Are you busy, Kevin?
I am good. What's wrong?
The English pronunciation you taught me last time was very useful.
Can you teach me some more?
Why do you suddenly want to learn English?
I met a foreign girl at the bar last night.
I wanted to chat with her
but my English pronunciation was terrible
So I didn't even dare to say any word.
Can you teach me some more about pronunciation?
(Sigh)
You only think about learning English when you want to flirt with girls, don't you?
Alright alright! Let me have a look.
Read out the first phrase now
OMG
Speak again
When you say this phrase, you are supposed to praise others, right?
So you need to give a stronger tone, right?
More straight-forward, right?
Follow me, goooo~duh
gooo~duh, ideer
i~deer
People will get that you are praising them.
Yah
gooo~duh, i~deer x2
For example, there is word 'comb'
Do you pronounce the last letter?
(Shake head)
We won't say come~buh, right?
Yeah
So the 'a' in idea works the same way
You should pronunce
'I~deeer'
Pronounce 'r' in the end, it's a special case. Just keep it in mind.
So all together, it is 'gooo~duh, i~deeer'
gooo~duh, i~deeer
Jared (in Chinese accent), gooo~duh, i~deeer x2
Can you feel the compliment?
People will be pleased if you speak in such tone.
(Nodding head)
Now look at the second phrase. Read it out.
OMG
How to pronounce the second word? Say it again.
dung
The received pronunciation is 'dung'
Dung
Don't follow the strange pronunciations, like 'down'. They are all wrong.
Dung x2
Have you ever heard of a song called 'Whenever‘
(Singing the song in Chinese)
Dang nide yanjing x2 (Repeating the first few syllables of the song) Remark: the first word 'dang' in the chorus has the same pronunciation of 'dung' in Chinese
Put the 'seat' (sit) in front
'Sit dang(dung) nide yanjing'
Bro (high five)
Now you know how to pronounce the word correctly, right.
Not 'down', it's 'dung'
Plus you have a minor mistake in the first word
It's not 'sit'
It's 'sea-teh'
'Sea-teh'
'Sea-teh'. Combining two words becomes 'sea-dung'
'Sea-dung'
'Sea-dung', please. x2
Great job! (high-five)
Let's look at the next phrase. How to pronounce this?
OMG
Are you saying no to others this time?
I have just told you: you need to be straight-forward when you have a strong tone
So don't say 'wouldn't', say
'Woo-don-teh'
So people can feel your disproving tone.
'Woo-don-teh' x2
You see saying 'wouldn't' is like this (with the hand gesture)
'Woo-don-teh' is like this (with the hand gesture of a punch)
'Woo-don-teh'
How can you pronounce the word correctly?
Think about the word 'dirty' Remark: it has the pronunciation of 'woo' in Chinese
Imagine 'woo'
'Woo' x3
'Woo-don-teh' x4
Excellent, (high-five)
And the last one
Practice the pronunciation with me seriously,
you have no difficulty in chatting with foreign girls.
OK.
Read out the last phrase.
What?!
Repeat the second word first.
OMG
What does the second word mean? Fight, right?
Remark: 'fight' in Chinese has the same pronunciation with 'bye'
So the pronunciation must be 'bye-tle'
'Bye-tle' x3
It means I am going to fight('bye') against you.
And you need to be powerful. Imagine you are going to fight against someone.
'Bye-tle' x4
Nice job, bro
Then we look at the first word.
There is a minor problem in your pronunciation as well. Say it again.
Not 'freestyle', it's
'Frees-dale'
'Frees-dale' x3
Have you ever watched 'The Rap of China‘ ?
All the professional contestants in the show said 'frees-dale'
'Frees-dale
They all said 'frees-dale bye-tle'
'Frees-dale bye-tle', 'bye----tle'
'Frees-dale bye-tle' x2
'Bye-tle' x2
(High-five), nice pronunciation!
Do you benefit from today's teaching?
Really a lot!
You are more confident now?
Yeah
Will you get nervous when you meet any foreign girl next time?
I have self-confidence now.
'Bye-tle'
So a good pronunciation gives you confidence, right?
Yes
Pronunciation is only part of learning English. Except for pronunciation, treat the rest seriously, okay?
I will.
Work harder. I am confident in you.
Okay, thanks
(Practicing pronunciation)
I am going to the bar now.