English Pronunciation Study: What did you do Today? (Ben Franklin Exercise)

In this Ben Franklin exercise, we go deep studying the pronunciation of everything we hear -- you'll study all the different parts that make the American accent!
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Cải thiện nói tiếng Anh Mỹ / 미국 영어 발음 향상 / 話されているアメリカ英語を向上させる / Улучшаем произношение американского варианта английского языка / Meningkatkan berbicara bahasa Inggris Amerika / Melhore sua pronúncia do inglês americano / Mejorar el habla Inglés Americano / 美語 / बात अमेरिकी अंग्रेजी में सुधार / تحسين لهجتك الأمريكية الإنجليزية / שפר את המבטא האמריקאי שלך
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[@filolinguista5576]

If you'd been my English teacher when I started learning it, I'd speak it already like a native speaker.

[@ultraenglishschool3159]

Rachel this is one of the most important series of videos I've ever seen in internet. May God bless you because I'm sure thousands of students and teachers of English appreciate your assistance. I have a wide knowledge of vocabularies and idiomatic expressions of English, but now I discovered the reason why I don't understand the language as a native speaker. Thanks.

[@davedarius7346]

Ever since 2016, this has been my main go-to channel for pronunciation tips because the rules are described very much effectively and concisely, in fact every rule and almost every important word combinations are covered in seperate videos too ! It's 2023 and still the same channel I go to when I need a quick refresher course regarding such doubts.....

[@rachelsenglish]

Happy to hear that Dave! Thanks a lot for your support!

[@Awesome2844]

It's been over than seven years and people still make use of this video. I know because I do. I can't thank you enough. İt's incredibly valuable. This is the language. This is what we're supposed to learn. I wish I could give 1000 likes to your videos too :) Much much sincere thanks...

[@rachelsenglish]

You're welcome Asım and thanks for sharing!

[@윤혜성-q1d]

Hey, I'm from Korea and my Eng teacher told us to watch this in COVID 19 quarantine it really helped!

[@Amemtd]

You mean *helps*

[@crjoki1]

@@Amemtd Why? If hes had (past tense) results, then it helped him. Helps works too, but I don't see how helped is incorrect. Im a native speaker of American English.

[@yesitasnow]

I always say that you are the reason why my pronunciation has improved. I found one of your videos a couple of years ago, and I could the that I could learn pronunciation! Now, I pay attention to the native speakers in movies or series and I repeat and try to do it the same way, I understand the IPA and I link better :3 you rock Rach! Thanks a lot!

[@jamesglenn1494]

Hello 👋 how are you doing today

[@midasproduktionen1]

I LOVED THE WAY YOU EXPLAIN THE WAY HOW TO PRONOUNCE. YOUR ACCENT IS PERFECT AND YOUR VOICE SOUNDS BEAUTIFUL TO BE HEARD.

[@tructrannuthanh3956]

I want to send my truth thanks to you. I am Vietnamese. I am always have problem with listening skill when communicate with foreigners. I try to improve this by listening more and more. But it doesn't seem to work. Then i find your channel. The key is that i don't know the rules, the ways of native speaker pronounce. After studying this video, what amazing it is! I feel improved a lot.

[@dabnysenglish110]

Teacher number 10! I am from Brazil ! You are the best teacher! Thanks so much!

[@rachelsenglish]

You're very welcome Dabny and thanks for watching there! :)

[@fransergioferreira7719]

Rachel, Hi! I'm Brazilian guy and I have watched your videos and in these videos I have learned pretty things in American English. Thank you for helping me and many others users from KZbin

[@rachelsenglish]

Hi Fransergio, thanks so much for sharing this. All the best!

[@bethgomes1415]

We are the ones thanking you for this amazing working that is helping people all around the world. Thanks a million! !!

[@jonatafontela5595]

Many years ago when I started learning English I always watched your videos to learn pronunciation, nowadays people always compliment me on my English and my pronunciation, that's all thanks to you!!! You're amazing ❤

[@rachelsenglish]

That's great @jonatafontela5595! Keep it up and thanks for sharing!

