Ship or Sheep? | Short /ɪ/ vs Long /iː/ (English Pronunciation)

In this video I explain how to pronounce the short and long "i" sounds in English, in other words, the sounds represented by these phonetic symbols: ɪ and iː.
You'll learn the differences between:
ship & sheep
chip & cheap
it & eat
sh*t & sheet
b**ch & beach
And many more minimal pairs...
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[@olgayaresko4925]

Hello! Thank you for this helpful lesson! It's very important to do lots of practice on sounds

[@agneshoy7728]

Well done. Very helpful. Thank you!

[@user-to5dw8ji7c]

Thank you. Very useful lesson.

[@halimmahrez1623]

Thanks a lot for your explanation.

[@aim2975]

Thank you for your efforts.

[@longnguyen9638]

Thanks Max!

[@hashinur175]

Thanks so much for sharing. It was helpful.

[@EnglishwithMax]

Thank you for watching! :)

[@atifinsouciant]

Very nice and useful video thanks to upload

[@pelafanouraki6192]

Really fruitful video because we can avoid misunderstundings when we speak.

[@EnglishwithMax]

I hope so! Thanks for watching!

[@ibrahimissaissa6627]

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[@EnglishwithMax]

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[@erickalvarado8760]

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[@yoputito]

Very useful lesson that also needs a lot of practice... If we really want to reduce the number of times that our native speakers listeners have that "what..." look on their faces! Sometimes context helps a lot to get an idea of what we "said" but the shorter the sentence, the harder for others to understand our mistakes... Thank you sou much Max!

[@EnglishwithMax]

Thanks, Alfonso! That's very true about shorter sentences. :D

[@MikeB7100]

It's very useful lesson and good practice for me. Thanks.

[@EnglishwithMax]

Glad it was helpful! :)

[@igorello74]

Your lessons are excellent, you are very beautiful - why don't people run and subscribe you, what's the reason?! That's not fair! I really hope your channel grows rapidly. Best wishes to you from Russia❤

[@kashifalikhan5124]

Nice video Maam

[@franciscojose442]

Hi Max. Excellent video. We have this sound in portuguese "i" have a nice day bye.

[@DanielaArte]

Gracias!

[@nusratjanan1185]

Amazing

[@paulalondono1292]

Great video, thank you :D It is very helpul for my examn .

[@EnglishwithMax]

Glad it helped!

[@armankolangikhahsarbisheh3628]

Thanks

[@user-hm8tc5br3c]

Thank you for recording this video i asked you! It's very important because in Russian we don't have such a difference between these sounds. This reason for bad communication. I learn English about one year and i had some problems with listening in the begining. I'd like to study language with you on Italki, but i'm afraid of my low level for it.

[@EnglishwithMax]

Thank you for the suggestion! It looks like your level is fine to have conversation classes with me! I call them conversation classes because I don't prepare them in advance and the focus is speaking, but I'm used to teaching students of all levels. You just need to know some basic grammar and fundamental vocabulary, and it seems like you have that. :)

[@cijey9417]

6:16 - Макс, это лучшее ахаха. Отличный подход к обучению я считаю. Would be nice if you make a video about difference between "It" and "This" 'cause it's so difficult to understand for Russians people. Thank you so much, have a nice time!

[@EnglishwithMax]

I put the Russian into Google Translate. :) Thanks! I can add that to my list, but I have lots of requests, so I can't promise anything. ;)

[@JkVersus]

@@EnglishwithMax Hi Max! Excellent Russian subtitles. There are some blots, but, in general, the level of the Russian language is so high that, even in my country, where people speak mostly Russian, many people do not have this level of language. :) Some times I can't understand what people says because of this. I think the same things in Russia they have. Thanks for the lesson! P.S. : I use Google Translate time to time too. It help me to be correctly write in English. I try to improve my writing skils in this way. I just write in English what I wanna say and then read translate for correcting.

[@EnglishwithMax]

Sorry, Evgeny, I just saw this message because KZbin filtered it for some reason... A viewer contributed the Russian subtitles :). I used Google Translate to understand all of cj's comment. I admit I use it quite a lot too! Obviously it's not perfect, but I think Google is improving it all the time.

[@A1lexander]

Оо русский коммент, ну вообще это не очень сложно разобраться в них, я сразу понял в чём разница

[@amaramelzen8368]

I repeated the words after you, I made different sounds, though. I found myself cute and funny😊🙃. You're an invaluable resource for learners, I do appreciate it! ❤

[@EnglishwithMax]

My pleasure :). And well done for repeating them out loud! I think lots of people feel too embarrassed to do it, but it helps. ;)

[@younusalipa]

Hi Ma'am ! ☆Thanks a lot of U for this effort☆ Love and respect frm Pakistan

[@EnglishwithMax]

Thank you for watching!

[@Ulghart]

I have practiced these two for years. I still confuse them sometimes...😓. I love your T shirt, btw!!!!

[@EnglishwithMax]

Thanks! I don't have any anymore, but I've always loved lego. :)

[@aparecidoferreiravais321]

Hi Max is always good watch your videos your classes are very important Thanks so much and have a lovely night my beautiful teacher 😉🇧🇷

[@EnglishwithMax]

Thank you, Aparecido!

