speech sounds - MyEnglishClub2024-03-29T10:12:04Zhttps://www.myenglishclub.com/groups/english-pronunciation/forum/feed/tag/speech+soundsPRONUNCIATION of the DAY - 2022https://www.myenglishclub.com/groups/english-pronunciation/forum/pronunciation-of-the-day-20222022-01-01T15:34:02.000Z2022-01-01T15:34:02.000ZGabriel Sowrianhttps://www.myenglishclub.com/members/GabrielSowrian<div><p><span style="font-size:18pt;">Hi, Everyone! <br /> Today is the first day of the year 2022. I've opened a new page for our "Pronunciation of the Day" activity. Let's continue from here!</span></p></div>PRONUNCIATION of the DAY - 2021https://www.myenglishclub.com/groups/english-pronunciation/forum/pronunciation-of-the-day-20212020-12-30T16:51:33.000Z2020-12-30T16:51:33.000ZGabriel Sowrianhttps://www.myenglishclub.com/members/GabrielSowrian<div><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">Hi, Friends! Let me take this opportunity to wish you all a "<strong>HAPPY NEW YEAR</strong>" <strong>2021</strong> first. Ok, let's contiune with our "<strong>Pronunciation of the Day</strong>" on a new page!<br /> <br /> As usual, I'll be posting the <strong>PRONUNCIATION</strong> (in the form of PHONETIC SPELLING) of a <strong>WORD</strong> everyday. My objective of doing this activity is to raise awarness among our Club members the importance of learning <strong>SPEECH SOUNDS</strong> and their <strong>SYMBOLS</strong> if they really want to solve their pronunciation problem. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">Now, this is what I want you to do! Look at the PRONUNCIATION for the day and type out the related <strong>WRITTEN WORD</strong>. I would appreciate it if you could also add your <strong>VOICE RECORDING</strong> of the pronunciation. It will help those who don't know how to read the <strong>PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTIONS</strong>. Make use of this opportuntiy to improve your pronunciation <strong>or</strong> help others with their pronunciation. </span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}8365768678,RESIZE_1200x{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}8365768678,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="8365768678?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="450" height="313" /></a></p><p style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">You can use the "voice recorder" below to record your pronunciation and play back the recording to listen to your pronunciation. This voice recorder does not save your recordings, thus you can record your voice as many times as you want until you perfect the pronunciation of a word. </span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><object data="https://vocaroo.com/mediafoo.swf?playMediaID=0&autoplay=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="220" height="140"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never" ></param><param name="allowNetworking" value="internal" ></param><param name="movie" value="https://vocaroo.com/mediafoo.swf?playMediaID=0&autoplay=0" ></param><embed wmode="opaque" title="" src="https://vocaroo.com/mediafoo.swf?playMediaID=0&autoplay=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="220" height="140" allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="internal"></embed><param name="wmode" value="opaque" ></param></object> <br /> Powered by <a title="Voice Recorder" href="http://vocaroo.com">Vocaroo</a></span></p><p style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">If you want to <strong>RECORD</strong> the <strong>PRONUNCIATION</strong> given daily and <strong>SHARE</strong> it here with us, you can use the online tool called "<a href="https://www.chirbit.com/" target="_blank">CHIRTBIT</a>". Check the <strong>home page</strong> of this group to learn how to use the tool.</span></p><p style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">NOTE: For your easy access and practice, I have compiled all the PRONUNCIATIONS posted below at the <a href="https://www.myenglishclub.com/groups/english-pronunciation/photos" target="_blank">PHOTO </a>page of the Group. Check it out!</span></p></div>PRONUNCIATION and SPEECH SOUNDShttps://www.myenglishclub.com/groups/english-pronunciation/forum/pronunciation-and-speech-sounds2019-08-13T12:28:59.000Z2019-08-13T12:28:59.000ZGabriel Sowrianhttps://www.myenglishclub.com/members/GabrielSowrian<div><p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}3423700788,RESIZE_930x{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}3423700788,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="3423700788?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="612" height="307" /></a><span class="font-size-6" style="color:#003300;font-family:'times new roman', times;"><strong><u>English Sound System</u></strong></span></p><div style="text-align:left;"><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"><span style="color:#003300;">A learner’s effort to master the</span> <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">pronunciation</span></strong> <span style="color:#003300;">of</span> <span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>English words</strong></span> <span style="color:#003300;">could be hampered if there is no proper understanding about the</span> <span style="color:#003300;">“</span><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>English Sound System</strong></span><span style="color:#003300;">”, if you ask me!