Lesson 1: [æ] – Cat, bat, mat. Master the short [æ] vowel sound in Standard American English.
Cat [kæt] bat [bæt] mat [mæt] bank [bæŋk] bask [bæsk] last [læst] backpack [ˈbækˌpæk] handbag [ˈhændˌbæg] abstract [æbˈstrækt] Relax and imitate the coach. Let your body and posture adjust so that you can make the sounds and pronounce the words comfortably. [æ] is a...
Lesson 2: [Ɛ] – Get, bed, let. Master the short [Ɛ] vowel sound in Standard American English.
Get [gɛt] bed [bɛd] let [lɛt] leg [lɛg] spend [spɛnd] bend [bɛnd] legend [ˈlɛʤənd] helmet [ˈhɛlmət] present [ˈprɛzənt] Relax and imitate the coach. Let your body and posture adjust so that you can make the sounds and pronounce the words comfortably. [ɛ] is an open-mid...
Lesson 3: [ɪ] – Sit, skip, spin. Master the short [ɪ] vowel sound in Standard American English.
Sit [sɪt] skip [skɪp] spin [spɪn] big [bɪg] pit [pɪt] skill [skɪl] instinct [ˈɪnstɪŋkt] distill [dɪˈstɪl] insipid [ɪnˈsɪˌpɪd] Relax and imitate the coach. Let your body and posture adjust so that you can make the sounds and pronounce the words comfortably. [ɪ] is a...
Lesson 4: [ɑ] – Hot, top, clock. Master the short [ɑ] vowel sound in Standard American English.
Your browser does not support the video tag. Relax and imitate the coach. Let your body and posture adjust so that you can make the sounds and pronounce the words comfortably. [ɑ] is an open back/low back unrounded vowel. Some consider [ɑ] to be “central.”...
Lesson 5: [ʌ] – Rub, bluff, truck. Master the short [ʌ] vowel sound in Standard American English.
Your browser does not support the video tag. Relax and imitate the coach. Let your body and posture adjust so that you can make the sounds and pronounce the words comfortably. [ʌ] is an open-mid back/low-mid back unrounded vowel. Some consider [ʌ] to be mid-central....
Lesson 6: [ʊ] – Book, put, cook. Master the short [ʊ] vowel sound in Standard American English.
Your browser does not support the video tag. Relax and imitate the coach. Let your body and posture adjust so that you can make the sounds and pronounce the words comfortably. [ʊ] is a “near-close, near back/near-high, near back” rounded vowel. Some...
Fontu izvēle šai mājaslapai — Font Selection For This Website
It absolutely amazes me that humans are so reckless towards each other that they would make “I” indistiguishable from “l” and sometimes even from “1.” Esmu izvēlējies viegli lasāmu fontu latviešu valodā, bet šobrīd man viņa liekās...