👄 Tim's Pronunciation Workshop: The Schwa

[@MM-uj8fu]

Today I've finished the entire series of this pronunciation workshop. Heartfelt thanks Tim and The BBC Learning English Team, Finn, Rob, Catherine and other guys. You've really helped me boosting my English. I've completed the upper intermediate course and now I am taking "toward advanced" course, they're both great. I highly recommend anyone to use your website. Thank you again. Much love and respect.♡

[@bbclearningenglish]

We're so pleased to hear that these lessons were useful to you! Thanks for recommending us!

[@adeleke5140]

@@carlosr2380 why?

[@EasyENGLISHwithJames]

The Schwa sound is the most important sound to master if you really want to speak English fast and sound more natural.

[@mazharabbasbukhari7390]

thanks BBC ,these lessons really help us non native speakers.

[@annaromanova5083]

I like Tim's pronunciation workshop. Really hepful. Thanks for what you're doing!

[@lenhngo5678]

i want to talk with you :)

[@figueiredo55]

I'm portuguese native speaker from brazil and i'm crazing with these unpronounceables english sounds (lol). Even so, thank you for the lessons.

[@bbclearningenglish]

Hi Ítalo Figueiredo Take it easy. You can improve your spoken English with the help of these videos. Just listen and repeat. If it doesn't sound perfect, no problem. The main thing is that people understand what you say. The videos are here: www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/pronunciation 😉

[@molekyuttv5121]

Tim, you are so adorable! 💖💖💖💖💖

[@rachelabee128]

Very good example. Thx for doing

[@Pisty_66666]

شكرا لكم جدا جدا - هذ ه الفيديوهات رائعة و مفيدة جدا - أنا مدرس لغة انجليزية مصرىّ الجنسية و اعيش فى مصر و قد استفدت منهم جدا thank you very much - these videos are great and beneficial

[@hiro-ww6iz]

Really helpful videos ! I've learned there are many differences between written English and how fluent English is spoken. I'm going to use your tips.

[@gustavodesouzaconsoni1190]

One of the best videos of tips of pronunciation I have ever seen.

[@emilygranger1124]

love all of you,thank you so much bbc !!!!

[@HaiNguyen-hm6lb]

Your work has great value. I'm so thankfull with your video.They há been useful growth your learninh

[@woodies2009]

BBC Learning English is really helpful to real British English. If they had offered me ten years earilier and I had found it, my English skills must have been much better...

[@seunghoonoh121]

Agreed. I owe so much to BBC learning English. Without it, I would not have the faintest idea of what British English really is.

[@IuliaBoghe]

This is great. I'm totally going to use this in my lessons.

[@minakshibajwa9513]

Thanks Tim🌺

[@Lovelorn12345]

You are a motivation for all of us! Could you please teach us about British 🇬🇧 phonemes, and phonetic, vowel, constant, and diphthong for kids? Thx so much the best teacher in the world.

[@koolblokecanbr]

This a reply to Danilo's comment. As far as I know, there is no difference in pronunciation between "try to" and "tried to". From what I have learned, similiar sounds like those of "d" and "t" are merged together in natural speech and only the last one gets pronounced. I hope this helps but I would like to read Tim's reply too. Or maybe he already has a video on this. Do you, Tim ?

[@jamesawalmsley]

Actually, there is a difference. Even if only slight. You can still hear the 'd' in tried to. Barely noticeable but still there. There is also a pause between try and to whereas tried to is run together.

[@hkeenan1000]

The phonetic symbols in the transcription would be SO useful. However, I do like these videos. Cheers!

[@EnglishwithJoe]

Schwa is the most common sound in English, yet most native speakers dont know they use it :)

[@huutainguyen8448]

i really love your accents

[@yanarroyyan7329]

Me too. Tim's (if I am not mistaken) accent is so crunchy. 😄

[@haranpandi]

really fascinating one.

[@andrevaiano5511]

Beautiful eyes 👀 end good explanation!

[@manarrrrrrrrrr]

Love you tim 💛

[@bobobobboboboob6262]

In Poland we say that something is like a bread with butter not a pice of cake ;)

[@febriana4341]

Hi there, Febriana here, i actually use this video for learning English.

[@dimg23]

Nice haircut Tim! Regards!

