Answer: if you add all the schwa sounds to the challenge sentence at the end of the lesson, it would sound like this: /ən/ /ɛləfənt/ walked /ɪntə/ /ðə/ room /ənd/ spilled /ðə/ /prəfɛsərz/ drink on /ðə/ /soʊfə/.
@AnjaneyuluSalva-c1b8 күн бұрын
Ma'am you an amazing teacher
@Brimenting2 жыл бұрын
I am a native British English speaker. Just to say that I find your American accent and presentation very clear and understandable. Well done.
@yinqinglan82882 жыл бұрын
You speak accurately and clearly. Thank you.
@eugeniachinchillam69572 жыл бұрын
I think this is the first time I really understand this. This is so helpful. Thanks
@takkintuiteru3159 Жыл бұрын
Now that I can listen to what native speakers are saying more clearly and naturally even if they speak faster. Thank you for the lesson.
@mv32729 ай бұрын
Brilliant! Your pace and explanations are wonderful. Thank you
@Speakconfidentenglish9 ай бұрын
You're very welcome!
@yaraaj5306 Жыл бұрын
Thank u very much💙 I've been struggling with knowing when to pronunce the schwa sound All the videos I've watched say that I should listen and look for the schwa. you're the only one who gives rules for it. It's ten times more helpful. Thanks alot💙💙💙
@Speakconfidentenglish Жыл бұрын
You're welcome, yara aj! I’m thrilled to know my lesson is helpful to you! 🙂
@laurasanchezalbert695 ай бұрын
So helpful!! The schwa for me is a crazy sound but nobody explain me this, and I think is a needed. You explain it so clear and and in a kind way, I am grateful for this. So, I really thank you!!!!
@Speakconfidentenglish5 ай бұрын
You're so welcome! I'm glad it was helpful.
@mariaspringer3562 жыл бұрын
Once a time as I am listend the first time your lesson, I was so surprized that I could understand english. Thank so much for your clearly speaking and Tips about english conversations.
@Speakconfidentenglish2 жыл бұрын
HI, Maria. I'm thrilled you were able to clearly understand the lesson. Thank you for watching, I greatly appreciate it.
@steevetested3847 Жыл бұрын
Of all the videos I've watched this one is the goat 🔥🔥🔥🔥
@Speakconfidentenglish Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you think so. 😀
@denisesavoie99152 жыл бұрын
Fascinating, all about the shaw and how to perceive it and pronounce it. It’s a discovery for me.
@EugenComan2 жыл бұрын
the best lesson over the KZbin...
@Speakconfidentenglish2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@pedroschmall26822 ай бұрын
Great lesson, great vibe!! It inspired me.
@hagiangtran50312 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy watching your videos and studying your lessons.
@hagiangtran50312 жыл бұрын
May I ask which tools you use to make videos (camera and editing tools) . Thank you!
@sianeboro7152 жыл бұрын
Great teaching, dear teacher. Thank you, 👍
@marialuisamedina7482 Жыл бұрын
Good job teacher. Thank you for this class. Help me a lot
@Speakconfidentenglish Жыл бұрын
Thank you. I'm so glad it was helpful.
@ingeniero000072 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your helpful, it is the first time i have heard about the schwa sound and it is going to help me a lot on how to improve my listening
@Speakconfidentenglish2 жыл бұрын
Great to hear! I'm glad it was helpful.
@hocinerarrbo32872 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this lesson it's makes pronunciation more easier for me
@Speakconfidentenglish2 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome!
@martinmorales58822 жыл бұрын
Thanks teacher. I will study this class I Really need it
@yinqinglan82882 жыл бұрын
Your English is 100% accurate and very clear. Could you please make a video to teach us how to pronounce pin, tin, win, pen, ten, when? Only the words with in and en should be included . First letter by letter, p-i-n, then you say the word naturally, pin. Maybe we don't need rules.What we need is hear you say them. If we can hear their difference, certainly we can pronounce them correctly. I really appreciate your help.
@Speakconfidentenglish2 жыл бұрын
Hi Yinqing Lan! I appreciate the lesson suggestion. I'll certainly look at adding a future lesson on this topic.
@rajeshsacademy46046 ай бұрын
She explained schwa sound that is somehow incorrect.
@marygreen81032 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Teacher!!! This lesson is really helpful, but on my way to work l need to repet it a less 2 more times, again, thank you and have a great week 😁
@Speakconfidentenglish2 жыл бұрын
You're so welcome, Mary. I'm glad it was helpful. And the good news is you can come back to watch this any time. 😊
@marygreen81032 жыл бұрын
@@Speakconfidentenglish yeeaaa!!
