Hi, Carina!
The word that I have more difficulty to speak is...
This word.
That's a hard one. I agree with you.
I hope my pronunciation is good. I'm not sure now.
Good evening, Carina. How is it going?
I'd like you to explain for us Brazilians,
how is the right pronunciation of 'this' words,
these words, actually:
world,
girl,
iron.
Something like this, like "ferro",
and Earth, like "Terra".
Because...
I'm always feel afraid to say
because it's really ?? for us Brazilians.
Thank you!
Hello, Brazil!
My name is Daniel
and I'm from The United States of America.
But I'm actually living in Brazil right now.
I'm in Bahia.
So the first word is "girl".
"Girl" is tough because
of a very short vowel sound
and [r] sound.
It's very difficult.
But a good way to practice this sound,
and to make this word easily pronounceable,
is by using your tongue.
Like this.
And when you use your tongue for [ir],
you wanna make sure that your tongue kinda curls up.
Try with me. Say it!
When you say that,
it will be much easier to pronounce this vowel
and [r] sound.
Try it again.
Awesome!
And...
It works for the next word as well.
It's called "world".
Same thing,
The [o] and the [r] have an "or" sound.
Same thing with your tongue...
Now try it!
Very nice.
The third word is "iron".
This also has and "or" sound, in the middle...
But be very careful with this word
because many people pronounce it incorrectly.
And they say...
That's not how you say it.
And so, you don't want to make this mistake.
Instead, just you go...
Same thing with your tongue, just curve it up a little bit...
And,
the same thing with the final word in this group...
The planet that we live on.
It's a very important word to say, but also very difficult to pronounce.
But you remember with your tongue...
Curl it up a little bit.
Another very difficult sound is the [th].
Very difficult for people from many different countries
to make this sound.
But here's a trick, here's how you can do it.
Same thing, with your tongue,
take your tongue and put it between your teeth.
Like this.
And then, try to pull it back.
Now, try to say the whole word.
Keep practicing
It won't sound very good the first time,
if you're still learning pronunciation, but you need to keep practicing.
The more you practice,
the better your pronunciation is going to get.
Practice and your pronunciation will get better.
Hi Carina! Hi Brazil!
My name is Livvy and I'm from London, in England.
I'm gonna talk to you about how to pronounce some words.
So the first word is...
And the second word is...
Next is...
Here I don't pronounce the [r].
The next word is...
In British English, as you can see, we don't pronounce the [r] sound,
the same way that they pronounce it in American English.
Thank you very much, that was so interesting!
So, this word can be quite difficult to people who are not
native English speakers to pronounce.
But you'll see it's actually quite easy.
We pronounce the end of the word different in British English
to how they pronounce in American English.
That's a very, very difficult word to say, I know!
So let's break it down syllable by syllable.
First syllable, [an]. Very good! It's like saying "on".
Like, putting something on the table.
Second syllable, also very easy, "tre", "entre".
Third syllable, "pre".
Very good, very easy there.
Try it one more time...
Slowly.
Now quickly.
The fourth part of the word, "neur".
It's like saying "newer".
Like, new, newer, newest, newer.
But a little bit shorter...
One more time, try it.
Now a little bit faster.
To sound more natural, more native.
Perfect!
Keep practicing.
Keep going.
Start slow, go faster.
You're going to become a very, very good pronunciation speaker.
This one is so hard!
I couldn't agree more!
Cut six slices.
Cut into sixths...
Sixth...
Because that's very, very hard.
This one is very hard.
Hi, Carina!
My question is how to pronounce this word right here.
I can't.
Please, help up!
Alright, so this one is also a little bit hard.
I hope it's easier now.
Next!
Not so easy, I know.
Next.
Hi, Carina. How are you?
So, I would like to know the pronunciation of
this word right here,
because I have no idea of the meaning of this word
and how I pronounce this.
You speak English very well, very good pronunciation.
And yes, this word is a little bit hard to understand, not to pronounce.