DO THIS to learn /æ/ Vs /e/
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- čas přidán 9. 07. 2024
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► If you can't do step 3 you'll never tell the difference
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In this video, I walk you through 3 simple steps to learn the difference between /æ/ Vs /e/. These 2 English vowel sounds are incredibly difficult to differentiate and I hear people confusing the 2 all the time. It’s essential for both your English Speaking and English Listening to be able to tell the difference between both sounds.
I break the video down into my 3 step process for learning the difference.
Step one is learning how our mouth makes the sounds. I show you where your tongue should be in your mouth to make both sounds correctly. Without this, you will never make the sound correctly.
In step 2 I compare 2 sets of words (minimal pairs). In each pair of words, each word is exactly the same apart from the /æ/ sound or /e/ sound which is different. By showing you the different English pronunciations in words where this is the only difference, you will be able to focus on hearing the sound correctly.
In step 3 I do a minimal pairs test, where I cover my mouth so you can’t see what sound I’m making, and test your ability to hear the 2 sounds. This is where you can test your recognition of both the /æ/ sound and /e/ sound, to see if you’ll be able to hear the difference in a conversation. If you can’t hear the difference, then you need to keep training these 2 sounds until you can.
It’s a very practical tutorial with highly effective exercises. If you put in the practice then you will make a big important improvement in your English pronunciation and English speech.
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Sir I want mouth movement for sound /t/...
bend
set
pan
mat
axe
Am I right?
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I'm confused these two sounds but now I understand and clear.
Wow! the way you explain the difference work wonders!
so good to learn subtle differences between similar English sounds and practice them. For speaking any language, I have witnessed for a long time that pronunciation is so important.
It's strange you are not so popular as a teacher. Amazing job, exactly what I was looking for. Very constructive and practical. Some of the channels with much much more subscribers doing much much worse job.
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Finally, a tutorial that I could understand and follow. I did this in front of a mirror for, maybe a thousand times or more throughout an entire month. At first, my mouth wasn't used to this and I couldn't control my tongue to stay flat on the bottom, but after first week I started seeing some improvement. Now I can do this right at almost all the time.
Hi Peter, I am so pleased to hear that my video has helped you and that it has been easy to follow. Keep making those excercises and you will see great improvement. Michael
you are god send!!! focusing on lips and mouth shame really helps to distinct between these sounds. you are a great hel for my linguistics class! thank you!
Thank you for your video. I finally understand the difference between them. your explanation was really helpful! ❤
Thank you very much for your lesson.
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I’m an English teacher and I showed your video to my student and it helped her a lot. Thanks
Hi Vered, you're welcome! Thanks for sharing it with them 😊
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Such a helpful video!
You are a vert good teacher , and you realy emprove my prononciation . May Allah help you .
Thanks a lot for this tutorial, your explanation is very helpful!
Glad it was helpful Martha!
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Hi Garage, you're welcome. I'm glad it's helped you so much!
Thank you for your comment!
Michael
Hi, i find your tutorial absolutely beneficial for me. Thanks a lot! My answers: 1. e, 2.æ, 3.æ, 4.æ, 5.e.
You’re absolutely amazing
This is extremely helpful. Thank you so much!
Hi Jing, I'm glad it was helpful! This channel is all about giving you confident pronunciation.
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Thank you so much♥️
Good evening professor...thanks for your inteeesting video lessons...
I live in Recife ! Brazil 🇧🇷 (but I'm italian citizen )
Thanks for this useful pronunciation tip! I want to make one thing clear, though. Does the back of my tongue get more tense and closer to the roof when I pronounce /ae/ than I do with the /e/ sound?
really clear thank you , you are the beast one clearing that really will
Thanks Rawan, I appreciate you for saying that.
I've got a new video out today which I think you'll find useful. Check it out here: czcams.com/video/FdEooTRF05M/video.html
Cheers for your comment.
Michael
great tutorial! Thanks Michael
:) :) How are you getting on with your pronunciation?
Its easy to read a and e sound,but while writing i always get confuse. Hope this relevant video going to help me.
Wonderful content!
Thank you so much !
it was very helpful
Glad it helped you Maria! Thanks for your comment. Did you see the video I just published? Check it out if not :)
Michael
Thank you for uploading this video. I feel my cheek and mouth are really tired after practicing with you. I guess it is a good sign; I might be training the muscles I don't use too much for æ sound in my language.
Hi 張容瑄 ,
My pleasure. What's your native language? It's very natural for you to feel tired after practising for the reason that you've described.
It's 2 weeks since you messaged this. How are you getting on with the æ sound?
Michael
Good morning, it is a very interesting practise to do every day or often in a week. I am Spanish and I find troubles with this two letters. Other issue that I recognize is the spelling.
Very nice
Thank you
Thanks very much
This helps me a lot. It has been tricky for me .
