Schwa Mill: The American English Pronunciation Show

One of the biggest differences between how American English native speakers and language learners sound has to do with the vowels or consonants we use, but not because of where our tongue goes! Instead, if we focus more on the amount of air we allow to pass through, we can achieve a much more natural sound. Let's talk breath


Welcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.

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Get the full pitch workout at www.fluentamerican.com/propitchmastery

We often talk about pitch, saying you need to raise it on stressed words or when your thought group goes to a higher level. But how high exactly does pitch need to go in American English? Let's explore American English pitches more!

Pitch videos: 
https://youtu.be/Roo2UtajNMs
and 
https://youtu.be/_Y3yWAY4zfg

Welcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.

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One of the biggest differences between American English and other languages in pronunciation is that the consonant sounds are very weak--so weak that you may be uncomfortable with how softly they are often said. Practice this exercise to train your consonants to become weaker

Welcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.



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One of the biggest differences between how American English native speakers and language learners sound has to do with the vowels or consonants we use, but not because of where our tongue goes! Instead, if we focus more on the amount of air we allow to pass through, we can achieve a much more natural sound. Let's talk breath


Welcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.

#wakeupamerican  #fluentamerican #americanenglish

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Download an mp3/podcast version of videos at www.fluentamerican.com/podcast

One of the biggest differences between how American English native speakers and language learners sound has to do with the vowels or consonants we use, but also the approach to language. Language learners focus on just that: learning! But what if we change the approach?


Welcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.

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How To Pronounce There'll, There're, and Contractions In American English

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One of the biggest differences between how American English native speakers and language learners sound has to do with the vowels or consonants we use, but not in the way you may expect.

The reality: we often struggle to feel natural adding the elements we need to use in our pronunciation, especially when it comes to joining words together in a sentence with American English contractions. So, let's study how to link words in American English with contractions, starting with contractions with dark L

Welcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.

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How To Pronounce There'll, There're, and Contractions In American English

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One of the biggest differences between how American English native speakers and language learners sound has to do with the vowels or consonants we use, but not in the way you may expect.

The reality: we often struggle to feel natural adding the elements we need to use in our pronunciation, especially when it comes to joining words together in a sentence with American English contractions. So, let's study how to link words in American English with contractions, starting with subject pronouns he'll, she'll, it'll, I'll, you'll, they'll)

Welcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.

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How To Pronounce Contractions In American English (he'll she'll it'll)

Download an mp3/podcast version of videos at www.fluentamerican.com/podcast

One of the biggest differences between how American English native speakers and language learners sound has to do with the vowels or consonants we use, but not in the way you may expect.

The reality: we often struggle to feel natural adding the elements we need to use in our pronunciation, especially when it comes to joining words together in a sentence with American English contractions. So, let's study how to link words in American English with contractions, starting with subject pronouns he'll, she'll, it'll, I'll, you'll, they'll)

Welcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.

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American English shadowing exercises are for people interested in expanding their American English accents, whether you are located in the US, North America, or other areas around the world. For the best use of shadowing exercises in American English, listen to a section of audio, pause, and repeat what you hear. Try to use the same pronunciation, intonation, stress, pitch patterns, and linking that you find native English speakers use; record yourself and compare the differences.

Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/Alk9qA3ESck

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When it comes to American English pronunciation of consonants, one of the most difficult for English learners is the R sound, found in words like jewelry and drawer. Let’s discuss the American English R consonant  in more detail

Welcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.

See the video version at The Most DIFFICULT R Words In American English (youtube.com)

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