Hey Kevin, you're an English teacher right?
That's right, what's up?
Can I ask you a few questions about English?
What kind of questions?
Just some questions about pronunciation
Hold on, let me see...
Could you read this phrase out loud for me?
Sure
I don't think your pronunciation is that good... it's completely wrong...
Could you teach me then?
I think it's kind of difficult... but I'll try
OK, Sure
Could you read this word out loud?
Completely wrong, I think you didn't get the emphasis right at all
You're supposed to pronounce it as ...
Because in English, you must know the emphasis
If you want to negate what they're saying
You must use emphasis
You have to use power in your pronunciation
That's why you pronounce this as ...
Read it one more time with me
Yeah, but make the "t" part at the end stronger
Also, for the middle "i", it's not "ih"
It's "ee"
This way others know that you are negating them
You're saying it with the spirit of negating someone
So, it's very important to pronounce it as ...
Good good, so let's move on to the next word
How do you read this?
You pronounce "know" very well, give me a high five
Thanks teacher
Could you read this word for me?
Could you read it again? Let me listen carefully...
Not so great... I think it's a little bit off, although it's very close
You have to say ...
Your Chinese is really good right?
It's just like the "tu" in "tu zi" (rabbit)
Right, and since it needs emphasis
It carries the meaning of "extremely"
So you have to use power
Ah, just like "tu" in "tu zi"
Very good, I think your pronunciation already improved a bit
If you keep practicing with me, you'll be able to speak very fluently
Let's look at the next word, could you read it?
One more time
You read it as "much", right? Kind of wrong
It's not an "uh" sound, it's an "ah" sound
So it's pronounced ...
And especially at the end you must pronounce the "chu"
Right, so it's ...
Yeah, now it sounds much more refined
Don't worry, I'll help you learn English properly
Thanks teacher
Let's look at the next word, could you read this word?
Sure
"About"? No no no, completely wrong.
In China when we eat breakfast, what do you call that round thing?
Baozi
Yeah, it's "ao" right?
Yeah, you have to pronounce the "ao'
So it should actually be ...
Good, read it again with me
Good, now it's correct, now it sounds very proper
Since you've already been in China for so long, the pronunciation isn't that hard right
Yeah, not hard at all
So let's keep going then
I believe that you can do it right, don't worry
I'll teach you proper English
Let's look at the next one, read this word
One more time
I think the last sound is completely incorrect
What letter is this?
Yeah, and "a" is obviously pronounced "ah", right?
We learned as kids about "aueio", right
So this must be "ah"
So it should be ...
As a kid, your teacher taught you vowels like this right?
You've been in China for so long
In kindergarten they teach you like this right?
It's "ah", right?
So this is supposed to be ...
Yeah, it's not "Chinuh"
"Chinuh" is a very incorrect pronunciation
Oh, I get it...
So you have to say ...
In order to let you know how much you improved
First, read it using your old incorrect pronunciation
Don't you think what you just read feels kind of strange?
Feels like your accent is very heavy
Doesn't sound like a native speaker at all, right?
Yeah, I think so too
Yeah, so I'll show you how to do it the correct way again
And then you copy my pronunciation, okay?
Don't you feel like it's much more elegant?
Beautiful
I think you're very lucky to have found me
If you found another teacher I don't know how they'd teach you
So, make sure you study hard
Don't worry, one day you'll be able to speak English fluently like a Canadian person or an American person
Don't worry, okay?
Okay, thanks a lot teacher.
Don't worry about it, it's my duty.
The most important part about learning English is the amount of time spent
You have to spend a lot of time, practice a lot in order to achieve perfection
Actually, Jared didn't forget English at all
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