Learn the American Accent: American English Stress in Sentences
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This video is very helpful cause I struggling with the American stress
Fabulous! I'm thrilled this video was helpful! :)
wow. you made me understand completely, about stress word. you are one of the greatest teachers💯👍1️⃣
Awesome! Thanks so much for your comment, Aurora! I'm so glad my video helped you to understand stress in American English. Would you be willing to share your comment as a testimonial on my Google Business page? g.page/r/CRKVA27p84i0EBM/review This will help others to find me on the internet and benefit from my videos. Thank you! :)
Thank you for American English Stress in Sentences video.
Thanks Ramzy - glad you liked it :)
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The best thing, u explained so well...
Hi Ashvan - Thank you very much for your comment! I'm glad the video was helpful! :)
thanks! it helps me.
Thank you so much. The video is incredibly helpful
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Hi Sophie! Thanks for your comment :) You're welcome - I'm glad you liked the video!
in the sentence ( I am fluent in a foreign language ) is the letter (a) pronounce like /ə/ Thank you
Hi! Thanks for your question!
This depends on what you are intending to say. If you want to emphasize that you are fluent in only 1 foreign language, not many foreign languages, then you would probably pronounce "a" as the diphthong AY /eɪ/. This pronunciation is the full pronunciation of "a", and that signals as a way for you to emphasize that word. You'd probably also stress the word "a" by raising the pitch of your voice and saying "a" louder and longer.
But if you are not intending to emphasize the number of foreign languages, you would most likely pronounce "a" as UH /ə/, which is usually how "a" is reduced in spoken English.
I hope this helps!
Hi, Julie! Thank you so much for what you're doing! I have a question: does anything happen to the n sound when it comes before the w sound like in "can we" and before the j sound like in "can you" ? I've read numerous times that it can change to the m sound if followed by b, p or m sounds, but what about w and j?
Hi Vi - Thanks for your comment and question! Nope - the /n/ sound remains a normal /n/ when it comes before a /w/ or a /j/. If you have more questions about how sounds can change during the linking process, I'd love it if you could join my weekly live English class called Julie's Conversation Club! During the meeting, you're welcome to answer any questions you have, and I can listen to your speech and give you feedback on how you sound. Here's the link to join, if you're interested: courses.sandiegovoiceandaccent.com/courses/julies-conversation-club.
@@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent Thank you for your reply! I'll give it a think!
@@virus8349 Awesome! Good luck! :)
You have the best tutorials on learning the English language! Why did you not stress
the word getting( verb content word ) in one of your sentence examples? Is there a
rule of hierarchy of importance among the different content words? Ex. Nouns have
more weight than verbs, verbs vs adverbs ? I read this info in one of the tutorials here
on CZcams. These choices among content words in a sentence is what I find confusing.
Hi ditokami - Thanks for your comment and your question! The answer is a little too complex to include in a comment. I'm not sure if you know, but I have a live, weekly English class called Julie's Conversation Club. If you come to a live class, I can answer your question there in real time! You can learn more about Julie's Conversation Club here: courses.sandiegovoiceandaccent.com/courses/julies-conversation-club. I hope to see you there! :)
Hello I've a question for the past tense is ( ed ending pronounced in IPA ) /ɪd/ or /əd/ /ˈweɪ.təd/ or /ˈweɪ.tɪd/
2 - is the ed syllable Stressed or unstressed ( needed - kicked - compared)
Hi! Thanks for your questions!
1) When the -ed ending is pronounced as an extra syllable, like in the word "waited" /ˈweɪ.tɪd/, the -ed ending is pronounced with the IH /ɪ/ vowel: /ɪd/.
2) Here's how the -ed ending functions in these words:
- needed /'ni.dɪd/: The -ed ending adds another syllable, and it is in the unstressed syllable: NEE - dihd.
- kicked /kɪkt/: The -ed ending does NOT add a syllable. Since "kicked" is a single-syllable word, the entire word receives the stress, so technically the -ed ending is in a stressed syllable. But the stress will be realized on the vowel sound, /ɪ/ - the vowel si where you will give the word its volume, pitch change, and duration. The ending just sort of happens, almost as an afterthought. You don't say "kihkTTT" with a strong T sound at the end.
- compared /kəmˈpɛɹd/: The -ed ending does NOT add a syllable. And in this word, it is in the stressed syllable, but the same comments apply as with the word "kicked". The vowel in the second syllable (AIR /ɛɹ/) is what will have the actual stress - the higher volume, the duration, the pitch change. You don't pronounce it as "cuhm - pairDDDD" with a stressed D ending. The vowel is what carries the stress in a syllable.
I hope this helped! :)
@@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent Great ,
1- that mean if the last letter of the word is spelled with d or t the ed is pronounced as /ɪd/
2- If the last letter of the word ends in a voiced consonant or a vowel sound pronounced /d/
3- If the last letter of the word ends in a voiceless consonant pronounced as /t/
thank you, your answer was /ɪd/ not /əd/
@@ramzy-6566 Thank you for the follow-up questions :)
1) Yes, you are correct! If the final sound of the word is a /d/ or a /t/, then the -ed past tense ending is pronounced as /ɪd/. Here is another example: The past tense of "start" is "started" /'stɑr.ɾɪd/, with the "ihd" ending. STAR-dihd (the final T becomes a flap in this word).
