10 English Words You're (probably) Mispronouncing! | Difficult Pronunciation | Common Mistakes
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In this English pronunciation lesson, I'm going to show you how to pronounce some difficult words. These words are often pronounced incorrectly and are common mistakes that many English students make. This is because the combination of sounds is difficult, or because there are silent letters and syllables.
I've chosen these words because they are common words and they are words that are often pronounced incorrectly by English learners.
These words are:
- vegetable
- comfortable
- almond* (Australian pronunciation!)
- salmon
- et cetera (etc.)
- clothes
- jewellery
- architecture
- enthusiastic
- word, world & work
- photograph
Please note that the pronunciation of some of these words differs between English accents. I speak with an Australian English accent 🙂
Let's fix these pronunciation mistakes together so that you can speak English more clearly and confidently!
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00:00 Introduction
00:25 Why this is important
01:12 Vegetable
01:53 Comfortable
02:25 Almond and Salmon
03:35 et cetera (etc.)
04:20 Clothes
06:20 Jewellery
07:21 Architecture
08:33 Enthusiastic
10:30 Word, World & Work
11:46 Photograph
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@Bertie_Ahern 7 років тому
As a native English speaker, I never really realised how hellish our language is for others to pronounce! Sorry rest of world!!
@mmmEnglish_Emma 7 років тому
Haha it really is one confusing language!! 😂😂
@arlitagariana5772 7 років тому
Bertie Ahern still better than french!
@personincognito3989 7 років тому
Bertie Ahern hahaha
@LeeChoonHoe1 7 років тому
English is arguably the trickiest language in the world!
@toadster1 7 років тому
try Polish bro
@TheRandomperson1016 2 роки тому
As a native English speaker I always have and always will pronounce the “l" in almond, even if it’s technically incorrect.
@oldedwardian1778 2 роки тому
AGREED.
@WessauR 2 роки тому
Why is that
@journey4350 2 роки тому
Yup same
@fmahavishnu9807 2 роки тому
Please don’t! It’ll be such a damage to the language!
@vancho8048 2 роки тому
Isn't it called as accent? We will struggle to change our accent as we've been used to hearing it since we were younger
@NopeNaw 2 роки тому
Some of these aren't so much mispronunciations, but rather colloquialisms. As in, over time the way people said certain words changed. Saying "com-FOR-table" or saying the L in almond are actually still technically correct speech, it's simply through colloquialization that the abbreviated pronunciations have been largely accepted as "correct."
@eduardomariscal49 2 роки тому
Well said! Finally someone hits the key point.
@marthaanderson2346 2 роки тому
Thank you. Just what I was going to say.
@davidjacobs8558 2 роки тому
Photograph, Photography, Photographer, Photograhic etc, are multi syllable words with sounds unlike any other English words. Which means, no matter where the accent was placed, English speaker should understand it without any problem. ie, even if none-native speaker mispronounced them, why would you not be able to understand such words? short words are harder, because you don't have multiple syllable to compensate for error.
@AmyJoBell 2 роки тому
Agreed. I often hear and use "Com-FOR-table" and the L in almond.
@mg725 2 роки тому
They're still mispronunciations, and colloquialism refers more to informal, conversational speech and writing by use of interjections, idioms and expressions, than specifically to lazy pronunciations, regardless of whether they've become more "common" over time. Becoming common doesn't make them correct. And if you are mispronouncing something by making it longer or adding extra sounds or syllables, that's not abbreviation, that's the opposite of abbreviating, which is extra incorrect. abbreviating means making something shorter, but you're not doing that if you're adding syllables. Lastly, not once in my 36 years have I ever heard anyone pronounce it "comFORtable"....which is incorrect.
@user-uu6jx7ju6b Рік тому
I love Arabic in the sense that you pronounce words exactly as you write them, no hidden nonsense, no random pronunciations and no irregular verbs.
@crowdedcrow3098 Рік тому
Is Arabic your native language? If so, your English is flawless. Also, my stomach always sinks in shame when I'm reminded of how much of the world is multilingual and understands the importance of grasping more than one language. I understand a bit of Spanish, but like so many of my fellow Americans, I never experienced an immersion into a second (or third) language; I think our schools are trying to improve, but it's not nearly enough. Multilingualism enriches our minds, cultures, and job opportunities as well as being a sensible skill to have if you'd like to travel.
@LiraMel Рік тому
Yea i love arabic even tho chakl , ا ى, ؤ ئ أ ء are lowkey hard
@snilas Рік тому
Strange comment, when you know in Arabic, some vowels are said but not written down.
@LiraMel Рік тому
@@snilas we have vowel..?
@snilas Рік тому
@@LiraMel ...who's ''we'' ?
@coover65 Рік тому
You could do a video on regional pronunciation in Australia. To foreigners we may all sound alike, but I've noticed Victorians say "salary" and "celery" the same, and South Australians pronounce "girls" like "gills" and say "dance", "chance" etc. like the Brits do. I've noticed regional variations with indigenous names too, like Bingara pronounced "Bing-Gra" in NSW, yet a Queenslander would pronounce it "Bing-Gahra". I think they pronounce "Yatala Vale" in SA like "Ya-Tahla", yet we pronounce the Gold Coast suburb "Yat-Lah".
@angorali06 2 роки тому
1:12 Vegetable 1:52 Comfortable 2:26 Almond 3:35 Etc. 4:21 Clothes 6:18 Jewellery 7:21 Architecture 8:33 Enthusiastic 10:31 Word World Work 11:46 Photograph
@paulineanand8559 2 роки тому
Thank you
@tsuki4867 2 роки тому
thank’s!!!
