vanessa calm are you ready to test your
vanessa calm are you ready to test your

pronunciation let's talk about it do you
pronunciation let's talk about it do you

have good pronunciation how do you know
have good pronunciation how do you know

the best way to test your pronunciation
the best way to test your pronunciation

is to speak with someone else and see if
is to speak with someone else and see if

they can understand you because
they can understand you because

understanding is the purpose of
understanding is the purpose of

pronunciation and of speaking but
pronunciation and of speaking but

unfortunately here on youtube i can't
unfortunately here on youtube i can't

listen to you maybe YouTube will create
listen to you maybe YouTube will create

that technology someday in the future so
that technology someday in the future so

for now I'd like to give you a different
for now I'd like to give you a different

type of pronunciation test the next best
type of pronunciation test the next best

way to test your pronunciation is to
way to test your pronunciation is to

shadow or imitate exactly after a native
shadow or imitate exactly after a native

speaker so that you can see if your
speaker so that you can see if your

pronunciation is similar to mine is it
pronunciation is similar to mine is it

different what are the specific areas
different what are the specific areas

that are difficult for you I'm gonna be
that are difficult for you I'm gonna be

testing your pronunciation on 16
testing your pronunciation on 16

challenging words but the best way to
challenging words but the best way to

test your pronunciation is not with
test your pronunciation is not with

individual words but with the whole
individual words but with the whole

sentence so this is what we're gonna do
sentence so this is what we're gonna do

I'm gonna show you a challenge sentence
I'm gonna show you a challenge sentence

that uses four difficult words and this
that uses four difficult words and this

is what I want you to do I want you to
is what I want you to do I want you to

say that sentence out loud before I talk
say that sentence out loud before I talk

about anything this is your original
about anything this is your original

pronunciation I want you to hear your
pronunciation I want you to hear your

original pronunciation and then I'm
original pronunciation and then I'm

gonna read that sentence but I'm gonna
gonna read that sentence but I'm gonna

mispronounce one word I want you to
mispronounce one word I want you to

guess which word is mispronounced there
guess which word is mispronounced there

are sometimes multiple ways to pronounce
are sometimes multiple ways to pronounce

each word but I want you to be listening
each word but I want you to be listening

for what is the most natural way to
for what is the most natural way to

pronounce each word in fast English and
pronounce each word in fast English and

finally I'm gonna be saying the sentence
finally I'm gonna be saying the sentence

correctly and I want you to be able to
correctly and I want you to be able to

say it with me so I want you to repeat
say it with me so I want you to repeat

the correct sentence with me are you
the correct sentence with me are you

ready to get started with sentence
ready to get started with sentence

number one let's do it
number one let's do it

this is sentence number one I want you
this is sentence number one I want you

to say the sentence all by yourself
to say the sentence all by yourself

test your original pronunciation go
test your original pronunciation go

ahead say it out loud okay now I'm gonna
ahead say it out loud okay now I'm gonna

say the sentence and I'm gonna
say the sentence and I'm gonna

mispronounce one word can you guess
mispronounce one word can you guess

which word I mispronounced I by Clovis
which word I mispronounced I by Clovis

through the internet I buy clothes
through the internet I buy clothes

through the internet hmm which one did I
through the internet hmm which one did I

say incorrectly
say incorrectly

did you hear clothes or clothes
did you hear clothes or clothes

you heard the second one but really
you heard the second one but really

that's not correct
that's not correct

instead when we speak in fast English we
instead when we speak in fast English we

often pronounced clothes a lot like
often pronounced clothes a lot like

close the door I buy clothes through the
close the door I buy clothes through the

internet all right let's go through each
internet all right let's go through each

of these challenging words and I want to
of these challenging words and I want to

help you say them correctly that first
help you say them correctly that first

word bye bye it sounds exactly like bye
word bye bye it sounds exactly like bye

see you later bye and then we have
see you later bye and then we have

clothes which I just mentioned sounds a
clothes which I just mentioned sounds a

lot like close the door close the door
lot like close the door close the door

when native speakers are speaking a
when native speakers are speaking a

little bit slower
little bit slower

they might add a th sound clothes
they might add a th sound clothes

clothes you see how my tongue comes out
clothes you see how my tongue comes out

a little bit for that th clothes but
a little bit for that th clothes but

really when we're speaking quickly it
really when we're speaking quickly it

just sounds like clothes clothes and
just sounds like clothes clothes and

then we have the word through this word
then we have the word through this word

it is lovely we have a th followed by an
it is lovely we have a th followed by an