[@nansandarhtay2411]

teacher Rachel , I am learning from Burma. I believe that my English will improve by watching your videos everyday. Thanks millions.

[@rahul6075]

Thank You Rachel! I scored 108 in TOEFL! I owe my confidence in speaking English to You! Though I can't donate at this point of time (as I am only a student now), I would like to pay through my words of inspiration and gratefulness.

[@rachelsenglish]

Exactly. We drop the beginning H often in function words, and 'he' is a great example. What| dih-dee-say? That is how I would connected 'did' with 'he'.

[@我是讲真话]

哈哈，我读错，读快的时候和你一样的，不用学，很自然

[@annabackman3028]

English class, English language, thank you!

[@gayanaminasyan3957]

Hi I'm from Armenia. Thanks for helping to sound more like a native speaker. Your great fan. With love and respects.

[@rachelsenglish]

You're welcome!

[@rachelsenglish]

I think what you've written here is correct. In a list or 'or' situation, all will go up until the last one which will go down.

[@leakhenaly131]

Thank you so much for making this kind of videos . I’ve bean practicing with your videos almost three months so far and I notice my English listening skill and speaking skill have improved a lot

[@rachelsenglish]

That's great to hear @leakhenaly131! Keep up the good work!

[@rachelsenglish]

Focus on words that reduce.

[@dear.sohail]

Okay dude

[@thuynguyenthibich420]

thanks for your video, wonderful, 1,000,000 likes. I 've not yet how to pronouce dinner, actually I can not hear clearly, I hope i can speak english like an American with you. Best regards

[@Jovak_art]

Thank you Rachel for your awesome videos. I'm from Malaysia, and our English education here are using British pronunciation, but I've learned my English when I was little were all from the kids show "Sesame Street", that makes my pronunciation way different than others. Especially the word "dance", "after", "Mountain", "Ask"...etc Now when my colleagues laugh at my pronunciation I can proudly show them your videos, and tell them I'm speaking American English. Thank you.

[@rachelsenglish]

Thanks so much Jen! I am working on your request. :)

[@vanlaltlanazote3941]

How I like these videos...Miss Rachel, you are a blessing to people like me who are keen on learning American English and accent..God bless you

[@abdulahmoula7196]

Rachel, thanks for sharing such an interesting piece of knowledge with us through this video lesson. You are a good teacher. You have taught me a lot.🌹❤️

[@rachelsenglish]

You're very welcome Abdulah!

[@amrmega3763]

I am Amr from Egypt and learning English and benefited from the videos Thank you very much ..... Rachel Written in Arabic (ريتشل) u the best

[@rachelsenglish]

A lot of people are requesting this, so I know I need to get to work on it soon!

[@rachelsenglish]

Hi Rahul, that is so awesome!! Congratulations!

[@AnnaVends]

Please, include a transcription in the video as well. It's much easier to understand. Thank you 💙💛❤💙💛

[@rachelsenglish]

You're welcome @AnnaVends!

[@andrewspinoza]

i've been learning English for a while, but i never thought there would be so many things hidden in a sentence... you're really helping us improve our skills in the language ... thanks and keep posting videos, please!!

[@rachelsenglish]

You're welcome Luis! Thanks!

[@fatoomy6265]

Did u improving after this way ? I mean in Prouncation

[@jazaabdullah8846]

We want to learn English through books the result is we can't understand real spoken English so this Rachel's work is great!

[@rachelsenglish]

Thanks Jaza!

[@7Loupgarou]

I would like to give 1000 likes to your videos, they´re great

[@rachelsenglish]

I would like that too! :)

[@ambertintin5045]

i

[@Maryam_47_]

hi after 5 years

[@سارةسعيد-م5ن]

I need your videos in order.. Help me plz❤

[@capthiquynhchi8644]

So great

[@yaakobizeineb5684]

Am a Tunisian English graduate. Really I like your accent and pronunciation so much ❤️❤️

[@rachelsenglish]

You're very much welcome Yaakobi!

[@hotsistersue]

It's neat to see American English deconstructed like this.