@zeenamoayadtaha1838 2 роки тому
Thank u 🙏🏾
@raktimaghosh9589 2 роки тому
Thank you
@RainnMakerr 2 роки тому
Veggie Table. 🥗 🥕🥦 Alllmonds Acksetra Jew Al ary Namaste 🙏
@pep20002425 2 роки тому
As an Englishman, you are correct and also incorrect, it depends totally on where you live. The difference between the upper north and the south is night and day.
@gowdsake7103 2 роки тому
Scone or Scon huh
@rulistening7777 2 роки тому
Yes and No. There is "Proper". And then there is "Common." Two different things.
@mcmlxii4419 2 роки тому
She's not an Englishman, she's a woman.
@varmituofm 2 роки тому
@@rulistening7777 No again. There is no such thing as "proper" English. Language is an emergent social construct. The correct thing is whatever makes you understood, and will vary by location and audience. There is no universally correct set of rules. Just look at spellings: color and colour, grey and gray, organize and organise, analyse and analyze, daemon and demon, analogue and analog. All of these are correct in different parts of the world. What you might call "proper" English is just the way it was done before, but not the way it was always done. Even reading documents from 200 years ago can be difficult to modern readers.
@oberon06 2 роки тому
@@gowdsake7103 it's always scawn. As in, what's the fasted cake in the bakery? Scone
@Engineer_Who 2 роки тому
Some of these, like "comfortable" and "almond," are alternate pronunciations, mostly based on regional variations. Notice Emma pronounces the letter "H" as "haych," but the US pronunciation is "aych." Neither is wrong, just different based on geographical origin.
@donnagilder227 2 роки тому
THIS!!! Thanks!
@Haerton Рік тому
Can not think of a different way to say 'comfortable' apart from come-for-ta-bull. Nor 'Ah-mund'. Canada West.
@dannareal Рік тому
Thank you for make me feel less dumb haha greetings from Brazil
@triciamason9542 Рік тому
Personally, I would say that 'haych' is never correct; it is simply used so often that it has become acceptable to some people in some areas. There's no 'h' at the beginning of 'aitch'.
@davidramsey-kerr10 Рік тому
Alternate is not accepted as a synonym for alternative by English speakers of good education.
@valobrien9596 Рік тому
Despite English being my first language (I'm Irish), you got me with two of the words here. Almond (I've always pronounced the "l") and jewellery (I've always pronounced the final "e"). It's going to take a lot of effort for me to break a lifetime of conditioning!
@jamesaroeuett1567 2 роки тому
In the US almond is definitely pronounced with the L. Sounds like "all mend." I've never heard anyone in the US pronounce it without the L. Maybe it's pronounced differently in some countries. The L is also pronounced in palm, balm, napalm, qualm, calm but is not pronounced in salmon.
@remaguire 2 роки тому
Must depend where one grows up. I never pronounce the "L" in these words.
@CH-gn7rf 2 роки тому
Exactly
@jamesaroeuett1567 2 роки тому
@@remaguire Where did you grow up? I'm from the Midwest area of the US and I've never heard anyone pronounce almond as "ah mond," etc.
@pretzelcoatl_1121 2 роки тому
She’s using RP
@randallcurwen8041 2 роки тому
Another Midwesterner…. Never heard a native American speaker say almond without the “l.” Most of us grew up with an Almond Joy commercial/jingle that pronounced itself withe the “l.” And though it is not that common, there certainly are Americans who pronounce the “l” in salmon.
@bahice 2 роки тому
The "missing" syllable in "vegetable", "comfortable" and "jewellery" are not technically missing, snd many people actually do still correctly pronounce them. The shortened version has become more accepted over time basically due to "lazy speaking". It's just faster and easier to leave them out and it doesn't make the word unrecognisable, so people just let it go. It's like "Wednesday" or "Worcester".
@jonahbreeding2034 2 роки тому
it depends on what dialect you speak but of course she is speaking of proper english
@bahice 2 роки тому
@@jonahbreeding2034 I’ve heard some quite proper English English speakers pronounce those words that way. She’s referring to commonly accepted pronunciation, not exclusively correct, but most commonly used.
@pattip2788 2 роки тому
You are correct!
@TimeofRagnarok 2 роки тому
@@jonahbreeding2034 what she's teaching is improper english.
@jonahbreeding2034 2 роки тому
@@TimeofRagnarokwell i guess that depends end of the world
@rebfh Рік тому
Interesting video! As a native speaker of American English, I do pronounce the l in almond. I'll also admit to pronouncing clothes as close. It's easier, and the difference is subtle.
@fmahavishnu9807 7 місяців тому
know what - you are so wrong, you are very wrong. There is no American English or English English. There is one language that is considered to be a medium of international communication. and if you start changing everything to the way you like, then people will stop understanding you, stop vandalising the language
@phuongmiracle4853 Рік тому
Thanks Emma. I pronounced some of the words incorrectly for more than 20 years. A very good lession
@jewelmckie 2 роки тому
As someone with an accent, you can’t really tell the rest of the english speaking people that their pronunciations are wrong. It all depends on where you’re from. You still know what they’re saying regardless
@amp788 2 роки тому
You’re never met anyone from Boston have you?
@mavie20120 2 роки тому
@@amp788 *you’ve
@itzzy1859 2 роки тому
right? like ya, ofc it sounds like ppl are saying it differently... you have an accent.
@amp788 2 роки тому
@@mavie20120 Thank you for correcting my obvious typo. Nobody would have ever figured out what I was trying to say unless you took care of that for me.
@mavie20120 2 роки тому
@@amp788 you’re very welcome that’s what I was trying to achieve. I sincerely hope you’ll learn from this and reflect !!