R let's practice it slowly your tongue
R let's practice it slowly your tongue

is coming out between your teeth and
is coming out between your teeth and

there's some air that's a wonderful th
there's some air that's a wonderful th

sound it sounds like I threw the ball
sound it sounds like I threw the ball

this is the past tense of the row I
this is the past tense of the row I

threw the ball so let's try to say this
threw the ball so let's try to say this

through through and then we have our
through through and then we have our

final word Internet what's happening to
final word Internet what's happening to

that middle T Internet you can say
that middle T Internet you can say

internet with a clear T if you're
internet with a clear T if you're

speaking a little bit slower but when
speaking a little bit slower but when

native speakers are speaking quickly
native speakers are speaking quickly

we're gonna cut out that T completely
we're gonna cut out that T completely

and just say in a net inner net let's go
and just say in a net inner net let's go

back and try to say this full sentence
back and try to say this full sentence

clearly and naturally together are you
clearly and naturally together are you

ready
ready

I buy clothes through the internet I buy
I buy clothes through the internet I buy

clothes through the internet were you
clothes through the internet were you

repeating with me I hope so because
repeating with me I hope so because

we've got three more challenge sentences
we've got three more challenge sentences

and I want you to test your
and I want you to test your

pronunciation let's go to number two
pronunciation let's go to number two

here's sentence number two I'm going to
here's sentence number two I'm going to

pause and I want you to try to say the
pause and I want you to try to say the

sentence all by yourself test your
sentence all by yourself test your

original pronunciation go ahead okay now
original pronunciation go ahead okay now

I'm gonna say it but I'm gonna
I'm gonna say it but I'm gonna

mispronounce one word can you guess
mispronounce one word can you guess

which word is incorrect a little girl
which word is incorrect a little girl

took the recept to the bus the little
took the recept to the bus the little

girl took the recept to the bus which
girl took the recept to the bus which

word is wrong did you hear receipt or
word is wrong did you hear receipt or

recept you heard number two but that's
recept you heard number two but that's

not correct
not correct

instead the P is silent so you're gonna
instead the P is silent so you're gonna

say receipt receipt just completely
say receipt receipt just completely

forget about that P in there alright
forget about that P in there alright

let's go through each of these
let's go through each of these

challenging words because I want to make
challenging words because I want to make

sure that you can pronounce them
sure that you can pronounce them

correctly
correctly

the first one is little little you see
the first one is little little you see

there's two T's in the middle of this
there's two T's in the middle of this

word but really in American English
word but really in American English

those T's are gonna become D sounds so
those T's are gonna become D sounds so

it's gonna sound like lid ol little like
it's gonna sound like lid ol little like

a lid that you put on a container little
a lid that you put on a container little

and then we have girl who a lot of these
and then we have girl who a lot of these

words girl world early those words can
words girl world early those words can

be a little bit tricky so let's break
be a little bit tricky so let's break

this one down girl oh girl oh when you
this one down girl oh girl oh when you

want to talk about the sound that an
want to talk about the sound that an

angry dog makes you could say Gege and
angry dog makes you could say Gege and

then we're gonna add old at the end girl
then we're gonna add old at the end girl

girl girl
girl girl

notice that my mouth isn't really moving
notice that my mouth isn't really moving

here it's all inside my mouth and in my
here it's all inside my mouth and in my

throat
throat

girl girl and with the L might
girl girl and with the L might

is coming beside my teeth girl it's
is coming beside my teeth girl it's

right there
right there

girl girl alright and the next word is
girl girl alright and the next word is

receipt receipt receipt receipt this is
receipt receipt receipt receipt this is

the piece of paper that you get after
the piece of paper that you get after

you make a purchase the cashier will
you make a purchase the cashier will

give you a receipt and then our final
give you a receipt and then our final

word is bus sometimes this short u sound
word is bus sometimes this short u sound

can be a little bit tricky so I want to
can be a little bit tricky so I want to

make sure you're not saying booths boss
make sure you're not saying booths boss

the boss make sure you say uh bus bus
the boss make sure you say uh bus bus

bus
bus

alright let's go back and say this full
alright let's go back and say this full

sentence together
sentence together

the little girl took the receipt to the
the little girl took the receipt to the

bus the little girl took the receipt to
bus the little girl took the receipt to

the bus did you say that with me let's
the bus did you say that with me let's

say it one more time the little girl
say it one more time the little girl

took the receipt to the bus
took the receipt to the bus

great work let's go on to the next
great work let's go on to the next

challenge sentence
challenge sentence

alright here's that it's number three I
alright here's that it's number three I

want you to say it all by yourself
want you to say it all by yourself

are you ready test your original
are you ready test your original

pronunciation go ahead okay now it's my
pronunciation go ahead okay now it's my

turn I'm gonna mispronounce one word
turn I'm gonna mispronounce one word

listen carefully in the early winner I
listen carefully in the early winner I

didn't miss the warm weather in the
didn't miss the warm weather in the

early winner I didn't miss the warm
early winner I didn't miss the warm

weather in the early winner I didn't
weather in the early winner I didn't

miss the warm weather which one of these
miss the warm weather which one of these