[@siriyatrakoonsu2425]

Thanks very much Rachel. I'm a teacher in Thailand. I just met you accidently on You tube so I will be your student everyday.

[@Anyse]

I wrote to you about this guide and that I live in Viet Nam. I have been studying t;his for a long time . .The "t" that the end of a word is often occluded! For example, in the sentence, "I went for a run.", I have learned that it is a very strange phenomenon and recorded such instances by me and heard the speech of others. Americans fill in the "t" in a linguistic motion that allows for that "t" to not even be spoken or occluded. I was not aware of this until teaching pronunciation in Viet Nam and to Russians in the US. This "filling in of the 't' at the end of a word, at times, is not a conscious thing! However, your person repeating this phrase actually said, "I wen{t{ fer a ride." Listen to this! So subtle for an American ear! He is leaves out the "t" at the end of the word "went" when he repeats it! Wow. This was a revelation to me! I learned a lot from teaching my students and even "hearing" myself speak! Take a look and be careful. I know that you will, if you cut your filters in your head (it took me a long time to "get" this, hear that he is actually saying what I am showing you here. I am impressed with your work! You got my other email, automatically answered, of course. Please take a look and contact me if you will. Thank you.

[@jamesglenn1494]

Hello 👋 how are you doing today

[@rachelsenglish]

That's a tough one. You could drop the D in in 'should' if you're sure you're making that word fast and connecting it to the next word.

[@giusyocchipinti598]

I love your videos! They are the best. Thanks for your help

[@rachelsenglish]

You're welcome!

[@jamesglenn1494]

Hello 👋 how are you doing today

[@vileyogabear3183]

Im from Philippines and Im working for a call center. Our instructor recommended Miss Rachel's Videos

[@ИванЛаптев-ъ2в]

Вообще она красотка, да еще делает реальные вещи, которые очень сильно помогают.

[@бабушкасирануж-м4п]

Иван полностью с вами согласен

[@sergiolebowski1158]

Ага

[@annabackman3028]

English class, English language, thank you!

[@negan.defender]

@@annabackman3028 нет(

[@annabackman3028]

@@negan.defender What's wrong with you? 🤔 Plain stupid or trolls?

[@FrozenAscent]

Wow this helps me a lot! I can speak English perfectly fluently but the only issue I got is that it's not my primary language. Therefore I make mistakes and I get the answer to a lot of problems I stumble upon when talking English in this video. Thanks a lot Rachel!

[@ugolele7041]

It's really nice lessons. Thank you for your work!

[@annalie816]

This is one of the best videos! perfect for non native speakers like me!

[@lokendrayonghang1697]

I get al lots of help for English speaking and it is great

[@rachelsenglish]

Thanks!

[@phanthithuhanh7394]

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[@aracelybermudez6855]

Rachel's English b

[@veromathew6351]

thank you Rachel and other people who teaches us how to speak well

[@jarrinitiseno5726]

This is amazing vidio , and so easily to understand and very helpful for me to improve my English skill. Tank you so much Rachel, you are a great teacher.

[@rachelsenglish]

+Jarri Nitiseno Thank you! I will work on more videos like this.

[@safaamonther6944]

Awesome

[@orapanpholchan9467]

All of your videos are GREAT!! They are very helpful for ESL learners like me. Thank you very much. Love it!

[@jamesglenn1494]

Hello 👋 how are you doing today

[@nguyenhongloan5695]

your videos are very useful, they really help me to improve my skills!! thanks a lot

[@rachelsenglish]

You're welcome!

[@tramyvuthi8388]

Mình dạo ngang qua thôi :v

[@JustTonio]

So many do's and to's... that she wrote too many to's. Thank you very much Rachel. Very instructive, as always.

[@madelynk.gilmore6939]

I am now afraid of my native language

[@abdullazizwadi8934]

Dude Guy you don't want be noticed by trumpers hhhhhh

[@我是讲真话]

you language

[@hero40.]

Muchísimas gracias. Estos videos son de gran valor para mi que soy hispanohablante.

[@g73738]

"What did you do today?" "Today i woke up" "WOW, really? That's so cool"

[@noahelekhtra9456]

Göktug Mercan Um it’s normal to describe your day like this.

