouncing correctly and with ʌ
🙏thanks🙏
I need more words to practice on
How is this different from ə ??