Advanced American English Pronunciation Exercise: R-Colored Vowel Sounds

[@SoundsAmerican]

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[@Amedeus1756]

Just wondering why the channel has stopped making videos, the last one was made three years ago. This Channel is probably one of the best on KZbin on American English pronunciation.

[@SoundsAmerican]

We're working on something really cool and, hopefully, will share it soon! Stay tuned!

[@pioneer108]

@@SoundsAmerican Hello! Can you tell me if you finish this year?

[@268snake]

I'd say i'm pretty good at english in general, but i had learned it passively through the internet, so i haven't really talked to any native english speaker in my lifetime. Now i'm trying to improve my pronunciation so i can hopefully call myself a fluent english speaker in the future.

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Alex , good, let us know if you have any questions about American accent.

[@carlosabreu3950]

while i improve my pronunciation I'm learning new words. Thank so much for your hard work doing these videos.

[@Yasso1992]

High-quality lessons. A heartfelt thank you!!

[@SoundsAmerican]

Glad you like them!

[@الصوتالرخيم]

God blesses you and your family. I can't explain how grateful I'm to your efforts for teaching us the right pronunciation . briefly Thanks a lot sir. I wish you the best.

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Adil Gaad Thank you! Glad you liked our videos!

[@OmaGladys9]

thanks a lot for this simplified lesson...please, can you do a lesson on stress pattern and intonation, they are my challenging area in speaking confidently, I'm convinced you would explain it better.

[@SoundsAmerican]

Great suggestion! Thank you.

[@OmaGladys9]

@@SoundsAmerican thank you always for your replies

[@zianebomedien9495]

So helpful and practical I really enjoyed learning pronunciation of the american R though it was a bit confusing

[@javadvakili4384]

Thanks for your very useful videos, yesterday I weren't able to produce some of English vowels now I can, I noticed that American R is different from Persian R but I weren't able to produce it and I didn't know about R-coloured vowels now I know the difference and I can produce it but not perfectly, my pronunciation has been improved since I started watching your videos, it all happened thanks to you, I'll be sharing all of your videos with my friends and relatives but not my pet I don't have any pet😜 love from Iran

[@SoundsAmerican]

+javad vakili Awesome! Thanks for telling us about your great results! And thanks for sharing our videos 😀. Pity you don't have a pet, we could ship you a hamster, but we're not sure about veterinary requirements at the customs .😂👋

[@wendyreyes3631]

Thank you, guys! You are awesome. We are still waiting for the app. 😊

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Wendy Reyes you're welcome!

[@muhammadgulma4628]

this was dope! definitely saving it on my playlist

[@SoundsAmerican]

Glad you like it!

[@ismaelbaez4759]

I love your videos. I've improved my pronunciation a lot thanks to your videos.

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Ismael Baez , that's awesome! Glad to hear that! Stay tuned for more videos :).

[@WalgreensIsBetterThanCVS]

Plot twist: Ismael Baez’s profile picture is from south park

[@wlenglearning233]

The best channel about pronunciation ever!!

[@SoundsAmerican]

+WL Eng Learning , glad you liked it! 👋

[@keylorp5254]

The consonants dʒ, ʒ, ʃ, tʃ are missing :(, when do you make the video? I'm still waiting for the app too!! I've been improving my pronunciation a lot with yours videos!!, you have the best channel!!

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Keylor P We also don't have the /f/, /v/, /s/, and /z/ videos :). They're work in progress, stay tuned!👋

[@welitondosreis9214]

The Guys are the best! Congrats.

[@olgaacero6844]

Excelente exercise.

[@moeali6158]

Guys, you did an excellent job with these videos 💕

[@SoundsAmerican]

Thank you, glad you liked them!

[@linking932]

When are you coming back? I was looking for the W sound but I think it's not in your channel, I miss these videos

[@SoundsAmerican]

+linking932 Soon and we'll publish new videos. Stay tuned!😊👋🖖

[@morniechan]

@@SoundsAmerican great!

[@nguyenphuongneu]

I like this chanel a lot. I think it is best channel for learning pronunciation

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Nguyen Phượng, thank you, glad to hear that! 😀👋

[@sattawutwongwiangjunt1715]

Thank you so much. This is a really nice way to practice. I wish you had a real program in order me to record and compare the pronunciation. Looking forward to the next video.