[@cioban7664]

😂😂😂😂

[@luwamhabte4150]

Goktug Mercan des tr

[@eric18993]

The best pronunciation channel in the world.

[@soloyanas5904]

it helps me thank u very much! hope I will see more

[@我是讲真话]

you？not u

[@CrypticMouse]

Thank you for making these videos. They are very useful. I'm British but wanna be able to speak more clearly and the American accent is divine.

[@rachelsenglish]

You're welcome!

[@kanchanbairwa2800]

Thanks ma'am I am from new Delhi I want to learn English and I want to pronouncc like you

[@hayderalhayyawi]

Kanchan bairwa Hi I'm Hayder from Iraq learning English l need one to talk with him

[@kanchanbairwa2800]

hayder alhayyawi are you Muslim

[@hayderalhayyawi]

Kanchan bairwa Yes

[@gunjulurinaresh6127]

I'm too from Delhi, I want to pronounce like her.

[@camilag4243]

I´ll watch the complete playlist. Greeting from Colombia. You are a fantastic teacher, I'm sure this will be pretty useful for my life

[@jamesglenn1494]

Hello 👋 how are you doing today

[@thienan_review_truyen_tranh]

what are you doing = wa cha doin ?(are you =cha, doing= doin)

[@flowermain8666]

Nothing better than this in studying English pronunciation.

[@Abby-vk3gz]

What topic means?

[@rachelsenglish]

A 'topic' is the subject that is being discussed. Is that your question?

[@nabiladel3669]

im nabil from Egypt . i appreciate your efforts to teach . really your videos are very valuable and beneficial.thanks a lot Rachael

[@umutozdemir7548]

I can't pronounce "after this" very well...

[@thuyho6742]

Me,too

[@brokenchen3818]

Thuy Ho Me,either.I am able to pronounce them individualy,but i can't pronounce them together

[@pthiago_s5075]

Umut Özdemir forget the "er" in "after" and u can pronunce them together

[@roseswang1841]

We are in the same boat 😂

[@priskillaendang2382]

i love the way you teach American English. thank you

[@yasscat5484]

1:00 that 't' sounds more like an 'r' to me i just pronounce it as an Arabic 'r' is that okay

[@rachelsenglish]

Yes! That is fine - you want it to sound like a very light American English D sound, but for you that may sound exactly like the Arabic 'r' - perfect.

[@TheWilliam05]

she is good teacher I hope she put more video to learn.so we can get better any where at work you are nice RACHEL.

[@EgleRF]

Interesting. I finally heard the word "Brooklin" as american pronunciation. Before I was hearing like "broo clean" because of my accents. Thank you so much for making videos with american people speaking in normal speedy. Your videos always help my pronunciation.I guess you've been helping lot of people on the internet.

[@guatec1965]

I love you so much teacher Rachel, thank a lot because my English is better since I watched your videos

[@josephraj9235]

I was just searching this video from a long time about daily conversations. Thank you very much😊

[@rachelsenglish]

You're welcome Joseph!😊

[@dechoroni]

Your lesson are better every day. Congrats!!

[@rachelsenglish]

Thanks Carlos!

[@Tayhugo]

thanks for your teaching. I am a English teacher, therefore, I should improve my pronunciation more. thanks a lot.

[@kurtnickgonzales8883]

thank you so much after watched your video daily in a month I succesfully 100% american fluently now!!thank u

[@kurtnickgonzales8883]

videos*

[@rachelsenglish]

That's great! :)

[@carlosthunder]

hi Rachel : :) You don't stop amazing me. .............. I have been 20 years studding English and you are the best teacher ... WOW very clear, very detail, word links, more than expected ..really different...... thank you for your help

[@ahmdkhdr1984]

Simply amazing. I have studied english phonetics (RP pronunciation) before. So i know what you're explaining and i am still learning from it. I enjoy watching your videos so much.

[@jesusgallegos5136]

muchísimas gracias maestra por su talento para enseñar el idioma inglés atte: Jesús Gallegos from México...!!

