17 ENGLISH WORDS you are pronouncing WRONG!

[@damienmitchell2544]

Hey, guys I love your videos. I'm a native born American who grew up in Oklahoma and I've lived in the Northeast, Ohio, and now CA. The "H " in herb is not pronounced because it's originally a French word. The British at some point chose to Anglicize its pronunciation to include the H. They have a lot more contentious history with the French than we do. The French were very important in helping us win the final battle of the American Revolutionary War from the Brits. Though, I realize some Americans say it with the H, but it's not that common. The word "suite", meaning a room is also of French origin, that's why it's pronounced the same as the English word sweet. Foreign language speakers don't have to worry about how to pronounce every foreign word exactly right, such as Quinoa and Acai. I don't know how to type accents on my keyboard so I left them off of Acai. If these products are prepackaged in boxes, cans, or frozen plastic bags then they will usually tell you how to pronounce these words on the packaging. Americans have to learn how to pronounce these words too. The main thing is that you can understand what you are hearing, as well as being understood yourselves. That's why it can help to have a fluent speaker travel with you. Finally, it's pronounced "All-mond" like the word always is pronounced "Allways". However, English pronunciation can be very irregular, so it's good to just listen to how the words are pronounced where you are. Ok, happy learning and happy travels to all the foreign language learners out there! All the Best!

[@randomytguy7315]

its really good to see how they make mistakes and don't feel ashamed for it at all!! that's the spirit, if you wanna learn English, you have to acknowledge that you are going to make mistakes just like everyone else does! i loved the video guys, good job.

[@deniseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee]

Acai sounds like asai because it’s originally a Brazilian word which is spelled with a Ç (AÇAÍ) and in Portuguese the Ç sounds exactly like S. As there’s no Ç in the American alphabet the C was kept and it’s made people mispronounce the name

[@trunkskoolkid]

Denise Marcondes it’s pronounced Ah-see

[@linguamarina]

Which words should I talk about in my next videos? :) which ones do you struggle to pronounce?

[@joannad4283]

I loved your energy, guys! My “ favorite” combo : Cup/ cop / cap

[@159456176]

Cordial )))

[@shutting88]

Lawyer V.S Liar?

[@xylemfielding682]

GIF, the image format. It sounds like "gift", it does NOT sound like "jiff". Fite me. (The G stands for graphics. I know the inventor says "jiff", but he doesn't get to make up stupid rules. Gig, git, gill, gibbous, giddy, giggle, give... GIF. *Graphics* ... interchange format.)

[@aminaboumira4939]

Hello Marina :) in French for the word/brand « Hermès » we do pronounce the the « s » but not the « H » at the beginning. Love u !!! :)

[@aespal]

actually in British English you don't tend to pronounce the 'l' in salmon either, as well as many British English speakers say the version of 'schedule' that you called American.

[@DjJtown]

It depends on your age, the location in the UK where you were raised and how much exposure youve had to American language. I've caught myself pronouncing schedule and chassis like they do in the UK just because I've been such a big fan of British TV shows over the years like Dr Who (All time favorite TV series), Singled Out, The 2 Ronnies, Monty Python, Kenny Evert Video Hour, Top Gear and I could list at least 10 more.

[@juliabraz8000]

It seems like she didn't make enough research on this words tbh

[@sohailprime]

Hi Marina your effort is extraordinary I extend my gratitude to you and your team

[@xylemfielding682]

Nice video. Honestly, you all speak English well enough, and you all pronounced all of the words in a manner that will be understood. I was surprised the Ukranian woman said people don't understand her when she says "cocoa". Tons of people mispronounce "quinoa" and "acai". Heck, I just intentionally misspelled acai because I don't want to type odd letters. If you have to choose between learning a new word and pronouncing "salmon" correctly, you should learn the new word.

[@amloon]

Xylem Fielding I think it’s more of the fact that in North America is more well known as ‘hot chocolate’ instead of ‘cocoa’

[@TBeermonster]

heather boettcher nor sure about the US but in the UK hot chocolate and cocoa aren't quite the same thing. Hot chocolate already contains sugar and vanilla at a minimum. Cocoa needs them adding either during making the drink or at the table.

