STOP pronouncing 'an' with the /æ/ sound
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There are 2 ways to pronounce 'an' in English.
The strong form pronunciation of 'an' is /æn/
The weak form pronunciation of 'an' is /ən/
The way most people learn 'an' pronunciation is with the strong form pronunciation... which is NOT how native English speakers pronounce it the majority of the time.
The majority of the time, native speakers use the weak form pronunciation. This is important because using the weak form pronunciation enables you to stress your sentences like a native - which gives you native English rhythm, when you speak.
In this video, I give you 1 simple exercise to practice integrating the weak form of 'an' in to your English speaking.
Enjoy!
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Thanks sir ji. Lots of blessing from Punjab. You're videos are very useful for me because my pronunciation not very good 😔 you're videos are very helpful for me thanks a lot Sir ji
Hi Pooja, you're welcome! I'm sure you are doing a really good job with your pronunciation!
2 sounds videos on my channel that may be useful for you are:
my 5 English consonants video (specifially the r sound in that video
my /w/ vs /v/ sound tutorial :)
I hope this helps you!
Michael
Thank you.
You're welcome Tse, I'm glad it's helped!
ok, I ate an apple on Tuesday and I pronounced the 'an' with a schwa instead of an /æ/, please correct me.
Perfect!
I tried it to say it faster and noticed that it is even possible to substitute the /t/ of "ate" with glottal stop, not making /t/ sound plosive. The position of the tip of the tongue in that case merges with the position of it in the sound /n/ of /næpl/ and the /ə/ from "an" goes into /?/. The /n/ here sounds more emphasized with a pressure of it on the roof.
So in come out like /aɪ'eɪ? 'nnæplən ˈtʃuːsdəɪ/
This works at very quick speeds, absolutely, and you’ve explained it very well, I like he phonetic transcription you’ve given.
I’d caution against using it like this at lower speeds as it could come across as lazy.
@@britishaccentmethod Yes. But to get it how it works one has to start training it exactly as very lazy and at a lower speed and gradually getting up the tempo. As a feedback in the brain it will help to understand better what other people are saying in such manner, in films, podcasts, etc. Even sometimes in books authors use such trick to point out the characters of protagonists, like in the in some dialogues in theHarry Potter for instance.
Hello there, I'd just like to confirm the sound with a sentence, which I've created. I ae tun apple on twuesday.
Looks good to me (although 'Tuesday' would be better written as 'tchoosday')!
My question is how do you say then " I ate ten apple?
Good question. the 't' would be produced with more force and aspiration (because of the /t/ in ten).
The pause in airflow would also be longer because technically there are 2 t sounds there, even though you may not pronounce both in connected speech.
Is that clear? :)
@@britishaccentmethod absolutely clear! Vivid description
I think that they speak in an opposite way in America.
There are a lot of differences, but also a lot of similarities. I usually explain how something would be pronounced differently in American English.
Have you seen the new video I've posted today? Here's the link to check it out if you'd like. I cover a number of things I think you'll find useful :)
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Michael