@willyArmonia2 жыл бұрын
Hi Annemarie, thank you 🙏🏾 for this lesson so make more this lesson .
@jessicamiroortiz79172 жыл бұрын
Thank you, teacher, always is helpful to remember how important is the pronunciation in order to understand fast English and also to be understood properly
@lburguenotaiz2 жыл бұрын
Your grammar needs some work: “it is always helpful… how important the pronunciation is to understand…”
@barbaraalsko14295 ай бұрын
Wonderfully informative video. Thank you!
@Speakconfidentenglish5 ай бұрын
You're welcome, Barbara.
@candidofinda96472 жыл бұрын
Very good your lesson
@jubaermirza1479 Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for helpful lesson and please make more lesson about schwa sound with more word examples.
@Speakconfidentenglish Жыл бұрын
My pleasure. I can certainly add that to my list of future lesson topics.
@jubaermirza1479 Жыл бұрын
@@Speakconfidentenglish Thanks for your making decision. I've been watching your lesson from Bangladesh. Your topics make me inspired and help to teach English. Take love Annemarie 😘
@sayutitranslator424 Жыл бұрын
I loved your pronunciation
@Syamsurrijal-kc4qr Жыл бұрын
Interesting lesson. Thank you madam.
@พันธุ์ศักดิ์ศิริเลิศ2 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@denisesavoie99152 жыл бұрын
Oups, my mistake; it is schwa. Oh I wanted to say thank you for your incredible teachings and your character of kindness.
@Speakconfidentenglish2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the kind comment, Denise.
@jessicamiroortiz79172 жыл бұрын
I loved your analysis
@khaoulasaidi97052 жыл бұрын
Perfect Lesson ❤️ , i hope you make a Lessons about grammar , the 12 tenses
@Speakconfidentenglish2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Khaoula. I appreciate the lesson suggestion. You might like to check out the following lesson on present perfect/simple vs. continuous 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWGVdGiFZbtpq6eq
@candidofinda96472 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much
@mohamedragabov73372 жыл бұрын
Bravo. Thanks
@Speakconfidentenglish2 жыл бұрын
Many thanks!
@elpidioventuracabrera72282 жыл бұрын
Excellent!
@narinderchahil71842 жыл бұрын
Really helpful
@deegayudeegayu19635 ай бұрын
Thank you very very much ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@Speakconfidentenglish5 ай бұрын
You're welcome. 😊
@jksenglish5115 Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@felicidad1442 жыл бұрын
Can you make a video explaining what's the difference between Schwa (/ə/) and Wedge (/ʌ/)? Thank youuu!!!!!!
@Speakconfidentenglish2 жыл бұрын
I can certainly add that to my list for future lesson topics.
@AsmaaAlwan-v8q6 ай бұрын
We need this explanation .. good point
@bigbang2596 ай бұрын
they sound exactly the same in most American accents
@hatemhalal26152 жыл бұрын
Thank you dear
@Speakconfidentenglish2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome.
@linodiogo82366 ай бұрын
Awesome
@artworld97992 жыл бұрын
Regards to you❤❤❤❤❤ It's very important video 🖌🖌🖌
@artworld97992 жыл бұрын
Special thanks madam 🙏❤🌹
@candidofinda96472 жыл бұрын
Like of pronuncition the schwa
@weis30992 жыл бұрын
Your effort is appreciated and I like your method from a psychological point of view. I have a question. Doesn't getting into the details of the language so much put more sensitivity and pressure on the language learner? Doesn't the emphasis on grammar and correct pronunciation rules bother the learner? How do children learn the language without grammar and the prescriptive rules of "phonetic" pronunciation, and only by repeatedly listening and trial and error can they improve their language? Is there an indirect method without prescriptive rules to learn pronunciation and how to speak correctly instead of all the emphasis on fine and coarse rules of grammar and phonetics?
@Speakconfidentenglish Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the question and observations, Weis. Certainly in language learning, there are both direct and indirect learning methods in acquiring language. This particular lesson was in response to specific questions I received from students aiming to better understand the use of the schwa.