Hi it's Michael here. I'm glad it's helped you. I know that these sounds can be difficult for Korean Speakers.
Did you see the latest video on English intonation that I posted this week? Here's the link, I think you'll find it helpful:
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Michael :)
Excellent job
This video help's me a lot thank for this video
Glad it helped you Madhav. Thanks for all your comments - it helps me a lot and it's good to hear from you!
It's very helpful, thanks.
Hi Norman, thank you for your great feedback. I'm glad it's helped!
Michael
Thank you dear
Thanks for the lesson
Hi ESan, My pleasure! Michael
Bend/e/,said/e/,pen/e/,mat/a/,ex/e/... I really love your teaching it's very easy for me to understand..👍
Happy to hear that Shilpa! Thank you for your comment!
Thank you so much for the video. In the beginning I was thinking this place so similar with brazilian beaches, and later on you confirmed my suspicions. Keep on the good word, from a brazilian subscriber.
Oi Patrick!
Obrigado :)
Can you join any of the live Q And A's this week?
I'll happily answer any questions you have.
Michael :)
Bend /e/, said/e/, pen /e/, mat/a/ and ex/e/
Spot on!
Fantastic! I am hooked!
I'm glad you've enjoyed it rmfa2002!
There's more coming soon!
I apologise for my delayed response to your message!
Michael
How amazing! I’ve just discovered your channel and I’m quite surprised to know you were in Recife, where I am from. I’m trying to practising these exercises.
Hi Thaísa, eu adoro Recife! Que bom that you are trying with the exercises . Keep going with them... They'll get you great results!
Michael 😀
Yet another brilliant video!
I wish I could hear you speak some Portuguese 🇧🇷
Thank you sir
A useful video, thanks very much
Glad it was helpful!
5:51 My answers
1.e
2. e, said?
3. e, pen
4. ae is an A, mat
5. e, ex
so, "e" is like "ae", but not smiling that much and you need to say E sound and without opening that much the mouth.
Thanks so much Michael❤ I Learn English and I'm 28 years old and it is a really challenge because accent and pronunciation. Your chanel helps so much!!
I've been trying to learn this æ sound for about 30 days... Thanks sir, it really helped me.
I hope I can find other sounds in your channel ( o and ^ )
Hi, well done for spending 30 days on the sound! It's consistent training like this that gets results and it seems like it's paid off. I've got videos on the channel explaining both of those sounds, and in comparison to others. I look forward to hearing how you get on with them.
Uauuuu Recife is my hometown! I'm very happy to know that!! :) So, welcome to my beautiful City!! Right now I'm learning English in Boston...
Oi Luciene, desculpe a demora. Gosto mt de Recife e quero voltar logo!
I hope you are getting on well with your English.
Have you learned the 'ed' ending pronunciation? This is a common pronunciation point for Brasileiros to be aware of.
Michael
Abraço
You've got a new subscriber 😁
thank u so much this is really helpul!
Hey Elisa, thank you for your comments! I'm glad the videos have helped you.
There's more videos coming soon that I think you'll find helpful!
Michael
Your video really helped me .. I had been struggling a lot to improve it..
Thank you so much for explaining it so clearly
Love from Pakistan 🇵🇰
I'm please I've been able to help you Alvee!
Love back from England.
Michael
Thanks for the teaching. It seems like the short a sounds like 'ah' to me with a wide open mouth. Am I correct?
BEND stands for '/e/', SAID stands for '/ae/' , PEN stands for '/e/', MAT stands for '/ae/', EX stands for '/e/' Please assist to correct if I failed any. Thanks
Is there any differences between æ sound in British English and American English?
This is amazing to show exactely the reaction of the mouth... Please tell me are all your videos for british or amirican English ?
Hi Mo, appologies for the slow response. All the videos are using British English, although they will still help to speak clearly, even if you're in the US.
Thank you so so much it very helpful
You're welcome Kim, I'm pleased it helpd you!
Hello from Brazil. I hope you enjoyed your stay here.
Finally I found a video which explain how to move my lips ad tongue, thank you !
I'm glad it's helped you Belike! thanks for your comment. I'm giving away a free 5 day pronunciation course at the moment... You might have seen a CZcams Ad for it. Have you gained access to it?
Cheers,
Michael
@@britishaccentmethod eu não vi isso (estou aprendendo português também no momento aha)
Belike Lelouch boa sorte!!
Thank you Michael. I have just recently came across your videos on phonics. I picked up quite a big deal from your teaching. How about man and men?Take care
Hi Choey, spot on. Men and Man is a prime example of 2 words where the only difference is these 2 sounds. How is it for you?
Glad the videos have helped!
O melhor que já vi. Parabéns.
Obrigado Schattig. Como tá indo o seu inglês?
