British Pronunciation - "and" /æ/ vs. "end" /e/ Minimal Pairs

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Komentáře • 323

  • @tomek3880
    @tomek3880 Před 3 lety +4

    I think the bigger problem is /æ/ vs /ʌ/ vs /ɑ:/ and /e/ vs /ə/ vs /ɜ:/.
    In many languages, it's only one vowel, not three.
    Anyway, this video can help a lot of people.

  • @a_g2566
    @a_g2566 Před 3 lety +33

    In my opinion that's one of the most important differences to grasp and master in an English language (along with the "th" and "r" sound) that will make you sound way better. I've lived in the UK for 13 years and only in the last 2 years I started paying more attention to how I sound and taking phonics more seriously and that first made me realise how, perhaps stupid I sounded to the native speakers when I was pronouncing things incorrectly and second now when I know and pay attention to how I say things how easier it is to communicate. So I can't stress enough that the way you say things is really really important 💞

  • @LouisBruh22
    @LouisBruh22 Před 3 lety +11

    When I started to learn English (didn't know there was only American English) I thought "an" and "en" sounded the same. Thanks to you I finally known the differences. Nowadays I use British English

  • @RaquelMargaretCarter
    @RaquelMargaretCarter Před 3 lety +63

    Elliott, I've been speaking British RP since taking your class, and even true brits believe I'm from the UK. So if anyone ever has a desire, Elliott is an exceptional teacher. It's now the only way I speak at all times. Sending love to you and yours, and congrats on your wee babe...

    • @marcelguberman
      @marcelguberman Před 3 lety +3

      That´s wonderful! Where are you from?

    • @RaquelMargaretCarter
      @RaquelMargaretCarter Před 3 lety +7

      @@marcelguberman I was born in Georgia but have lived abroad for many years, mainly living in Florida. So it's interesting that I sound like a southern Brit... I feel as though a dream came true speaking British. Honestly, one of my dear chaps (son) was murdered, and so I wrote a storybook based on him (Beatrix Potter-like), and I wanted to do the audio for it myself. So it seemed fitting to learn British, and I never went back. Ya, know, sort of as a gift to my boy. The book I wrote is called The Tale of Sawyer Lamb. It's ever so charming...

    • @kasiaa.2394
      @kasiaa.2394 Před 2 lety +1

      Wow! Congrats mate!

    • @Mizinhaaf123
      @Mizinhaaf123 Před 2 lety +2

      Ya mee tooo

    • @belenhernandezbenavente3420
      @belenhernandezbenavente3420 Před 2 lety

      Well done

  • @nemajojo7640
    @nemajojo7640 Před 3 lety +52

    😭I thought I’m first one on the comment but there are many others, anyhow Elliott is my favorite pronunciation teacher.

  • @mariavidal9614
    @mariavidal9614 Před 3 lety +4

    Thanks a lot. Very helpful.
    The sounds I struggle to differentiate are these two: cut /cat.

  • @aliqadri5208
    @aliqadri5208 Před 3 lety +22

    I was always confused about these sounds , Thanks Elliott💞

  • @ibrohimxursanov8089
    @ibrohimxursanov8089 Před 3 lety +28

    Elliott you're the best teacher 🔥🔥🔥
    Greetings from Uzbekistan 🇺🇿

  • @OliveiraValerio
    @OliveiraValerio Před 3 lety +6

    I follow your YT videos and pratice alone for about one and a half year. This week I've got my very first opportinity for a conversation with a fluent English speaker and I got amazed to hear that my intonation and vocabulary are quite good. Thank you Elliot for your dedication sharing knowledge with people around the world! You're great, mate! Cheers!

  • @naco5563
    @naco5563 Před 3 lety +2

    I'm happy to see you and hear your wonderful accent again! Thanks Elliott!

  • @Shyam.K.Sharma
    @Shyam.K.Sharma Před 3 lety +2

    Your lessons are really helpful Elliot. Cheers !!

