American English Vowels: Short & Long

[@HtetKaungShein]

Teacher, I like your teaching. I come from Myanmar. Now I got America and I'm studying spoken American English. Your video lessons are very effective for me. Thanks a lot.

[@erlieray6238]

I’m amazed by your explanation I finally understand the difference between short and long vowels sounds.May God bless you and your family 🙏🙏

[@FrancescoRossi-q4s]

From Italy, thank you. I'm a native speaker of British English and I'm teaching English to a Brazilian lady, who also knows Italian, but needs to learn English to speak with her fiancé, who is Austrian. Your video is very useful because you also explain the spelling, which is a puzzle for Italians and even Brazilians because the spelling in their languages reflects the pronunciation more closely, Italian more than Portuguese. Concerning the differences between British and American English, the only big difference is the short O. Standard British English also has a complication in the short A, as some words like class, grass and chance are pronounced with a vowel more similar to your short O. This is referred to as the "Trap-Bath split". I say "Standard British English", what many Americans call the "King's English", because in some parts of the British Isles (UK and Ireland), they pronounce these words with the same short A as the Americans. I have read that this is because this pronunciation change took place after the separation of American and British English. Thanks. Grazie. Obrigado. PS. Have you done a video for the different short U sound in words like put, pull, wool, wood, foot, etc. PPS. Your "would", "should" video describes this vowel, but not for the words I mentioned, except wood.

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Thank you so much! I got a very bad pronunciation. it's very clear from your explaination. I will learn it from your video.

[@BuddhiLalChaudhary-k9z]

Thank you Nicole. I am from Nepal and my language is little bit similar to some dialect of India. I think we have all these vowel sounds but we do not pronounce English words correctly. I understood how to pronounce the short and long vowels. Great Nicole. You are an amazing English teacher.

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[@marisolrincon2864]

Thank you. In my alphabet the sounds of vowels is the same of the name of vowels all the time, we dont have Long and short vowels, we have only 5 vowels and 5 sounds. Colombia

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[@EnglishWithAccentCoachNicole]

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[@JohnDoe-zo7xn]

This video is pretty epic covering everything you need about the vowels

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Thank you.

[@natariloveline1172]

Thank you very much, this class is of great help to me. I have been having difficulty in pronouncing the sounds.

[@darkjones7462]

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[@dinataman9204]

Iam Egyptian I liked your explanation because you mentioned every tiny detail thank you so much by the way in Arabic we don't have short e

[@vicbooks3480]

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[@EnglishWithAccentCoachNicole]

Very good idea. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@hectorluismartinez6597]

I believe that like native speakers, the first thing an ESL student has to study is phonetics, because otherwise, we begin to learn vocabulary, but mispronounced, and that, what good would it do? if a native speaker would not understand us. I am Venezuelan, therefore, I speak Spanish, and for me, the most difficult sounds are short vowels, because I see that their sounds are very similar, I still cannot master them. I loved your class, thanks for sharing it.

[@EnglishWithAccentCoachNicole]

Thanks for your comment. I agree. I think students should learn first by ear, not seeing the words.

[@paolocarl.8205]

Short a is more diphthongized in American English, I think that's the main difference, and the trick to pronounce it. The first sound is just the same. In the dialects in which short A is not diphthongized it's pronounced more openly, closer to the British RP pronunciation, otherwise it's just a short e that glides toward a schwa.

[@paolocarl.8205]

Also, in many regions and for many native speakers short o and u are merged and therefore but and bot, color and collar are homophones. Don't worry about it too much.

[@aimefiori1104]

Great explanation. Do you have a video on the pronunciation of a before n?

[@EnglishWithAccentCoachNicole]

Thanks for the comment. I don't, but will keep this topic in mind.

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[@kajalsinha4245]

Please help me out to understand broad and schwa =example- "e" short, "e" schwa, "e" schwa ?how to identify a word?