</span></span></div><div><span class="font-size-1" style="color:#003300;"> </span></div><div><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"><span style="color:#003300;">You may argue that there are other factors which are the real obstacles in accomplishing this quest, for example…</span></span></div><div><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"><span style="color:#003300;"> </span> </span><br /> <span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"> </span> <img src="{{#staticFileLink}}2346286114,original{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="2346286114?profile=original" /><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"> <span style="color:#800000;">Mother tongue influence</span>,</span><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"> </span></span></div><div> <span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"> </span> <img src="{{#staticFileLink}}2346286114,original{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="2346286114?profile=original" /><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"> <span style="color:#800000;">The ineffectiveness of the English syllabus used in schools</span>, </span><br /> <span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"> </span> <img src="{{#staticFileLink}}2346286114,original{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="2346286114?profile=original" /><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"> <span style="color:#800000;">Lack of opportunity to speak in the language</span>,</span><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"> </span></span></div><div> <span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"> </span> <img src="{{#staticFileLink}}2346286114,original{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="2346286114?profile=original" /><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"> <span style="color:#800000;">The perception of the local community towards the usage of a foreign Language</span></span></div><p><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"> <span style="color:#000080;"><span style="color:#000000;">(</span><span style="color:#800000;">English</span><span style="color:#000000;">),</span> <span style="color:#800000;">etc</span></span><span style="color:#000000;">.</span></span><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#003300;"><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;">Though you are absolutely right, don’t you think we have been talking for too long about these, the so called “<strong>problems</strong>”? My view about the issue is completely contrary. We already know what the <strong><u>problems</u></strong> are! What we actually need now is a <strong><u>solution</u></strong>! Not any solution but <span class="font-size-3"><strong>THE SOLUTION</strong></span> that works,<span class="font-size-1" style="color:#ffffff;">.</span>which is</span> <span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;">learning the “<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>English Sound System</strong></span>”.<span class="font-size-1" style="color:#ffffff;">.</span>If you are serious to work on your pronunciation, the study of <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>English Sound System</strong></span> is your best bet!</span><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"> </span></span><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"> </span></p><p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:#003300;"><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;">I am sure you will agree with me that “<strong>correct</strong>” <span class="font-size-1" style="color:#ffffff;">.</span>pronunciation is important when we speak. But how can we know just, which is <strong>correct</strong> pronunciation? (Let us not forget that English can be spoken in <strong>a variety of accents</strong>.) A <span class="font-size-1" style="color:#ffffff;">.</span>foreign learner, to whom English is perhaps only <strong>a second language</strong>, wants <span class="font-size-1" style="color:#ffffff;">.</span>to learn a type of pronunciation which has been <span style="text-decoration:underline;">widely accepted wherever English is spoken</span>. Is there such a type that is understood not only by fellow countrymen, but also rest of the world…?</span><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:#003300;"><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;">The answer is, “<strong>Yes there is!</strong>” The <strong>accent</strong> of <strong>Standard British English</strong> which best fulfils this requirement is known as “<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Received Pronunciation</strong></span>” or <span class="font-size-2" style="color:#ffffff;">.</span>“<span class="font-size-3" style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>RP</strong></span>” in short. It shows no regional variation. <span class="font-size-1" style="color:#ffffff;">.