American English Pronunciation Podcast

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The American English Pronunciation podcasts teaches non-native English speakers and ESL/ELL students correct English pronunciation in short lessons. Learn, listen, repeat!

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  • Nov 29, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 8m AVG DURATION
  • 200 EPISODES


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221: Compare 'unvoiced th' to /f/, /s/, and /t/

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2016 12:43


Compare words like "thin/fin," "mouth/mouse," and "both/boat" Transcripts at pronuncian.com

220: The 'n-g' spelling creates /ŋ/, as in the word 'song'

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2016 6:19


At the end of the word, the /ŋ/ doesn't need an additional /g/. The /g/ is potentially included mid-word. Transcripts available at pronuncian.com

219: /g+n/ as in "signal" and "ignore"

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2016 9:29


"Coarticulating" the /g/ and /n/ is the trick to fluent pronunciation of these two sounds. Don't release the /g/ before starting the /n/. Transcripts available on Pronuncian.com

218: Learn to hear vowels to learn to pronounce them

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2016 14:13


Test your ability to identify vowel sounds with this special listening quiz episode. Transcripts available on pronuncian.com.

217: Compare long e, short i, and short e /i, ɪ, ɛ/

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2016 11:01


The long e, short i, and short e /i, ɪ, ɛ/, are three front vowel sounds that can be practiced from a high, front tongue position to a mid-front position. Compare and contrast! Full podcast transcripts available at pronuncian.com.

216: The Cardinal Vowels--long e /i/, oo sound /u/, short o /ɑ/, and short a /æ/

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2016 12:43


All about that vowels diagram that shows the vowel sounds placed over a sort of square-like shape that’s bigger on the top than it is on the bottom. Transcripts at pronuncian.com.

215: Adding "bonus" information by using a low pitch

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2016 8:16


Use a low pitch to signal a spoken aside (like information that would be written in parentheses or between commas). Transcripts available at pronuncian.com.

214: Yes/No Pitch Patterns

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2016 10:21


Understand the rising and falling pitch patterns for yes/no questions and learn how to read emotion. Transcripts on pronuncian.com. Classes available from seattlelearning.com.

213: Intonation of Wh- Questions

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2016 6:53


What are you *really* asking? Using a rising or a falling pitch on a wh- question means something different than using a rising pitch. Transcripts available at pronuncian.com

212: /r+ɚ/ “explore” into “explorer”

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2016 7:24


Adding /ɚ/ (schwa+r) to an /r/ can be difficult. Make it into two syllables, but don't add a vowel sound between. Learn how here! By Seattle Learning Academy. Transcripts on pronuncian.com.

211: Compare /æ/ and /ɑ/ ('short a' and 'short o')

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2016 7:30


Words like 'hat' and 'hot' are important to distinguish. Full episode transcripts available at Pronuncian.com

210: '-ue' ending (unique, avenue, and rescue)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2015 7:02


Is it silent, pronounced as 'long u' or 'oo sound'? Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

209: The difference between /ə/ and /ʌ/: schwa and short u

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2015 9:01


What's up with /ə/ and /ʌ/ in words like 'custom' /ˈkʌs təm/? Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

208: Cone/corn, coat/court

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2015 7:33


Practice the difference between the or sound and the long o sound. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

207: Why is 'quarter' so hard to say?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2015 8:32


Rhyming with 'shorter' and 'border,' this is a quirky word. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

206: I like/I'd like... bacon!

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2015 8:11


Rhythm and linking from /d/. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

205: Dealing with 'o-u-g-h'

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2015 7:36


No English spelling could be more confusing. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

204: How 'have to' becomes 'hafta'

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2015 7:41


Informal contractions for fluency! Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

203: When /t/ sounds like /d/ during linking: alveolar stop

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2014 8:41


Most recognize the /d/ in the pronunciation of 'little' but how about in 'out_of'? Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

202: How similar are /n/ and /l/?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2014 5:12


Even small differences in vocal tract profiles can make a big difference. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

201: Why is 'symptom' pronounced that way?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2014 5:51


Learn the many variations of the letter 'o' pronunciation. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

200: A new spelling poem!