[@annadstar777]

I agree people will understand you if you mispronounce salmon but it’s better to know the correct way when you learn words and you can totally learn words and say them correctly. It helps the overall impression and yes, sometimes people do not understand what we, foreigners say if we mispronounce words.

[@yellow9914]

in French we do pronounce the S of Hermès! Really interesting video as always :3

[@eboydell1]

In New Orleans, we have a Mardi Gras parade which we pronounce : "Herm eez". However, we also know the difference between the French produces "Made by Hermes" as "er may". The South uses a lot of r's in their words. We say "water" as "war-ter". Confusing?

[@kiranbhawsar391]

Hello i am kiran Bhawsar from India.. and now i am learning English. Hindi language to English language. And i saw your videos . This videos helpe me.. little bit... thank you so much.. making this informative video's thank you so much

[@claudioferrervaldivia744]

Hi Marina, your videos are amazing! thank for all! I have a comment for the word "acai". I think that the word is a phonetic transcription of the word açai. The sound of the letter "ç" in portuguese is similar the letter "z" in spanish.

[@SemyonVassilyev]

Какая же Регина крутая

[@romariossoossoiramor150]

Marina, though all those words are no surprise for me, i loved this format of the video. International guest are great. I'm from Ukraine. Actually bringing up my son teaching 'im american English. He already speaks it. He is four. So, it would be great to know some household phrases, any peculiar stuff a baby can be taught there in America)))

[@danielsckarin574]

Hi Marina! I think collaboration with Regina can promote your channels dramatically especially your Russian chanel. :)

[@brianpetersen3429]

Great video... I have such respect for anyone that knows multiple languages and deals with all the variables of pronunciation.

[@AbleLingo]

🍏 I think the most important thing is to be understood! With all of the different accents and variations on accents in the English language, it's impossible to pronounce everything 100% correct 100% of the time; even for native speakers! Oh, but it's roller coaster of a ride! 👍🏼😄🍎

[@Wherethedeadwalk]

1) We don’t pronounce the l in salmon in the UK 2) in regards to schedule, it depends on the region you’re in, some of us pronounce as shed-duel but some pronounce it the same way as Americans 3) we pronounce Hermès the same way as Americans do

[@gerardoa742]

I'm madly in love with your accent!!!

[@karlgeronimo5349]

This helped a lot with some of the words I'll be using when I am in the US! Thanks a lot!

[@samtracy8072]

I'm an American and from my experience, "gala" is pronounced either way depending on where in the country you're from. So both pronunciations are correct! :)

[@r.g9028]

I am celebrating "Linguamarina day" today as i am constantly watching videos of yours , all positive Adjectives for you Marina. Have a wonderful year ahead.

[@Soares.2025]

Açaí (acai)is a Brazilian fruit! 💕

[@lynalamiri1938]

Hi I am a french speaker and yes we pronounce the « s » in Hermès , we don’t pronounce the « H ».

[@user-cj7ou6lo2d]

It's so nice watching you three learning pronounciation😁

[@ivomoreira42]

This is so funny, because the original word is from Brazilian Portuguese (my mother tongue) and it's spelled *açaí* with this *ç* letter and the diacritic as well, which means it's an oxytone (stress on the last syllable, in this case being the letter *i* itself); the ç letter is just like "ss" in English, so yes, the pronunciation is exactly like that! ^^

[@cherubnickitchuk8199]

Eagle and tails right 🙂 I love it

[@sonamtashi4006]

I have been subscribing for long time. Thank you !! It's really helpful

[@985Givaldo]

I love your classes, SUCCESS in your channel teacher.

[@MishaElRusito]

This is how you pronounce words in Cali... lol

[@goldisingh6835]

Helpful lesson. Thanks to You and your friends.

[@inesricharte533]

In french we usually don't say the s at the end of words but weirdly in the brand "Hermès" we say it!

[@ernestocampero9383]

Hi Marina, do you know why there is not a rule to read the words in english.thanks for your videos

[@ripyonlepcha5281]

I love your vedios so much ... Nd i am learning so much from you... Thankyou so much.