</span>It is worth <span class="font-size-1" style="color:#ffffff;">.</span>learning this accent as almost all the dictionaries use it as the <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><u>standard pronunciation</u></strong></span> for their headwords.</span><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"><em> </em></span></span></p><p style="text-align:left;"><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"><span style="color:#003300;">“</span><span style="color:#000080;"><strong>Now I know which accent could work for me. What’s next?</strong></span><span style="color:#003300;">”</span><span style="color:#003300;">, I could hear you asking this question! Well, like many other languages, <span class="font-size-1" style="color:#ffffff;">.</span>English is <strong>a method of human communication</strong> that consists of <span class="font-size-3"><strong>WORDS</strong></span>. So, it goes without saying, the <strong><u>basic units </u><span style="text-decoration:underline;">that make up words</span></strong> should be the <strong>area of focus</strong>! </span></span></p><div><span class="font-size-4" style="color:#003300;font-family:'times new roman', times;">As matter of fact, only <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">two kinds of information</span></strong> are needed <span class="font-size-1" style="color:#ffffff;">.</span>if a word is to be <strong>appropriately pronounced</strong>.</span></div><div style="text-align:left;"><span class="font-size-1" style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /> <span style="color:#003300;"> <span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"><span class="font-size-3">1)</span> <span style="color:#000080;">We need to know about the <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><u>individual sounds</u></strong></span> that make up the word.</span></span></span></div><p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:#003300;"><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"><span class="font-size-3"> 2)</span> <span style="color:#000080;">We need to know about <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><u>stress</u></strong></span> on that particular <span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>word</strong></span> or <span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>syllable</strong></span>.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align:left;"><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"><span style="color:#003300;">Let 's look at “</span><span class="font-size-3" style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>WORDS</strong></span><span style="color:#003300;">” in general first! (I’ll talk about the</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><u>stress</u></strong></span> <span style="color:#003300;">some other time if I get <span class="font-size-2" style="color:#ffffff;">.</span>the chance.) As we all know, English Language can be divided into <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>two</strong> <strong><strong>forms</strong></strong></span>:</span> <span class="font-size-3" style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>Written English</strong></span> <span style="color:#003300;">and</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Spoken English</strong></span><span style="color:#003300;">. In both cases we use</span> <span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>WORDS</strong></span> <span style="color:#003300;">to relate our thoughts. But do you know <strong><u>the difference between the words</u></strong> in</span> <span style="color:#000080;"><strong>Writing</strong></span> <span style="color:#003300;">and</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Speech</strong></span><span style="color:#003300;">? <span class="font-size-1" style="color:#ffffff;">.</span>If you want to know what <strong><span class="font-size-3">MY ANSWER</span></strong> is, I’m afraid we have to get back to basics!</span></span> </p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="font-size-4" style="color:#000080;font-family:'times new roman', times;"><strong><u>WRITTEN WORDS</u></strong></span></p><p><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"><span style="color:#000080;"><strong>Written words</strong></span> <span style="color:#003300;">are made up of</span> <span style="color:#000080;"><strong><u>letters</u></strong></span><span style="color:#003300;">. There are</span> <span style="color:#0000ff;"><span style="color:#000080;"><strong><u>26</u></strong> <strong><u>letters</u></strong></span></span> <span style="color:#003300;">in English. This set of letters is known as the “</span><span style="color:#000080;"><strong>English Alphabet</strong></span><span style="color:#003300;">”.</span></span><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"> </span></p><p><span class="font-size-4" style="color:#003300;font-family:'times new roman', times;">If you want a word to be <strong><span style="color:#800000;"><u>written correctly</u></span></strong>, you must know the<span class="font-size-1" style="color:#ffffff;">.