[@thuthaoang9538]

very useful! Hope to watch more your videos

[@australianenglishwithjason9518]

There's no way you could call English pronunciation a piece of cake.

[@oorajanable]

Good one Tim I liked ur way of teaching.

[@gonzalo_rosae]

1:59 shouldn't «lunch» be also pronounced with /ə/? as far as I know, that's the correct sound of it, instead of the normally written /ʌ/

[@henryjones8287]

Not normally, as that word is normally stressed, rather than unstressed, and the 'schwa' always occurs on unstressed syllables.

[@xcaeva]

Here we go again to Tim's workshop

[@soniamahey7203]

Learning a language is not a piece of cake!

[@bbclearningenglish]

It certainly isn't! But with practice and persevernce, we can acheive anything! 😃

[@soniamahey7203]

@@bbclearningenglish Yups, practice makes a perfect man 😊

[@yaroyankee]

Simply the best! Thank you!

[@Coouge]

I’m hearing “iza peesa cake” ??!!

[@mariarosacasadio9176]

I like these videos; very useful to improve my English! thank you:)

[@quranicman3412]

Great lesson

[@mk-io9du]

THANK YOU ♡

[@AK-fo9wg]

I adore this video 🥰 Every word sounds so tasty here 🔥

[@quanganh98]

thanks for this series 😊

[@jorg7207]

what is a stressed word?

[@AngelDiaz-nr1ey]

That piece of cake looks delicious!!😋 Great job and thanks!

[@pushista9322]

Why did you have to remake the older version with a nice lady?

[@قصصالأطفالالكردية]

Great work

[@mohammedehtesham2661]

Fun fact: I was actually eating a piece of cake while listening. I was surprised by the coincidence a bit! Mmuaahhh it's a yummy piece "a" cake

[@saidbello133]

Thanks for your amazing job

[@minhdat9568]

0:48 is the second when I can't get enough concentration on the lesson properly. Look at his face though!!!

[@amitmanoj09]

So good

[@daniloperotti7089]

Hello, BBC. Do you make videos about pronunciation involving specific words? Because I'd like to know the differences, in terms of pronunciation, between : try to and tried to. When I listen to these words, I cannot distinguish properly. And with talk to and talked to as well. Thanks in advance!!! :)

[@bbclearningenglish]

Hi Danilo. Thank you for your suggestion, we will consider it. Meanwhile, you might like to watch these videos about pronunciation: www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/pronunciation

[@samersawas6346]

Good job ! It's very useful

[@nesreenbasha4486]

Thank you 🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@cathgabutan3457]

what are the kinds of schwa sounds?

[@jacksonamaral329]

good.

[@ylupe]

Hi, How is the word "looking at you" pronounced? Please

[@ngao4090]

i can not hear clearly “ə” sound when she say "packet of "

[@AFord1981]

I am an English teacher, and I don't hear it either!

[@calincucuietu8220]

Actually, in English there are two schwas, a long one and a short one. Examples of long schwa: there (theər), fir (fər), about (əbout), adult (əd^lt) Examples of short schwa: pensyl (pensîl), civil (sıvîl), communism (komjunısîm), evil (ıvîl), even (ıvîn), taken (teikîn), rhythm (rızîm). Also, I supose, you should know a little about ı (bEcome, In, Intelectual, IntellIgent) because in all native English idioms there is a trend where a historical ı might be uttered ə or î. But, this trend won't go to far, because in many instances the shift from ı to ə ( əməge - image, əxperience - experience, ənteləgence - intelligence, əz - is , ət - it, ən - in)) is very improbable

[@maximimianocaceres6701]

Hi, I have a doubt about Tim's pronunciation. I heard that he pronounces Ts as a tap, when those are in final position. I thought this wasn't a trait of the English accent. Now, my question is: Is this common among others native speakers?

[@bbclearningenglish]

Hi Maximimiano. Thanks for your comment. It's a very observant one. In this case, Tim is presenting information to you all. This means he is taking care to be as clear as possible while speaking and may result in him over-pronouncing words and syllables. As for English people in general, you are largely correct - however, we must always allow for regional and individual differences! We hope this answers your question.

[@rafiemohamed2018]

excellent job thanks

[@ЛіліяШарая]

artistic Tim Great!!!

