English Consonants Masterclass: Learn to pronounce ANY consonant in English [IPA chart explained]

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English consonants can be confusing! Whether it’s understanding the difference between the different consonants, or producing them.
In this consonant masterclass, I’ll teach you the three elements that you need to take into consideration when pronouncing consonants (hint: it’s all about place of articulation, manner of articulation, and voicing), and how the consonant chart represents all of that. It’s easier than you think! I will also teach you how to read the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) and discuss some tricky cases that you should look out for, when it comes to the pronunciation of consonants.
Do you merge B and P in English? Or maybe you confuse W and V? Do you struggle with the TH or the R? Or do you simply want to understand the IPA consonant chart? This video is for you!
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Key moments of the video:
00:00 Intro
01:34 Understanding the IPA table of consonants
07:52 The consonants of English
08:02 Bilabials: p-b-m
12:15 Labiodentals: f-v
14:26 Dentals: TH as in 'think' and as in 'they'
16:42 Alveolars: t-d-n-s-z-l
20:40 Post-alveolars: sh-zh-ch-dj-r
25:50 Palatals: Y as in 'yes'
27:18 Velars: k-g-ng-w
29:45 Glottals: h & the glottal stop
32:25 Recap
Want to practice consonants more thoroughly? Watch these lessons:
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TH Sound Playlist bit.ly/3ExGYcb
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American T sound Playlist bit.ly/3oKkrCv
How to pronounce P vs B (WITHOUT confusing them) • How to pronounce P vs ...
The L in American English - How to get it right • The L in American Engl...
How to pronounce the V and W (and how NOT to confuse them) • How to pronounce the V...
Why there is no G in 'NG' • Why there is no G in '...
The H: Silent H 😶, how to pronounce and other surprises • The H: Silent H 😶, how...
The H and comparing HOME vs. WHOM • The H and comparing HO...
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[@trieuanhong3139]

Hello. I’m vietnamese and i’ve been studying English for 1 year but English pronunciation is my hardest part when i studying English. I tried to learn IPA via youtube videos that teach about IPA but their did’t work for me. Fortunately i found your’s videos and it’s very helpfull to me. Thank u so much. From VietNam with love ❤❤❤

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[@marianbarros_]

This video is mind-blowing! I've been trying to sound more American and I've been studying the English vowels. After a few months focusing on pronunciation I'm able to distinguish most of them but I'm still having a hard time pronouncing them, and even more so to incorporate them whenever I speak. I think I'm finally understanding the difference between "I" and "e" as in "pink" and "red" thanks to this video and the tongue position explanation. Thank you!

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[@SlackwareNVM]

As a Slavic language speaker, the post-alveolar approximate (r) was the most difficult, followed by unconsciously producing a t/d instead of "th". The transition from "th" to "r" also took a _lot_ of practice. There are other difficulties, but these are by far major ones for me. Thanks for all your videos on those subject, Hadar!

[@FPXS24]

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Thank you for taking the time to create this video. I am currently taking a phonetic class and your video has helped me tremendously. Please continue to make more because you are definitely improving the life of many of us that are learning from you.

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The best class on English consonants I have ever had

[@LuisFelipe-vd6dl]

So amazing energy to explain the consonant sounds. It's all in one. 👏👏👏 Thx 😊

[@MariaMaria-vh2hc]

I love how you explained the whole English phonetic table of consonants. Thanks a lot :)

[@rajarampp6266]

The Best and the most useful 35 minutes of my entire English learning journey.. Yes, with your Masterclass, anyone with a keen interest can master English speaking with a little effort. Here in India, unfortunately, the curriculum doesn't give the required weightage to this "the Foundation" and yet expect every student to sound like a native speaker.

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Master’s level. I finally got it. Thank you so much. You are the best!

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the best lesson of pronunciation I've ever learnt! Thanks a lot!

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[@nataliyaputtieva7432]

I have never thought of the proper location of my tong and etc, during pronunciation. I just say words without even thinking about them. It is fascinating to me how much details we have behind the consonants or producing them. I cannot hear myself, so may ask my coworkers to come up with the list of my " typical mispronounced consonants". I am sure I have them! Keep you posted. Thank you for your masterclass!