</span> <span style="color:#000080;"><strong><u>individual letters</u></strong></span> that make up that particular word. For example, the letters <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>*</strong></span><span style="color:#000080;"><strong>h</strong></span> - <span style="color:#000080;"><strong>i</strong></span> - <span style="color:#000080;"><strong>r</strong></span> - <span style="color:#000080;"><strong>s</strong></span> - <span style="color:#000080;"><strong>t</strong></span> <span class="font-size-3"><em><span class="font-size-3">(arranged in alphabetical order</span>)</em></span> are used to form the word “<span style="color:#000080;"><strong>shirt</strong></span>”. Can we use the same letters but in a different order, “<span style="color:#000080;"><strong>tirsh</strong></span>” or “<span style="color:#000080;"><strong>risht</strong></span>”, as we like and still call it <span style="color:#000080;"><strong>shirt</strong></span>? Of course, we can’t! Instead, <strong>we must follow the rules</strong>; each word should be written using the <span style="color:#800080;"><strong><u>right letters</u></strong></span>, in a <span style="color:#800080;"><strong><u>specific order</u></strong></span>!</span><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"> </span></p><p><span class="font-size-4" style="color:#003300;font-family:'times new roman', times;">Now, who tells us what the <span style="color:#800080;"><strong>right letters</strong></span> are and which is that <span style="color:#800080;"><strong>specific order</strong></span>? The “<strong>spelling</strong>” does! Thus, if you know your <strong><u>spelling</u></strong>, you will not go wrong with your <span style="color:#000080;"><strong>written words</strong></span>. </span><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"> </span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="font-size-4" style="color:#ff0000;font-family:'times new roman', times;"><strong><u>SPOKEN WORDS</u></strong></span></p><p><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"><span style="color:#003300;">Unlike written words,</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>spoken words</strong></span> <span style="color:#003300;">are made up of small units of</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><u>sounds</u></strong></span>. <span style="color:#003300;">There are</span> <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;text-decoration:underline;">44</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;text-decoration:underline;">sounds</span></strong></span> <span style="color:#003300;">in <strong>British English</strong> speech. This group of sounds (also known as</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>phonemes</strong></span><span style="color:#003300;">) is called the</span> “<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>phonetic sounds</strong></span>”. <span style="color:#003300;">I am sure you would have heard about it!</span></span><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"> </span></p><p><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"><span style="color:#003300;">If you want a word to be <u>pronounced correctly</u>, you must know the <strong><u>individual sounds</u></strong> that make up the word. For example, when the word</span> “<span style="color:#000080;"><strong>shirt</strong></span><span style="color:#003300;">” is pronounced, we will not hear the names of the</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>*</strong></span><span style="color:#000080;"><strong><u>letters</u></strong></span> <span style="color:#003300;">at all but a combination of</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><u>sounds</u></strong></span><span style="color:#003300;">, instead: <strong>/</strong></span><span style="color:#ff0000;">ʃɜ:t</span><span style="color:#003300;"><strong>/ </strong></span> -- <strong>/</strong> <span style="color:#ff0000;">ʃ</span><span style="color:#003300;">,</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">ɜ<span style="font-family:georgia, palatino;">:</span></span><span style="color:#003300;">,</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">t</span><span style="color:#003300;"><strong>/ --</strong> <strong>/</strong></span><span style="color:#ff0000;">ʃɜ<strong>:</strong>t</span><span style="color:#003300;"><strong>/</strong>. If you are curious to know what these <strong>symbols</strong> are, they represent the <u>speech sounds</u> that</span> <span style="color:#003300;">make up the spoken word “</span><span style="color:#000080;"><strong>shirt</strong></span><span style="color:#003300;">”! Such symbols are called the “</span><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>phonetic symbols</strong></span><span style="color:#003300;">”.</span></span></p><p><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"><span class="font-size-4" style="color:#003300;font-family:'times new roman', times;">Now, who tells us what are the speech sounds that make up each word? The “<strong>dictionary</strong>” does! Thus, if you know how to read the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>phonetic</strong></span> <strong><u>spelling</u></strong>, you will not go wrong with your <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>spoken words</strong></span>.