Thank you very much. You have brake down fifteen vowels easy and simple as one two three. Tell me please, is it enough if I use only five vowels as A E I O U ?
I love these well-structured videos - somehow I think I stumbled upon them when looking for somewhere to learn... Dutch vowels, I think. They structure things just as I would if I were a foreign-language speaker learning English. Very interesting that you mention cot and caught as having the same vowel within American English - I've not read much about the cot-caught merger until the last week or so and it turns up twice in my daily perusal of the Internet within the same week! Thank you Joe!
quick comment, took notes, you did keep with the 15 sounds :) , but sound 12 originally was soon not now you switched it with sound 15. But great otherwise. using this for my 3rd grade son.
Hi, I`m brazilian and would like to speak english but my listening and pronounce are very poor specially when I hear some native english speakers talking in a fast way. As you are a native english speaker I would like to know some tips from you to improve my english. Some people recommend to watch movies and listen songs. I haven`t friends that speak english to practice with them. Can I be able to speak english in a short time? if yes, how? Thank you very much for the videos.
In American English, these two vowel sounds (want and won) are very different. I believe "want" in British English would be a bit closer to "won" but still slightly different. You would have to ask someone from the U.K. to be sure!
In American English, they are the same. They may not be the same in other variations of English. You will have to find a teacher from Great Britain to tell you how they pronounce those two words.
@teacherjoedeveto Some regional UK accents may pronounce 'want' like the word 'won', but that's discouraged as sounding lazy. I certainly pronounce both words 'want' as "wont" (short vowel) and 'won' as "wun".
thank you very much... i am currently studying in Australia. Been here for 2 years and 4 months. I have been trying very hard to improve my english. But somehow i cant get rid of my english.. and i always stammer with my english when i try to say something... the english doestn come out natually.. could you please tell me is there any good way of imroving my english.. and get rid of my accent..
i've been trying to learn eglish for 6 years now.and im very proud of what've acomplished. i was originally born here in the USA bt my parents moved to mexico when i was 3.
Came back when i was 11. i was very focused on learning the language so i payed a lot of attention to my teachers. i didnt falled in the regular mexican immigrant cycle, where they ignore the english language and have a horrible accent. my goal right now is to have almost a perfect accent.
Good luck Frank! A good way for you to practice is to speak softly along with TV, radio or movies. Children learn this way (by imitating) but as adults we are sometimes too shy to try...
great job teacher!!!! I'm trying to improve my pronunciation, nevertheles I still have problems identifying sounds like: "HOT" ,"HAT", or "FAN", "FUN", FOND".
I wish I had time to help every student I meet online, but I do not. Sometimes your pronunciation can improve just by listening, other times you need to repeat out loud. Try practicing various words that have the same vowel sound as "hot" - not, want, rob, clock, pod, father, etc. Then practice saying words with the same vowel sound as in "hat" - cat, last, pass, sad, laugh, dance, etc. Good luck!
As a person who grew up speaking English, I think the English language has either too many rules or a lack there of. One letter (mostly vowels) or combination can make multiple sounds, and one sound can be made from multiple letters or combinations. So, the way that I see it is that English is more based upon memorization of a words pronunciation. Also, I have rarely before heard vowel sound 7, most people just pronounce it the same as 6. I think number 7 just sounds like a foreign accent.
In my language you write and read the same, but that would be huge problem for English language because of words like know and no = nou nou, or see or sea = si si, be and bee = bi bi etc.
Good lessons but it takes a lot to master pronunciation and to be capable to read words you'll see for the first time.
Response, part 1: Every language is confusing for people who are not fluent. An ordinary verb in English, such as "like", has four forms - like, likes, liked and liking. In languages such as Spanish, French, Portugese or Italian, each verb has over 30 forms! In Chinese the words ma, ma, ma and ma all have different meaning, according to the tone you use when you say them! The words for "soup", "sugar" and "boiling hot" are all pronounced "tang" but with different tones.
Response, part 2: And Chinese is written with thousands of characters (like little "pictures"), not with an alphabet. Japanese uses only 2000 of those characters, but with many different pronunications. For example, the Chinese word for "birth" is pronounced "sheng" but in Japanese it can be pronounced in TWELVE different ways, all having different uses.
Yeah, English is tough. Just like every other language. The amazing thing is, the human brain is capable of understanding these things!
I live near the mexican border actually, i grew up with a spanish speaking mother but never picked up the language. always went in one ear and out the other unfortunately. but i know what you mean, language is the fabric of thought. i wonder what effect lack of vocabulary in a certain language would have. i'm told english is lacking in some expressions.
@Dustin322 If you have been told English lacks vocabulary, you have been misinformed. Not every expression is going to translate exactly into another language. You have to also consider that there are expressions in English that can't be translated into Spanish.
I have used Windows "Character Map" before, to insert phonetic symbols into text documents. I guess it could be used with video editor as well. Anyway, when using "Character Map", remember to select an unicode font.