  • @mustafaelemine3489
    @mustafaelemine3489 Před 3 lety +8

    Of course, I admire your accent to just like it😍😍😍 You the reason that made me think seriously about English after I had seen a video in your channel

  • @missdora4569
    @missdora4569 Před 3 lety +7

    Elliott, you are an incredible teacher with brilliant knowledge in your field. Thanks to you, my accent has turned from rubbish into the issue of fancy among my fellow students! Thank you very much and wish you the best luck ever!🍀

  • @mayw3027
    @mayw3027 Před 3 lety +6

    I’ve recommended your channel to my husband. Now he’s a big fan 😄

  • @MyDanymax
    @MyDanymax Před 3 lety +2

    Brilliant as always Elliot. Cheers.

  • @israelledesma9357
    @israelledesma9357 Před 3 lety

    You are the only coach on CZcams I really love, love your voice and pronunciation.

  • @mariliaenglishcoaching4220

    Hi Elliott! Great lesson! This kind of lesson is very helpful. Please, create more of them. Cheers!

  • @greenangel1813
    @greenangel1813 Před 3 lety +2

    This is the third video this month, it makes me really excited🤩 you are so helpful I can notice the difference, before and after finding your channel, in my accent especially my "r", thanks a lot🥰

  • @PhuocNguyen-wh9ru
    @PhuocNguyen-wh9ru Před 3 lety +2

    In American English "sand vs send" , "and vs end", "fan vs fen", "bad vs bed",... They are a little bit similarly pronounced to each other :D i used to speak like that, now i will change my voice, hope it make my pronunciation to be more royal :D and my speaking teacher won't knock on my head anymore

  • @melinamachado7477
    @melinamachado7477 Před 3 lety +1

    I'm in love with your accent . I'm practicing every day to improve my accent to sound more like a native speaker

  • @emrecanceran
    @emrecanceran Před 3 lety

    I recently discovered your channel and I really appreciate your effort! As a person want to learn British English, all of your videos are being helpful to me. Cheers!

  • @leforjoseph5371
    @leforjoseph5371 Před 3 lety +2

    Always very good and helpful lessons. Loving the accent

  • @johnsaward7459
    @johnsaward7459 Před 3 lety +2

    Thank you so much Teacher! I just wanna say that you are the best teacher I have ever seen before. I love your pronunciation!

  • @migranthathoda
    @migranthathoda Před 3 lety +4

    very helpful indeed, definitely need more lessons on minimal pair.

  • @nash1264
    @nash1264 Před 3 lety

    Hello Elliott! Thank you for uploading. I love your videos! 😊❤

  • @Michal.Kaminski
    @Michal.Kaminski Před 3 lety +2

    Very good topic! Please more videos about these pairs! I always struggle with these similar vowels 🙄

  • @falafels
    @falafels Před 3 lety +2

    I love that thank you Elliott

  • @ruteschiavelli
    @ruteschiavelli Před 3 lety +4

    Hello from Brazil! Amazing class. It help me a lot . Yes, I like your accent very much!🤩🤩🤩 Thanks Elliot.

  • @aamnaalam8140
    @aamnaalam8140 Před 3 lety +2

    Hi Elliott! That was really helpful.

  • @tres6863
    @tres6863 Před 2 lety

    Since I started leaning british accent in your youtube channel, all I can was, you're the best teacher, Elliott.

  • @oh1033
    @oh1033 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you so much Elliott. Recently I couldn’t study English because I was busy. But I love to watch your videos. Learning English is very difficult for me. But your English is always beautiful. So I can enjoy it. Thank you so much!

  • @maryam-us7uf
    @maryam-us7uf Před 3 lety +2

    This video is short enough, and good enough !Thank you very much!

  • @filolinguista5576
    @filolinguista5576 Před 3 lety +1

    Yes, please. It'd be highly appreciated if you make more videos about minimal pairs. They're very useful to improve my pronunciation. I'm currently needing to get familiar with British pronunciation. Greetings from Mexico.

  • @hakim766
    @hakim766 Před 3 lety +2

    You have the best pronunciation ever

  • @melse-learndotcom8352
    @melse-learndotcom8352 Před 3 lety

    I like your video very much. Very clear explanation and easy to understand. Such a great teacher. Thanks Elliot.

  • @htuaung3252
    @htuaung3252 Před 3 lety

    You are the best teacher I have ever seen. I can't pronounce right even my mother language. I'm so lucky to have you!