</span> </span><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"> </span></p><p><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"><span style="color:#003300;">I encourage every non-native speaker of English, who has been struggling desperately, to learn the</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><u>speech sounds</u></strong></span> <span style="color:#003300;">and their corresponding</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><u>symbols</u></strong></span> <span style="color:#003300;">to arrest his/her pronunciation issue once and for all.</span></span><span style="color:#003300;"> </span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"><span style="color:#000080;"><strong><u>Written Words</u></strong> </span> <span style="color:#003300;"><em>vs</em></span> <span style="color:#800000;"> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><u><strong>Spoken Words</strong></u></span></span><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong> </strong></span></span></p><p><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"><span style="color:#003300;">To recapitulate briefly, the predominant difference between <u>written words</u> and <u>spoken words</u> is what they are made up of:</span> <span style="color:#800080;"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><em><span style="color:#000080;"><u>written words</u></span> <span style="color:#003300;">are made up of</span></em></strong></span> <span style="color:#000080;"><strong><em><u>letters</u></em></strong></span><em><span style="color:#003300;">, <strong>whereas</strong></span> <span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="color:#800000;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:#ff0000;text-decoration:underline;">spoken</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;text-decoration:underline;">words</span></span> <span style="color:#003300;">are</span></span></strong></span> <span style="color:#003300;"><strong>made up of small units of</strong></span></em> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><em><u><strong>sounds</strong></u></em></strong></span> <span style="color:#003300;"><strong><em>or phonemes</em></strong></span></span><span style="color:#003300;">.</span></span><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"> </span></p><p> <span class="font-size-5" style="color:#000000;font-family:'times new roman', times;"><strong><span style="color:#000080;text-decoration:underline;">written word</span> </strong> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">spoken word</span></strong></span></span></p><p><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"><span class="font-size-6" style="color:#000080;"><span style="color:#000000;"> </span>shirt </span> <span class="font-size-6"><strong>/</strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">ʃɜ<strong>:</strong>t</span><strong>/</strong></span></span></p><div><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"> (normal spelling)</span></span><span style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"><span style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"> </span></span><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"> (phonetic spelling) </span></span></div><p><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"> </span><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"> 5 <span style="color:#000080;">letters </span> 3 <span style="color:#ff0000;">phonemes</span></span></p><p><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"><span style="color:#003300;">Once your mind is clear about this, make an effort to <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">learn the</span></strong></span><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong> phonemes</strong></span> <span style="color:#003300;">and you will be pleasantly surprised to see how things start to fall in place. Good luck! </span></span> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><span class="font-size-5" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"><strong><span style="color:#008000;">~</span><span style="color:#800080;">*</span> <span style="color:#003300;">GS</span> <span style="color:#800080;">*</span></strong><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>~</strong></span></span></div><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="font-size-4" style="color:#003300;font-family:'book antiqua', palatino;">Originally posted on 12 September, 2011 as a blog. Now I'm sharing it here!</span></p></div>Long Words and Pronunciationhttps://www.myenglishclub.com/groups/english-pronunciation/forum/long-words-and-pronunciation2019-06-29T05:39:27.000Z2019-06-29T05:39:27.000ZGabriel Sowrianhttps://www.myenglishclub.com/members/GabrielSowrian<div><p><span style="font-size:14pt;">Have you ever come across <strong>LONG WORDS</strong> and wondered how to <strong>PRONOUNCE</strong> them. You know what? You can <strong>EASILY PRONOUNCE</strong> any word in English no matter how<strong> LONG</strong> and <strong>DIFFICULT</strong> it seems to be if you know how to read the <strong>PHONETIC SPELLING</strong> (<span style="font-size:12pt;">simply <strong>SPELLING of PRONUNCIATION</strong></span>) of that word. Here's a long word and it's <strong>pronunciation</strong>. Would anyone like to share his voice recording of this pronunciation? </span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>LONG WORD</strong> and<strong> PRONUNCIATION</strong> - 1</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}3158867776,RESIZE_1200x{{/staticFileLink}}"><br /> <img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}3158867776,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="3158867776?