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American English Pronunciation Podcast

The American English Pronunciation podcasts teaches non-native English speakers and ESL/ELL students

Episodes

Total: 200

How to pronounce words like "thin/fin," "mouth/mouse," and "both/boat." Perfect your English fricati

At the end of the word, the /ŋ/ doesn't need an additional /g/. The /g/ is potentially included mid-

"Coarticulating" the /g/ and /n/ is the trick to fluent pronunciation of these two sounds. Don't rel

Test your ability to identify vowel sounds with this special listening quiz episode. Transcripts ava

The long e, short i, and short e /i, ɪ, ɛ/, are three front vowel sounds that can be practiced from

All about that vowels diagram that shows the vowel sounds placed over a sort of square-like shape th

Use a low pitch to signal a spoken aside (like information that would be written in parentheses or b

Understand the rising and falling pitch patterns for yes/no questions and learn how to read emotion.

What are you *really* asking? Using a rising or a falling pitch on a wh- question means something di

Adding /ɚ/ (schwa+r) to an /r/ can be difficult. Make it into two syllables, but don't add a vowel s

Words like 'hat' and 'hot' are important to distinguish. Full episode transcripts available at Pro

Is it silent, pronounced as 'long u' or 'oo sound'? Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/

What's up with /ə/ and /ʌ/ in words like 'custom' /ˈkʌs təm/? Full episode transcripts at www.pronu

Practice the difference between the or sound and the long o sound. Full episode transcripts at www.

Rhyming with 'shorter' and 'border,' this is a quirky word. Full episode transcripts at www.pronunc

Rhythm and linking from /d/. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

No English spelling could be more confusing. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast

Informal contractions for fluency! Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

Most recognize the /d/ in the pronunciation of 'little' but how about in 'out_of'? Full episode tra

Even small differences in vocal tract profiles can make a big difference. Full episode transcripts