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Sattawut Wongwiangjunt , you're welcome! We'll have an app, it's not publicly released yet, but we're working on it. We'll announce the release on this channel, so please make sure you're subscribed to receive a notification. Stay tuned!

[@sattawutwongwiangjunt1715]

Sounds American already subscribed.

[@louisso]

Hi, just wanna say I love your videos and they’ve been invaluable for me as a New Yorker who grew up lived here most my life, BUT as a young child came here from British Hong Kong. So, the R colored vowels, dithongs and triphong are where I’m deep in now with accent/dialect/vocal instructor. I’m in actor workshops and the accent that has passed fine most my life now needs work on for roles I’d like to be cast in that have neutral accent. Ok maybe tmi, but I just wanna share the helpfulness of your videos. I do a small request. I looked through all the videos and can’t find “V” and “W” sounds videos. I apparently, without knowing, been mixing the two. If you guys could do videos on the two sounds it would great and much appreciated! Thank you again!

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Louis So, first of all, we wish you best of luck in your acting career, keep us posted! We're happy to hear that our videos are helpful in your practice! Yes, we plan to make a video on the /v/ sound in the nearest few weeks, but the /w/ video will be issued a little later. We'll try to speed it up. Stay in touch! Let us know if you have any questions! 👋

[@louisso]

Yes! /v/ for victory!! :D Thank you, Sounds American team!

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Louis So 😀🖖

[@ingalingua8574]

Loved it! ❤

[@felixdiaz52]

Fantastic Job! --- I have a request: I am teaching English in China. KZbin is blocked here, I have downloaded a few videos to show in class, however, when I download the video, I loose the Close Captions. Is there a work around that? Thanks! Keep the work going, it's very helpful in teaching American English pronunciation! :)

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Felix Diaz Glad to hear that! We love having teachers in our community! As for the subtitles, try this website: downsub.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DqC0l6GQZtM4

[@hamoudnasser79]

The best training ever 🙌 thank you

[@luismanuelg.b9470]

I've always loved your videos , keep up the good work, don't forget to post a video with words like; personal, normal, local, and so on......

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Luis Manuel Baez , glad to hear that!

[@queenieyu970]

I love this video! Help me a lot!

[@the3rwal]

pretty helpful video, thanks, please do more videos about this :D

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Simplify Tech Info , you're welcome! Do you mean more videos about r-colored sounds?

[@the3rwal]

Yes, R will be easy with you, when I watch a video of you, I feel my English going well

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Simplify Tech Info have you watched the rest of our r-colored videos? kzbin.info/aero/PLYJV5Moz9cfymC5YbeHTY7fNcarXYc7z-

[@duongquochung8176]

Love the lesson

[@chalofromusa9615]

I realy like your vídeos. Keep going and How bless you.

[@SoundsAmerican]

+gonzalo tascon, glad to hear that! 😀👋

[@eacuser1623]

is the app that you use in your videos available on google play? thx.

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Mobile Phone , not yet, we're working on getting it ready for a public release. Stay tuned!

[@peggyfarias8601]

Me gustan siempre vuelvo a ellos

[@eazzywilliam7666]

Hello Sir! Could you please clarify this for me? People often pronounce "teacher" as if it were transcribed like /ˈtʃiːt͡ʃə/ whereas it is /ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ The "d" in "do" is also pronounced as a fast d or a flapped d even if it doesn't occur between two vowels. And these words "thing" and "thin" in my linguistics book they teach us that when vowels occur before nasal sounds or consonants they are nasalized the difference in these two words is that the "ng" is /ŋ/ and the "n" is /n/. The nasalization in this case must be well made, right? Thank you!

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Eazzy William Hello there! Sorry, we don't hear that pronunciation in the US. The /t/ and the /tʃ/ both begin with the /t/ sound, so maybe that's why they sound similar to you. Please note that if you pronounce the word as "cheacher" it a mispronunciation! In conversation, there's no real difference between the flap /t̬/ and the /d/ sound, so if you make either it should be fine. About the "thing" and "thin" - yes, this is true. And it's correct regarding the nasalization.

[@eazzywilliam7666]

Sounds American Thank you Sir! I don't pronounce it "cheacher" it is because I hear many people say it like that. May God bless you!

