Episodes
Tuesday Nov 29, 2016
Tuesday Nov 29, 2016
How to pronounce words like "thin/fin," "mouth/mouse," and "both/boat." Perfect your English fricative sounds by never stopping the air from passing through your mouth.
Transcripts at pronuncian.com
Friday Nov 11, 2016
Friday Nov 11, 2016
At the end of the word, the /ŋ/ doesn't need an additional /g/. The /g/ is potentially included mid-word.
Transcripts available at pronuncian.com
Tuesday Oct 25, 2016
Tuesday Oct 25, 2016
"Coarticulating" the /g/ and /n/ is the trick to fluent pronunciation of these two sounds. Don't release the /g/ before starting the /n/.
Transcripts available on Pronuncian.com
Thursday Oct 13, 2016
Thursday Oct 13, 2016
Test your ability to identify vowel sounds with this special listening quiz episode. Transcripts available on pronuncian.com.
Wednesday Sep 28, 2016
Wednesday Sep 28, 2016
The long e, short i, and short e /i, ɪ, ɛ/, are three front vowel sounds that can be practiced from a high, front tongue position to a mid-front position. Compare and contrast!
Full podcast transcripts available at pronuncian.com.
Saturday Sep 17, 2016
Saturday Sep 17, 2016
All about that vowels diagram that shows the vowel sounds placed over a sort of square-like shape that’s bigger on the top than it is on the bottom. Transcripts at pronuncian.com.
Wednesday Aug 31, 2016
Wednesday Aug 31, 2016
Use a low pitch to signal a spoken aside (like information that would be written in parentheses or between commas).
Transcripts available at pronuncian.com.
Saturday Aug 20, 2016
Saturday Aug 20, 2016
Understand the rising and falling pitch patterns for yes/no questions and learn how to read emotion.
Transcripts on pronuncian.com. Classes available from seattlelearning.com.
Saturday Aug 06, 2016
Saturday Aug 06, 2016
What are you *really* asking? Using a rising or a falling pitch on a wh- question means something different than using a rising pitch.
Transcripts available at pronuncian.com
Sunday Jul 24, 2016
Sunday Jul 24, 2016
Adding /ɚ/ (schwa+r) to an /r/ can be difficult. Make it into two syllables, but don't add a vowel sound between. Learn how here! By Seattle Learning Academy. Transcripts on pronuncian.com.
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