I appreciate your effort. It would be better if you had shown the phonetic transcription of the vowels, instead of just naming them "Vowel Sound" 1-12. Not only would students then, be able learn the pronunciation of the American vowels, but also recognize the phonetic symbols that represent the vowels. They could then pronounce any word with the help of any American dictionary.
Thanks for the tip. I think your technical expertise is way beyond mine though! I hesitate to use phonetic symbols. First, I have noticed that students who focus on phonetic symbols often have trouble with pronunciation. It seems they are using their eyes rather than using their ears to hear the sounds. Second, international phonetic symbols are not used in American dictionaries, so might be confusing to students who are studying in the U.S.
Thank you very much. You have brake down fifteen vowels easy and simple as one two three. Tell me please, is it enough if I use only five vowels as A E I O U ?
Furkatovich 4 months ago
the dog is learning too
j3ff1nho 8 months ago
merci !
LesFreresKaramazov 1 year ago
I love these well-structured videos - somehow I think I stumbled upon them when looking for somewhere to learn... Dutch vowels, I think. They structure things just as I would if I were a foreign-language speaker learning English. Very interesting that you mention cot and caught as having the same vowel within American English - I've not read much about the cot-caught merger until the last week or so and it turns up twice in my daily perusal of the Internet within the same week! Thank you Joe!
bobomb1986 1 year ago
What is the difference between white and why? I cannot differenciate their vowels.
jhclassic 1 year ago
quick comment, took notes, you did keep with the 15 sounds :) , but sound 12 originally was soon not now you switched it with sound 15. But great otherwise. using this for my 3rd grade son.
alli999999 1 year ago
Thank you very much. Very helpful
rabtive 1 year ago
Hi, I`m brazilian and would like to speak english but my listening and pronounce are very poor specially when I hear some native english speakers talking in a fast way. As you are a native english speaker I would like to know some tips from you to improve my english. Some people recommend to watch movies and listen songs. I haven`t friends that speak english to practice with them. Can I be able to speak english in a short time? if yes, how? Thank you very much for the videos.
KoeniggseggCCX 1 year ago
i really appreciate the video and serves as my guidance in speaking english clearly and properly.
kwatrho20008 1 year ago
um..Said and Red sound the same to me...I mean like the vowel sound...I need help!
luvjohncena4ever 1 year ago
You don't need help, you are absolutely right! The vowels in "said" and "red" (and the past of "read") are the same.
teacherjoedeveto 1 year ago
@teacherjoedeveto lol, I'm slow. Thanks a lot!
luvjohncena4ever 1 year ago
Really helps
TheUglyShop 1 year ago
Thank you teacher Joe this is very useful information.
My name is Mazen "a" vowel as in cat. Should I write Mazin instead?
maak55 1 year ago
Thanks a lot
isn't WANT has the same vowel sound of WON? I just heard it the same :P
I have a problem with words such as PIN and PEN, HILL and HELL and so on
levantine79 2 years ago
In American English, these two vowel sounds (want and won) are very different. I believe "want" in British English would be a bit closer to "won" but still slightly different. You would have to ask someone from the U.K. to be sure!
teacherjoedeveto 2 years ago
I am just wondering whether "want" and "father" have the same vowel sound. What do you think?
Pysio500 2 years ago
In American English, they are the same. They may not be the same in other variations of English. You will have to find a teacher from Great Britain to tell you how they pronounce those two words.
teacherjoedeveto 2 years ago
@teacherjoedeveto Some regional UK accents may pronounce 'want' like the word 'won', but that's discouraged as sounding lazy. I certainly pronounce both words 'want' as "wont" (short vowel) and 'won' as "wun".
sgrfsh 1 year ago
This is very helpful.I think it isn't very hard to improve my pronunciation.I wish i to have a teacher like you!!!
Onomandah 2 years ago
thank you very much... i am currently studying in Australia. Been here for 2 years and 4 months. I have been trying very hard to improve my english. But somehow i cant get rid of my english.. and i always stammer with my english when i try to say something... the english doestn come out natually.. could you please tell me is there any good way of imroving my english.. and get rid of my accent..
yuyisxs 2 years ago
this is helpful thanks.
i've been trying to learn eglish for 6 years now.and im very proud of what've acomplished. i was originally born here in the USA bt my parents moved to mexico when i was 3.
Came back when i was 11. i was very focused on learning the language so i payed a lot of attention to my teachers. i didnt falled in the regular mexican immigrant cycle, where they ignore the english language and have a horrible accent. my goal right now is to have almost a perfect accent.
frankche1 2 years ago
Good luck Frank! A good way for you to practice is to speak softly along with TV, radio or movies. Children learn this way (by imitating) but as adults we are sometimes too shy to try...
teacherjoedeveto 2 years ago
Wow!
ryandibiase 2 years ago
Very helpful, thanks very much. Pilar
PilarGom 2 years ago
great job teacher!!!! I'm trying to improve my pronunciation, nevertheles I still have problems identifying sounds like: "HOT" ,"HAT", or "FAN", "FUN", FOND".
For me the vowels in those words sounds the same.
