In this Q and A video, I answer these questions: How should you pronounce place names? Is the way of speaking American English changing? How to engagement rings work in America? Can we meet you in person? Do "I hurt her" and "I heard...

Learn how to pronounce 'university' in this word of the week. Look out for the Flap T!

Learn how to reduce these two words in American English conversation to improve your spoken English. Sound like an American! italki: Learn More, and get the Buy One, Get One Deal!

Combine the Flap T rule with the linking ending consonant to beginning vowel rule to smooth out your speech and sound more American!

Learn how to make the BR consonant cluster (also called a consonant blend) and get a handle on words like bring, break, broken, brass, brother.

Study real English conversation to understand how Americans speak and study stress - the contrast of longer syllables vs. very short, reduced words. Watch this conversation with my friend - we study it 'Ben Franklin' style so you can...

How many ways can you pronounce the Letter Y in American English?

Study real English conversation as friends and family visit our new baby, Stoney. See 'gonna' in practice, dropping the H reductions, the reduction of 'did', and more!

Go over the pronunciation of the word DEFINITELY in this week's Word of the Week.

There are many ways to make requests, either by using the modal auxiliaries can, could, may or might but even by using would like or should like in affirmative sentences. In this lesson, Mr. P/Marc will delve on this points by...

Learning English is difficult—there’s no way around it! If you are truly wanting to learn English you need to master the spoken English pronunciation of thousands of English words and the many unique spoken English reductions and...

Study real English conversation to understand how Americans speak and learn the idioms Ôto go with itÕ and Ôon pointÕ. Come with me to a dinner party at a friendÕs house Ð we study the conversation so you can understand everything thatÕs...

The R sound is one of the hardest sounds in American English. Practice these exercises to relax around the R and speak effortlessly.

Study the mouth positions of American English with freeze frames. Having the correct position is the key to correct pronunciation. Also helpful for the deaf learning to read lips.

How to Pronounce INTERVIEW.

Study real English conversation while going on vacation with Rachel’s family. See how native speakers drop the H, use wanna, use the phrase ‘except for,’ and more!

English Conversation – Summer Vacation – American English...

If you’re ready to move beyond fluency to perfect spoken English you’re in the right place! Here you will learn the most important words in the English language, getting detailed analysis on each word’s use and pronunciation. As the...

Learn about English in this interview with NBC's Natalie Morales. Learn about using 'gotta' and the idioms 'wing it' and 'hit the ground running'.

Learn the many ways the letter U may be pronounced in different words in American English.

This minimal pair can be tricky!!! Learn the difference between these two words and feel confident pronouncing SEX and SIX.

Learn how to pronounce coffee in this Word of the Week video on American English Pronunciation.

How to pronounce the idiom LANDSLIDE and what it means (hint: you can drop the D!). Try it yourself, make up a sentence and post it as a video response!

The word ENGLISH is a tricky word: you have an NG sound AND a hard G!

In this English speaking lesson for Advanced students I’ll teach you all four pronunciations of the letter X in American English. When you’re speaking English as an advanced English student you’ll need to make four distinct pronunciation...