[@Sammy-y9l]

very nice...i like it to learn your English protestation.

[@doainwonderland]

Thanks Marina ❤

[@Ashujkushwaha]

First time I have watched your video. It was amazing really I have enjoyed while watching and learned correct way of pronunciation of some words.

[@ritikaagarwal5136]

Heyy marina are u sure almond is pronounced with l .....I mean is l not silent... Becoz I watched couple of of other videos which taught with l silent like Aah-mund.

[@dadadrdadadr]

It's Ukraine, not THE Ukraine. Great video, thank you)

[@MARIAMARIA-pn1zu]

Hi Marina thank you so much for this video i really like it

[@meh_crypto]

very interesting thx dear Lingua

[@AlphaLabRat]

In Milwaukee we pronounce Hermès as “Her mees”... and I think that is usual for the American accent.

[@davidwiley8752]

Same out here in the Pacific Northwest

[@phantomsleet6166]

Like the word aluminum. English people say it differently from American

[@victimlife]

Hi Marina A really wonderful idea Words pronunciation in dialects Multiple accents thank O youth I love you so so much and I wish you more success God bless you. I wish you have a happy Christmas! and a happy new year God always with you!

[@nikelokows]

Yeah,so cool.More videos like this,please!

[@alexandersaveliev8555]

Regina is so nice! Thank you so much.

[@creativealliance5557]

Good do more videos with sentences

[@alex_ntkn]

First of all the US is a big country and people from different parts speak differently. Some people pronounce the "L" in "salmon". Also I've been living in California for a several years and I've never heard someone says "gala' as "gay-luh"

[@MRuby-qb9bd]

I've heard it in the Midwest a lot.

[@SnowmanTF2]

I have heard gala both ways. Also I have never heard Americans say Hermes as Air-mezz, granted it does not come up much.

[@annadstar777]

Aleksandra Bolshakova people do make mistakes, even native speakers🤷‍♀️ In salmon L is definitely silent. Looking up words in the dictionary is a great way to check...I’ve never heard gala pronounced the way video suggests and according to the dictionary it is /ga:le/, at least in British pronunciation but I am not going to state that it’s incorrect in the US...

[@lilianamessi]

@@annadstar777 stop using this fucking emoji 😡

[@johnkentfl3491]

Hi just a simple question if you pronounce valet with french accent because it comes from french why do you say San Ose? (by the way sound ridiculous in spanish) when in spanish is San Jose with an strong "J"?

[@alonamaliukova7538]

Марина, можете обосновать почему сказали, что Регина “from the Ukraine”, если правильно: «from Ukraine” (without the)?

[@akhmedova12]

Great video! By the way Rejina has a shou Орел и Решка"

[@ArTsonevaTV]

Спасибо! Клаасс. Смотрю с удовольствием ✌😀

[@ajem6068]

Do Californians pronounce gala this way ('guyluh') because even Rachel in Friends pronounced it 'galuh'?

[@benalexender3046]

Thanks from Egypt

[@xx-ls4zc]

Actually in french we do prononce the "s" at the end of Hermès, but that's one of the rare exception

[@ОхСехун]

I love you so much, you are really the best person, I improve my English skills with your videos, thanks for all. Thank you so much❤

[@LayseR]

Regina and Marina's beuty got me SHOCKED. I wish i was russian 😪

[@eliasloaisiga6487]

Excellent

[@aimannomourad6996]

Thank you for your efforts.

[@daviddunson5181]

how am i getting these wrong??? I have been in Tennessee my whole life

[@dec82000]

ENGLISH is a funny language! People from different country pronounce it differently.

[@omairtech6711]

The same holds true for all languages. Check out the pronunciation between the french spoken in France and that spoken in French Canada.

[@arnav4253]

Yes

[@markchavez738]

I have always provinces herb with the H. Am I wrong? 😂 maybe it’s different depending on which state you live in.

[@kp7345]

I was confused for schedule but now I know

[@mayachikvaidze6852]

thx,do more videos with pronunciation!

