English sound pronunciation
Notes are taken from the udemy course: English Pronunciation Masterclass
th - toungue between teeth
v vs w
v - bite bottom lip, prononce in a smile
w - put lip in a tube
p t k - pronounce the sound and feel the air from mouth in front on you.
n - put toungue right after the upper teeth
ng - try to say `g` or `k`, but prononce nn
sh - put lips in tube, wider then at `w`, and put tongue back
s - in a smile
ch - put lips in middle tube(mode wide then at `w`) + prononce little `t`
j - d+ж (prononce little `d` with `ж`) , like `sh`, but add sound `ж`
g - d+ж
r - curl toungue, put tip of toungue at the back of mouth
open mouth a very little.
l -
clear `l` - normal l, touch tooth
dark `l` - like choking, curl toungue in another position, for ex.: ball, girl
t - 1. Aspirated `t` - involves air flow at the beginning and end of the word, like `today`
2. b`utte`r - double `t` surrounded by vowels pronounce as `d`
3. mountain - skip `t`
4. silent `t`, ca[st]le, li[st]en, o[ft]en - `t` is not pronouncing
5. Glottal `t` - make `t stop` sound(stop ait in throat) - `oatmeal`, consonant follows `t` in the middle for the word,
ki[tt]en - k i _(t_stop) n
6. Flap `t` - t sounds as `d`, for ex. water (d short and rapid)
d - if past tense last letter is voiceless for ex. 'ho[p]ed', `d` is pronounced as `t`
if if past tense last letter is voiced for ex. 'wa[v]ed', `d` is pronounced as `d`, but `e` is skipped
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[a] - like [o], but open mouth wide and relax lips
in 80% instead of [o] should be pronounced [a],
lot:[lat], not:[nat], on[an], off[off];
exception:to[to], so[so];
[shva]: user when 2 words are merge into one
the computer : [za komputer]
the end : [zi end]
before shopping: [bAfore shopping]
[u]: do, to, food: round lips
[o]: o: [ou], okay:[oukay], round lips.
[a] vs [o]: [a] - open lips, [o] - round lips.
[i]: [i], we, he.
[I]: smth in between [и], [e]. in, is, his, winter.
[i] vs [I] vs [E]:
[i]: smile, almost closed mouth
[I]: natural position, almost closed mouth
[E]: natural position, open mouse
[ae]: smile, open mouth
noun, adj - make stress on the first syllable: [pr`esent]
verb - make stress on the second syllable: [pres`ent]
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