How To Pronounce TR, DR and STR in English | CHRUE Pronunciation of TRY, DRY and STREET

[@Boba1702]

Thank you for this beautiful lesson in phonetics and pronunciation! You took me straight back to my Uni days! Your expertise is second to none and so is your presentation. This may be redundant considering your in-depth knowledge, but I must say that I really appreciate your using phonetic brackets (not just here but always) and actually knowing the difference between a sound and a letter. I've noticed that some English teachers (and/or enthusiasts) tend to mix the two although, in generaral, they seem to know what they are talking about. I've just watched a guy who said that the Japanese couldn't tell /l/ and /r/ apart (and find the /l/ hard to pronounce) but he pronunced the sounds /el/ and /a:(r)/. Thanks again! 💫 0:25

[@EnglogicSam]

That's a wonderful comment, thanks! 🤩🤩 You are absolutely right: sounds are used and mentioned less than letters simply because letters are easier and quicker, and, as you said, we still understand what we are talking about. Also, using sounds makes the teaching and videos more technical, which is something some students are scared and bored of, so some teachers prefer avoiding them in order to keep people's attention. But I'm glad you like it! 🤩

[@brugnonpatrimoine8713]

Is the STR in "first round" and "best regards" pronounced the same as in "strut" and "stroll"?

[@EnglogicSam]

Sorry for my late reply but I was on holiday. If a word ends on ST and the following one starts with a consonant, /t/ disappears so the trick I talk about in this video doesn't apply 😉

[@salaheldin00]

It was such an excellent lecture indeed. Thanks a lot, I really enjoyed every moment.

[@EnglogicSam]

Salah, that's a wonderful comment to read, thanks! I'm really happy you liked it 🤩

[@thecuriousone1790]

Thanks for the video! As for STR, I personally find it way easier to say it like /sh/ + /ch/. I'm not a native speaker, though. I've never learnt to say that way, it just happened so

[@EnglogicSam]

I see! Since I'm not used to it, I think I'd find it hard to say shch all the time if I changed now, but it's just a matter of habit. If it works for you, that's great! 💪🤩

[@Mr.S65]

Blends… the intrusive R in British is the one that sounds utterly strange as in raw R umber 😮. I’m in Portugal in I love with Pastel de Nata 😋

[@EnglogicSam]

Lucky you! I love Pastel de Nata, too! I'm so envious 😜

[@Mr.S65]

@@EnglogicSam I walk at least 4 miles a day!

[@EnglogicSam]

@@Mr.S65 Careful: 4 miles just about covers the calories of 1 pastel de Nata, so make sure you get those steps in! 😜💪💃

[@Mr.S65]

@@EnglogicSam 😂😂😂

[@sammer-samm9-]

Hello sir When we don't know what subject is in the sentence. Then We use "who" and "what" for finding subject. "who" use for living and "what" use for non living . I made some sentences "subject questions" using "what" questions word for finding subject in sentence . These sentences are correct or incorrect 1. What had read in the book. 2 What has scanned the book. 3. What will have given in your hand . Please check If anyone is wrong so please correct and explain why that one is wrong

[@EnglogicSam]

Hi, the actions is in these questions can only be done by humans