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'R' is everywhere. And, unfortunately, the 'R' sound in American English is different from the equivalent sound in French, Spanish, German and for all I know, every other language.

So here is a quick conversation to help you practice this tricky sound. Listen a few times first and then repeat as directed.


Hi John. Is something the matter?

There sure is. A ferret tried to get my rabbit.

I didn't know you had a rabbit.

He was a present from my mother. His name is Roger.

Well I hope Roger's had his rabies shot.  [I hope Roger has had]

[Of] course! We treat him like a prince.

How did Roger escape the ferret?

I ran out of the house in the nick of time and the ferret ran away.

Roger lucked out!

You got that right. A few more seconds and he woulda been deader 'n a doornail. [he would have been deader than a doornail.]

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"In the nick of time" means "just in time."

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In this podcast we'll look at some more verbs where the ‘-ed’ past tense ending is pronounced ’t’. Please see the transcript for a list of the sentences.

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Sometimes the "ed" at the end of a verb, used to indicate past tense, is pronounced with a "t" sound. To make it worse, in words like "looked" you get the combo: k+t. Try to find that in Spanish.

He tricked his brother.
She liked his t-shirt.
We talked for hours.
They worked from sunup to sundown.
I was texting and I walked into a tree.
I asked her for her phone number.
He looked like a movie star.
She checked my passport.
They thanked me for helping.

Here's the story at the end of the lesson:

I was texting and I walked into a tree. When I woke up, I was in a hospital and a nurse asked me my name. Then she checked my passport. She was cute so I asked her for her phone number. She slapped me and walked out. I don't think she liked me.

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A quick intro to the Wadjasay Podcast.


Sample sentences in this podcast are:

Slow version:  "Sorry, I am in a noisy room. What did you say?"

Fast version (more or less):  "Sorry, I'm inna noisy room. Wadja say?"


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