American English Pronunciation Podcast

Seattle Learning Academy

The American English Pronunciation Podcast focuses on learning fluent English pronunciation.

  • 12 minutes 43 seconds
    221: Compare ’unvoiced th’ to /f/, /s/, and /t/

    How to pronounce words like "thin/fin," "mouth/mouse," and "both/boat." Perfect your English fricative sounds by never stopping the air from passing through your mouth.

    Transcripts at pronuncian.com

    29 November 2016, 5:05 pm
  • 6 minutes 19 seconds
    220: The ’n-g’ spelling creates /ŋ/, as in the word ’song’
    At the end of the word, the /Ĺ‹/ doesn't need an additional /g/. The /g/ is potentially included mid-word. Transcripts available at pronuncian.com
    12 November 2016, 12:00 am
  • 9 minutes 29 seconds
    219: /g+n/ as in ”signal” and ”ignore”
    "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
    26 October 2016, 12:00 am
  • 14 minutes 13 seconds
    218: Learn to hear vowels to learn to pronounce them
    Test your ability to identify vowel sounds with this special listening quiz episode. Transcripts available on pronuncian.com.
    14 October 2016, 12:00 am
  • 11 minutes 1 second
    217: Compare long e, short i, and short e /i, ÉŞ, É›/
    The long e, short i, and short e /i, ÉŞ, É›/, 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.
    29 September 2016, 12:00 am
  • 12 minutes 43 seconds
    216: The Cardinal Vowels--long e /i/, oo sound /u/, short o /ɑ/, and short a /æ/
    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.
    17 September 2016, 10:19 pm
  • 8 minutes 16 seconds
    215: Adding ”bonus” information by using a low pitch
    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.
    1 September 2016, 12:00 am
  • 10 minutes 21 seconds
    214: Yes/No Pitch Patterns
    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.
    20 August 2016, 9:49 pm
  • 6 minutes 53 seconds
    213: Intonation of Wh- Questions
    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
    7 August 2016, 1:59 am
  • 7 minutes 24 seconds
    212: /r+ɚ/ “explore” into “explorer”
    Adding /Éš/ (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.
    25 July 2016, 2:43 am
  • 7 minutes 30 seconds
    211: Compare /æ/ and /ɑ/ (’short a’ and ’short o’)
    Words like 'hat' and 'hot' are important to distinguish. Full episode transcripts available at Pronuncian.com
    28 March 2016, 8:12 pm
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