[@yadibhullar4937]

Nice work

[@mustafaamerismael5772]

Hi, marina !! I'm going to study the bachelor's degree in my country. if I went to an American university in my country will that make it easier for me to study the master's degree in the U.S?

[@vanna.education356]

Very interesting !

[@badguy1481]

My favorite: Controversy. In American English its "CON-tra-ver-sey". In British English its "con-TRA-va-sey".

[@creativecreation6576]

In India there's a game names as KHO-KHO

[@CesarMartinez-bj2nr]

Hi Antonio and Marina I am from Mexico too!!

[@timbraye3533]

Hey ! I’m french... we pronounce the ‘’s’’ in Hermès.

[@drjavaid2279]

Please prepare one more video on pronounciation.Include words like monarch,soccer, knuckles, moustache.please☺️☺️☺️. Your chanel

[@challenges.comaunandabdala6795]

Thanx for your efforts. .but please support yor lessons with more explanatory photos

[@athermo2610]

I want to thank you for these horrible videos, always excited for new things and every time you surprise us with amazing stuff. I learn too much from your channel I hope u keep on this ❤❤

[@shardadavi2164]

which app you used

[@chrstnjllwho]

In American English, it's SAN HO-ZEY (San Jose) but if Mexican or Spanish it's SAN HO-SE.

[@emademad2320]

nice thank u

[@mackmack5062]

I'm from America and in Florida we don't pronounce gala like you said (gay-la) we say it like: ga-la (like it's spelled)

[@marcsolonovitch]

In French, you do pronounce the S at the end of Hermès because the "è" is accentuated!

[@Storykate]

Samon in Australia 🇦🇺 too

[@ArlindoOliveira81]

Wow Regina is drop dead gorgeous 😍

[@mason4127]

If you are learning english, Definitely don't be embarrassed if someone corrects you... We pick and choose which rules we use from which language so unless you know the origin of the word it's pretty hard to pronounce everything correctly. Also I don't say it (Gay Lah), I say it how you said it first. Like the Met Gala in new york I pronounce (met Gal uh).

[@DavidDAROCHA]

In French, for this famous Brand, we pronounce the final S at the end of Hermès.

[@satyampandey1583]

Love you lingua

[@lucasnorter6150]

In almond. L is not pronounced /ˈɑːmənd/

[@LuisTheFilmHack]

Hermes is pronounced HER-meez. It rhymes with Burmese and the H is pronounced. I'm a native English speaker.

[@CRYTILKATV1]

Love u so much !!

[@ahgase_g7682]

Регина❤❤❤🌸

[@shrutichouhan7291]

I'm from India and in India there's a language called Punjabi and in Punjabi we call orange as kinoa

[@jadorealissawhite-gluz5706]

I heard gala being pronounced Gah-la in the tv show Friends

[@mrarya7296]

I enjoyed a lot you guys are rock😆😅😅😄😃

[@ДарьяСтерликова-ы9л]

lt's coll video) я учу английский ) И постоянно наблюдаю за табой. Мне легче понять твою речь) l don't know к чему я это говорю . Но мне очень нравится твои видео) И да это ж из орёл и решка вроде?)))

[@danBg543]

wow! awesome make more videos like this. It's amazing. and you, too.

[@badguy1481]

The GOOD of English: There are so many people who speak it who do not have English as their native language most Americans can understand just about any word mis-pronunciation or any abnormal sentence structure. Some languages, like Japanese, for instance..if you mis-pronounce a word..they just stare at you in shock and think you're a real dummy.

[@emilyx33x]

I got a few of these wrong and I’ve been speaking English since 2001

[@linlinlinlin8914]

This is my thinking that "English is always a little bit complicated"

[@raonizanovello2682]

Ç from Açaí. Ç = S sound

[@musaibsiyal]

What's your book name miss

[@Jei2087]

At this point I am speaking English wrongs

[@uzui_muichiro]

I am not from France but I am learning French and it is pronounced like air-mezz You are pronouncing it right

[@alyu6351]

О, Рэхина

[@AbleLingo]

🍏 Fred mixed herbal tea with his salmon. It was the most delicious meal he had had in a long time. 👍🏼😄🍎