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English Conversation - Dinner Party
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...
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How to Pronounce [_] before [n], [m], or [_]: American English Pronunciation
The AA vowel [_] is affected by the nasal consonants [n], [m], or [_], though it is not represented in IPA (the International Phonetic Alphabet). Find out more in this video!
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EE vs. IH, Long and Short Vowels - American English
Are there long vowels? Short vowels? This video talks about vowel length relating to EE vs. IH.
Englishing
Comparative & Superlative ADJECTIVES (+er or +est / more than and the most / irregular adjectives)
What are adjectives ? This is a question that Mr. P./Marc had already said in a previous lesson. They are words that modify nouns or pronouns. In this lesson, Mr. P. will talk about the different kinds of adjectives there are there. He...
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100 MOST COMMON WORDS IN ENGLISH (10/11) Part 1
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...
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Hurricane Sandy - American English Pronunciation
After hurricane Sandy, I spent time with friends and shot this footage -- study reduction of the word CAN in real life speech, and study T pronunciations.
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How to Pronounce COFFEE -- Word of the Week -- American English
Learn how to pronounce coffee in this Word of the Week video on American English Pronunciation.
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Ways to say "What?" - Be Polite in American English
What should you say when you didn't understand someone? This video gives several ideas of words and phrases to use to say "what?" when you need someone to repeat himself. Don't be shy using these phrases!
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How to Say Entrepreneur - American English
The word ENTREPRENEUR, which comes to us from French, is really tough! Learn how to pronounce this word as we walk through each sound step-by-step.
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How to Pronounce English
The word ENGLISH is a tricky word: you have an NG sound AND a hard G!
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Idiom "Back Burner" -- How to Use and Pronounce -- American English
Learn how to pronounce and use the idiom "back burner" in American English. Appropriate for casual use, or use at work and in a business setting!
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Question about Speaking Slowly vs. Quickly -- American English Pronunciation
Should you speak quickly or slowly when speaking English? Isn't slower better, so you can be more understood? Not really -- the point is to speak with contrast of very fast words with words that are clear and fully pronounced. That's...
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How to Pronounce Christmas in American English -- Happy Holidays!
How to pronounce Christmas, plus tips from everyday conversation: the term "lucky duck", reducing "okay" to "k", dropping the H in word like "her". And, at the end you get to hear myself and my friends singing a verse of The First Noel!
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KW Consonant Cluster - How to Pronounce "qu-"
Be QUITE sure how to pronounce QU-words with this video. Watch the up close, slow motion pronunciation to study the lip rounding and get it right: question, quality, quick, queen, etc. Try Lingoda!
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Two-Syllable Words - Can you Identify Stress? American English
Can you tell which syllable is stressed in American English? Watch the real life English examples to test your listening comprehension.
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UNI- prefix: unique, unicycle, university! American English
Learn about the prefix UNI- in words like unicycle, unique, university. Learn how it's pronounced, and how it's different from the prefix UN-.
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English Conversation Study -- Last Time Here -- Ben Franklin Exercise
Study real life American English conversation and analyze what you hear. Improve your listening comprehension and pronunciation. Ben Franklin exercise, Topic: Last Time Here.
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English words you mispronounce (Yosemite)
Americans mispronounce English words all the time! It’s helpful for non-native speakers to know this and to study the words that Americans commonly mispronounce, as they’re likely to be tough for them as well. Donald Trump recently...
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Vocab: Applying for a Job
Do you have a job interview coming up? In this video I’ll teach you all of the job interview vocabulary you’ll need for your English interview! Learning how to job interview in English may take some practice if English isn’t your second...
Curated Video
Word Stress Rules in English - IELTS Energy Podcast 1184
You may not realize that the Pronunciation score is the fastest and easiest to increase! Today we teach you the rules for syllable stress in English so you can score 7+ on test day.
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How to Pronounce LITTLE - American English
LITTLE is more than a little hard to pronounce. Get the tips and tricks you need to say this word like natives, in American English.
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How to Pronounce the word BECAUSE - American English
How to pronounce the word BECAUSE -- reduce it to 'cuz' if you'd like! But make sure to link it to the next sound.
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Halloween! American English Pronunciation
This video goes over a bit of vocab but is mostly footage from my Halloween party!