  • @facundobartolome1699
    @facundobartolome1699 Před 3 lety +1

    Great lesson! Gracias Elliott 😀

  • @md.saifulhasan5106
    @md.saifulhasan5106 Před 3 lety +2

    Please More of Minimal Pairs. And Thank you for this💚

  • @micomallow4213
    @micomallow4213 Před 3 lety

    You're videos are awsome .They deserve Millions of likes .Your explanation are also very easy to understand .Thanks a ton Eilliot.^_^And I'd be really grateful if you make a video for /s/ and /z/ .I find it difficult to understand how to pronounce this minimal pair.Please keep going !! You're awsome !!

  • @user-xp7pu7dl3p
    @user-xp7pu7dl3p Před 3 lety

    What a brilliant lesson! Thank you !

  • @yessicamacedo1633
    @yessicamacedo1633 Před 3 lety +2

    You're the best!
    Thank you so much!

  • @debrawise8400
    @debrawise8400 Před 3 lety

    You are a very good teacher!I love the British accent, would love to learn more! Thank you

  • @irinagagloeva3240
    @irinagagloeva3240 Před 3 lety

    Thank you, Elliott! Really helpful 😍

  • @guesswhoiam1875
    @guesswhoiam1875 Před 3 lety

    Youuuu are a truly amazing educator!

  • @gulbakhytmukanova1856
    @gulbakhytmukanova1856 Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks for your lessons 👍

  • @calderon_2212
    @calderon_2212 Před 3 lety +1

    Please more minimal pairs. I'm in C.1 level, here in Spain is a very advanced level. I need that simple and valuable explanation. Thank you for your work Elliot

  • @marvinchorkhi4790
    @marvinchorkhi4790 Před 3 lety +2

    Sir, I really appreciate your pronunciation.

  • @i.o.3563
    @i.o.3563 Před 3 lety +1

    Elliot, thanks for a great lesson. These are difficult sounds for many, me included. If you could include one more sound like bed, bat, but it would be even more amazing.

  • @Whaler80
    @Whaler80 Před 3 lety

    I think it is a most useful blog about British pronunciation in youtube. Really.

  • @enriqueduran6907
    @enriqueduran6907 Před 3 lety +2

    The best teacher ever, i see you from Costa Rica😍😍🇨🇷

  • @KhaungShanTin-ob5vk
    @KhaungShanTin-ob5vk Před 10 měsíci

    Since I am Asian, the pronunciation of those bat, bet, mat, met, man, men gave me a lot of trouble. Now, after watching your lesson, it is easy to remember. Thank you, sir.

  • @gilbertmatola9775
    @gilbertmatola9775 Před 3 lety

    you really inspire me to learn more and I like it.

  • @Love4ever1223
    @Love4ever1223 Před 3 lety +4

    omg, minimal pairs! more of it pls

  • @lexistube9787
    @lexistube9787 Před 3 lety

    My son is now teaching English online cos you inspired him. You are too good

  • @museo9215
    @museo9215 Před 3 lety +2

    That class was so useful, greeting from Argentina.

  • @angiefrancombe280
    @angiefrancombe280 Před 3 lety

    This is great! Thank you

  • @adgaierliu3721
    @adgaierliu3721 Před 3 lety +1

    teach us more minimal pairs and vowel sounds, plzzzz🥺.Love you!

  • @riyasingh9434
    @riyasingh9434 Před 3 lety +2

    I used to love that popping sound in the beginning btw

  • @user-cm7ln6rp5k
    @user-cm7ln6rp5k Před 2 lety

    Thank you! Its a good lesson.

  • @leyelino
    @leyelino Před 3 lety

    Thank you this video is really helpful

  • @ayushgaming6554
    @ayushgaming6554 Před 3 lety

    Thank you so much, Elliott.

  • @kellyallison26
    @kellyallison26 Před 3 lety +1

    My favourite British English Teacher 😍
    Greetings from Peru 🎉☺️

  • @matenmahmud2131
    @matenmahmud2131 Před 3 lety

    Thank you for explaination.

  • @user-di2er6cw2j
    @user-di2er6cw2j Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you!!!

  • @eduardomunoz7374
    @eduardomunoz7374 Před 3 lety +3

    Greetings from Chile thanks so much for what You do

  • @user-et4wg8qw1o
    @user-et4wg8qw1o Před 3 lety

    Thank you so much for the lesson! I always confuse those two sounds))) /e/ is the most difficult English sound for me 🤗

  • @joshwakawaka7409
    @joshwakawaka7409 Před 3 lety

    Mate thank u so much. I tried your technique and Siri now can figure out the difference and correctly recognise the words that I am saying.