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="710" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size:18.6667px;">You can use this "<strong>voice recorder</strong>" to practise pronuncing the above word (or any other words). You can record as many times as you want and listen until you've perfected the pronunciation. The voice recorder <strong>WILL NOT SAVE</strong> or <strong>SHARE</strong> your recording.</span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:18.6667px;"><object data="https://vocaroo.com/mediafoo.swf?playMediaID=0&autoplay=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="220" height="140"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never" ></param><param name="allowNetworking" value="internal" ></param><param name="movie" value="https://vocaroo.com/mediafoo.swf?playMediaID=0&autoplay=0" ></param><embed wmode="opaque" src="https://vocaroo.com/mediafoo.swf?playMediaID=0&autoplay=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="220" height="140" allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="internal"></embed></object> <br /> Powered by <a title="Voice Recorder" href="http://vocaroo.com">Vocaroo</a></span></p><p style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-size:18.6667px;">If you want to <strong>RECORD</strong> your pronunciation of the above word (also other words in the comments) and <strong>SHARE</strong> the voice recording with us, you can use the online tool called "<a href="https://www.chirbit.com/" target="_blank">CHIRTBIT</a>". Check the <strong>home page</strong> of this group to learn how to use the tool.</span></p></div>PRONUNCIATION in your DICTIONARYhttps://www.myenglishclub.com/groups/english-pronunciation/forum/pronunciation-in-your-dictionary2019-06-27T11:05:06.000Z2019-06-27T11:05:06.000ZGabriel Sowrianhttps://www.myenglishclub.com/members/GabrielSowrian<div><p><span style="font-size:14pt;">How many of you know that when you buy a <strong>DICTIONARY </strong>(yes, the one in book form), <strong>YOU ALSO PAY</strong> for the <strong>DICTIONARY</strong> to <strong>TELL YOU</strong> the <strong>PRONUNCIATION</strong> of <strong>EVERY SINGLE WORD</strong> listed in it? </span></p><p><span style="font-size:14pt;">The page shown below was taken from the "<strong>Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</strong> <span style="font-size:12pt;">(<em>International Student's Edition</em>)</span> - 8th Edition". There is a string of <strong>SYMBOLS</strong> in a pair of slashes after each word. (<em><span style="font-size:12pt;">I've highlighted them in</span> <strong>red boxes</strong> for you!</em>) For example, let's look at the first word which is "<strong>aghast</strong>". Now, do you see /<span class="ipa">əˈɡɑːst</span>/ next to the word? That's the <strong>PRONUNCIATION</strong> of the word "<strong>aghast</strong>". It's called the <strong>pronunciation spelling</strong> or <strong>phonetic spelling</strong>. </span><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}3134814051,RESIZE_1200x{{/staticFileLink}}"><br /> <img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}3134814051,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="3134814051?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="710" /></a></span><span style="font-size:14pt;">English is a <strong>non-phonetic language</strong>. Thus, it's <strong>not easy</strong> to tell the <strong>pronunciation</strong> of a word simply by looking at the <strong>spelling </strong>of the word. Similarly, it's <strong>not easy</strong> to <strong>write down</strong> a word (or spell it) when we <strong>hear</strong> the word, especially a new one that we have neither seen nor heard before. Thus, we should have <strong>known the pronunciation of the word earlier</strong> in order to pronounce it at any time later. This is how exactly we learned to pronounce the English words - we heard from someone for the first time. It could be your teacher, a person you were talking to or while listening to news, watching videos, etc. In short, someone has to "teach" us directly or indirectly how to pronounce a word. Unfortunately, we cannot depend on those people to tell us the pronunciation of words at any time we want or needed. The <strong>ONLY PERSON</strong> who can <strong>come to your rescue</strong> at <strong>anytime </strong>(day or night) and <strong>anywhere</strong> is your <strong>DICTIONARY</strong>. Yes, if you know how to read the <strong>PRONUNCIATION SPELLINGS</strong> printed in the dictionary, you can <strong>easily tell</strong> the pronunciation of <strong>ANY WORD</strong> whose pronunciation is not known to you.