[@eazzywilliam7666]

Sounds American I'd like to tell you that you master your domain very that's the reason why you're always replying to our questions. I appreciate that. 👍

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Eazzy William you're welcome! 👋

[@eazzywilliam7666]

... you master your domain very *well... 👈 It was a typo.

[@arath4430]

What about the app, where can i get it?... Your videos help me a lot

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Yemo :v Glad to hear our videos are helpful! About the app - it's our own app. We haven't publicly released it yet, but we're working on it. We'll announce the release here on this channel. Make sure you're subscribed to receive a notification. Stay tuned!

[@arath4430]

I'll wait for the time that's required, thanks for answer and of course i'm subscribed

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Yemo :v 😀👍👋

[@lamhoanghiep]

Hello Sir, "r-colored" before vowels, "r sound" comes the "r consonant"?. For example: very, wary, mirror, error, embarras, character, carrier, terror,... Thank you, my English is not good, so I hope you understand what I say.

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Hiệp Lâm Hoàng Sorry, not sure what you're asking. Could you please rephrase your question?

[@NanheeByrnesPhD]

You are right. 'R' is a consonant when it begins a syllable, like 'rice'. When it follows a vowel in a syllable, it is called a vocalic r, which is a r colored vowel.

[@restlessheartonhold]

I IIKE YOUR HUMOR, BRAVOS.

[@akeelalsukaini2968]

Do you have an app on the app store and when are the American Voices pdf files shared?

[@SoundsAmerican]

No, we haven't released our app yet.

[@AlanlaCelestina]

Is there such a thing as l-colored vowels in standard American English? I've noticed in certain worlds like "help", or "self" the "e" is pronounced a bit different, it almost sounds like they're saying "halp" and "salf"

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Alan Edher We haven't heard the term /l/-colored vowels before but you're on to something - the /l/ sound following a vowel can affect how that vowel sounds, although not as pronounced as the /r/ following a vowel. Good ear!

[@NanheeByrnesPhD]

It's called dark l, an allophone of /l/.

[@hibbertjahlil4512]

Could you make a video about how to pounce /ʊr/ sound,such as sure pure cure tour moor. when /ʊ/ as a part of diphthong ,the lips round more than they do for the pure vowel by itself,sounds like/ur/,loog oo sound plus r.Does it correct?

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Hibbert Jahlil The vowel in words like "moor" is the /ɔr/ sound and we already have this video published on our channel:kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJOno6ujhZmSiZY In fact, we already published videos on all r-colored vowel sounds, check them out: kzbin.info/aero/PLYJV5Moz9cfymC5YbeHTY7fNcarXYc7z-

[@randomdude7384]

Hey guys, is there any chance to get a hold of the tongue-twisters that you usually play at the end of your videos? Or maybe any other good tongue-twisters, just looking for some advanced tongue-twisters that I could print out and practice pronouncing every day.

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Cosmic Disco You asked us about them a week ago and we provided you with a link to our file with those phrases. :) Looks like you missed our response. 😜 Here it is: Hello there! Glad that you liked our crazy phrases :). Sounds like an excellent idea. We've added the phrases to our list of phonemes and links to relevant videos. Here you go: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rvqAbjwRxzBAcHOrPe4dlJdO6Q5wLIWZ7QH4mEy_YDY/edit?usp=sharing For sounds that have voiced - voiceless pairs (like /p/ - /b/ or /f/ - /v/ ) we used single phrases but we'll change that soon, so this list will be updated in the next few weeks. Hope this helps!

[@randomdude7384]

@@SoundsAmerican I think so!

[@Евгений-х4л2щ]

Are you OK guys? Hope you continue to make your videos, it's awesome. Waiting for the /s/ with impatience, I have the similar sound in my own language, but when word contains many of /s/ and th-sounds it make me sad and I ready to swallow my tongue.

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Евгений Н., we're fine, thanks for asking! Of course, new videos are coming soon, please, stay tuned! Thank you for your suggestions, we'll definitely take them into account. 🖖

[@king8a_egg915]

My tougue got twisted after I repeated this video. But I'm pretty sure it will be helpful for my poor English pronunciation.

[@SoundsAmerican]

It definitely will help if you practice regularly!

[@jonathanandrade7378]

Perfect! This channel is so helpful💕

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Jonathan Andrade, glad you liked it!👋

[@Amanda-tl4mu]

Thank you a LOT

[@SoundsAmerican]

Always welcome! 🖖

[@carlosrivas5386]

Thanks

[@SoundsAmerican]

☺👋

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[@f1masrapido214]

Where can I download the +Huu Viet software?