Thanks for your help!!!
edgarvila 2 years ago 5
I wish I had time to help every student I meet online, but I do not. Sometimes your pronunciation can improve just by listening, other times you need to repeat out loud. Try practicing various words that have the same vowel sound as "hot" - not, want, rob, clock, pod, father, etc. Then practice saying words with the same vowel sound as in "hat" - cat, last, pass, sad, laugh, dance, etc. Good luck!
teacherjoedeveto 2 years ago
thank you teacher .
but i think its hard to understand
zqoqy 2 years ago
As a person who grew up speaking English, I think the English language has either too many rules or a lack there of. One letter (mostly vowels) or combination can make multiple sounds, and one sound can be made from multiple letters or combinations. So, the way that I see it is that English is more based upon memorization of a words pronunciation. Also, I have rarely before heard vowel sound 7, most people just pronounce it the same as 6. I think number 7 just sounds like a foreign accent.
ita1iani55im0 2 years ago
In my language you write and read the same, but that would be huge problem for English language because of words like know and no = nou nou, or see or sea = si si, be and bee = bi bi etc.
Good lessons but it takes a lot to master pronunciation and to be capable to read words you'll see for the first time.
MARKO0oO 3 years ago
Once again a very good lesson. Thank you Joe for taking your time.
vChilem 3 years ago
Wow this is amazing, really helpful for my students , thanks a lot !!
frrrrrrp 3 years ago
god damn, english must be confusing for people not fluent.
Dustin322 3 years ago
Response, part 1: Every language is confusing for people who are not fluent. An ordinary verb in English, such as "like", has four forms - like, likes, liked and liking. In languages such as Spanish, French, Portugese or Italian, each verb has over 30 forms! In Chinese the words ma, ma, ma and ma all have different meaning, according to the tone you use when you say them! The words for "soup", "sugar" and "boiling hot" are all pronounced "tang" but with different tones.
teacherjoedeveto 3 years ago
Response, part 2: And Chinese is written with thousands of characters (like little "pictures"), not with an alphabet. Japanese uses only 2000 of those characters, but with many different pronunications. For example, the Chinese word for "birth" is pronounced "sheng" but in Japanese it can be pronounced in TWELVE different ways, all having different uses.
Yeah, English is tough. Just like every other language. The amazing thing is, the human brain is capable of understanding these things!
teacherjoedeveto 3 years ago 3
I live near the mexican border actually, i grew up with a spanish speaking mother but never picked up the language. always went in one ear and out the other unfortunately. but i know what you mean, language is the fabric of thought. i wonder what effect lack of vocabulary in a certain language would have. i'm told english is lacking in some expressions.
Dustin322 3 years ago
@Dustin322 If you have been told English lacks vocabulary, you have been misinformed. Not every expression is going to translate exactly into another language. You have to also consider that there are expressions in English that can't be translated into Spanish.
baigandine 1 year ago
@Dustin322 Sorry I misread part of what you wrote.
baigandine 1 year ago
Thanks a lot for your video..it helps a lot ! Be Blessed
sugarLJK 3 years ago
Could u make another video like this one it's very helpful more than the others vdo that u had made for pronunciation
leballroom 3 years ago
thanks for ur help
maryamhuda 3 years ago
thank u so much.
31sliverscound 3 years ago
i am happy to know that there are people who are willing to help out to other.
eloibas21 3 years ago 2
I cannot tell the differences between the vowel sound 10 and 15th.
10, hop/not/want/father
15,fun/luck/hungry/won/some/come.
any suggestions?
Thank you.
ll1100000 3 years ago
Hey teacherjodeveto thank you
delsur2009 3 years ago
ta bueno por lo meno te recortate
eliezeralpr 3 years ago
thank you sir i forget my lessons in vacation mdr
kyo1fille 3 years ago
I wish I could have class with you. You are so good!!!
Thanks a lot!
And be sure I'll watch all of your videos!
carinealcamargo 3 years ago
thank you so much teacher...i really like your sound and accent..
lehoainamvn123 3 years ago
thank you teacher..
katamiya 3 years ago
Ty teacher !
tonhofabio 3 years ago
i'm hu hello mr.deveto
ChesterBennigtonnnnn 4 years ago
Hey Hu-man! Who the heck is Chester?
teacherjoedeveto 4 years ago
I have used Windows "Character Map" before, to insert phonetic symbols into text documents. I guess it could be used with video editor as well. Anyway, when using "Character Map", remember to select an unicode font.
blueskyyng 4 years ago
I appreciate your effort. It would be better if you had shown the phonetic transcription of the vowels, instead of just naming them "Vowel Sound" 1-12. Not only would students then, be able learn the pronunciation of the American vowels, but also recognize the phonetic symbols that represent the vowels. They could then pronounce any word with the help of any American dictionary.
blueskyyng 4 years ago
Thanks for the tip. I think your technical expertise is way beyond mine though! I hesitate to use phonetic symbols. First, I have noticed that students who focus on phonetic symbols often have trouble with pronunciation. It seems they are using their eyes rather than using their ears to hear the sounds. Second, international phonetic symbols are not used in American dictionaries, so might be confusing to students who are studying in the U.S.
teacherjoedeveto 4 years ago