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[@fayewu7505]

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[@cydelamacorra6677]

Very interesting video, I did learn English on my own so i missed this very important lol, I'm from Guatemala so my first language is Spanish , we only have 5 vowel sounds and I think the short o its the only one we have but it's our A that prounces that way.

[@EnglishWithAccentCoachNicole]

Thanks for the comment. Yes, the short o is pronounced the same in both languages, but most Spanish do not recognize this, since we spell it with O. So words like job, progress, and probably have the same sounds as the Spanish a in papa.

[@ndjxisjenxjix9525]

@@EnglishWithAccentCoachNicole I dont agree. US version feels like you open more your mouth and is longer. Spanish one is sometimes similar, but at the beginnign of words is more similar to ae apparently

[@ahmedpadwi7111]

No Hej, thanks for the video ,i am from Sudan, what is the difference between bot & but in pronunciation

[@EnglishWithAccentCoachNicole]

Good question. Bot has a short o and but has a short u sound. Short O: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jovXcoVmeLyZY5Y. short U: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIi4gYljeNuqrc0

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Brilliant

[@EnglishWithAccentCoachNicole]

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[@moisesflores9109]

Thank you teacher

[@EnglishWithAccentCoachNicole]

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That was great

[@tosatosa5493]

Super video

[@EnglishWithAccentCoachNicole]

Thank you so much.

[@phuhanguyen4651]

No, and from the U.S. Thank you.

[@EnglishWithAccentCoachNicole]

Were you taught phonics when you learned English? Which of these long & short vowels are missing in your native language? Suggested videos: English Short A Sound: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGKUoqp-nbBsjbc English Short I Sound: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHy2nquCbZlqo9k English Short O Sound: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jovXcoVmeLyZY5Y English Short U Sound: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIi4gYljeNuqrc0 English AW Sound: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZWxiqBqd5dgl7c Sheet & Shit Pronunciation (Long E & Short I): kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4CQhYFuq8RnsKM How to Say “Coke” (Long & Short O): kzbin.info/www/bejne/roOxZKubmJijpMU

[@sheirkhan8656]

Yes from Saudi Arabia Please write pronunciation of short E And I clearly

[@EnglishWithAccentCoachNicole]

Thanks for your response. Can you explain and give an example of your suggestion? I don't understand what you're looking for.

[@Ciudadize]

As per the rule of 2 vowels = long; 1 vowel = short; is there a chance that loose and lose are an exception?

[@EnglishWithAccentCoachNicole]

This is somewhat of a guideline, but there are many cases where single vowels are pronounced with their long sounds, like the A in native and the i in silent. And there are many exceptions, especially in common words. "Loose" has a long oo sound. "Lose" looks like it should have a long O, but it's an exception word, pronounced with a Long oo also.

[@liliyuda-aupair2812]

Thank you so much, I am so grateful to you. I am feeling so happy that I cried of happiness. I was struggling with these vowel sounds, but this class has helped me a lot. You did such a great job.

[@EnglishWithAccentCoachNicole]

Thank you for letting me know. I'm so glad to have helped.

[@emilygarcia8213]

Good !

[@beeli_love]

Woow this is so well taught. It’s so clear 👍😊🔥✨

[@EnglishWithAccentCoachNicole]

Thank you so much. What a nice comment!

[@adm.jomaso]

Hi, I come from Brazil, "Belo Horizonte ". Portuguese there are only 5 way to speak vowels. a e i o u. I have liked you to teach.

[@EnglishWithAccentCoachNicole]

Thank you for the comment. I love the way Brazilian Portuguese sounds. Such a soft, sweet sound to it.