@julietteyork6293 2 роки тому
In the US we pronounce the “l” in almond, but there are several words that Americans and Brits say differently.
@punkoid76 2 роки тому
That’s because Americans pronounce many words wrong.
@Kev.in1997 2 роки тому
Just look at how they pronounce the letter "h" Haytch ^^
@getrappel 2 роки тому
This woman isn't a Brit. She's from down under. I'm from England and I pronounce the L in almond too. We also say vegetable and comfortable without any silent letters
@MuzikJunky 2 роки тому
I’m a native New Yorker and never pronounced the L in “almond” in my entire life! But, then, the NYC accent is different from most of the country and sounds more technically correct to many ears. Peace.
@theJohnGaltLine 2 роки тому
@@MuzikJunky from Missouri and I don't pronounce the L either.
@bauya12 Місяць тому
I am a Korean, and I am really glad to have found the location of soft palate(한국어로 연구개) in mouth, which I had been trying to know for a few years and decided not to try to find for 40 years afterwards until I saw this mmmEnglish lesson lately. Thank the new dictionaries with kind images and mmmEnglish!!
@bruce4356 Рік тому
Thank you Emma, you are my go to for proper pronunciation! You technic is perfect, I like the way you demonstrate the right and incorrect sounding of the words.
@inafebubole2276 4 роки тому
I like the way you speak. You are not fast and every words coming from your mouth is clear. I love that.
@happinesstv64 4 роки тому
yes
@aishahhamisu2658 4 роки тому
Great
@user-dv2td9yu4p 4 роки тому
yes
@user-dv2td9yu4p 4 роки тому
that perfect
@shahedchowdhury7646 4 роки тому
Inafe Bubole A wonderful tutorial! Thanks! As a non native English speaker, it is very difficult for me to adopt this. But, it has become a great help understand the native speakers!
@miketaylor6617 2 роки тому
As a Texan, I have never heard anyone here not pronounce the "L" in walk and talk. Matter of fact, I believe the only ones I've heard do that are usually from Boston or parts of NYC. But then again those people don't pronounce the "R" in car either.
@frankiejones7858 2 роки тому
Bro when I heard her say that I'm like tf who tf doesn't say L in walk, I'm in Cali bro
@Pond721 2 роки тому
You're wrong then
@miketaylor6617 2 роки тому
I guess I am according to r'tards
@mcmlxii4419 2 роки тому
Why do Texans pronounce the word "old" as "ode" and the word "told" like "toad"? I hear people from Texas doing this a lot.
@miketaylor6617 2 роки тому
@@mcmlxii4419 Not sure who you've heard this or where in Texas, but I was born and raised in DFW and in 43 years I haven't heard this.
@kennygalubeze1692 2 роки тому
We need more of these lessons, especially here in Nigeria, and I must confess, we make all of these mispronunciations. Thank you so much dear.
@mwohaeyo 2 роки тому
Embrace your accent ! The way you speak is beautiful and unique to you, your culture, and your background. Always feel free to work on your accent if it's something you're interested in, but never feel pressured to change the way you comfortably speak because you feel judged and outcasted. As someone who grew in socal and has a mom and grandma who speak English and Spanish, I know that the way I say things is completely different from a perspn from New York who grew up with Chinese speaking family member.
@mike1967sam 2 роки тому
Hello Emma, I hope you're making the fundamental distinction between orthography, phonology and phonetics because when you say that "vegetable" only has three syllables that is incorrect, we pronounce it as if it only has three syllables but it is effectively a four syllable word.
@Kalamain 2 роки тому
Yeah. She is also confusing pronunciation from different region. All the words that she chose would have been pronounced in a different way in different areas. I'm from the north of England and we pronounce them VERY different! I don't actually know anyone that would pronounce "Almond" with an 'r' sound. >.< She TOTALLY got "Jewellery" wrong. I'm guessing that she should be making it better known that she is using Australian English rather than British, "Received pronunciation" English.
@ronaldscott5786 2 роки тому
And the e in vegetable IS pronounced in vegetation.
@Kalamain 2 роки тому
@@ronaldscott5786 it's also pronounced in "Vegetable"! I wonder how she pronounces "February"...
@nathanfrancis1942 2 роки тому
@@Kalamain You just know she says "Febuary"
@outnleftfield 2 роки тому
@@ronaldscott5786 it supports the j sound of the g or it might sound like egg like "veggtable or ga like gas "
@shahiprodhan7011 2 роки тому
EMMA is my favorite teacher to whom we can learn better orthography, phonology, and phonetics. I LOVE mmmEnglish.
@madhurawickramage4549 Рік тому
My mother tongue is Sinhala (Main language in Sri Lanka). We can easily pronounce all these words very comfortably, all thanks to the wide variety of sounds in our mother tongue.
@karenpeters8487 2 роки тому
As a reading and English teacher, it’s very important not to pronounce a word incorrectly in a teaching situation. The word should only be pronounced correctly, so as to reinforce the proper pronunciation. Introducing several mispronunciations is only confusing and thus the material has to be unlearned and then the correct pronunciation learned. The explanation of the differences in the English language are great, but it’s best just pronounce the word correctly.
@andrewilliams7548 2 роки тому
Ok thx teacher 😃😃😃😃😃 God bless you and keep you safe at all times Amen
@Ikcj127 2 роки тому
Ok karen...
@olenastefanyshyn1581 2 роки тому
Disagree
@mcmlxii4419 2 роки тому
As a reading and English teacher, your grammar is a bit rough!
@cadence4527 2 роки тому
Origins have a lot to do with how words are pronounced. Also, pronunciation of words and words in general evolve over time. When we realize a pronunciation we’ve been using doesn’t fit how the word is spelt then we evolve the pronunciation. Also, region has a lot to do with the pronunciation of words as accents play a huge part in the pronunciation. Diversity is a beautiful thing.