[@hanumanbali3232]

How you are so clear

[@adielsantiago633]

Tim is so funny!

[@candicejohnson579]

Where is pronunciation video of Unit 5? Could you uppload it please?

[@bbclearningenglish]

Hi Candice. It's here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/enSto3mDaM2Xosk

[@candicejohnson579]

Thank you very much!

[@alicealiraqi6868]

+bbclearningenglish please I have a big problem of prounounciation I study English in the 2 year but I have confused in prounounciation of the short vowel please help my.

[@bbclearningenglish]

Hi Alice. These videos might be of help: www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/pronunciation/shortvowel7

[@hanadyare1605]

Thanks for lot

[@minhtam4040]

In Việt Nam we have an sentence “Dễ như ăn kẹo” means it’s easy as eating candy

[@عبدالعزيزالهلالي-ظ7ش]

thank you for it

[@saibaba1334]

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[@tgchan]

Thank you.

[@zeyad1zeyad934]

thanks

[@Desireejones]

For me is very difficult british pronunsation ays...

[@pranavmanohaur391]

As I'm pronouncing it I can see some rainbow colored droplets on the screen!

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[@saleembashadevarakonda3140]

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[@saleembashadevarakonda3140]

I found some codes like A1 B2 C1... In website. what it does means exactly. I think they describes level of learner. How can i check my grade or code in the way to take course.

[@bbclearningenglish]

These are levels of the Common European Framework, which provides a framework of can-do statements to guide teaching and learning. The Common European Framework divides speakers into three categories: basic speaker (A), independent speaker (B) and proficient speaker (C). And each one has levels 1 and 2. We suggest that you start on our intermediate course and if it’s too easy for you, jump to the next one: www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/intermediate

[@saleembashadevarakonda3140]

thank you very much!

[@mohammedabdelstarelsady5497]

good

[@hoangkimviet8545]

What I learnt from this video: - Sound: Schwa - Noun: Clue :-0

[@rhysmonkey]

Mind blown!

[@muhammadyasser9705]

It's very hard !

[@englishcenter2998]

it is useful

[@coolperson5081]

You should repeat slowly "a piece of cake" and "a cup a tea"

[@wajdF]

Cheers xx

[@ShabbirHussain-in2le]

Hello! I love to learn BbC English Pronunciation from native speakers like Tim.

[@heartbeat5867]

You are so so adorable 💖❤️😘 What a great eyes 💕😘

[@yujo8105]

of - ə

[@mahyaaliasgari8573]

thanks Tom but its wasnt a piece of cake

[@bbclearningenglish]

Keep practising and you will get there. 💪

[@jean-mariejung6859]

A piece of cake

[@fwwryh7862]

You should point out that this is totally wrong. No one asks for ''A cup a tea''. It needs the preposition of. If you put this in your essay the teacher will mark you down.

[@martinitaog]

yeah but this is about English phonetics , this example is totally right if you're really interesting on phonetics pronunciation. It doesn't matter

[@Badboy7Q]

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[@CheeseMacarons]

LOVE U TIM💕❤💖💗💜💙💛💘💟💫💓💞💝👼 XD

[@tomainoue524]

he's naughty boy

[@Blessuccess]

Jum I don't understand...

[@0_sand971]

English is my first language what am I doing here lol

[@AFord1981]

I am an English teacher; I am always here!

[@Mulmulmist]

my like for cake

[@kudhadad3062]

Sir I am studying in class 10th and I want to get higher Education in your country so can you support me? Because my father is very poor. Sir must reply to me.

[@varinderkaurghrail4554]

😍😍😍

[@sweiland75]

"I had an apple for lunch today" I pronounce for with a long o sound followed by a rhotic R I am Canadian

[@yujo8105]

95%

[@thewave5536]

EPIC

[@isabelrobi102]

You're handsome!! and cute!!

[@ZMr-je2mc]

people are lazy when they prounce it.

[@cyclistRM2024]

👌🤣😚🍰

[@Swan-zh5pv]

You're look handsome OMG 😚😚

[@varinderkaurghrail4554]

U are adorable

[@anshtiwari8610]

I'd like to bet that most of the people watching this video are INDIANS....😉😂