[@brunopinheiro5456]

Na verdade no português brasileiro, quando falamos de som de vogais nós temos 7 vogais: /a/ como em Asa ou fugirÁ , /é/ como em vEla ou cafÉ , /i/ como em Ilha ou açaÍ , /ó/ como em Obra ou avÓ e /u/ como em Uva ou cajU. Temos cinco vogais letras a, e, i, o, u, mas quando falamos de sons/fonemas temos sete fonemas vocálicos /a/ , /é/ , /ê/ , /i/, /ó/ , /ô/ /u/. Fale as palavras Obra e Ovo em voz alta. As duas começam com a letra O, porém são dois sons diferentes. A palavra Obra tem o som /ó/ mesmo som da palavra avÓ enquanto a palavra Ovo tem o som /ô/ mesmo som da palavra avÔ. Agora fale as palavra Eva e Ele. Embora as duas palavras comecem com a letra E , o som em ambas é diferente. Eva tem o som /é/ como em café e a palavra Ele tem a vogal /ê/ como em você. ------------ Portanto, temos sete sons de vogais: /a/ como em Asa ou fugirÁ /é/ como em vEla ou cafÉ /ê/ como em EstrEla ou vocÊ /ó/ como em Obra ou avÓ /ô/ como em Ovo ou avÔ /i/ como em LIvro ou AçaÍ /u/ como em Uva ou cajU

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[@EnglishWithAccentCoachNicole]

Glad you think so!

[@mathlysakiny1293]

I’m from Cambodia Now I am studying English at school , but I am still confused between two dots : i and without two dots : I .

[@EnglishWithAccentCoachNicole]

Good point. The : shows that the sound is lengthen. It is mainly used with British IPA, not so much with American. Take a look: American IPA chart: americanipachart.com British IPA chart: www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/phonemic-chart

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[@EnglishWithAccentCoachNicole]

Hi Rabee. Thanks for your question. This is a difficult question to answer. Very often "each" and "every" are interchangeable, but not always. I did a quick internet search and found a good answer for you: www.grammarly.com/blog/each-and-every/. You cannot use every when there are only 2 things, like ankles (in the example given). Hope that helps.

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[@RinkuAccentEnglish1212]

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[@luisron6115]

No, I wasn't taught how to pronounce short and vowel sounds using the phonics system when I started to learn English. I'm from Venezuela.

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[@EnglishWithAccentCoachNicole]

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[@ahmadsalah1400]

I got an important question .. what's the difference between 3: , E:

[@EnglishWithAccentCoachNicole]

This is British IPA, so I can't say for certain whether those are interchangeable or not. American IPA uses /ɛ/ without : to represent the E sound in "bed". americanipachart.com. I see all kinds of variation in various British IPA charts I find online. It appears that /3:/ is pronounced with tongue more in central position, whereas /ɛ/ has the tongue in front. I suggest consulting a British pronunciation expert for specifics.

[@robertagallant3819]

As a child, I was not ever taught phonics: long and short vowel sounds. For twenty years, I lived at the Laconia State School and Training Center where the teachers taught me such poor academy skills. Today, I lack education as a result of that.

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[@nkechibernard2464]

Pls i don't have U and O

[@kishor2764]

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[@EnglishWithAccentCoachNicole]

United States, I live in Seattle (the west coast)

[@kishor2764]

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[@alphaomega9236]

No, I am from Greece, and learning English here I never learned phonetics.

[@EnglishWithAccentCoachNicole]

Thanks for the reply. I hope the video helped.

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No,Uganda that time they used letter names

[@EnglishWithAccentCoachNicole]

Thanks for the reply. Hope the video helped.

[@KNarasimhaSwamy1]

Yes. India

[@puliakhil9087]

I'm from India I never learned phoentic sounds I speak English good but not in proper sounding

[@EnglishWithAccentCoachNicole]

Thanks for your reply. Hope my video helped.

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[@EnglishWithAccentCoachNicole]

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[@MrFLORES2004]

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[@lizavakinofficial8516]

Here in Brazil we don't learn english phonics, only 5% are fluent in english.

[@EnglishWithAccentCoachNicole]

Thanks for the comment. Phonics is a useful tool. You can learn it on your own.

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