How to pronounce the following words: "This is the most...." " That Is the...". My problem is with the too much Z sound in the first 3 words of each sentence, and it gets worse when I get to stick my tongue out to pronounce some letters correctly. I don't seem to know how to give each letter it's fair share of pronunciation.
@MuhammadEgypt -- Hi Muhammad, The pronunciation section on my website might help you. The "s" and "z" sounds in English are difficult, but just do your best.
@MuhammadEgypt "This" has an 'S' sound at the end not 'Z'. You can start by sticking your tongue out with th which is voiced and can easily end with an 'S' sound which can then easily be linked with z as 'SIZ"
so it's voiced + unvoiced + voiced. If you wanna continue transitioning to the next word which happens to start with a voiced and requires sticking your tongue out. You don't necessarily have to pronounce the actual th sound. Can still make behind ur teeth
jakai "i didn't get it" means when you want someone to explain what he/she explained something before.this is an idiom "get it" or "get that". (get it=understand)
@shafishinwari1 -- Yes, that's certainly okay, but most Americans use "gotten" for the present perfect: She's gotten sicker since I saw her last. / This situation has gotten to be very serious. -- Not everyone likes the way that sounds. People who have a preference for British English might find "gotten" to be a bit hard on the ears.
thanks a lot..
yuzbashihotmail 1 month ago
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minakuchi77 1 month ago
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drbandar 1 month ago
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indalondon2011 1 month ago
Thanks again, Paul.
policechaser 1 month ago
Hi Teach Paul,
How to pronounce the following words: "This is the most...." " That Is the...". My problem is with the too much Z sound in the first 3 words of each sentence, and it gets worse when I get to stick my tongue out to pronounce some letters correctly. I don't seem to know how to give each letter it's fair share of pronunciation.
Thanks!
MuhammadEgypt 1 month ago
@MuhammadEgypt -- Hi Muhammad, The pronunciation section on my website might help you. The "s" and "z" sounds in English are difficult, but just do your best.
learnamericanenglish 1 month ago
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@MuhammadEgypt "This" has an 'S' sound at the end not 'Z'. You can start by sticking your tongue out with th which is voiced and can easily end with an 'S' sound which can then easily be linked with z as 'SIZ"
so it's voiced + unvoiced + voiced. If you wanna continue transitioning to the next word which happens to start with a voiced and requires sticking your tongue out. You don't necessarily have to pronounce the actual th sound. Can still make behind ur teeth
Hope this helps
MasterBott01 1 month ago
by the way, can you explain about "kind of", it has many uses, I'm not very clear about, thanks Paul
samurai50062 1 month ago
Hi Paul, thanks so much, as always it was very clear
samurai50062 1 month ago
Hi Teacher,
I would like to know How to use "Sought to say/speak". I am not clear about this expression.
Best
Chanthy
chanthyrobert 1 month ago
jakai "i didn't get it" means when you want someone to explain what he/she explained something before.this is an idiom "get it" or "get that". (get it=understand)
shafishinwari1 1 month ago
An English ?teacher?explains how to use the word "get"
teacher is missing in the description ;)
MaxxwellTheLegend 1 month ago
@MaxxwellTheLegend -- Thanks! I fixed it.
learnamericanenglish 1 month ago
when you don't understant someone and say "I'didn't get it" that means "I want you to explain what you've said" not "i didn't beleive you" right?
jakalii 1 month ago
@jakalii -- That's right. You can say, "I don't get it," or "I didn't get that."
learnamericanenglish 1 month ago
The third form for the verb "get" is "gotten" but i often hear some Americans use "got" in the perfect tense.is this correct?
shafishinwari1 1 month ago
@shafishinwari1 -- Yes, that's certainly okay, but most Americans use "gotten" for the present perfect: She's gotten sicker since I saw her last. / This situation has gotten to be very serious. -- Not everyone likes the way that sounds. People who have a preference for British English might find "gotten" to be a bit hard on the ears.
learnamericanenglish 1 month ago
Muito bom!
ricardorodh 1 month ago