@weis3099 Жыл бұрын
As a learner, who is very interested in the English language, I meant that if you add indirect methods to your teaching ( just as a suggestion), your program will become better. I have improved my pronunciation through listening to music and watching short films indirectly, frequently and in a relax, stress-free and unconscious state without any educational pressure on me. Of course, I also use grammar tips and correct pronunciation principles with a smaller percentage. Despite this, your educational program is very good and usable, and I appreciate your efforts. I like your teaching method that well implemented in terms of educational psychology.
@Mirador27 ай бұрын
Could you please explain the "Low back merger" (where /ɔ/ and maybe /ɒ/ become /ɑ/) and the "Weak vowel merger" (where unstressed /ɪ/ and maybe /ʊ/ become /ə/)? I'm learning to pronounce words in American English (in general), so I focus on the most standard/common pronunciations, but it's very difficult to know what they are; various dictionaries differ from each other and I think the main conflicts are based on these two mergers, the rest is usually consistent. So far my understanding is that in General American English (or Standard American English) people pronounce /ɑ/ instead of /ɔ/ (and they use /ɔ/ only in /ɔɪ/ and /ɔɹ/), and that /ɪ/ and /ʊ/ in unstressed syllables should be pronounced as /ə/, but I really don't know.
@Speakconfidentenglish7 ай бұрын
Thank you for the requests. I'll be sure to add this to future lesson topics.
@DemiGodSpeciaL2 жыл бұрын
İn the word 'person' we have 2 shwa sounds right? First one is on the e and second one is on the o.
@fredericroy Жыл бұрын
Hello, can you explain the difference between /ʌ/ and /ə/?
@Speakconfidentenglish Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the question. /ʌ/ is the full vowel sound whereas the /ə/ is the reduced vowel sound.
@lidogutierrez8912 жыл бұрын
An other good one.
@luizalbertopereira77262 жыл бұрын
Great video, as always 🙏📚
@Speakconfidentenglish2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much.
@eileenarnesen54862 жыл бұрын
Some of the transcriptions in this lession are faulty, like the "y" in the transcription of human. The letter "y", although in the IPA isn't used in RP or AE. Otherwise a great lesson!
@Speakconfidentenglish2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Eileen. Our transcriptions are done automatically. We always appreciate knowing when there are errors so we can update them. We will be sure to review.
@Speakconfidentenglish2 жыл бұрын
Hi again, Eileen, I wanted to follow up because I think I misunderstood your comment initially. I thought you were referring to the subtitles, which are automatically transcribed. However, in rethinking your comment, I realize you were referring to onscreen text. The use of /hyü-mən/ comes directly from an American English dictionary. I hope this helps.
@smartlylearnwithfun12112 жыл бұрын
1}Ambition
@himanshuNSW Жыл бұрын
I m trying hard to find schwa in following words Omelette,approximate,hesitation
@AaSs-bn1ur2 жыл бұрын
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@MarioPalos11 ай бұрын
I've never pronounced helmet with a schwa. Both e sounds are /eh/, not /uh/. Unless it's the old German name, helmut.
@edo71312 жыл бұрын
Wow It sounds to me like the spanish "A"
@lburguenotaiz2 жыл бұрын
You don’t get it then, buddy.
@7MPhonemicEnglish Жыл бұрын
There's no difference between /ə/ & /ʌ/ in General American English. If you hit a C note on a piano quickly, it will last a short period of time. If you hold down the sustain pedal and hit the note harder, it will sound louder and last a long time but it is still the same sound. The same is true of /ə/ & /ʌ/. The letter that represents this sound in our common alphabet is 'u' despite the fact that we're told that this letter represents two other sounds. Imagination: 'U' = /u/ or /ʊ/ or /ju/. Reality: mud, rug, fun, gun, pun, dud, shrug, lug, jug, hug, jump, shun, gut, bug, tug, bun, but, luck, nudge, etc. These words all use the same sound as 'about', data, amend, cobra, polka, where the letter 'a' is abused to represent that same sound.
The use of this sound allows for musicality in the English language. For us non-natives, it is extremely difficult.
@Speakconfidentenglish2 жыл бұрын
You right, Margiti. It does contribute to the musicality and it is a challenging one. I hope this lesson is useful for getting comfortable with the schwa.
@jamalhamad14532 жыл бұрын
Please could you speak a little bit slowly
@Brimenting2 жыл бұрын
You can reduce the playback speed of KZbin videos - click the star symbol under the video picture.
@chech57742 ай бұрын
The word schwa isn’t pronounced with a schwa, that’s funny.
@TraderLocoMX10 ай бұрын
I məst cənfess it, you cəght me in /ðə/ first ləsson. 😮