Com certeza agora com estas super dicas vão melhorar bastante.
thank you
Thank u sir
Can you explain the difference between schwa and/e/? Thank you
Fantastic!!!
Thanks Xiao, I'm glad it's helped you!
Michael
Best video I have seen so far
Thanks Julia! I'm glad it's helped you.
Cheers,
Michael
Could you do a video about the differences between the sounds /u:/
super helpful
Thank you! Finally, I know how to say 'cascade' properly!
Good job! That's a good word too 😊
@@britishaccentmethod two letter A's with their own sounds within a word - I can confirm that that would drive Italians mad! 😁
It is the best video what I have seen on this theme
Thanks Andrew! I'm pleased it's helped you! Have you seen the new video I've posted today? If you liked this video, you'll like this one too:
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Cheers,
Michael
Great 👍
Niiiice...thank you
Thanks youuuu
Thanks a lot for the video, very useful for those whose native language lacks these sounds. However, I must say that the problem is with American English; yours (are you British?) is much clearer.
A propósito: boa sorte com seu português!
Oi Mauricio, Obrigado pela sua mensagem! You're right, it can be a real challenge with these sounds - for me in Portuguese it was telling the difference between open and closed sounds - côco and cocô caused me a lot of embaressment when ordering a coconut water!
Abraço,
Michael
Really very helpful
Glad it helped you!
You are the best teacher i have ever seen .
Hi Irina,
Thank you. I appreciate you're comment and glad that you're finding the videos so helpful!
What's your goal with pronunciation?
I'm giving away a free 5 day pronunciation course at the moment... You might have seen a CZcams Ad for it. Have you gained access to it?
If you found this video helpful, you'll love the course.
Michael
@@britishaccentmethod Hello , teacher i din't expect to get a message from you.My goal is to remove my strong Russian accent and i want local people to undenstand me easy.
Irina Murzina Hi Irina,
These tutorials will help!
Did you see the tutorial on /w/ vs /v/ that I filmed when I was in Moscow?
That will make a big difference.
Keep going with your practice and you will achieve your goal.
Here’s a link to my free course that will give you some helpful additional tutorials:
theenglishpronunciationcoach.com
Best,
Michael
Great video. I have my fonetics exam tomorrow and it was really helpful.
Hey Natalia, glad to hear the video helped. How did the exam go?
Best,
Michael
English School Online The exam went really well. Tomorrow I’m having an exam about all monophtongs, so I’m rewatching your videos☺️
@@gadkinatki Hey Natalia, have you had the results of the exam yet? Hope it went well!
Thanks for your helpful video...🌝
You're Welcome Mandira,
I'm pleased the video is helping you so much!
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Michael
It's really cool bro. Continue bro
Thanks Carry.
I believe that æ has a shorter and longer version. The vowel in “had” is much shorter than the vowel in “sad.” “Bad” is short when it’s the past tense of “bid” (“He bad me good day”) and much longer when it means “not good.” “Glad” as a girl’s name is much shorter than “I’d be glad to do it.”
Appreciate it
Unable to have access to the notes mentioned in the video
very very thanks admin . i am from vietnam
æ is certainly harder for me.
What’s the biggest takeaway from this tutorial for you?
Stretch your corners of ur lips pull them back as you smile them drop ur jaw slightly good luck 🎉🎉
Thx!)
You're welcome!
Have you seen the new video I've just posted today?
I think you'll find it useful! Here's the link to check it out: czcams.com/video/kEznGvS6GKU/video.html
Thanks for your comment!
Michael :)
and I hope you're enjoying your time in my country :)
Awesome
Am really like you video. Its helpful to me..
I'm pleased it's helped you Cedric
Which city are you in?
Like your video. Useful
Glad to hear that Gianni, Thanks!
Have you seen the new video I've just posted today?
I think you'll find it useful! Here's the link to check it out: czcams.com/video/kEznGvS6GKU/video.html
Thanks for your comment!
Michael :)
thanks
Hello sir ji. I am came back after some Days busy schedule to again English pronunciation practice with your wonderful video's. Stay blessed and stay happy always sir ji 😎
Welcome back! Life gets in the way, but well done for coming back. consistent practice over time gets the best results, as you know so well done for putting in the effort. Have you seen the new video I've just posted?
Here's the link to check it out: czcams.com/video/wncMOHa4o0s/video.html
Michael
@@britishaccentmethod Thanks a lot Sir g for providing us the wonderful video's 😎
Great sir... willing to learn all phonics sounds
Hi Naazish, thank you! There are more videos coming!
Hi, I'm from Recife myself but I'm living in the UK since 2009.
Thank you for the lesson.
The words:
bend
said
pen
mat
ex
Unfortunately the link doesn't work.
I say "a" when I am supposed to say "e" but with more open mouth
awesome
你真的很棒