challenge words did I mispronounce
challenge words did I mispronounce

mm-hmm did you hear warm or Wharram you
mm-hmm did you hear warm or Wharram you

heard that second one but that's not
heard that second one but that's not

correct instead the word warm has just
correct instead the word warm has just

one syllable not warm
one syllable not warm

instead warm warm notice how my lips are
instead warm warm notice how my lips are

in an O shape
in an O shape

warm warm with a clear are war
warm warm with a clear are war

alright let's go through each of these
alright let's go through each of these

challenge words so that you can say them
challenge words so that you can say them

correctly
correctly

the first one is early this is similar
the first one is early this is similar

to what we talked about with girl or Li
to what we talked about with girl or Li

let's break it into two sections ah ah
let's break it into two sections ah ah

and then Li Li early make sure that when
and then Li Li early make sure that when

you say the L your tongue is touching
you say the L your tongue is touching

the back of your teeth Li early early
the back of your teeth Li early early

don't add another sound in there I often
don't add another sound in there I often

hear English learners say early or ugly
hear English learners say early or ugly

but that uh in the middle isn't natural
but that uh in the middle isn't natural

so let's make sure you say a leaf and
so let's make sure you say a leaf and

put it together early next we say winner
put it together early next we say winner

hmm what is happening to the T in the
hmm what is happening to the T in the

middle of this word you might hear
middle of this word you might hear

native speakers say winter with a clear
native speakers say winter with a clear

T if they're I'm non CE a ting clearly
T if they're I'm non CE a ting clearly

and maybe speaking a little slowly it's
and maybe speaking a little slowly it's

fine to do that but when native speakers
fine to do that but when native speakers

speak fast you're gonna hear winner
speak fast you're gonna hear winner

winner wins the Winter Olympics winner
winner wins the Winter Olympics winner

this is the same as a winner and a loser
this is the same as a winner and a loser

it's the same pronunciation so make sure
it's the same pronunciation so make sure

that the context helps you to know which
that the context helps you to know which

word it is does this sound familiar
word it is does this sound familiar

Internet winner yeah we're cutting out
Internet winner yeah we're cutting out

that T especially when there's an N T in
that T especially when there's an N T in

the middle of a word internet internet
the middle of a word internet internet

winter winner you're gonna hear that a
winter winner you're gonna hear that a

lot in fast English next we have the
lot in fast English next we have the

word didn't didn't but this is the clear
word didn't didn't but this is the clear

pronunciation when native speakers are
pronunciation when native speakers are

speaking quickly we do not say didn't
speaking quickly we do not say didn't

with each sound pronounced instead
with each sound pronounced instead

you're gonna hear did did mmm it's a lot
you're gonna hear did did mmm it's a lot

going on here in your throat did I mean
going on here in your throat did I mean

D mmm so that final D is cut short and
D mmm so that final D is cut short and

the final T as well is cut so it's
the final T as well is cut so it's

really going to be just your throat
really going to be just your throat

can you say that with me D but did and
can you say that with me D but did and

didn't didn't didn't didn't if you have
didn't didn't didn't didn't if you have

trouble pronouncing or hearing or
trouble pronouncing or hearing or

understanding contractions it's probably
understanding contractions it's probably

because we cut off a lot of those sounds
because we cut off a lot of those sounds

we've reduced them that's something
we've reduced them that's something

that's natural in English I made a video
that's natural in English I made a video

about how to pronounce 81 different
about how to pronounce 81 different

contractions you can check it out up
contractions you can check it out up

here because this happens to a lot of
here because this happens to a lot of

different contractions and I want to
different contractions and I want to

make sure you can pronounce them but
make sure you can pronounce them but

also that you can understand them the
also that you can understand them the

difference between a positive word did
difference between a positive word did

and didn't it is very important when
and didn't it is very important when

you're having a conversation all right
you're having a conversation all right

let's go to the last word warm warm warm
let's go to the last word warm warm warm

make sure that this is one syllable
make sure that this is one syllable

war-war do you think you can put all of
war-war do you think you can put all of

these words together you got it let's
these words together you got it let's

say it together in the early winner I
say it together in the early winner I

didn't miss the warm weather in the
didn't miss the warm weather in the

early winner I didn't miss the warm
early winner I didn't miss the warm

weather in the early winner I didn't
weather in the early winner I didn't

miss the warm weather in the early
miss the warm weather in the early

winner I didn't miss the warm weather
winner I didn't miss the warm weather

great work all right let's go to the
great work all right let's go to the

final challenge sentence here's our
final challenge sentence here's our

final challenge sentence can you say
final challenge sentence can you say

this all by yourself go ahead now it's
this all by yourself go ahead now it's

my turn I'm gonna mispronounce a one
my turn I'm gonna mispronounce a one

word I want you to guess which one it is
word I want you to guess which one it is