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:14pt;">You may ask "Who can teach me how to read the <strong>pronunciation spellings</strong>?". Guess what! <strong>I CAN HELP YOU</strong>. Talk to me on Skype. This is my Skype ID <strong>live:gabrielsowrian</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Note</strong>: Every now and then, I'll post <strong>words</strong> where it's even <strong>hard to guess</strong> their <strong>pronunciations</strong>. This is merely to <strong>raise awarness</strong> among our club members the <strong>importance</strong> of knowing how to read the <strong>phonetic spellings </strong>and that it's the ONLY <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>SOLUTION</strong></span> for all our PRONUNCIATION<strong> <span style="text-decoration:underline;">PROBLEMS</span></strong>.</span></p></div>Written Word vs Spoken Wordhttps://www.myenglishclub.com/groups/english-pronunciation/forum/written-word-vs-pronunciation2019-06-23T18:12:06.000Z2019-06-23T18:12:06.000ZGabriel Sowrianhttps://www.myenglishclub.com/members/GabrielSowrian<div><p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:18pt;">Can you pronounce the following words?</span></p><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}3076441923,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}3076441923,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="3076441923?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="710" /></a><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}3076442565,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}3076442565,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="3076442565?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="710" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">If you know how to read the <strong>PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION</strong> given beside each word, you can easily <strong>PRONOUNCE</strong> the word correctly even if you’ve never <strong>HEARD</strong> or <strong>SEEN</strong> the word before, or don’t even know the meaning of the word! You can find these <strong>PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTIONS</strong> (or <strong>PRONUNCIATION SPELLINGS</strong>) printed in your dictionary for each word. The <strong>SKILL</strong> of knowing how to read the <strong>PHONETIC TRASNCRIPTONS</strong> would be very <strong>HELPFUL</strong> to every <strong>learner</strong>, <strong>speake</strong>r and <strong>teacher</strong> of English Language. Interestingly, you can master the skill in <strong>LESS THAN 1 MONTH</strong>. So, don’t fail to acquire that <strong>INVALUABLE SKILL </strong>if you are serious about overcoming your <strong>PRONUNCIATION PROBLEM</strong> once and for all.</span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:16px;">Don't hesitate to ask me if you need more details!</span></p></div>Pronunciation Challenges!https://www.myenglishclub.com/groups/english-pronunciation/forum/pronunciation-challenges2019-06-22T05:13:18.000Z2019-06-22T05:13:18.000ZGabriel Sowrianhttps://www.myenglishclub.com/members/GabrielSowrian<div><p><span style="font-size:14pt;">I'll use this forum as a thread to post pronunciation related challenges every now and then. I would like to see your participation. Please don't hesitate to ask me if you have any questions regarding speech <strong>SOUNDS</strong>, speech sound <strong>SYMBOLS</strong> or the <strong>Phonetic SPELLINGS</strong>.<strong> </strong> A phonetic spelling or <strong>PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION</strong> is actually the <strong>PRONUNCIATION </strong>of a <strong>WORD</strong> in the form of <strong>TEXT</strong>. If you know how to read the <strong>PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTIONS</strong>, you can tell the <strong>PRONUNCIATION</strong> of <strong>ALL THE WORDS</strong> listed in the <strong>DICTION</strong></span><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>ARY</strong> even without listening to the audio. It's that effective!</span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;font-size:14pt;"><strong>PRONUNCIATION CHALLENGE </strong>#<strong>1</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Here's the menu from my favourite restaurant. Just kidding! </span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Do you know the food items on the menu below based on their <strong>PRONUNCIATIONS</strong>? If you do, type out the <strong>WRITTEN WORDS</strong>! If you don't, try to learn them. It will be useful to you when you want to make an order the next time.</span> </span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}3060704311,RESIZE_930x{{/staticFileLink}}"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}3060704311,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="3060704311?