English Pronunciation - R & L

[moad1000]

Going "lalala".

[crazychiliquaker1959]

Is this one eckspecially difficult?

[gomorz1983]

that is awesome



[thunderlight79]

i'm from viet nam and ur "R" is very easy, i feel it's so hard to say "r" in american

[tunkohasaw]

so great teacher........i 'm from myanmar.

[SpazTechIndustries]

People should learn how to speak correct English- English as it is spoken in the UK. Not this corrupted American rubbish.

[skauf325]

@SpazTechIndustries people don't need to speak English as it's spoke in the UK unless they want to sound like stuffy royalty

[aminedumaroc123]

nice monkey

[worldoutsidemyroom]

THANK YOU you helped me a lot

[dvtesful01]

Thanks god I'm colombian, here we have R :D

[eatcarpet]

There's no "R" sound in most Asian languages.

[wek33]

@eatcarpet you mean L

[eatcarpet]

@wek33 No, R.

[Asvaghosa]

@eatcarpet Not so much

[MrChongstein]

thank you very much !

im chinese and i really like ur way of teaching

[vitobasso]

just sharing: for me, the main difference is that:

- for L you put the tongue up front near the teeth on the front

- for R you try to twist the tongue backwards, as if trying to touch the palate back there.. or you lift the rear of the tongue touching the teeth on the sides

isn't this right?

[panoramazotti]

you have to move your mouth more correctly...teacher

[smokeey83]

I would have loved it if u had been my english teacher in high school. I love the fun you incorporate into a lesson.....now pls. tell me, did i form the first sentance correctly :) Would have-had been

[ColinIohxD]

Thank you so much!! I am born in Malaysia and migrated to Australia.. and I found out that I can't pronounce R & L but this video helps a lot :D

[josepharroyogomez]

we used american accent...PHILIPPINES

[revaritarvr]

Definitely... Great lesson !

[nowplayinginmyipod]

Philippines is an Asian country but we have the same alphabet as yours. And we say them as you say them as well.

[Kitten941997]

i don't understand!  i want to learn

[pamystery]

great lesson! :))

[kaylu12]

Great video! : )

[Deeza241]

Excellent!

[Deeza241]

Excelent!

[yvonnealexy]

can you teach to pronounce words like crisps, sauteed, reminiscence?

[kaylu12]

@yvonnealexy First break the word into syllables the way each one sounds (not spelled) like:

KER issp s, saw TAYD, rem i NISS ansss.  Hope this helps!

[dhcrystal]

Why would she teach pronunciation to foreigners and yet pronounce especially as though it has an x in it. 'Especially' is not pronounced "exspecially"

[anjyu03]

soooo cute lol

lalalalalah～♪

[david86683]

yes that's right trust me

[gloriapatch1]

Anyone who knows anything about linguistics or English beyond their own hometown would know the person in the video is Canadian. Besides, if you don't teach English as a second language or are not learning English as a second language, then you don't need this video. As an ESL teacher I'm glad to see a Canadian accent online and have a reference I can give to my students to practice with at home. Well done.

[silvandmartis]

TRY THE TEACH THE ASIAN SAY THIS XD

THERE WAS A CRAB THAT GRABED A CRAB AND THE GRABED CRAB GRABED THE CARB THAT BRAB HIM BACK

[josesiem1]

I'm an ESL teacher and I used this to teach some Koreans. Thanks for the vids and keep up the good work!

[ironicju]

nice video !

[propercopyofme]

0:52 Meoww

[xdeathlessxonex]

nice video, thanks for uploading

[riazz100]

hi this is riaz from pakistan, beautiful manner to teach and i like to your style of teaching, i have really enjoyed to listen and seeing you, i want to being your student. thank you very much for sharing the videos,

[stuchka]

Sorry, about that comment of mine, it's very difficult for us to tell the difference between Americans and Canadians, i know you say things like "house" differently seems more like "hose"???

Again I'm sorry if I caused offence :-)

[4521556]

she's Canadian give her a break

[Search1110]

i can't imagine who this video may be addressed to ??? Real dumb for whom studying English is of no use or 2 year-old babies or... canadians :))))))

[marton800]

are you a native canadian ?

in america our l is kinda more obscure.

[True0Faith]

8:36 funnny

[jjinjp]

for a song with l and r see Youtube, 1melrea

[risassi]

thanks a lot for your videos. They are great. I am learnig a lot from you. I like your voice and your explanations. I feel like if I were in a classroom. Thanks so much.

[stuchka]

not a mssive critisism but, you are teaching american english not english english, which is easier to learn.

[EnglishLessons4U]

NO, I am teaching "Canadian English". i DO NOT talk like an American.