  • @haroldjhontroetschrichthof8474

    Hi Elliott ! Greetings from Panamá
    By the way, it's a great video very useful for me. Cheers ! 👍

  • @purple-star4366
    @purple-star4366 Před 3 lety +1

    I can tune my voice to yours. I love that.

  • @Raj-xb5vy
    @Raj-xb5vy Před 3 lety +1

    Very very helpful my brother thanks

  • @falafels
    @falafels Před 3 lety +1

    Thanksss I going to watch now

  • @naraoliveira6182
    @naraoliveira6182 Před 3 lety

    Thanks a lot for the class....very helpful!! 😉

  • @najwanayla5326
    @najwanayla5326 Před 3 lety

    thank you!!

  • @3iin1
    @3iin1 Před 2 měsíci

    Thank you very much. You're doing a great job.

  • @Thisisayoub
    @Thisisayoub Před 2 lety

    Wonderful British English teacher . Have fun and learn with him.

  • @alfazeta8
    @alfazeta8 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you

  • @elenadomingos7632
    @elenadomingos7632 Před 3 lety +2

    Thank you so much. I always thought that bed and bad are pronunciated equals.

  • @jame5295
    @jame5295 Před 3 lety +1

    I love you man!! 😍❤️😘

  • @oswaldodelgado2980
    @oswaldodelgado2980 Před 3 lety +1

    Amazing videos as always ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

  • @learnenglishwithjamesteacher

    Absolutely magnificent and fabulous! 👍👍👍

  • @lucyshea7788
    @lucyshea7788 Před 3 lety

    this lesson is awesome!

  • @akbaruddin3983
    @akbaruddin3983 Před 3 lety

    Your teaching style very easy and clear please keep it up thanks sir .

  • @FabioCoco
    @FabioCoco Před 3 lety

    The best teacher of Britsh pronunciation

  • @TechSpruce
    @TechSpruce Před 3 lety

    It's fun to listen. I'm waiting to the next video :)

  • @user-kn3iu4cw7j
    @user-kn3iu4cw7j Před 3 lety

    omg its very good thank you so much

  • @alhafizenglishacademy896

    Really excellent

  • @parnianh.p2356
    @parnianh.p2356 Před 2 lety

    So helpful👌

  • @daisy1193
    @daisy1193 Před 3 lety +1

    I love your pronunciation , you r best teacher 🥰🤩🤗thank you

  • @xeyalmirzeyev2477
    @xeyalmirzeyev2477 Před 3 lety +1

    I love your accent and understand it

  • @pinellafranich6007
    @pinellafranich6007 Před 3 lety +1

    Great video!

  • @Sriram0701
    @Sriram0701 Před 3 lety

    Bro ur teaching style giving me lots of hope that ill also speak English with British accent 👍

  • @sabrinacampregher7450
    @sabrinacampregher7450 Před 3 lety +2

    Hi Elliot! Thanks for your video! Can you make a video comparing bug - bag , and so on, please? One more, I find very difficult to compare æ - A like in apple. Thanks a lot!

  • @clairehuang5570
    @clairehuang5570 Před 3 lety

    Thanks a lot

  • @adnan3028
    @adnan3028 Před 3 lety +2

    You are a great teacher .
    Could I find someone to practice english with?

  • @helenamcginty4920
    @helenamcginty4920 Před 3 lety

    Another excellent video to share with my Spanish/English intercambio group. A common one I have cone across is eg. Work....Walk.

  • @mubaraknew133
    @mubaraknew133 Před 3 lety

    This lesson is very helpful

  • @alitomaev3162
    @alitomaev3162 Před 3 lety +1

    Very glad to see you again, Elliot, it's just a pity that you're uploading videos not so often...

  • @simsekyuksek6096
    @simsekyuksek6096 Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks🌹💕

  • @freshpretygirls9565
    @freshpretygirls9565 Před 3 lety +3

    Cool 😎 I'm keep watching your videos and I keep repeating and follow after what you said at each video because I want to improve my speaking ,is really helpful thank a ton !!! Elliott teacher

  • @Alasr27
    @Alasr27 Před 3 lety

    Thanks alot our lovely teacher