That's very useful! Could you probably consider putting the IPA spelling next to the words?
@KseniyaF-by4xz8 күн бұрын
I am a Ukrainian too. I have learnt if for years, use daily and understand everything people say. However, I am unable to fix my Ukrainian accent. It is so frustrating. If you have an advice, please help!
@SycAamore10 күн бұрын
I think vowels are key to mastering the American Accent. I know there is pitch, intonation, etc. But I believe vowels are fundamental and everything else is built upon them...At least that's how I see it.
@ClaritySpeechpractice9 күн бұрын
I would agree with that. A vowel difference can completely change the meaning of the word.
@SycAamore12 күн бұрын
That's very helpful for practicing individual vowels. Could you please do similar videos for the /ʊ/ vowel?
@clarityaccent12 күн бұрын
Yes, you can check out this video on the 'horseshoe U': kzbin.info/www/bejne/nF7LoJ1mnbSsobM Thanks! :)
@SycAamore12 күн бұрын
@@clarityaccent Ah, nice one! Thanks! Sorry, I missed that video🙂
@SycAamore15 күн бұрын
Nice one! Is that part of a longer video?
@clarityaccent15 күн бұрын
Yes, it is! Here is part 1: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5iZfmdne9ODZ9E And here is part 2: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWnbqH2er8d7eac
@SycAamore13 күн бұрын
@@clarityaccent Really appreciated!
@SycAamore17 күн бұрын
That's very helpful, especially when you include the words in sentences! It will be much appreciated if you can have similar videos for other tricky vowel pairs.
@clarityaccent17 күн бұрын
I'm glad you found it helpful! You might try this video as well, which compares vowels in sentences: Check Your Vowels -- Are You Saying American Vowels Correctly? Part 1 kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4m0nGOtqqqKpNk and Part 2 kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2isc3dto6hpnLM
@SycAamore17 күн бұрын
@@clarityaccent Thanks!
@clarityaccent16 күн бұрын
@@SycAamore Your welcome!
@Nebeza20 күн бұрын
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@SycAamore26 күн бұрын
That's so useful! Thanks! It will be very helpful if you can create similar videos for the rest of the vowels.
@clarityaccent26 күн бұрын
Thanks! I have lots of other videos on vowels, but some that relate to the short vowels are: Short U: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mabMc6abeNGMnqc Short A: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaGTg5Z7pp1gqcU Short O: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6WzpoFog959grc Short I: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZClZ5aXj9ejfcU kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYCpnmNjnJqriac Trick for Short Vowels: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJ6lo5l8YrKpiKs Contrast Short Vowels: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aICWapuGmrR2Zsk American Vowels: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6a7qXipf5h3n6M If you search for a particular vowel on my channel, you'll find more! Good luck! :)
@SycAamore8 күн бұрын
@@clarityaccent Nice, thanks! Going through them all now
@SycAamore27 күн бұрын
Nice! Is that part of a longer video?
@clarityaccent27 күн бұрын
Yes, the full video is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKvVhYCfn8qdZ9E
@SycAamore29 күн бұрын
Thanks for the explanations! I have deviated septum which the doctor said is on a scale 55/100. I can hardly breathe through one of my nostrils. So it seems a surgery is recommended. I was wondering if my voice would become fuller and more resonant, and potentially deeper, when this is corrected?
@caroledgel548828 күн бұрын
Although I can't say exactly what might happen, I think the odds are good that your voice will become more resonant as the air will be able to flow with more ease. Good luck!
@SycAamore28 күн бұрын
@@caroledgel5488 Thanks! I think I'll go ahead with it. I hear people say it's totally worth it for all the benefits you get.
@jacksonamaral329Ай бұрын
Great.
@clarityaccentАй бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@PhilipMarcYTАй бұрын
For many of them they can't get "rid of" it unless they train really hard to improve their accent. I'm dating a girl and she has that accent, although it doesn't bother me. I ain't in love with her hair or her voice, but her. If people make unpleasant comments about her accent it'd probably annoy me, but better off ignoring unless it's taken too far, of course. I'm not a guy who likes violence, anyway.
@clarityaccentАй бұрын
Yes, it's difficult to completely sound like a native if you learn your second language after about age 12, which is ok. Accents are cool! The most important thing is intelligibility -- you want others to be able to understand you. Some people may choose to work on sounding more American because they want to.
@cesarfordmorel80132 ай бұрын
Thank you for your videos.
@clarityaccent2 ай бұрын
You are welcome! Thanks for watching. :)
@nickmitchell92692 ай бұрын
Door
@clarityaccent2 ай бұрын
Good one! The 'OO' plus R turns it into a completely different sound. R's tend to do that with every vowel they follow.
@jeevankumarsanapala69042 ай бұрын
This long A sound is a diphthong, I think.