[kevfal]

@EnglishLessons4U Thank you for explaining the difference between saying r in Canadian and saying r in English. Now maybe they can get off of your back.

[TheBigBlueNargle]

@EnglishLessons4U Im an american and i live in canada...there is no difference. oh and its speak like an american sorry not a major critisizm

[Search1110]

@EnglishLessons4U Ha-ha, the worst English ever existed. You knew that, right?

[rebeccatrishel]

@EnglishLessons4U Americans and Canadians almost talk identically.

[EnglishLessons4U]

@rebeccatrishel is that right?

[xSkraelingx]

@EnglishLessons4U

Yeah, pretty much. I'm American and I wouldn't guess that you were Canadian just by watching your video.

[SemperFiMarine89]

@EnglishLessons4U

nah the canadian r isn't that intesive

[ThatsMrFrank]

@EnglishLessons4U am I the only Brit that can tell americans and canadians apart? :L

Canadian is a much.... tehe, pleasant sounding accent :L

[gummybrain]

@ThatsMrFrank I think the reason it's hard for some Brits to tell us apart is because British English and American/Canadian English differ most strikingly in pronunciation of consonants (so that's what they pay attention to), but Canadians and Americans differ most in pronunciation of vowels.

[jad0900]

@EnglishLessons4U yeah i had no idea this was 'canadian english'.. i'm american. Not all americans speak like valley girls, you know. =) I would say you sound slightly southern, but mostly northeast American. Since I'm paying extremely close attention to your accent, you also sound sliiightly french. But you may have grown up near a french-speaking area of Canada, which could explain that. =)

[XOSiren18XO]

@rebeccatrishel I disagree. They don't talk identical. Everyone has their own way of speaking. When I go somewhere else say USA people would say I have a accent. I'm not aware of it because I'm so use to it. In America, a lot of places have different accents that distinguish from each other. -_- I highly suggest you not linking both Canadian and American as identical almost. I'd prefer to be who I am not linked to another country that separates who I am.

[Lisica2008]

@rebeccatrishel You're not correct.

[storchcom]

@EnglishLessons4U RE: The Internal Workings of the Pencil: Graphite is now used in pencils. Hope this helps.

[storchcom]

@EnglishLessons4U RE: The Internal Workings of the Pencil: Graphite is now used in pencils. Hope this helps.

[hateplow420]

@EnglishLessons4U last I checked canada was part of north america (unfortunately) but still a fact...unless you guys seceded north america and became your own continent....OH Canada you sure are tricky...taking over the world one Red Green episode at a time.....clever canadians....lawl (and you are supposed to be an educator?) Canada at it's best...what a great representation of canada's upper echelon of education...I laughed my ass off when you said you don't talk like an american...moron

[patreepatree]

@hateplow420 Canada is a country, North America is a continent. Your comparison doesnt really make sense.. and yes there are many suble differences in the way people speak relative to how far north/south or east/went you go in North america.

Consider the way a New Yorker sounds, to a Texan... very different... yes there are many people on the north border of USA that sound just like people on the south border of Canada... that is because geographically theyre in the same area.

[hateplow420]

@patreepatree what I said makes perfect sens read what I wrote then read what she wrote about "she doesn't speak like an american she speaks canadian english" she said what she said obviously trying to be shitty towards the united states for no reason at all whatsoever....I asked her if she doesn't speak american english then canada must have seceded north america because canada is part of north america therefore she speaks american english wether all in north and south america are americans....

[hateplow420]

@patreepatree ...If my comment doesnt make sense to you honestly go back to school and complete 7th grade...it makes perfect sense I wasnt talking about language I know it differs from southern united states to the northern most parts of canada...I was commenting purely on her being blatantly rude towards the united states..because canada provides the world with so much...people in 3rd world countries doesn't even know canada exists hahahahahaha...they know the United staes are there though.....

[EnglishLessons4U]

@hateplow420

dude.... at least if you are going to spill your bollocks on the comments page use correct grammar!

."people in 3rd world countries doesn't even know canada exists"

[XOSiren18XO]

@hateplow420 Quit forcing yourself to sound like you're fucking smart. You're not. Often the term American is used for United States of America. A lot of the times citizens of USA would declare themselves as American. If I was going somewhere I don't say I'm American I say I am Canadian. American is generally used for USA. Indians are Asian because they live in Asia. Usually we say South Asian or something else. As America refers to the USA, Canadians are not American, as we do not live there.

[XOSiren18XO]

@hateplow420 We don't talk as if we're going to run over run the world as you said in your comment. Fuck, if you really wanted to you could over throw us and take down Canada. We're small compared to the USA. How old are you? I can highly assume you're not over the age of 18.

