How to Pronounce Difficult Minimal Pairs - EH /ɛ/ vs. AA /æ/

[@munirasaiger276]

Thanks for such a superb teaching

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

You're welcome, Munira! Glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@kazembagh3319]

This video is very good, thank you Julie,the voice loudly,letters and symbol clearly.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi Kazem - Thanks so much for your comment! I'm glad you liked it! :)

[@vsbookslives5048]

Julie always the best

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Thanks so much, @vsbookslives5048! I appreciate your comment! :)

[@rodrigoalcantara2961]

Amazing minimal pair vowel sound practice. You are awesome. Keep up the good work!

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi Rodrigo - Thanks! Glad you liked it! :)

[@ramzy-6566]

Perfect video for Minimal Pairs /ɛ/ vs. /æ/. and i like (not a real words) like Ekt and Esk. Thank you and have a nice day.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Thanks Ramzy!

[@saber81m52]

this video very good thank yoy great content

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi Saber - Thanks for your comment! I'm glad you liked the video! :)

[@ramzy-6566]

i hope more videos for Minimal Pairs.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Thanks, Ramzy! I'll do my best :)

[@meganyu9185]

this is awesome! Thank you!

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Thanks, Megan! I'm glad you liked the video!

[@HuyTran-tc3vf]

such a good Chanel!

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi Huy - Thank you! I'm so glad my videos are helpful! :)

[@mathersmarshall8235]

great video

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

I'm glad you liked it - thanks for the comment! :)

[@ramzy-6566]

Hello, Is sound [æ] before [n], [m] changed to /ɛən/ as in ( pan /pɛən/ ) is Is [æ] before [ŋ] changed to /eɪ/ as in bank [beɪŋk]. please.

[@fabialvarez-dq4mw]

No😂

[@ramzy-6566]

@@fabialvarez-dq4mw thank you.

[@ramzy-6566]

Hello, is the letter l in the word else /ɛls/ dark l . Thank you.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi Ramzy! Thanks for your question :) I'd be happy to answer this in detail at my next live class at Julie's Conversation Club - here's the link to learn more: courses.sandiegovoiceandaccent.com/courses/julies-conversation-club. It's difficult for me to answer questions in a comment, but I can answer you in real-time during the next class!

[@mathersmarshall8235]

I think I got it. It's a difference of resonating point. One is central but the other is backward.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Exactly!

[@filippoprimavera8356]

One is central back and the other backward

[@todomate]

To spanish native speaker, when /AA/ before /n/ sounds like pronounce in spanish /ea/

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Very interesting - I didn't know that! Thanks for the comment :)

[@antheminstrumentalchannel9858]

Oxford Dictionary doesn't recognize this IPA symbol "ɛ" Does it means that Oxford Dictionary is a wrong dictionary?

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

I'm not sure why the Oxford Dictionary uses the symbols that it does. You'd have to ask them! :)

[@antheminstrumentalchannel9858]

@@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent I mean, you represent that "end" word's pronunciation is /ɛnd/ But in Oxford Dictionary or Cambridge Dictionary, they show that "end" word's pronunciation is /end/. /e/ and /ɛ/ are different. How can two strong institutes (Oxford and Cambridge) wrong this pronunciation!

[@Sergio-hn9vr]

@@antheminstrumentalchannel9858 /e/ and /ɛ/ are simply two different ways of referring to the same phoneme, the vowel of DRESS. You should not confuse /e/ with [e], and dictionaries are often very conservative in their way of transcribing phonemes, hence /e/ instead of /ɛ/.

[@antheminstrumentalchannel9858]

@@Sergio-hn9vr Thænks for your information

[@antheminstrumentalchannel9858]

Same as Bengali এ = [e] or [ɛ] অ্যা = [æ] or [ä] (German Ä)

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi - Thanks for your comment :) It's difficult for me to provide an answer in a comment, so it would be best if you joined my live English class at Julie's Conversation Club, and I could help you during the class: courses.sandiegovoiceandaccent.com/courses/julies-conversation-club. I hope to see you there!

[@richardfrangie3518]

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