🎉Great news!🎉 Our brand new Sounds American website is up and running!🚀🎊 There's lots of content on pronunciation.🤓You can start with the article about the /tʃ/ sound: soundsamerican.net/article/consonant_sound_ch_as_in_chair
Іще щиро дякую вам 😀 що ви зробили безплатно я вже вивчив пару звуки і приголосні звуки трохи важко, але то нічого страшного для мене важкі звуки приголосні це /ʔ/ /θ/ /ð/ іще важко голосні звуки вчити це /ɝ/ /ɚ/ /ɛ/ щиро дякую вам за всьо що ви постаралися для мене зробити і не тільки у мене і для всіх хто хочуть вчитися Американської 🇺🇸 мови це моя мрія а мрію треба іти в ціль🏹🎯 у своєму успіху я не здамся дякую брате що ти постарався створити додаток
As suas aulas são fantásticas, está me ajudado bastante no meus estudos de fonética. English has become a universal language. It's really cool to understand different people from different cultures. I'm always happy when I see your videos. Thank you very much teacher
I really LOVE this channel, it has helped me a lot with my pronunciation and the explanation left 4 each sound is wonderful.I have paid 4 private English classes 2teach me the IPA pronunciation and none of them have helped me as much as this channel has done
I'm an english student and this sound is for far one of the most difficult for me to produce in spanish we do not have it, but this lesson was amazing when you show the way that you tonge should be I undestand everything, thanks you a lots🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
Love it! I had this idea recently: you could put together playlists for people with different mother tongues with the sounds they'll have the most trouble with, for example "German: [the th sound], [r colored vowels] etc". Could help make your channel less overwhelming for beginners :)
+Bobo You're making a great suggestion, thank you! We're actually already working on such playlists. Not sure we'll be able to publish them before Christmas, but we'll try. 👍👋
OK, ok, ok!!! I just watched the end of that video. And you said: we are our OWN dictionary. And, I like that. Because it means that you use the most common pronunciation. Thanks. It is very useful, a lot.
Thank you! We mean that we are working hard to provide a very accurate transcription of how words in real life are pronounced. Dictionaries often provide what we call a "perfect" pronunciation - when a word is pronounced in isolation and perfectly enunciated. That's not incorrect, but this may make it difficult for a student to recognize this word in conversation.
Like always. You've done another great video.. Thanks for making it simple when it comes to pronunciation. However, I wonder if it's possible in a near future to make a video about the -ed Past Pronunciation of regular verbs. I'm sure that would definitely be awesome as well as this one. Greetings from DR.
+José Miguel Flores Baldera Thank you, glad you liked this video. Yes, we actually plan to make a video on the '-ed' endings after we publish all videos on about the American English sounds. So it's a matter of several weeks, hopefully :). Stay tuned!😊👋
A sound /ʧ/ is similar to a Russian sound /ч/ but they are not the same. Learning the American/English sound may be really confusing for starters. The sound /ч/ is shorter, more tensed and involves using a part of a tongue close to a tip but not the tip itself. At least, I see it this way)) Many thanks for your marvelous job!
+Денис Василевский Yes, you're right! The Russian /ч/ and the American /tʃ/ are similar but they are not the same. You've got a good ear! Glad you liked this video. 😄🖖
@@SoundsAmerican Seems you are familiar with many languages. Are there experts in Russian in your team? Russian is a mother tongue for me. I'm from Belarus.🖖🇧🇾 I've been learning English for years but I feel like it's endless and there are way too many aspects to improve.))
@@SoundsAmerican You never cease to amaze me by your professionalism! Thanks for your kind words about my English)) It's easier to write more or less grammatically correct sentences then to respond on the spot.
Dear Sounds American, would you consider holding a live webinar with us to check on how your videos are helping us to speak clearly with American accent. I believe your video has helped transformed my accent tremendously but there is one thing missing, that is assurance to see if I am pronouncing it right, I could easily know this if you hold a live webinar where you could help us know if we are pronouncing things right. Thanks and I hope you will consider this request.