@clarityaccent2 ай бұрын
Yes, it kind of has a tightening at the end which changes the initial sound. But for simplicity's sake, I just call it the long A.
@ShopTravelLearn2 ай бұрын
Please advise on your list of "sh" pronunciations carrying 27 words. 21 follows the "sion" principles, 4 follows the "sure" principles, leaving only -> " issue and tissue" which are both pronounced with comfort of the speaker.
@caroledgel54882 ай бұрын
A lot of American pronunciations depend on 1) where the word originally came from -- the etymology, and 2) ease of pronunciation. When we have a long U after a consonant, Americans often change the pronunciation. In the case of 'issue' and 'tissue', we pronounce the 'ss' as 'sh', and usually we add a very slight 'y' sound in front of the long 'u'. So you will often hear 'tissue' pronounced like 'tishyoo' in American English.
@ShopTravelLearn2 ай бұрын
@caroledgel5488 thanks a million!!
@ClaritySpeechpractice3 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@yihengliu19793 ай бұрын
Thank you for this amazing video! It really answers some of my persistent questions.
@clarityaccentАй бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@caroledgel54883 ай бұрын
I'm not sure. I looked it up and there are various countries that use it. In the United States, we would typically say, "I slept it off," meaning you slept off the effects of a hangover or something. We would say "dozed off" to mean we fell asleep.
@reginacox80333 ай бұрын
Do Ukrainians use the phrase “I slept off”?
@miracle_partout3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much. It is very helpful
@clarityaccentАй бұрын
Glad to hear that!
@jacksonamaral3293 ай бұрын
I enjoyed it. Improving my listening here with you from Brazil.
@rajagopalkalavacharla15694 ай бұрын
I would like for you to analyse my accent. "for you"? Sure?
@clarityaccentАй бұрын
Yes, send me a recording via email and I will post it on this channel. :)
@Dr_Talllad4 ай бұрын
My nose is nearly always clogged. I used to be. Hypernasal but when I was trying to fix it ny talking through my nose less I think I am now hyponasal. How do I fix this?
@clarityaccent4 ай бұрын
If you are hyponasal now, it could be caused by something physically clogging your nasal passages. This could happen if you are congested from a cold, or if you have enlarged tonsils or adenoids. If you feel that it has just become a speech habit, then you can train yourself to speak differently by monitoring how nasal your sounds are. The sounds N, M, NG should be nasal-sounding. When a vowel is next to N, M or NG, it will be nasal sounding also. Put your finger on the side of your nose to feel how much vibration there is when you are producing those sounds. You may need to make adjustments to your tongue position, mouth opening and airflow to increase that vibration and resonance. Good luck!
@Dr_Talllad4 ай бұрын
@@clarityaccent Thank you! This is actually helping. I am pretty sure that it is a mix of speech pattern and my nose always being clogged by allergies year round.
@caroledgel54884 ай бұрын
@@Dr_Talllad Glad it's helping! :)
@tolu_lope4 ай бұрын
Well explained! Thank you
@clarityaccentАй бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@jabolog5 ай бұрын
thanks a lot! this is quite helphul
@clarityaccentАй бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@2chill25 ай бұрын
Thank you for the lesson. Is the i in ing pronounced as a long e or a short i?
@clarityaccent5 ай бұрын
The 'i' is pronounced as a long 'e'. You might hear some people get lazy and say something like "goin" (with a short 'i' and no 'ng') instead of "going", but the standard way to pronounce 'ing' is with a long 'e' followed by a nasal 'ng' sound.
@MrrrAdryan6 ай бұрын
In Mandarin verbs aren't modified to to indicate past tense, I believe there is a suffix added to the verb to indicate past tense but in Mandarin for example, the word "go" isn't modified to what would be the equivalent of "went".. so this is the reason Chinese speakers learning English don't tend to modify verbs to the past tense, because it's not something they do in their language and this can be hard to learn for them to grasp. It is said like "I go to store yesterday". I don't know much more about it, but this is something I learned from a Chinese friend in college. I hope I am explaining this correctly. Also they don't use the plural form with nouns and they don't have articles (a, an, or the). Chinese is really interesting. To indicate more than one cat for example they would say "You have how many cat?" and to respond with how many you have you would say "I have two cat". Anyway, FLS is so fascinating to me because it's not only an accent change but a complete change in speech pattern. I would love to learn more about how and why these people's pronunciation and entire speech patterns have changed so drastically. It was fascinating for the French accent lady was talking about her frustration with not being about to pronounce words including her own name and her daughter's name. Speech is a huge part of one's identity and I want to understand more about how this affects FAS people's concept of their identity, etc and how speaking this new way has changed and affected them. Anyway, I'm loving these videos of yours breaking down exactly how their words and speech patterns have changed. Very interesting! Cheers!