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2014 5:47


Written for you, by Amanda, to help you learn the long vowel spellings. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

199: Would you like some coffee or tea?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2014 6:14


Practice intonation patterns of choice questions. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

198: Pronouncing 'clothes,' 'close' (verb), and 'close' (adjective)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2014 7:36


Make these difficult words easier to say! Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

197: Linking vowels to sound fluent!

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2014 10:17


Some before and after student audio to illustrate linking. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

196: Do you say 'people' as 'peopo'?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2014 6:24


Common problems with words that end in '-le.' Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

195: Dropping the /k/ in 'asked' (HIMYM)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2014 8:47


YES, you can pronounce it as 'ast'! Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

194: 'faux pas, chauffeur, fiance,' and more

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2014 9:36


Loanwords from French into English. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

193: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2013 5:47


In this Christmas special, learn where to find free ebooks and audio books online! Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

192: Special holiday words

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2013 8:46


Mistletoe, tree farms, Scrooges, and more... Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

191: The difference between 'my car' and 'Mike are'

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2013 9:17


Aspiration, of course. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

190: From 'wait time' to 'snack time'

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2013 5:24


Linking different stops is a bit harder than linking same and similar stops. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

189: Linking magic!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2013 9:22


Linking same and similar stop sounds increases spoken fluency. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

188: Heteronyms: 'Lead' rhymes with 'read'

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2013 6:51


AND 'lead' rhymes with 'read'! Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

187: 'Fall' and 'autumn'

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2013 7:11


In the US, it's 'fall;' in the UK, it's 'autumn.' Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

186: Fake it 'til you make it!

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2013 5:31


Are you uncomfortable speaking really well? Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

185: From /ʒ/ to /ʤ/ ('zh' to 'j')

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2013 7:11


A natural progression through consonant sounds. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

184: Pronouncing /ʒ/ the 'zh sound'

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2013 5:40


If you can say sh, you can say zh! Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

183: expected and unexpected /s/ and /ʃ/ minimal pairs

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2013 6:06


Pairs like 'sock' and 'shock' are obvious; 'sour' and 'shower' might not be. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

182: 'on' and 'off': /ɑn/ and /ɔf/

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2013 6:45


The 'cot/caught' merger and short o/aw sound revisited. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

181: The troublesome 'thr' /θr/ combination

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2013 6:57


Practice words like 'three, through, throw, thread,' and 'threaten.' Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

180: 'because'→'cuz': stressed, unstressed, informal

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2013 6:19


How to know which form of this high-frequency word to use. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

179: The silent /p/ in 'pneumatic' and 'psychology'

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2013 4:00


A listener request for an explanation of less-common patterns. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

178: "Feeling" the vibration of vowel sounds

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2013 9:41


Learn the feel the 'long e' /i/, 'short a' /æ/, and 'short o' /ɑ/. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

177: -ate suffix revisited--advanced lesson

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2013 9:14


Highly fluent speakers understand this suffix. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

176: Swearing!

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2013 11:27


If you're going to swear, you'd better be able to pronounce short vowel sounds! Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

175: Short Vowels Minimal Sets

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2013 8:06


Practice sets like: pat, pet, pit, pot, putt. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

174: 3-sound clusters beginning with 's'

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2013 7:33


/skr/ (scratch) /spl/ (splash) /spr/ (spree) and /str/ (streak) Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

173: Digraphs and trigraphs, complicated spelling patterns

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2013 10:00


sh, th, tch, dge, gn, mb, and more!

172: The 'cc' spelling pronunciations (as in 'accuse' and 'succeed)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2013 7:10


Is it /k/ as in 'accuse' or /ks/ as in 'succeed' Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

171: The silent /l/ in the word 'salmon'

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2013 6:12


Even words we don't use often still matter. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

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