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I learned so much from this masterclass. Thank you Hadar. : )

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It is a great lesson ! Thank you so much !

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Wow, it's definitely the most thorough and detailed review of all English consonants I've ever seen 🤔 So many new and sophisticated words, I think even for a native speakers 😁

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this class is so useful to understand how to pronounce it. Thanks a lot.

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[@alexfedorov1160]

This is fascinating. Never thought of this in such detail, but when I consciously try putting all the things in the right place I produce the right sound (or close enough :). I think in the Russian language some similar consonants that we use just moved one square to the left.

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This is what I was looking for, thank you. I was not able to finish the lesson, but I will come to it. From Calfornia

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Thank you for using all the technical terms. I am a linguistic student, first year, taking a phonetics and IPA transcription course, and have to learn all the IPA symbols. This has helped with really thinking of manner and place for the phonemes outside of English.

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[@EndySefa]

We don't have "θ, ð, w" consonants in Turkish. We have "r, ɾ" but not "ɹ". We have all of the other American English consonants. So, it doesn't take too long to learn and produce American English consonants for us. However, the real challenge is the vowels because vowels have different qualities and they really change the melody. I wish they had taught these sounds in school and so we would have been so much better in English. It's really not that hard to teach them. Anyway, thanks Hadar!

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[@ykknc]

As a Japanese speaker, I thought for a very long time that R was the hardest English sound to pronounce. In school I was taught to practice R as it doesn’t exist in Japanese, and L is close to Japanese R (which I guess is somewhere in between English R and L). So I practiced R a lot and became good at it, and wasn’t paying much attention to L (was using Japanese R for it). I was shocked when a ESL teacher first pointed out to me that my L in “really” sounded like R. Since then I’ve been very careful with Ls but still the hardest consonant for me especially when trying to speak faster or after speaking Japanese, as my tongue get confused which way to go, L or Japanese R lol. So for other Japanese speakers I want to strongly advise that practicing L is as important as R, along with TH, V, F etc.

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For me, the most challenging consonant is the ”R”. This lesson is very, very useful. Thank you!😍💡

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Thanks for your time and lessons very well and educated very awesome ok the Z some cases thanks you .

[@abdullahiarticle9475]

Helped alot to understand more about IPA, the most difficult for me is post alvier fricative

[@rollinmusic]

Fantasic. Every english class for non native should use this clip to teach their learners. Wish i could watch this ealier

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[@rebecachavarriamoya5323]

The most difficult... probably post alveolar affricate. I was not aware of the placement, thanks Hadar.

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[@vic3321]

The priceless video! Considering myself an advanced English speaker, I finally know for sure how these sounds work in there (in my mouth) :) Hadar, I have long wanted to ask you what do you think about the stopped D sound. Many pronunciation trainers talk about the stopped T sound in American English. But I never found any videos about a stopped D. Despite it exists. Or at least I hear it :) Like in: "Good bye", " Good girl!"

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[@albertoolpimo3150]

Great video. As for most Italians the most difficult consonants are the dental fricatives (θ and ð). Other difficult consonants are the voiced velar nasal (ŋ) and the american r which is different from the italian one. We Italians are also lazy when we have to pronounce the h and usually skip it (kind of cockney pronunciation). I have requested the pdf of the lesson, but so far I have not received it.

[@VicenteJAyala]

Ooo Thank you so much for this Master Class about consonants. You are AWESOME :) teacher,.. The letter b and the letter v are hard for me to say... I always mix it up

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Hahah love the sound effects😂 Thanks for this lesson!!

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Thanks

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[@george0t]

The only thing missing here is the distinction between aspirated and unaspirated sounds, which would be particularly helpful for people whose native language doesn't use aspiration for the /p/, /t/, and /k/ consonants.

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What kind of grammar book have to buy to improve my English?

[@imeldamallipa2312]

Great explanation. Fot me, It''s difficult to distiguish some sounds such P Vs B, T Vs D, F Vs V and Th when they are in the middle or at the end of a word. I hope there will be future explations of the sound based on the position in a word.

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I never knew consonants can be so entertaining!

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Is there a place where I can search words based on phonemas? I'd like practice

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I studied this in 1995 in English Phonology and taught it to my English students

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