@littlethingsthatmatterxx1163 2 роки тому
I eat chicken
@lovvelyz 2 роки тому
Someone should change bologna 😒
@zecuse 2 роки тому
@@lovvelyz Ah yes, one of the words English "borrowed" from Italian's pockets after walking down a dark alley and was too lazy to change the spelling.
@CarlosPanades Рік тому
The most difficult words for me are the ones with "ths". I can't pronounce truths or clothes corretly yet. The content you have in your channel is very good, thanks!
@robinstamper2446 2 роки тому
Explaining ‘voiced’ (versus ‘unvoiced’) consonants and how to connect them would be helpful.
@barryinglaterra 6 років тому
In the UK and the USA we pronounce the l in almond. Maybe it's just an Australian thing.
@Gillian708 6 років тому
Barry Inglaterra I'm British and don't pronounce the l. It's said ah-mond
@barryinglaterra 6 років тому
Gillian Spence No, it really isn't. If that's the way you happen to pronounce it, it must be a peculiarity of your particular regional dialect. I don't know which part of the UK you're from, but I'm from Newcastle and also lived for several years in Manchester, then four years in Warwickshire and I have never heard anyone pronounce almond without the 'l' until I saw this video. Not once.
@Gillian708 6 років тому
I believe you may be right in that it's regional; if you Google "British people say almond" you'll see that the rest of the world is stunned when (many) British people don't pronounce the "L"
@mehdijohnathan6688 6 років тому
yeah i think the rp english not pronounce the sound l in almond
@Gillian708 6 років тому
You're right! :) /ˈɑːmənd/
@jackiejustice8142 6 років тому
I'm a native english speaker and i didn't know i was pronouncing most of these wrong, so if u are learning english don't worry about it!!! Congrats that you have gotten this far edit: i commented this to be encouraging and kind to people learning english, not as a place for all of you to fight about which accents are valid or wrong and harass each other. please let's be encouraging and kind to each other! thanks
@sabilurrahmanrifat 6 років тому
jackie justice I appreciate you for being honest.
@cindeiacovacci9847 6 років тому
jackie justice, you are most likely NOT mispronouncing these words wrong. In American terms, mmmEnglish is mispronouncing them. She does a great job if she is teaching ESL to foreigners who are just learning English. As mentioned in other comments, the pronunciations she gives could be counted against someone taking a standardized test. They certainly would be counted against candidates I tested in English during my government career. Most of what she has wrong is simply a matter of proper diction and enunciation. As Robert Kolakowski stated, your spoken English is fine if you speak as the majority of your community does. However, if you are ever in a position to speak to highly-educated English speakers, you want to be at the top of your game.
@viniciomendez8765 6 років тому
jackie justice thank you very much. can you understand me if i say half with L
@jackiejustice8142 6 років тому
Vinicio Mendez yes don't worry about it!!!!
@patrickfoley4990 6 років тому
I Lk 2 rt Lk ths !
@emilgralec3195 5 місяців тому
Great job Emma! I love your videos. They're really helpful for my students. You explain things in a very informative, yet appealing way. Keep up the good work!
@Standard371 Рік тому
I have been watching your videos since long.I am your silent students and Alhamdolleh learnt a lot from you even still I am learning from you. I am eagerly waiting for your news videos. One thing more I have downloaded more than 200 videos of you. Thanks Ma'am I am grateful to you
@alexandercummins 3 роки тому
8:16 Just wanted to point out since this is a video about pronunciation that the letter H "For most English speakers, the name for the letter is pronounced as /eɪtʃ/ and spelled "aitch" or occasionally "eitch". The pronunciation /heɪtʃ/ and the associated spelling "haitch" is often considered to be h-adding and is considered nonstandard in England."
@sophiakaztruita1454 3 роки тому
Thanks for clarifing that.
@coerncapone5586 2 роки тому
Thank you! I was looking for this comment!
@knwong4458 2 роки тому
@@coerncapone5586 me too:-)
@ianmontgomery7534 2 роки тому
In Australia I have noticed that children who came through the Roman catholic school system are more likely to put the H in aitch.. Of course over the years it has migrated.
@joniloinsigh1624 2 роки тому
@@ianmontgomery7534 That is an urban myth and a throwback to a time in Australia when Catholics were regarded as second class citizens. It was never true anyway, it’s a snide put-down.
@Caliiforniicatiion 2 роки тому
I am an English and Spanish student and I can say that pronunciation is only learned by practicing with another native speaker. Thank you so much! 👋 😷 🇧🇷 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇪🇸
@abisaindamanomhata 2 роки тому
you are a great teacher that I have never seen before. The fact that you show us how to do(pronounce ) the same as you by means of the diagram where possible.
@johvanaarriagada431 2 роки тому
Thanks a Lot! I am an english teacher un Chile. Now it is easier for me to teach these words and the correct pronunciación.
@amirhalim5939 4 роки тому
Though I have been a teacher of English for more than thirty eight years , I confess I benefit much from these lessons. You are an excellent teacher indeed. Thank you. My name is Amir and I live in New York now as I am originally from Egypt.
@tonydalat6790 2 роки тому
How are you doing Amir ?
@nigazzagin4771 4 роки тому
I wish I could be back in High School and had you as my English teacher. I fell in love with your way of speaking and teaching. Greetings from Italy
@silong3923 Рік тому
I have been mispronouncing most of the words all this while!😨 Thank you so much!❤❤❤
@cwavt8849 2 роки тому
I am a stickler for grammar and pronunciation. Have been my life entire (61 yrs), as we're my parents. You got me on almond and photograph. Thanks. I always appreciate corrections, as long as they are delivered in a courteous tone. 😁
@FumariVI 2 роки тому
Since you're a stickler for grammar and pronunciation I'm sure you realize that correct grammar would be "...as were my parents" not "as we're my parents". We're is a contraction of the words "we are".