[@emyeman4575]

Good video 👍🏻 I like your earring😍 What’s the game “ I mean that is in your earring “ in English “Britain” called? 🤔

[@EnglishwithMax]

Thanks! They're imitations of playing cards, which we often just call "cards". ;) They're not from a particular game. ❤️ www.google.com/search?q=playing+cards&rlz=1C5CHFA_enAU774AU774&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiDwce8zYPkAhUEOSsKHaY5BN0Q_AUIESgB&biw=1624&bih=952

[@emyeman4575]

English with Max ... oh I understand now 😊 I thought that they’re a domino game because it’s look like it 🤭 thank you so much my darling 😍😘 With my love ♥️

[@peterlevine7596]

Great video, thanks, I noticed that the short i = /ɪ/ in the words "little" and "finish," /ɪ/ is in the stressed syllable, so that seems to change the dynamics of the pronunciation somehow, so the "short ɪ" becomes a little longer or something like that...?

[@EnglishwithMax]

Yes, exactly! If a syllable is stressed, it's slightly longer and louder.

[@watchmakerful]

@@EnglishwithMax Also it can become longer if there is a voiced consonant after the vowel (especially for Americans).

[@MyEnglishGoals]

Definitely difficult sounds to distinguish in English! It can be tough talking about beaches and sheets here in Spain without someone looking at you funny, thinking you just said a bad word...

[@EnglishwithMax]

:D

[@Achmad_solihin18]

Wow Awesome!! You can speak Indonesia fluently I'm from indonesia Max👌👌

[@EnglishwithMax]

That's kind of you, but my Indonesian isn't fluent at all! I only have basic communication skills. :)

[@Achmad_solihin18]

Yupppss..i think so,,but it was Enough for britain people could speak indonesia,even though just basic😇😇

[@vi683]

I review your videos. You haven't uploaded videos quite a long time though. Watching your video is always enjoyable.

[@EnglishwithMax]

Thank you again :). I've been a bit busy recently, but I plan to start again this month!

[@video6702]

The short i sound in american is almost like a schwa and not like a short i...what do you think? maybe we have two kind of short i ...stressed and unstressed so the other one is like almost a shawa...so whats you say about that? thanks

[@EnglishwithMax]

Yes, that's true! I saw your other comment as well. We do it a lot in Australia too. In other words, we often pronounce an unstressed /ɪ/ as a schwa.

[@video6702]

@@EnglishwithMax Thanks for your answering but I just want to mention that I tried many times with a sound application for english words , for example when i'm pronouncing a word like chill with short i... then the answer is right but when i'm pronucing chill with schwa then the answer is wrong...I tried with many different words with short i and it was right all of them and one more thing ,you also said here that the Americans short i is more like schwa than we have here in Australia

[@EnglishwithMax]

@@video6702 Only if it's unstressed - that means in a multi-syllable word (e.g. tepid). Stress doesn't apply in words with one syllable, so the I in chill is always a /ɪ/. I hope that helps!

[@zafartagiyev1160]

Hello Max very glad every time to see you again Are you know after 32 or 22 year in Australia again snowing

[@EnglishwithMax]

Yes, it's been very cold in some regions... It actually snows every year in some places (you can ski), but in other places it's rare. :)

[@qolbinurwandi]

Dang, nasi goreng... HAHAHA

[@EnglishwithMax]

😃

[@vilisburgerjoint6885]

Can you do New Zealand English please, you will find it funny lol

[@hussienalsabri2085]

🗣️I:

[@pacifist2664]

Why cheap and sheep sound different while its phonetics are the same ?

[@sarasamim4522]

Nasi goreng 😂

[@video6702]

So we have 3 i sounds in english 1- unstressed i like a schwa sound 2- stressed i like a short i 3- long i like iiiiiiii What you think?

[@EnglishwithMax]

Yep! You might find his interesting: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonological_history_of_English_close_front_vowels#Weak_vowel_merger

[@video6702]

@@EnglishwithMax Thanks Max....You are wonderful teacher...I learned my english in a few months..but I have been drowning in english ..the only way to learn a language is drowning into it

[@pintupurohit9196]

Thanks mam but I have a doubt....Why are these verbs(Regard,view,define,describe,treat) followed by "AS" for eg-1.I regard her as my girlfriend. 2.Biology is defined as the study of living organisms.

[@EnglishwithMax]

There's no real rule unfortunately... Certain verbs are often followed by certain prepositions, and you just need to learn them.

[@SeresHotes25]

3:57 It sound like "ij" or like russian "ий". Is it just me?

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[@user-pn5bq7up2x]

It is American or British pronunciation?

[@EnglishwithMax]

Both ;)

[@Pat0LoKo]

Is it me or the short i sounds similar to a schwa ?

[@EnglishwithMax]

Yes, they're very similar :). In fact in Australia and the US, /ɪ/ often becomes a schwa in some words. (in words with two or more syllables and if the /ɪ/ is not stressed, e.g. honest, candid)

[@Pat0LoKo]

@@EnglishwithMax how about short words for example it, mit, ship, etc. It kinda sounds something closer to the schwua or even close to a lazy "e" in Spanish. Right? BTW sorry for being a pain 🙏

[@EnglishwithMax]

@@Pat0LoKo No prob. Yes, some people (especially Americans and Australians) pronounce it in a way that's quite similar to the schwa, but there's still a small difference. I hope that helps!

[@m-gluk]

What can be built of six bricks?... 🤔

[@EnglishwithMax]

Probably not a lot 😄. I've just always liked lego. :)

[@longnguyen9638]

Thanks Max!