+Lagu Stephen Hello there! We know that getting feedback to assess your pronunciation is important, especially when during practice. We won't be able to organize a live webinar in the nearest future, but we have some ideas on what to do instead. We can't share our plans yet, but we'll do it soon. Please stay tuned! 👋
Hello there! I've watched all of your fantastic videos. I think in time you've covered up a great deal of General American phonetics. You know what I'd like to see in your channel? The stuff you show on 12:46, namely transcriptions of complete sentences! That would be really awesome! For example I'd like to watch a video about the topic of intonation of wh- questions vs. closed questions. Moreover, I'd be ravished to know why sometimes native speakers use rising intonation in wh- questions and even in declarative sentences. Thanks a lot and keep up the good work!
Dear Respected teacher, Thank you very much for another great lesson, I have a question here that on the word "Digestion" (9:11) your pronounce it as /dɪˈdʒes.tʃən/ _ while I looked upon the Cambridge dictionary it pronounces as /daɪˈdʒes.tʃən/ _ can we pronounce them on either one _ furthermore on the word "ancient" (13:44) your pronounce it as /ˈeɪn.tʃənt/ while I looked upon the Cambridge dictionary it pronounces as /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/ _ can we choose to pronounce them on either one as well. I am so pleased to your compliment on my previous comment _ hope to see more videos lesson from your side...It is really very helpful in sounding American accent. Warmest Regards, Elwin.
+Elwin Harahap Excellent questions, thank you! Like your great attention to detail. The word "digestion" is pronounced as /daɪˈdʒɛs·tʃən/ in British English, and as /dɪˈdʒɛs·tʃən/ in American English. (By the way, they also have the latter variant in the Cambridge Online dictionary, it's just less visible, you have to click the tab with the "American" title to see it). Yes, the word "ancient" is pronounced with the /tʃ/ sound in American English, so we recommend using this variant if you choose to learn to speak with *American* accent. Unfortunately, the Cambridge Online dictionary doesn't have this variant yet but trust us, this is how we pronounce this word :). Yes, of course, we plan to publish new videos soon! Stay tuned! 👋
@@SoundsAmerican I'm American and I've never said /dɪdʒɛsʧən/, I say /daɪdʒɛstʃən/. Is this word being confused with indigestion? If not, is this pronunciation more of a regional American dialectal difference?
hello is the word mention /ˈmɛnʃn/ with /ʃ/ sound not /tʃ/ i think /tʃ/ sound not only for the letter /t/ i think for t and u as in a word creature century culture feature and i think /tʃ/ sound not only for the letter /t/ i think for t and i as in a word digestion question what do you think? Thank you.
Really amazing channel ♥️ I use your videos to teach my students 🌻🌸 But I have a question Mention is ʃ sound.. Why you said tʃ..?? Also Ancient... ʃ not tʃ 😓😓😓... I checked longman dictionary also 😁 Please answer me 😁
In American English, the words "mention" and "ancient" are also pronounced with the /tʃ/ sound by many people. Both variants are correct and commonly used. 👋
Thank you very much, every day I listen to this programa. I have the one question. The Word "mention" (9:18) I learned it with the sound fricative sound /ʃ/ not the sound africative /tʃ/ . Are there some places that pronunce "mention" with the sound /tʃ/?
+Masanori Murata You're welcome. Good question, we've actually been waiting for it :). The word "mention" is pronounced as /ˈmɛn·ʃən/ in British English and as /ˈmɛn·tʃən/ in American English. Hope it helps!
I have a question - when you discussed stop consonants you said the aspiration only took place in stressed syllables (except when the sound /s/ preceded the consonant). Does the same rule apply here?? Thanks in advance
+Juan Lopez Good question. The final stop rule doesn't apply to the /tʃ/ affricate since it's a different type of sound. Even though you have to first stop the air, it's not a stop sound for which you'd use the aspiration. The /tʃ/ is pronounced with friction and that's the type of noise you have to produce when making this consonant. Hope it helps!