[SoudWallRecords]

@EnglishLessons4U Where the fuck is Canada?, I thought it was in America :O

[descontroladoxelrock]

@stuchka american english rules!! uk english sucks!!

[potentperson]

Sorry, my comments came out in the wrong order. Here's no 2.

"The reason is is" - this is a very fashionable bad habit - if you're teaching avoid it like the plague!

"lice is" - "lice" is the plural of louse. Lice are tiny bugs.

lead in pencils - there's actually never been lead in pencils! God knows why it was called lead for so long (it's not your mistake) - it's always been graphite.

[potentperson]

"River is a body of water" - you need to use "a", because river isn't a name. A river is a body of water.

"Liver is an organ" - you need to use the definite article, like "the heart" or "the brain". The liver is an organ. If it's food the rules change - "liver is delicious"

to arrive = to get to

to have arrived = to have gotten to

Ok that's it - sorry, thanks, really appreciate your video!

[potentperson]

Nice video! It's a wonderful resource for people struggling with r & l, however, I'm feeling pedantic as I noticed quite a few mistakes in your general English, so here it goes:

pronunciation has a "u" in the middle, so the second syllable is pronounced NUN. It's not the same as "pronounce". It's like "annunciation".

I going to teach you - you missed out "am"

especially has no "x" sound, you said expecially. It's just "esp", as written. Hope it's useful feedback, sorry there's so much!

[EnglishLessons4U]

u must be like a "proper" english teacher......wow...

[potentperson]

...not really, I'm not qualified at all - I don't even have high school qualifications, I'm just good at criticism! It's not the best skill in the world and is nothing compared to the art of creation, so I still really admire what you're doing. I don't want to kick you down - rather kick you up...or something.

[kevfal]

@potentperson Who cares?

[potentperson]

@kevfal I'm going wiiith...not you. Did I get it right? I'll expect a cookie in the post. You probably don't care because I was talking to someone else about something you're not interested in. I can't censor what you read so please apologise to yourself for reading it and maybe try to be more careful in future.

[kevfal]

@potentperson Apologise for what and being careful for what? What are you talking about?  R U OK? I am concernced about you.

[kevfal]

@potentperson In reply to your e-mail: Who cares? Just mine your own business and keep your mouth shut and you will do just fine.

[kevfal]

@kevfal Mind your own business.

[potentperson]

@kevfal Well said

[kevfal]

@potentperson No.

[kevfal]

@potentperson An Idiot would say that!

[kevfal]

@potentperson Make Someone Happy... Mind Your Own Business!

[potentperson]

@kevfal If someone makes massive glaring errors and then teaches them to everyone that's really bad, although unintentional. Someone should let them know and make the correct information freely available for learners to access. PS you smell

[kevfal]

@potentperson Excuse me? What errors? She is Canadian NOT American.

So mind your Own Business.

[kevfal]

@potentperson Potentperson is just a pest!

[livingintsuchiura]

Greetings from Japan:

I'm an Eikaiwa teacher in Japan, and many of my students have problems with their R's and L's. Thanks to your videos, I feel I can help them overcome these difficulties. Thanks very much.

By the way, it's a misconception that lead was ever used in pencils...this has never been the case. Not even in days gone by.

Graphite is the stuff found in pencils.

Kindest regards: Matthew

[aster967]

Slavic people haven't this problems! :-)

Sława Poland

[kevfal]

@aster967 Slavic people doesn't have this problem.

[aboodi2005]

Who tore your sleeves, Ronnie?

[roygbiv330]

not useful. most of japanese english learner clear the abc like this.

[xiaolingwang]

Hello, Miss Roni (This is the first time I see your video,and I am not sure your name. Sorry if I was wrong ) .

This is very much helpful to me. I am from China. We do not really pronunice R & L correctly. You have made the point quite clear. Thank you very very much !

[musictouchurheart]

Well, your name has Ling in it :-) , just like mine. I thought R & L in the mid and beginning wouldn't be a problem for you as we do have those similar sounds in Chinese. To me I found the real problem is when L and R at the end, especially the L at the end, it's killing me.

[meou210]

thanks so much

[MegaRock911]

WowowoW! What a wonderful lesson this is! I am a Japanese girl. I have this problem of the sounds of L and R. Yes, very very difficult to pronounce it. I love your teaching style. You are very helpful. THANKS!

[clumsygirlboy]

i'm korean and really hard to speak 'r'

lalalalala lol thanks for vid.

[henryalejandro2008]

GREAT LESSON, THANKS

[ShigriSweden]

greats job u r doing. we love it and learnt it.