[@michimi5467]

Thank you very much!

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Sieben Jahre, you're welcome!

[@kihoyu6289]

I wonder if the sound /ær/ exists in English 🤔. I have seen it for several times but can't think of the specific words. Maybe it's just a wrong form of /ɛr/?

[@SoundsAmerican]

We don't believe there's the /ær/ sound in American English, only /ɛr/. 👋

[@kihoyu6289]

@@SoundsAmerican Thank you! I just thought of a word Mary. Should I pronunce it like 'merry'?

[@SoundsAmerican]

Excellent question. We wrote a post on this topic on our KZbin Community page, check it out: kzbin.infoUgy-2BmdrYOYItc1WXJ4AaABCQ

[@kihoyu6289]

@@SoundsAmerican wow 👏😍Thank you

[@mohammadfaisal7033]

Do you guys have the APP yet?

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Mohammad Faisal, not yet, but we'll release it soon! Stay tuned!

[@Ivan_Saul]

Hey! Nice video, and very challenging as well! I wonder, where you guys are you from?

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Saúl Iván We're an international team :).

[@Ivan_Saul]

Sounds American Cool! :0 You guys are doing a great job! I love these videos! :)

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Saúl Iván , thank you! Stay tuned, we'll publish new videos soon!

[@Ivan_Saul]

Sounds American That would be awesome! I'll stay tuned as always :)

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Saúl Iván 👍😀

[@saibaba1334]

Wonderful✨😍✨😍✨😍✨😍

[@javieremiliolorenzo9397]

Where can get it app, teacher more Thanks for your class.

[@SoundsAmerican]

We're using our own app, but we haven't released it to the public yet. We're planning to do it very soon and we'll announce the release on this channel. Stay tuned!

[@jamesmalarkey388]

One more for DARK L please

[@rarevisitor1250]

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[@enkacon]

Perrrfect!!! Thanks a lot, guys!

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Khanh Nguyen , you're welcome! Glad you liked it!😀

[@dimipovkorosov5550]

Has this app come out?

[@rohulahadi3990]

Is this software program or app for pronunciation?

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Rohul Ahadi This is just a video, but we use our own app for practice exercises. It's not publicly released yet, but we're working to make it happen soon. We'll announce the release on this channel, so please stay tuned!👋

[@emiliewhite6681]

Love your channel! It's pretty useful! Please keep updating! Thank you so much! 😊

[@SoundsAmerican]

+emilie white glad to hear that! 😀👋

[@tuiratdecha5185]

Thank you!

[@yunjungyang1231]

I wish I had found this channel sooner, but I wonder why you no longer make videos. There are many areas to be covered. For example, homophones and silent letters. Am I the only one who hopes you to be back?

[@alejandro_930fbcfc14]

I didnt find this app in the play store

[@SoundsAmerican]

We haven't released it yet. Stay tuned!

[@noelnoel4448]

what should I do with my tongue?

[@SoundsAmerican]

This is an advanced exercises for those who already know how to pronounce R-colored vowel sounds and are looking for practice. We have other videos with detailed explanations and instructions on how to pronounce each R-colored vowel sound. Here are the links: ► R-Colored Vowel Sounds Overview: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHvRo4d9fZiUjtE ► R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɝ / as in "first": kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKHTgKWtn9umosU& ► R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɚ / as in "after": kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6uxg6KJfKebapY& ► R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɪr / as in "hero": kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmHFnHprj8utfpY ► R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɛr / as in "chair": kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJvYo3xtrdl2oKc ► R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɑr / as in "car": kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmeoY39oq7F7bZo ► R-Colored Vowel Sound /ɔr / as in "for": kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJOno6ujhZmSiZY ► R-Colored Vowel Sound / aɪr / as in "fire": kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpW5aIWvoticg7s ► Consonant Sound / r / as in "run": kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2bEY2CBqq2eeLc

[@evavaniamaia]

Thank you... I want more videos...

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Eva Vânia Maia you're welcome! Stay tuned, new videos are coming soon!

[@hadipermana7166]

Please provide ben flanklin, reduce, etc.. And provide grammar 😅😅

[@London_Tipton]

What about /ʊr/? Isn't it r-colored vowel, too?