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="710" /></a> </span></p></div>LETTER vs SOUNDhttps://www.myenglishclub.com/groups/english-pronunciation/forum/one-letter-but-many-sounds2019-06-17T14:25:32.000Z2019-06-17T14:25:32.000ZGabriel Sowrianhttps://www.myenglishclub.com/members/GabrielSowrian<div><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">There are a few reasons why it's difficult to pronounce the words in English. One of them is because some LETTERS are MULTI-VALUED. A MULTI-VALUED letter is a LETTER that makes more than one SOUND. Did you know that, for example, the LETTER "A" could make (be pronounced in) 10 different SOUNDS. Check the following words. In each word the LETTER "A" makes a different SOUND. The SOUND (value) of the LETTER "A" in each words is shown by the related PHONETIC SYMBOL assigned to the SOUND.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>LETTER "A" and SOUNDS</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}2976388182,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}2976388182,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" width="383"/></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">You can use the VOICE RECORDER below to RECORD your voice making the 10 SOUNDS and PRONOUNCING the WORDS. It's a good way to CHECK and CORRECT your pronunciation. Since the widget doesn't save your recording, you can record and listen as many times as you want to perfect your pronunciation. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><object width="220" height="140"><param name="movie" value="https://vocaroo.com/mediafoo.swf?playMediaID=0&autoplay=0"></param><embed wmode="opaque" src="https://vocaroo.com/mediafoo.swf?playMediaID=0&autoplay=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="220" height="140" allowscriptaccess="never"></embed> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="never"></param><param name="wmode" value="opaque"></param></object> <br/> Powered by <a title="Voice Recorder" href="http://vocaroo.com" rel="nofollow">Vocaroo</a> </span></p></div>PRONUNCIATION of the DAY - 2020https://www.myenglishclub.com/groups/english-pronunciation/forum/pronunciation-of-the-day2019-06-17T09:37:09.000Z2019-06-17T09:37:09.000ZGabriel Sowrianhttps://www.myenglishclub.com/members/GabrielSowrian<div><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">I'll be posting the <strong>PRONUNCIATION</strong> (in the form of PHONETIC SPELLING) of a <strong>WORD</strong> everyday. My objective of doing this activity is to raise awarness among our Club members the importance of learning <strong>SPEECH SOUNDS</strong> and their <strong>SYMBOLS</strong> if they really want to solve their pronunciation problem. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">Now, this is what I want you to do! Look at the PRONUNCIATION for the day and type out the related <strong>WRITTEN WORD</strong>. I would appreciate it if you could also add your <strong>VOICE RECORDING</strong> of the pronunciation. It will help those who don't know how to read the <strong>PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTIONS</strong>. Make use of this opportuntiy to improve your pronunciation <strong>or</strong> help others with their pronunciation. Here's your very first PRONUNCIATION. </span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>PRONUNCIATION of the DAY - 1</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}2975793139,RESIZE_1200x{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_blank"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}2975793139,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="2975793139?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="372" height="212" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">You can use the "voice recorder" below to record your pronunciation and play back the recording to listen to your pronunciation. This voice recorder does not save your recordings, thus you can record your voice as many times as you want until you perfect the pronunciation of a word. </span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><object data="https://vocaroo.com/mediafoo.swf?playMediaID=0&autoplay=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="220" height="140"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never" ></param><param name="allowNetworking" value="internal" ></param><param name="movie" value="https://vocaroo.com/mediafoo.swf?playMediaID=0&autoplay=0" ></param><embed wmode="opaque" title="" src="https://vocaroo.com/mediafoo.swf?playMediaID=0&autoplay=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="220" height="140" allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="internal"></embed><param name="wmode" value="opaque" ></param></object> <br /> Powered by <a title="Voice Recorder" href="http://vocaroo.com">Vocaroo</a></span></p><p style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">If you want to <strong>RECORD</strong> the <strong>PRONUNCIATION</strong> given daily and <strong>SHARE</strong> it here with us, you can use the online tool called "<a href="https://www.chirbit.com/" target="_blank">CHIRTBIT</a>". Check the <strong>home page</strong> of this group to learn how to use the tool.</span></p><p style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">NOTE: For your easy access and practice, I have compiled all the PRONUNCIATIONS posted below at the <a href="https://www.myenglishclub.com/groups/english-pronunciation/photos" target="_blank">PHOTO </a>page of the Group. Check it out!</span></p></div>