Those letters without the ch sound like chemical, technique and the rest. Y are they part of the /tf/. That is what is really confusing me. Pls help me explain
thank you so much for your amazing videos about pronunciation, they are really, really helpful and professional like a linguistic expert. I just wonder about the two words that are mention and and ancient. I check the Cambridge Dictionary and it shows the /ʃ/ sound. Could you check it please
In American English, these words are most commonly pronounced with the /tʃ/ sound. Some people pronounce them with the /ʃ/ sound, but this variant is less common. Both variants are correct, though, the first one is just more common.
+ Hibbert Jahlil There are no sounds /dz/ or /ts/ in American English. These are sounds /d/ and /t/ followed by /z/ and /s/ respectively. Probably you're talking of the '-s' and '-es' endings, if that's correct, we recommend watching this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hde9Sg75Nn4.html
Dear Admin, I am wondering if you have posted a video for /ɑʊ/ sound like in "down" /dɑʊn/ and "town" /tɑʊn/ or maybe "sound" /sɑʊnd/_ I am not really sure whether they are having the same vowel pronunciation on "down" and "sound" _ If by any chance you have posted it out would you please attached the link to me on your reply _ if not, I am looking forward to seeing your video on that vowel sound. Thanks a lot for your kindness and I wish you a nice weekend.... Regards Elwin.
Hello there! I might have found a different spelling of this sound that is not mentioned in the video so I thought it might be next week's question ^^: posthumously
We're using our own app, but we haven't released it to the public yet. We're planning to do it very soon and we'll announce the release on this channel. Stay tuned!
+Pablo Ortiz The first vowel in the word "chicken" is the relaxed /ɪ/ sound, not the stressed /i/. Therefore, the syllable division is as follows: /ˈtʃɪk·ən/. The /k/ sound belongs to the first syllable as an unreduced vowel should be "closed" by a consonant. We know, it's counter-intuitive sometimes, but that's how it works in phonology :).
+Pablo Ortiz The books that we use are pretty expensive, here's a link to some information on Wiki. This stuff is pretty academic and may be hard to consume. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_phonology#Syllable_structure
I often compare the pronunciation with the Cambridge dictionary, but some of the pronunciations are different. Is that because you and the dictionary use different dialect of American English?
Our speaker speaks the General American English and we're trying to provide transcription as accurately as possible. Do you check the American English transcription in the Cambridge dictionary or the British one?
+Jane Liu Such a great question, we get it often. We pronounce the word "question" with the /tʃ/ sound, but we heard it pronounced with the /dʒ/. Probably, the /dʒ/ appears because of the voiced sound /n/ at the end. Bottom line, both variants are acceptable.
does this sound go unaspirated after s sound like the t, k, and p do? As the ''t'' in ''star'' sounds like a weak, devoiced ''d'' sound, this sound also sounds like its counterpart in the word ''mixture''.
The /tʃ/ sound is an affricate and affricates are not aspirated or unaspirated. For affricates, you first stop the air and then release it with friction.
One of my students from India can't pronounce this sound, she always pronounces it as [ts]. E. g. "pits" instead of "pitch". Also she replaces [ʃ] with [s] or even [θ].
+Алексей Рукин Yes, we know what you're talking about. These are common mistakes that students make when practicing these sounds. Hope our videos can be of help to your students.
Hello, Dear. A very CONTROVERSIAL question: Merriam Webster dictionary says: mechanic= mi-'ka-nik (pronunciation) It doesn't say: mi-CHa-nik or similar. In Merriam Webster, K is the stop consonant: K. Could you explain me what is the problem there? I know it is very CONTROVERSIAL question. But I never live in the United States. I am from Venezuela and now I live in Brazil. .... Please!!!