[@SoundsAmerican]

We don't have it in our accent. We know that it's used in the US, but we believe not in General American English. For example, we pronounce the words "sure" and "poor" as /ʃɝ/ and /pɔr/, but you may hear some people saying them with the /ʊr/ sound.

[@London_Tipton]

@@SoundsAmerican Then TOUR is going to be /tɔːr/ not /tʊr/?

[@SoundsAmerican]

TOUR is different. It's pronounced as /tu·ɚ/, two syllables, the last one is the R-Colored vowel /ɚ/. P.S. Yes, it's confusing, sorry.

[@rarevisitor1250]

Where are you? You were doing so great, and now... I miss you, guys!

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Qedd Vbjh We're still doing great :). We miss you too and we'll be back soon!😊🖖

[@freitql2411]

What app did you use for Vowels Sounds?

[@SoundsAmerican]

+FreitqL , it's our own yet, but it is not released to the public yet. We'll announce the release on this channel, stay tuned!

[@zied4223]

It is time for the app to be available. Isn't it?

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Zied , it'll be available when our engineers say so :).

[@thainguyen6890]

i'm waiting for it. is it free or does it have any free version? btw, why dont you release some other videos for the rest sounds /tʃ/ /dʒɔɪ/ etc?

[@catianamiguel423]

thank you! really helpfull

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Catiana Miguel , you're welcome! 👋😀

[@yahyaalqarni6906]

Great job

[@SoundsAmerican]

+yahya algarni Glad you liked it!

[@yahyaalqarni6906]

@@SoundsAmericanwith my pleasure I really enjoy your videos.

[@SoundsAmerican]

+yahya algarni 👍👋

[@pashu16af]

If you add word linking practice, at least some basic rules, It'll be the best app ever!

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Pavel Afonin Yes, that's the plan :), maybe not for the first release, but going forward.

[@jesuslanderos.2442]

BRO don't you have a video entirely about z sound? I've looking for that for twenty minutes on your channel and I've not found anything ):

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Cesar Flores Not yet, but stay tuned!

[@jesuslanderos.2442]

@@SoundsAmerican It's a very important and confusing word at the same time

[@SoundsAmerican]

What word? :)

[@SafaaAli-v1d]

what's the name of this app?

[@SoundsAmerican]

We're using our own app, but we haven't released it to the public yet. We're planning to do it very soon and we'll announce the release on this channel. Stay tuned!

[@kosmonaut4618]

When will be / ʃ / ?

[@SoundsAmerican]

+TheRaider, in a few weeks.

[@kendrasalas6629]

Thanks :')

[@SoundsAmerican]

No problem 😊

[@christinashoddo6525]

helpful

[@SoundsAmerican]

+christina shoddo 👍👋

[@menyerdaulet3721]

Good

[@morniechan]

why you stop update?

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Dasiy Chan We didn't, stay tuned!

[@morniechan]

@@SoundsAmerican definitely!

[@易敏-s1p]

非常👍

[@SoundsAmerican]

😄👋

[@haej8279]

2:08

[@ksw1085]

한글 자막도 있으면 좋을텐데..또는 한 문장 방식으로 올려줘도..

[@Cursed-King158]

no bro

[@AlanlaCelestina]

Surprised you spared us from “rural” and “murderer” lol

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Alan Edher What can we say... You have a very special vocabulary 😉

[@jonathanandrade7378]

WHERE ARE YOU GUYS??? 😣😣😔

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Jonathan Andrade 😊 We'll be back soon! Stay tuned!

[@jonathanandrade7378]

@@SoundsAmerican I'm glad!😍 You have been so helpful to me and many peolple! This a really great channel!🤗

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Jonathan Andrade 😊👋

[@ursuladomingos9657]

Gee! I did it but It's no easy

[@SoundsAmerican]

Awesome! This one is really hard.

[@randomdude7384]

This channel is the shit!

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Alex Alex 😀👋

[@goolkinsnose3936]

please sound [dʒ]!!!

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Gulkin's Nose 😀 Keep calm and stay tuned 😊. We plan to make that video later. 👋

[@goolkinsnose3936]

thank you. I see my incorrect pronounciation in the [dʒ] (russian accent). want to learn english variant

[@SoundsAmerican]

👍 We'll be glad to help with this!

[@mitvatit]

Thanks so much!!!