American English Vowels- Tricks to Improving Pronunciation & Sounding like a Native English Speaker

Hi guys! This video has some really important information that you need to know about pronouncing the American English vowels- the tense, the lax, and of course, SCHWA (everyone’s favorite!)
I get into the nitty gritty details of variables that can affect vowel length, including tension, stress, and phonetic context.
Length can be a subtle feature and difficult to perfect, but it really is a key ingredient to improving your american english pronunciation and eventually sounding like a native speaker.
I’ll also be going over all of the American English vowels with you one by one, along with their International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) symbols, with an explanation of the unique IPA symbols that I sometimes use. It’s a lot of information, but all really important for perfect vowels:)
Enjoy! :-)

[@laracroftvideos]

You're amazing. Love your explanations & demonstration of each sound. I hope you don't stop making these videos!

[@AmericanAccentMastery]

Thank you so much:-) What a great comment! I'm so glad it's helpful to you! I have MANY more videos planned in the lineup;-) Best wishes!!

[@b.b.b.a.a.a2414]

thank you so much teacher

[@AmericanAccentMastery]

You're very welcome Tony:-)

[@Spokenenglish12]

I am from India, I teach English in my village your videos are great

[@AmericanAccentMastery]

That’s awesome! Best wishes to you and thanks for your kind words!!

[@abu-bakrhissin7809]

Unbelievable teacher, if I had known about your lessons two years ago, I wouldn't have been in need to go to canada to study english , my best wishes from libya, , ,

[@AmericanAccentMastery]

Thanks so much for your kind words:) best wishes!!!

[@Moon-bl9cf]

I love your videos!!! Could you make one about the s and z sound?

[@2chill2]

Do native speakers say and perceive the subtlety effortlessly? Are vowels before voiced consonants longer even when they are in unstressed syllables?

[@AmericanAccentMastery]

In terms of vowel lengths and timing? Yes, 100% :)

[@GregoryTheGr8ster]

Since we are on the subject of vowels, how is the "yu" vowel classified? The "y" is in "fuel", and not in "fool". Is the "y" sound part of the vowel, or is it considered to be a consonant that is snuk in?

[@AmericanAccentMastery]

I consider it to me a /j/ consonant before the /uw/ vowel.

[@aritzlizarragaolascoaga6254]

The "y" & the "w" are regarded as glides or semivowels.

[@pragnajoshi8760]

I need help with saying a name correctly -Cassie. I am a speech language pathologist from India, and being able to pronounce a student's name correctly is very important. If you can help with specific tips, it would really be helpful.

[@priyankap8008]

thank you very good lesson

[@AmericanAccentMastery]

Thank you Priyanka, I'm glad you found it helpful:-)

[@butubuta]

Thank you, I wish you wrote the words with the sounds.

[@claudelanglois443]

Really enjoying your American accent series, will be sure to watch them all

[@AmericanAccentMastery]

Thank you so much for your kind words Claude:-)

[@brahimkamel8327]

Pretty teacher

[@pawdys]

To Pani normalne tempo mowy czy specjalnie mówi pani wolniej żeby było wyraźnie i zrozumiale dla wszystkich?

[@AmericanAccentMastery]

Cześć! Musiałam znowu obejrzeć mały kawałek, bo to już było dawno nagrane. Nigdy w moich filmikach nie staram się mówić powoli, żebym była lepiej zrozumiana, ale zgadzam się, że tutaj mówię trochę wolno. Myślę, że raczej bardzo myślałam o tym, co mówię. To raczej rezultat perfekcjonizmu. W ostatnich paru miesiącach mam to naprawdę na uwadze, i mam jako cel nie być aż takim perfekcjonistą, i nie przejmować się każdym słowem. Jako rezultat mówię dużo szybciej- chyba czasami za szybko;) Pozdrawiam!

[@pawdys]

@@AmericanAccentMastery Dziękuję za odpowiedź. Mnie osobiście ten perfekcjonizm jest jak najbardziej na rękę na etapie na jakim jestem ale chyba rzeczywiście lepiej jest od niego odstąpić, ponieważ życie nie zawsze jest tak perfekcyjne jakbyśmy tego chcieli. Gratuluję wiedzy i chęci dzielenia się nią i pozdrawiam z Polski. :)

[@yello20092009]

Very good style to teache

[@AmericanAccentMastery]

Thank you so much:-) I'm happy you enjoyed!

[@BaulShadok]

Nice

[@alexfb3581]

good video I like you pronunciation

[@AmericanAccentMastery]

Thank you Alex:)

[@alexfb3581]

+American Accent Hacks my name is Amin😉😂

[@AmericanAccentMastery]

@@alexfb3581 In that case: thank you Amin:)

[@rabeemotar8007]

Thank you my beautiful teacher Here in Iraq we need to talk with native speaker , but there is no one here Rabee from Iraq

[@AmericanAccentMastery]

Hi Rabee! There are so many ways to connect with people around the world these days with the internet- I hope you're able to meet your goals, you might just have to be creative about how you achieve this:) All the best!

[@HectorMendoza-dq1ny]

this is harder than i even tought

[@AmericanAccentMastery]

Hi Hector! There’s actually quite a bit to it, you’re right!

[@saudwolf9226]

Hi good job

[@AmericanAccentMastery]

Thanks so much!

[@gregoriomanriquez6533]

Exelent… remember to write total sentence…..

[@DANIEL-wf3fr]

American English First 🇺🇸🙂!

[@عيسىالادريسي-ن1ي]

Beautiful video and you're beautiful

[@andrewperkins9346]

You are so beautiful😍😍

[@idk21672]

Really?