@3enjamin Рік тому
@@FumariVI Yeah, "as we're my parents" sounds weird and I have to ask myself... what does that even mean? I'm a foreigner. Turned out he mistyped it.
@edwararaujo9116 2 роки тому
I've been studying English over 5 years and sometimes i don't get much from some english teachers, but from u i felt like i was a begginer and i can say i felt eager to learn more from ur lessons.
@tingzhu1600 4 роки тому
Two good things you did when making this video: 1. you got an enlargement when explaining the trick of pronunciation. 2. you add 'I didn't make up this list of words. they are from my teaching experience.' at the end, which is convincing to the learners about the usefulness of this video.
@suspendedhatch Рік тому
In the US we say All-Mund and we say Cloze. Fodograff. We change a lot of T's into D's but it often sounds good to say them cleanly with a T.
@IzzyMcKay-el6ru 6 місяців тому
Dearest Emma. Thank you very much for this lesson. As non native speaker of English this type of lesson is why we keep coming back for more. God bless you today and always.
@mmmEnglish_Emma 6 місяців тому
I'm thrilled to hear that the lessons are helpful for you! Keep up the great work. 🙂
@Amy-hm9cp 2 роки тому
I love this! I don’t think of my language as interesting until someone points it out. This is the kind of thing that interests me when learning new languages, so I hope someone finds this interesting for learning mine!
@aldito7586 2 роки тому
At least we don't speak ICELANDICK. Try pronouncing some of those Volcanoes !!!
@ljkoch99 2 роки тому
"I love this!" I hate this. LOL
@donothinggarden 5 років тому
It's good that you speak slowly .Most of viewers are not native english speaker.It dosn't matter that you use 16min or several hours as long as you speak slowly and correct.Long vid we can save it and resume to watch later when we have time.
@josephdutt2691 2 роки тому
Thank you so much, today I feel how correctly my mother taught me English not a single word pronounciation you explained was wrong just went through the video if I was going in the right direction my mother at 90 made her way to heaven had done her senior Cambridge. All glory to God INDIA
@nicholasrooksby3327 8 місяців тому
Thanks, it's very useful this video. It's not just about speaking english, but do it well. With lessons like this I'm learning that. Thank you teacher Emma. 😊
@mmmEnglish_Emma 8 місяців тому
Glad it was helpful! 😊
@nematullahibrahimi1875 29 днів тому
I started new its really great
@longodyuo9162 4 роки тому
Anyone watching this during lock down??
@levifabay64 4 роки тому
yes me
@ayajuu4312 4 роки тому
Yes me too
@levifabay64 4 роки тому
Hi.
@levifabay64 4 роки тому
@@ayajuu4312 yes!
@garylee22 4 роки тому
M2
@liquidrob83 2 роки тому
I'm a native English speaker and pronounce the "L" in almond, walk and talk. It just sounds and feels weird for me to pronounce it without the L even though It's incorrect.
@alexmuenster2102 2 роки тому
>>I'm a native English speaker
@AngraMainiiu 2 роки тому
@@alexmuenster2102 This pronunciation isn't hick speak though. It's a well known stereotype that New Yorkers have a "dark" L that is very heavy. For example "I'm walking" is "I'm waLLking"
@alistairreid1262 2 роки тому
Can understand the L in almond but certainly not in walk and talk.
@toveschatvet-riisager4215 2 роки тому
@@AngraMainiiu Nev Yorkers do not talk english, but american - so - perhaps you can look up the pronounciation example/programme for americans, please?
@FumariVI 2 роки тому
@@alistairreid1262 Oh, I see. So you pronounce walk and talk as "wak" and "tak" huh?
@fitsumol5662 Рік тому
Lord! You took me back time to why college life. I distinctly remember my Zen instructor. Second language learners don’t pay attention to such things. Anyway, keep up your good work.
@manueltshilson4679 Рік тому
My main language is french which helps me to have an asset in english vocabulaire but sometimes is a disadvantage when you think english follows the same logique, architecture in french you read archi not arki😅😅
@MatameVideos 6 років тому
Thanks, I take pride in my English, but my pronunciation has room for improvement.
@miltongonzalez9949 3 роки тому
Anyone would be proud to have a beautiful & intelligent english teacher like you. With your explanations I'm learning it fast. Congrats
@ikhlaqrajput2770 10 місяців тому
Thanks Emma. Now you’re going to be my lifetime english language teacher. 😊
@peter863 Рік тому
Any reason why I have not been so lucky to meet a teacher like you in my school?! 🤷♂️🤦♂️👏👏👏👏
@79singt 5 років тому
I've been learning the English as a second language for years and years. But I'm not still able to pronounced correctly on these words are Bad,Bed and Bag, and Walk and Work. But I'm keep trying, I won't give up. Thanks for the post.
@karenkaneshiro9861 5 років тому
Yes, they are tough ones. And while I am a native Eng. speaker, I find the words for numbers ending in 'teen' are so difficult to differentiate that I usually asked to have them repeated by the speaker....."did you say "sixteen" or "sixty"? Was that "forteen" or "forty"? etc. The use of banking machines that speak make it much worse!
@aleyalan2010 5 років тому
Ice vs eyes?
@Ibegreggin 5 років тому
@@karenkaneshiro9861 totally agree. I consider myself an exceptional English speaker, and those words are hard for me to discern. Have a conversation with an east coast Canadian, and you might hear them say "Fort-Dean"!