2) Yes, you are correct! The only exception is if the word ends in a D /d/ sound - then it will follow rule #1 above.
3) Yes, you are correct! The only exception is if the word ends in a T /t/ sound - then it will follow rule #1 above.
And yes, my answer was /ɪd/, not /əd/. It's the IH /ɪ/ vowel, "ihd". I hope this helped!!
@@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent Yes, great answer, thank you.
@@ramzy-6566 You're welcome! :)
I’m late to the party but really curious about the idea of stressing content words. For example, in the sentence “I spoke to him yesterday”, we stress on SPOKE and YESTERDAY which are a verb and an adverb, not I - the noun. And in the case of “The kids are playing at the park”, the stressed words are KIDS, PLAYing and PARK. Then why we don’t stress I in the previous sentence? I don’t quiet understand the way we choose content words to stress in a sentence. Is there any specific rule for this or it’s just the way English is?.
I think 'I' is a pronoun, not a noun. That's why we do not stress it in a 'normal' pattern.
Hi Hoa - Thanks again for your question! I see that you asked a similar question in another video, but I'll answer you here as well :) It's difficult for me to give a good answer in a comment, and it would be best if you joined my live English class at Julie's Conversation Club, and I could help you during the class: courses.sandiegovoiceandaccent.com/courses/julies-conversation-club. I hope to see you there!
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is the flap T in a word party the tip of tongue a little bit back or behind the D letter in alveolar ridge.
Hi!
When I say the flap in "party", my tongue tip is touching at the very beginning of the alveolar ridge, closer to where the upper teeth insert into the upper gums. (But my tongue tip is touching the alveolar ridge, not the back of the teeth.)
I hope this made sense - let me know if you need more explanation! :)
@@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent Is flap T strong like the letter D. thank you so much.
@@ramzy-6566 Thanks for this question! The flap T is not as strong as the D /d/. The flap is much quicker and lighter, and it doesn't fully stop the airflow. The D sound is much heavier, and it has a complete stop to the airflow.
Lots of times, the D /d/ sound in a word is actually the flap! It is transcribed in the IPA using a D /d/ sound, and I will also use a D /d/ in my transcription to make it less confusion, but it is really a flap. The words "writer / rider" and "whiter / wider" all use the flap for the T and the D sounds. This means that "writer" and "rider" sound the same, and "whiter" and "wider" sound the same. All 4 words use the flap.
The rules for the flap T (like in the word "water") are the same for the flap D: When a /d/ or /t/ come between vowels and they are in an unstressed syllable, the /d/ and the /t/ become the flap. I usually only teach the flap T because it might be confusing for some people when they first learn about the flap to think about two sounds that become the flap. But in reality, it is both the D and the T that become the flap.
I hope this was helpful! Let me know if you need me to explain it more! :)
@@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent yes, yes, yes very helpful. is this right IPA for the word (rider/ˈɹaɪɾɚ/)
@@ramzy-6566 Yes, that is the correct IPA for "rider" : /ˈɹaɪɾɚ/ :)
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Hi Hang - Thanks for your comment! :)
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When we want to emphasize a word , Do we have to make all the words of the sentence Unstress ?
Even content words ?!
Thank you for your question - and this is a great question. Generally, most English speakers will pick one or two words to stress within a phrase or thought group, and all the other words (including other content words) will be unstressed. But even though some content words will be unstressed, most speakers won't reduce the vowel of the content word. Instead, that content word will be said at a lower volume and a lower pitch to signal that it is unstressed.
For example, in this sentence, "I love to drink cold soda", most native speakers would choose to stress "love", "drink" and "soda", and destress "I", "to", and "cold", even though "cold" is a content word. However, the words "I" and "to" would most likely be reduced, while "cold" would not be reduced, meaning the vowel in "cold" would receive the full pronunciation. A native speaker would say "cold" with a lower volume and pitch to signal that it is unstressed compared to the other content words in that sentence.
I hope that helped! Thank you for the question!
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Thanks, lwkbilly!! :)
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Hi Eunha - Thanks! I'm glad you liked the video! :)
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I'm glad you liked the video! :)
Good work should keep up..
I know them Already still I watched because of less views😂
Thanks, Ved! I'm glad you liked the video! And yes - I will continue to post more videos :) Are there any topics you'd like me to focus on for my next video?
I think I face difficulties in rhythm, intonation and All other thing related to it if there's any!
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@@Investedintrovert Thanks for the video inspiration! I'll definitely make more videos about rhythm and intonation :) But let me know if you'd like anything more specific!
@@Investedintrovert Hi Ved! I posted a new video today about rhythm in sentences - I hope it helps! czcams.com/video/8ZOIiEAMz9s/video.html