i struggle a lot with the difference
between and the understanding of two
sounds
sur sound and sure sound
and here is a lesson for you everybody
my name is pradhan and i welcome you to
let's talk in today's lesson we will
cater to this very important question
that was raised in one of the comments
um in one of the previous videos the
difference between sir ensure sound and
here i am bringing this lesson to you at
your computer screen or mobile screen
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let's get started without further ado i
have two diagrams on your right hand
side on the right hand side of your
screen now the first diagram and the
second diagram with the help of these
two diagrams today we will understand
the difference between sur sound and
sure sound
where is the position of our tongue
the tip of the tongue tip means
the last end of the tongue
when you pronounce these two sounds
because the position of these two sounds
will help us understand
how to pronounce the words starting with
sir correctly and sure correctly
let's get started
in the first diagram you can see that
the tip of the tongue is touching the
lower pallet of the mouth what is lofo
palais just this part
so when you say the sir sound the tip of
the tongue which is this part
is touching the lower area of your mouth
so if you touch the tip with the lower
area
let's try doing it together
bring your
lower tip of the tongue
and touch it with the lower area of the
mouth and now exhale
air and pronounce and exhale sound
as you exhale air the black color is the
sign of air here as you exhale air the
sound that comes out of this it is
it can't be like
it can be that that as well but if you
say if you struggle with sir and sure
and if you pronounce one of these two
sounds sir will come out well if you say
sure won't come because the tongue goes
back a little bit when that happens so
if you do not know how to pronounce sir
this diagram should help you the tip
of the tongue goes at the lower area of
the mouth and it touches it at the back
for example some words that we have
that that that have the sur sound are
here on the board i am going to say
these words i would like each one of you
to please take your time pause the video
say these words five times then replay
the video let's get started the first
word is cross
the tip is touching the lower area this
this part of the mouth inside of the
mouth
cross
miss
boss
misty
now if you see
the sur sound in the first three words
is in the end of these words
cross
boss
and miss
in the word misty it comes in the middle
of the word
misty
lips
this
face
practice
now you must be wondering where is s
here
well this sir sound does not really
depend on
the s alphabet it can be without that as
well such as in the example practice
or face
or
bounce
please continue repeating after me
even if it is incorrect no problem just
continue saying it because there will
come a time when you will say it
absolutely correctly
mouse
city
fence
one more time
when you have to pronounce the sound the
last part the end of the tongue which is
this part
touches the lower area of your mouth
and the sound that comes out of it as
you exhale air is
sir
one more time
let's now move to the second part of
this lesson the second sound which is
the sure sound let's first look at the
diagram
as you saw in the previous example
the sur sound
touches the lower area
the tongue touches the lower area of the
mouth
but in the sure sound
which is here
the tongue is not touching anything the
tongue is actually in the mouth like
this in this
it's it's in the air it does not touch
anywhere it could it could touch a
couple of places and still
and still pronounce sure sound
but if we look at the standard way in
which we pronounce it it is an air
and it does not touch any place for
example
i know it is a little hard and it can
become a little overwhelming but
have patience continue continue
following the instructions and i'm sure
you will be able to understand it
tongue take the tongue
and
don't say the
sound keep the tongue in air inside of
the mouth and say
make sure that the tip of your tongue
which is the end
does not touch any part of the mouth
and say
as you say this your your lips contract
as well and they make a pout like
position shhh
let's now look at a couple of words
which have the sha sound i will say
these words and i would like each one of
you to please repeat these words after
me if you do not pronounce the sound
correctly no problem there will come a
time when you will pronounce it
correctly if you continue practicing
the position of your tongue inside of
the mouth the first one is
chef
if you are still saying sef
no problem you will come to the right
point chef
i will take my tongue in the middle of
the mouth and i will now take the sound
out shh
shadow
short
hot
short
lotion
flash
one more time ticklish
polish
if you're saying polis
no problem
try not touching the tip of the tongue
at any position inside of your mouth
keep it in air try hovering it like this
and say
polish
if you say police
you will see that the tip is touching
the mouth
the task is it's a very important
practice it's a lot of muscle work
bring it in air and do not touch it just
like as you can see in the diagram here
it is not touching anywhere it's still
it's still in air
it is
polish
musician
finnish
which is most of the times misunderstood
as finish is finish
finish
ship
and finally
shoes
please do take a screenshot or
screenshot of this part of this board
and spend about 15 to 20 minutes in a
closed room
stand in front of the mirror
follow the instructions as said
and say all of these words out loud when
you see a little bit of difference in
the way you're pronouncing the words
with sir and sure
that's when you've got it right and i'm
sure you will let's now play a very
interesting game in this game i am
talking about my best friend
sam
well sam is my best friend but he makes
very bad sandwiches
all of these here's a little story
basically about sam and it has the sir
and sure sound in it
what we'll do is
we will
circle the sure sound
uh the sure sound everywhere and the sur
sound everywhere
let's get started
i would like i'm going to say each of
these sentences one by one
each line each of the sentences one by
one i would like each one of you to
please repeat after me
sam
owns
sam owns a sandwich
sam owns a sandwich shop
on the south
on the south side
on the south side of the town
sam's
sandwiches sam's sandwich shop
one more time sam's sandwich shop
isn't my standard sandwich shop
one more time please repeat after me
sam's sandwich shop
isn't my standard sandwich shop
it's a super silly sandwich
it's a super
silly
sandwich
it's a super silly sandwich shop please
repeat after me it's a super silly
sandwich shop
the last sentence
sam serves
salami
and sour cream
sam serves salami and sour cream
and spicy sausages
sam serves salami and sour cream
and spicy sausage
with salsa
one more time
with salsa
let's say all of this one more time
sam owns a sandwich shop
please repeat after me
on the south side of the town
sandwich shop isn't my standard sandwich
shop
i hope you're repeating after me sam's
sandwich shop isn't my standard sandwich
shop
it's a super silly sandwich shop
sam serves salami and sour cream
and spicy sausage with salsa
i hope this mini lesson helped you
understand the difference between the
sir and sure sound
with the position of tongue inside of
the mouth and if you did like the lesson
i would like each one of you to please
comment and most importantly you will
not see progress at this point you have
to pause the video
sit
at a quiet place and
loudly and clearly make the sir and sure
sound remember
if you do not
pronounce it it won't come correctly
pronounce it wrongly as well and one and
at one time it will be absolutely in
place thank you very much for being with
me
on this lesson and i hope to see you in
the next lesson very very soon god bless
and take care