@neilstewart5407 2 роки тому
Whilst a good basic grounding in English speech, there are some conflicts. There are a lot of areas (and people) in the UK who say the extra syllable such as in Comfortable, Vegetable and Jewellery. This video discounts a lot of proper spoken english and embraces slang or diluted english. Perfectly legitimate ways of pronunciation, but not very thorough.
@rosemaryboury9599 2 роки тому
Totally agree with you there. I'm a native of the UK and I pronounce all the syllables in comfortable, almond, vegetable and jewellery. Definitely depends on which part of the world you come from!
@kipp1231 2 роки тому
Would that be in RP English? RP is fairly recent in the English language and I find it unfair to use the term "proper English" because there are much, much older English speaking accents which still use the long rolling vowels of the saxons and Vikings. 13th 14th century londoners would sound more like the North East accent than RP or cockney accent, so it begs the question. What is proper spoken English? And what is slang English?
@Ashley-cr4ow 2 роки тому
@@kipp1231 old English spoken language actually sounded more similar to a generic American accent. It was a mix between the New Zealand and American accent. The different accents in the uk were developed later from a multitude of different reasons, probably a lot to do with slang and individual segregation. So technically speaking America, Canada and even New Zealand have a more accurate pronunciation of the original English language. Which makes sense because in most parts of America and Canada the language is pronounced very similar to how the language is written.
@mbd6054 2 роки тому
I couldn't agree more. These syllables are also pronounced fully in Hiberno-English, and certainly constitute proper spoken english. This video is misleading, in my opinion.
@aldito7586 2 роки тому
If you're comfortable with your vegetables and jewellery....
@iRicardoTM 2 роки тому
As a native Spanish speaker, this video makes sense, in Spanish we pronounce every syllable, we're taught to actually separate them to learn to pronounce correctly, like (Chair) Silla Si-lla, (Bird) Pájaro Pá-Ja-Ro, (Otorhinolaryngologist) Otorrinolaringólogo O-To-Rri-No-La-Rin-Gó-Lo-Go. Of course it helps that we pronounce as it's read, but when it comes to English, confusion happens because we see the word for example Vegetable (which is written the same way in Spanish) and automatically we read it as Ve-Ge-Ta-Ble. So yeah, English Pronunciation is a whole brain reset.
@barryinglaterra Рік тому
Ve-Ge-Ta-Ble is absolutely the correct pronunciation in English. There are four syllables in the word Vegetable. The second syllable is often dropped when speaking quickly due to elision, whereby native speakers omit syllables because it makes the word easier to say, but pronouncing it is absolutely correct.
@nyamitidiing913 Рік тому
I love the way she explained these words
@unstoppableself-developmen8059 4 роки тому
One small advice: It would have been great if you list (and read) all 10 words at the very end of the video to let us practice once again :) But still, I love the video, thank you very much!
@adasas5454 2 роки тому
You want all over. Jajajaja..😃I Sorry.
@michellegordon6586 2 роки тому
What ?????
@beckyvarney3419 5 років тому
Don't forget there's a lot of different accents in English that pronounce words different in every way. For example, me being from Nebraska, I pronounce the L in almond and every letter in comfortable. This video is great just take it with a grain of salt because everyone does the same thing slightly different than the last.
@learnwithflora298 5 років тому
Agree! 😊👍
@lacey1280 5 років тому
I’m from Nebraska also, have always pronounced the L in almond but I can’t concur with your pronunciation of comfortable. Cumf-ter-bull for me.
@armandovico5140 5 років тому
Becky Varney thanks for clarifying... I was right then... Mariano Vico guitarist and English teacher from Havana Cuba.
@cynthiawillis6701 5 років тому
Nobody says clothes like that
@sivadasican 5 років тому
Becky Varney thank you so much
@nicholasrooksby3327 7 місяців тому
As a native English speaker, I can confirm that the English speakers are very good at practicing and understanding their native English language in general and are very knowledgeable about the language of their semester!
@MyHeart1956 Рік тому
Nice having this "English" person teaching this American how to speak English. Her accent is distinguishable. She is teaching the same pronunciations I learned in the 60s in elementary school.
@user-os7ue7re9g 3 роки тому
Mam, you have very detailed and thorough teaching method! Thank you so much, you are an excellent teacher!
@dilemmix 6 років тому
Really good, English is my 2nd language (I'm Dutch and emigrated to Australia) and after MANY years I now discover that I pronounced some of these words wrong for years! I will keep practising, thank you!
@mmmEnglish_Emma 6 років тому
Fabulous, I'm glad I could help! :) Thanks for watching.
@janettealac2955 Рік тому
Thank you. I think this will be quite helpful for some people. I have a tip for you. The letter H is pronounced like aim, air, "A ch", rather than hay, hair, "Hay ch". Best regards.
@lordlem 2 роки тому
The funny thing about “photograph” is that this word came directly from Greek Φωτογραφία - and, as you can see, the stress is on iota. The word “photographer” is Φωτογράφος in Greek, and here, the stress is on alpha. So this constantly moving stress has Greek origin. As the word στρες, of course 😊
@retajalkurdi5068 2 роки тому
Ok
@rubenrienda3028 5 років тому
I was about to watch a video about cats when suddenly I discovered this video on the homepage of youtube . If it hadn´t been for this video, I would still be saying jewellery, vegetable, almond, would, talk, salmon, half and walk badly. Thanks for this video. I am from Spain.
@mmmEnglish_Emma 5 років тому
You're welcome, Ruben! I'm glad you found this useful :)
@rubenrienda3028 5 років тому
One question, are you from UK or USA?
