20: The Rhythm Rule and Sentence Stress
Spoken English rhythm follows patterns of stressed and unstressed words and syllables. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Jul 30, 2008•11 min
American English Pronunciation Podcast
The American English Pronunciation podcasts teaches non-native English speakers and ESL/ELL students correct English pronunciation in short lessons. Learn, listen, repeat and become fluent.
Episodes
19: -ed ending pronunciation
/d/, /t/, and /ɪd/: become fluent with the three pronunciations for regular past tense verbs in English. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Jul 23, 2008•8 min
18: The /f/ and /v/ in English
Compare pronunciation of /f/ and /v/ and learn why they're difficult to say fluently. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Jul 16, 2008•6 min
17: The ’sh’ /ʃ/ and ’zh’ /ʒ/ in English
Practice comparing the 'sh' (as in 'she') and lesser known 'zh' (as in 'vision'). Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Jul 09, 2008•8 min
16: Reduced Pronouns: ’he, him, her,’ and ’them’
Learn how and why to NOT say the first sound of the words 'he, him, her,' and 'them.'
Jul 02, 2008•6 min
15: Linking vowel sounds
Become fluent by linking a word that ends with a vowel sound to a word that begins with a vowel sound. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Jun 24, 2008•6 min
14: Linking consonant sounds
Learn how linking from word to word increases spoken English fluency
Jun 18, 2008•5 min
13: Informal contractions in American English
wanna, gonna, hafta, whadja, howdja: Learn how to understand and why to use informal contractions in English.
Jun 11, 2008•9 min
12: Common contractions in American English
don't, can't, won't, hasn't, didn't, weren't: Learn how to say and why to use common contractions in English.
Jun 04, 2008•14 min
11: ’aw’ /ɔ/, ’oi’ /ɔɪ/, and ’ow’ /aʊ/ in American English
Practice comparing the 'aw' with other similar vowels, and practice the diphthongs 'oi' and 'ow.'
May 28, 2008•12 min
10: The American English ’oo sound’ /u/ and ’other u’ /ʊ/
Learn about the tricky /ʊ/ 'other u' (as in 'put') and/u/, the oo sound (as in 'soon').
May 20, 2008•12 min
9: The short vowel sounds /æ, ɛ, ɪ, ɑ, ʌ/ in American English
Learn which sounds are short vowels and how to correctly pronounce them.
May 14, 2008•12 min
8: The long vowel sounds: /eɪ, i, ɑɪ, oʊ, yu/ in American English
Learn which sounds are long vowels and how to correctly pronounce them. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
May 07, 2008•13 min
7: Pronouncing /w/ and /y/
Learn how to create semi-vowels (glides), the /w/ and /y/ and how they exist in words. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Apr 30, 2008•9 min
6: American English r-controlled vowels /ɚ, ɑr, ɔr, ɛr/
Practice saying and hearing the difference between r-controlled vowels: /ɚ, ɑr, ɔr,/ and /ɛr/ Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Apr 23, 2008•12 min
5: The American English /r/ and /l/
The tricky /r/ can cause even more problems when it is near the /l/. Full transcripts available at www.pronuncian.com/podcasts.
Apr 15, 2008•9 min
4: The American English /r/
Learn how the American /r/ is different from the British /r/.
Apr 07, 2008•8 min
3: The English /s/ and /z/
When does the -s ending sound like /s/, and when does it sound like /z/?
Apr 01, 2008•9 min
2: The English /t/ and /d/
Begin learning about "stops", the /t/ and /d/.
Mar 24, 2008•7 min
1: The English ’th sounds’ /θ, ð/
Yes, we have two 'th sounds,' /θ,/ and /ð/and they are both very important.
Mar 19, 2008•8 min