[@HoaTran-uq1dw]

hi rachel, I usually watch your videos. They are vey helpful, thank you very much

[@dongthucuoi]

watching your videos is my favorite , it's really useful for the beginers like me , I don't know how does the native speakers speak really quickly , so I can't do that . now I found that answers . I'll learn more , hope that one day I can talk fluently english with the voice like native speaker . I don't learn too much grammar , so perhaps I use it wrong .I often watch a lot of video like your , and american movies . I love that love you all !

[@serenangu7680]

I love your videos, it makes me more understand how to speak like American, you are the best...

[@coachsofikulislam]

Thanks for helping us to learn English such a easier Way. Your way of teaching English too Good. Thanks from center of heart.

[@rachelsenglish]

You're welcome!

[@UniversalBypasser]

Thank you so much, i am learning for the moment, i make up my mind so as do not give up🎉 When i start to speak this tongue like a native...

[@rachelsenglish]

That's great @UniversalBypasser!

[@kirtibhojwani7254]

Thank you Mam for teaching us American English in such a easy way.

[@rachelsenglish]

You're very much welcome!

[@richaagarwal466]

Thank you so so much Rachel. You are making a huge difference to people including me. Love

[@rachelsenglish]

You're welcome Richa!

[@fredtaylorcontrerasortega3688]

I learned to speak very fast with your videos. Thank u very much, Rachel.

[@marialanham7455]

I really enjoy all your videos. Thank you Rachel to help me improving my pronunciation :)

[@jinnykim6923]

You videos are really useful. I'm Korean so there are many pronunciation not exist in my language. And I study French at the same time. This made my accent sounds really horrible. So I started watching yours and it helped me alot! Gros bisous!

[@zabeemohamadi5547]

You are the best in teaching.i don't know how to thank you for making these beautiful and very very very amazing and practical and unique and useful videos. Zabee from a small village of Iran.i forgot to say that the words are very poor to describe my feelings about your great soul and your unique personality 🙏🌹

[@rachelsenglish]

Thanks a lot Zabee!

[@zabeemohamadi5547]

@@rachelsenglish Hello my dear teacher. I wanted to thank you for responding to my comment

[@zabeemohamadi5547]

@@rachelsenglish you're welcome my dear instructor

[@berniemostasa3019]

...i begin to love your video Rachel...this is very powerful and helpful. Thank you very much.

[@felipecaporusso2687]

Rachel's English you're perfect and I'm improving my english watching your videos so thanks for help me and everybody that wanna speak english naturally. xox

[@rachelsenglish]

Felipe Caporusso Awesome!

[@nearsan2477]

Finally I learnt how to pronounce "WHAT DID YOU DO" !! Much thanks for you Rachel and keep going!

[@kenarbia7196]

Thanks

[@mejiacap21]

very insteresting, It's nice too see peole helping people, i really learned from this video, thanks a lot!! blessings

[@alinegomes9100]

Essa professora é maravilhosa 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@frozenando]

I just discovered your videos and they are awesome! I had been looking for this kind of information on so many sites, and I can finally understand the information in a clear and easy way. Thank you!

[@SoyMarlonRD]

Thank you Rachel! You are a great teacher

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Pliss siga con las clases estan muy buenas las clases se aprende mucho

[@abdelrahmankassem5584]

you are amazing... thanks to god because he give us Rachel

[@GalantGoStudio]

ahaaa I finally understood but its very hard , i think need to listen more, thanks alot beautiful teacher .

[@djalilmokri9008]

i was close to swallow my tongue at pronouncing ''what did you do o day'' in first time :D i thank you so much and your videos are very helpful.

[@ngadau887]

Thank you for your video. It's useful for me to overcome my trouble in learning english

[@shop_jipang]

What a such good teacher! Thank you Rachel. I wii practice english pronunciation from now on.

[@rachelsenglish]

My pleasure!

[@gmtb8014]

I use your videos in my classes, too! They're great and the students love them!!

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Superb accent, especially Rachel English one of the my best

[@saraelbadaoui8546]

I 'm so glad to find a great teacher like you YOU'RE THE BEST