@ronzoni1597 5 років тому
this is pure Australian English, Mate
@rubenrienda3028 5 років тому
That seemed American English, jajja,
@rubenrienda3028 5 років тому
so it´s Australian, the more I learn, the better
@gastropod557 6 років тому
The third word in this video, "Almond" has two distinct pronunciations that I learned on my grandfather's orchard. When the nut is still attached to the tree it is pronounced "All - mond" and when it is upon the ground it is an "Ah - mond." The reasoning is simple...when the nut falls and hits the ground it knocks the "L" out of it.
@carlpennington1557 6 років тому
Zebulon Citanul
@gastropod557 6 років тому
Carl Pennington
@beetowers2861 6 років тому
hahahahaha!!!! That's a good one. I like your grandpa and I like you too, thank you for sharing your lovely story.
@gastropod557 6 років тому
Beviani--I am serious...that is exactly what he told me. Thanks for taking the time to reply.
@ianbynoe6515 6 років тому
Zebulon Citanul , very funny.
@omerrauf7255 2 роки тому
Amazing English Teacher with super clear pronunciations.
@trucdeegan5865 5 днів тому
Once again, I learn a lot from your show. English is not my native language, I come from Vietnam and my first language is Vietnamese. But thanks anyway. Keep up your good work, I needed it.
@justacitizen111 7 років тому
I have no problem pronouncing any of these words, in fact English is my first language but I watch your videos just because you are very beautiful and lovely. I basically watch you.
@mmmEnglish_Emma 7 років тому
Haha thanks for watching!
@Messichapo 7 років тому
justacitizen you are not the only one citizen, I am also in the line to praise her beauty :) Well English is not my first language but I learnt some of the words which I was mis- pronouncing. Thanks to MMM (My Mysterious Mam) for correcting a few of my mistakes.
@kdelka81 6 років тому
justacitizen That's just creepy
@justacitizen111 6 років тому
Kimberly Koudelka No, you idiot. You are creepy. I complimented her on how pretty she is. I didn't say anything dirty or rude. I was respectful as well. I don't know how I ended up on this video because I'm a native English speaker, but I ended up not leaving the video because she was doing a great job and she's a very beautiful woman as well. So please....
@Messichapo 6 років тому
justacitizen I am a forbidden citizen typing this. I do respect your first comment. I am also one of her student like you. If we both say our English teacher is pretty and beautiful well that's not an offence.
@mhergenrader3069 4 роки тому
From the almond growers: they are almonds till they hit the ground (harvesting) then they are AHHHmonds.
@bex3425 Рік тому
As an army brat I moved often in childhood; and mostly stationed with a families from southern states like Cajuns. 💓 Now in my adulthood and move to Washington State I’m constantly studying pronunciation as to avoid the public ridicule😃
@guygerente3100 Рік тому
I'm not a English Native Speaker but I'm learning English just for better communication and that's it.😊
@cocinaitc1854 6 років тому
Hello Emma Thks U 4 yours lessons. I'm from South America and always I've had problems with the pronunciation when I practise english language. Now It is more clear...
@mmmEnglish_Emma 6 років тому
I'm glad I could help you Cocina!
@cocinaitc1854 6 років тому
My name is not "Cocina" sorry but this is the name of the account. I'm Luis from Chile (South America). I love learning from your lessons. My english is basic or intermmediate I don' t know. I practise every day for improving it.
@Neerajkumar-de4ix 6 років тому
English is native language in america,then why you have pronunciation problem
@Rainer67059 6 років тому
Neeraj kumar, you conflate America with the United States. Chile's language is Spanish. Native Andesian languages may exist there too.
@cocinaitc1854 6 років тому
I have pronunciation problems because I speak spanish. I'm latin. Sometimes I got confused
@ericsteele6941 5 років тому
Saying Com-fort-a-ble is accepted by the Oxford dictionary. It's arguably more proper to enunciate each syllable in that word.
@TheGreatPresenter 5 років тому
Eric Steele that's not true. No-one pronounces that word as 4 syllables unless they are from the North. That takes into account the accents but Standard Received is 3 syllables
@sirex_3032 5 років тому
You cannot ever pronounce it as 3 syllable that's just wrong
@dubaihomeopathyhealthcentr5890 5 років тому
@@sirex_3032 you can, that is how english people say it comf-ta-ble
@lindsaydt66 2 роки тому
When my son was younger in school he challenged one of his teachers - why do you need some letters in words if those letters are silent. Oh, I was called into a parent/teacher meeting over that... . He was not being rude, he was just asking a question which made sense. But hey🤔🤔
@naomiskeates3681 Рік тому
The letters that we don’t sound are there to alter the sound of the previous vowels I believe so they are useful in their way.
@Katakuri01729 3 роки тому
"Or etcetra if you like me" LOVE THAT!
@acfaure 3 роки тому
Thank you for sharing! 🙏 Many English words in the video resemble French words to me because the common root is latin etymology. 🇫🇷
@timonestory Місяць тому
Good job! I'd recommend that the "r" in "comfortable" be also crossed out when showing the spelling --since you're already crossing out the "o"! Then the pronunciation becomes even more obvious, IMHO.
@kaswainyangungu4817 Рік тому
Good lesson. Summarizing pronunciation of "ch-" sound, my English teacher said you pronounce it as "k" if it's followed by a vowel and as "ch" as in "kitchen" if its followed by a consonant.
@lukaspotz4790 5 років тому
I've been learning English for four years now and we learned these words in the first grade! But the video was great 👍🏻
@AlejandroSanchez-ob6cz 6 років тому
I was almost twenty minutes trying to pronounce correctly "clothes", but at the end I did it. Thank you very much Emma, very usefull videos.