@caroledgel54886 ай бұрын
That explains why Chinese can be a difficult language to learn! And also why native Chinese speakers can be difficult to understand when they are new to speaking English. Not only are there speech sounds to master, but grammar concepts as well. And you are right, that's what makes FAS so fascinating -- where are these people picking up a completely different speech and language system? 😮
@MrrrAdryan6 ай бұрын
This is so fascinating. I just watched the My Strange Brain episode she's in. It's great to hear someone further explain what is happening with her speech. I have a lot to say/ask about this syndrome. I need to find more detailed videos about this. Anyway thanks, cheers!! Subscribed for more 😉
@haseenullah34536 ай бұрын
Impressive way to improve pronunciation
@cesarfordmorel80138 ай бұрын
Thank you for your video. Keep up the good work!
@laura36198 ай бұрын
❤
@laura36198 ай бұрын
👍❣️😊
@heliosho8 ай бұрын
It's impossible to have commonly mispronounced words.
@clarityaccent8 ай бұрын
How so? These are commonly mispronounced by some of my clients...
@haseenullah34539 ай бұрын
Very impressive and productive Video; especially for non native speakers like me. Thanks from Pakistan
@peterkortvel11 ай бұрын
Hi! Would you analyse my pronunciation if I recorded this text? Thanks!
wow I saw no one explaining like this , Really helpful
@clarityaccent Жыл бұрын
Glad it helps!
@Nani-fn3ze Жыл бұрын
👍
@AboYazeed86 Жыл бұрын
I'm thankful.
@chandramma389 Жыл бұрын
Thank u madam.good english.
@chandramma389 Жыл бұрын
Thank you madam.i like your english.
@chandramma389 Жыл бұрын
Good english teaching.thank you madam.
@chandramma389 Жыл бұрын
Namasthe madam,i am from india.I am learning your english.thank you madam.
@bleuneptune Жыл бұрын
Thanks for making this!
@Jasshcsm Жыл бұрын
Brilliant lesson!
@SaedAli-fz5wp Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much, its really good topic
@JohnDoe-kh3hy Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for this useful content you create
@chinesedream7067 Жыл бұрын
Your video was truly inspiring and educational. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with me!
@clarityaccent Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@harshtiwari6933 Жыл бұрын
Hi, is there any non medical cure for hyponasality?
@caroledgel5488 Жыл бұрын
That depends on the cause of your hyponasal speech. Hyponasal speech can be caused by physical problems, either temporary or permanent. For example, if you have a cold and your nose is stuffed up, that's a physical problem that may go away eventually. However, if your tonsils or adenoids are permanently enlarged, it may require surgery to notice a difference. If you have chronic hyponasal speech, you might want to check with an ENT (ear nose and throat) doctor rule out any physical causes. You can experiment with some speech techniques such as keeping your tongue higher and more forward than usual, or changing your pitch or volume to see if it helps your sound. However, if there is a physical blockage, it will be difficult to change hyponasal speech until this is corrected. 🙂
@Likerholicz Жыл бұрын
I have chronic sinusitis and a deviated septum. I’m constantly congested. Would fixing these things thru surgery remove my hyponasal speech ?
@arundas354311 ай бұрын
@@LikerholiczIs the surgery over? How is the situation now?
@clarityaccent11 ай бұрын
I'm sorry I missed this comment earlier. Yes, it can improve nasality because it removes the source of airflow obstruction. Good luck!
@farihakhankhan963 Жыл бұрын
I am 26 years old i have hypernasal speech problem i was born cleft palate my first surgery was done at the age of 3 years i have done masters degree in psychology Mam how can i rid this problem ???
@caroledgel5488 Жыл бұрын
It depends on what is causing your hypernasal speech. There might be physical structures that are not working properly, or you may have learned ways of speaking that cause you to sound hypernasal. Some languages are naturally more hypernasal, so switching to a less nasal language like English may require changing those habits to sound like a native. Since you have had surgery for a cleft palate, you would probably want to check with an ENT (ear nose and throat) doctor to rule out any physical causes. Some speech techniques you can try include: keeping your tongue lower and further back in your mouth than you currently do, keeping your mouth open a little more while you are speaking, and trying to speak with a different volume or pitch to see if that helps. 🙂
@sarauwu6824 Жыл бұрын
@@caroledgel5488 I learned wrong way to speak which caused me a hypernasal voice, im trying to make my voice deeper by blocking that part at the back while speaking , it helps but its hard, i also do many vocal exercises daily and they help but results are slow, can you help me please? I want deep feminine voice just like all other girls have that’s all .
@clarityaccent Жыл бұрын
@@sarauwu6824 In addition to the suggestions above to Fariha, you can try to relax your vocal cords as much as possible. Roll your head around to relax the muscles and try to keep your chin up as you speak. You might also consider working with a speech therapist who specializes in voice. Good luck!