@mmmEnglish_Emma 6 років тому
Well done Alejandro!
@NetAndyCz 6 років тому
Oh yeah, clothes, that hunted me for a while:D
@shahariarshaon4550 6 років тому
I need all silent word?? mem
@rebeccalavoy6655 6 років тому
Alejandro... I'm American and "clothes" is a tricky word. We get sloppy or lazy with our words and we pronounce it as "close." Such as close the door. I will try to be more careful with my own words, haha
@yassinelaghbali3043 6 років тому
Rebecca LaVoy Hello
@JoshuaA-yq4re 3 місяці тому
I am liking your videos they are helping me to speak louder because sometimes my parents can not hear me so, your lessons are teaching me different things thank you Emily for helping me goodbye
@sharonbranch1779 2 роки тому
It’s so good to learn different sound of English words .
@joshcarton2243 4 роки тому
are these the type of videos we've been watching in quarantine. THIS IS MADNESS!!!!!!!
@MilkyT0503 4 роки тому
Terry Wrist we have to come out of quarantine more polished with our speaking. ❤️🤣
@joshcarton2243 4 роки тому
@@MilkyT0503 lol
@farshadrahimi3188 3 роки тому
you are jewellery emma.
@pobnoonmunch2255 3 роки тому
That’s funny
@pobnoonmunch2255 3 роки тому
In fairness, I don’t think the target audience are native speakers. But this is incorrect. Your eyes are playing tricks on you.
@chocolateswiss708 5 років тому
Its strange world of 'English-language' in which skating on thin ice can get you into hot water-Franklin.P.Jones.
@drivernjax 5 років тому
"English, a language in which you drive on a parkway and park on a driveway." I found this in a book called "Crazy English". This book also has a chapter titled, "England and America, Two Countries Separated by a Common Language". In this chapter, the writer pointed out a few phrases that have completely different meanings in each country.
@chocolateswiss708 5 років тому
drivernjax ...v true...
@drivernjax 5 років тому
My favorite phrase from that chapter is "I'll be over tomorrow morning to knock you up." I laughed my butt off when I read that one.
@naturalkinkycurlymarie7496 5 років тому
@@drivernjax *She mispronounced evey word, claiming to be teaching the public proper Pronunciation.* Not very good at Teaching American English. *Please don't follow this misinformation.* For anyone else who don't get what I'm mean (from America). She's teaching English Pronunciation the way Australians speak. So the way she pronounced *most of the words is NOT the way Americans and Other English-Speaking countries do. The words are NOT mispronounced by others. She's wrong for saying we are mispronouncing these words* just because we don't say them the way she does with either added Or missing syllables.
@toniyoung2590 5 років тому
@@drivernjax and Australian English is totally different again
@masoodurrehman2271 Рік тому
Very helpful indeed. I teach English and am benefitted here to a great extent.
@magodenik 2 роки тому
This is the first video I've seen from your channel and I really loved it. What I still don't fully understand about English language is why I should read the same letters differently depending on the case. Are there rules about that or the only option I have is to memorize how I should pronounce each word? Do you have any video that can guide me on that? Thanks!
@FumariVI 2 роки тому
If I were you I wouldn't rely on this channel for guidance.
@aarefsamoo580 7 років тому
you aren't a normal person you are the best teacher who I have seen Thank you very much I lo y
@mmmEnglish_Emma 7 років тому
Thanks Aaref! 😝
@raymondshekoury6212 7 років тому
Thanks a lot. I learned a great deal of correct pronunciations from this video.
@mmmEnglish_Emma 7 років тому
You are welcome Raymond!
@jericksonpasaraba590 6 років тому
Thanks lovely Emma for a fantastic lecture which is loaded with different techniques to help us learn the easiest way possible! God bless!
@nicodabastard 6 років тому
mmmEnglish hey there just wanted to let you know that you mispronounce smörgåsbord and gravid.
@linettelalitadunbar2653 Рік тому
In Essex we put more emphasis on the “u” in enth-you- siastic
@shafeelsahaaly8853 Рік тому
Hi Emma When I arrived in Australia,..at the age of ten, I spoke English as my first and only language. however,
@petrodrum 2 роки тому
Almond has different acceptable/agreed upon pronunciations depending on region. In the United States, clothes is also most commonly pronounced the same as the word close, without the th sound. Some of these words have different acceptable pronunciations that are all correct.
@Yemusical 4 роки тому
Stressed syllable... unstressed syllable.. I am now stressed, two years later!!!
@nazimalikhan8973 3 роки тому
I like your comment. So much baby
@acerpag-asa2686 3 роки тому
😝😝😆😍
@dawnjohnson3263 3 роки тому
You made me smile
@flawyerlawyertv7454 3 роки тому
Lmao
@hotredtiger316 2 роки тому
3:10 - I’m today years old having learned that “almond” and five other words have silent L’s in them. I’ve always pronounced, albeit faintly, those L-sounds in most of those words. Now I know.
@kenselin Рік тому
The schwa sound found in the word "her" is THE MOST COMMON SOUND of the English language. :D Ken, Toronto, CANADA
@xolcapital3908 3 роки тому
I became really self conscious about how I talk after watching this
@manikantasesetti1105 3 роки тому
😊 that's really wonderful
@asifmomin100 3 роки тому
I ate one extra apple while seeing this, understanding and trying ...etc.!! 😆
@yesendatorres4469 3 роки тому
I became really self conscious about how I SPEAK after watching this video as well
@victoralejandro3460 3 роки тому
Same here, but it is a good thing.
@dalerobbie3243 3 роки тому
@@yesendatorres4469 you can come over
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