I definitely saw the water at the beach
I definitely saw the water at the beach

was salty I definitely saw the water at
was salty I definitely saw the water at

the beach was salty which word is
the beach was salty which word is

incorrect
incorrect

did you hear thought or salt you heard
did you hear thought or salt you heard

the second one sought but does this word
the second one sought but does this word

start with an S nope instead it starts
start with an S nope instead it starts

with a th so you need to make sure that
with a th so you need to make sure that

your tongue is between your teeth and
your tongue is between your teeth and

there's that stream of air coming
there's that stream of air coming

through through
through through

we already talked about that word
we already talked about that word

thought thoughts alright let's go
thought thoughts alright let's go

through each of these challenge words so
through each of these challenge words so

that you can pronounce them correctly
that you can pronounce them correctly

what's happening with this word
what's happening with this word

definitely definitely
definitely definitely

I feel like words like definitely
I feel like words like definitely

certainly probably those words can be a
certainly probably those words can be a

little bit tricky I talked about some of
little bit tricky I talked about some of

those in this pronunciation lesson up
those in this pronunciation lesson up

here but the word definitely we use a
here but the word definitely we use a

lot and you probably would like to use a
lot and you probably would like to use a

lot but you need to pronounce it
lot but you need to pronounce it

correctly so let's break it down def in
correctly so let's break it down def in

it ly def in it ly definitely definitely
it ly def in it ly definitely definitely

definitely definitely definitely it's
definitely definitely definitely it's

definitely a beautiful day this is
definitely a beautiful day this is

definitely a helpful lesson I hope so
definitely a helpful lesson I hope so

the next word is that lovely word we
the next word is that lovely word we

just talked about thought thoughts make
just talked about thought thoughts make

sure that your tongue is between your
sure that your tongue is between your

teeth I often hear English learners
teeth I often hear English learners

switching in S and a th sound salt
switching in S and a th sound salt

instead of thought and in some
instead of thought and in some

situations this could be a little bit
situations this could be a little bit

difficult for other English speakers to
difficult for other English speakers to

understand you so make sure that you say
understand you so make sure that you say

this correctly thought thought and then
this correctly thought thought and then

we have the word water water what's the
we have the word water water what's the

sound that you hear in the middle of
sound that you hear in the middle of

this word water water well it's not a
this word water water well it's not a

tea sound water instead it's a day here
tea sound water instead it's a day here

we have again the tea is changing to a D
we have again the tea is changing to a D

this is typical in American English
this is typical in American English

water water
water water

I want you to say that with me water
I want you to say that with me water

water and finally we have the word beach
water and finally we have the word beach

beach a lot of you are concerned that
beach a lot of you are concerned that

you might say a rude word instead so
you might say a rude word instead so

let's practice that vowel sound it needs
let's practice that vowel sound it needs

to be a long e beach beach beach and
to be a long e beach beach beach and

really the context here is going to help
really the context here is going to help

you a lot so when we're talking about
you a lot so when we're talking about

the water at the beach is salty
the water at the beach is salty

you're most likely talking about the
you're most likely talking about the

ocean the sea you're not talking about a
ocean the sea you're not talking about a

rude word so I think the context is
rude word so I think the context is

going to help you a lot but make sure
going to help you a lot but make sure

that when you pronounce it you say II
that when you pronounce it you say II

Beach all right let's go back into that
Beach all right let's go back into that

full sentence I definitely thought the
full sentence I definitely thought the

water at the beach was salty I
water at the beach was salty I

definitely thought the water at the
definitely thought the water at the

beach was salty I definitely thought the
beach was salty I definitely thought the

water at the beach was salty great work
water at the beach was salty great work

I hope that you had a chance to say that
I hope that you had a chance to say that

sentence out loud with me and test your
sentence out loud with me and test your

pronunciation are you ready for a final
pronunciation are you ready for a final

challenge we're gonna go back and say
challenge we're gonna go back and say

all four of those sentences and I want
all four of those sentences and I want

you to say them out loud with me I'm
you to say them out loud with me I'm

gonna say them two times so that you can
gonna say them two times so that you can

listen and then you can also repeat are
listen and then you can also repeat are

you ready let's say them together I buy
you ready let's say them together I buy

clothes through the internet I buy
clothes through the internet I buy

clothes through the internet the little
clothes through the internet the little

girl took the receipt to the bus the
girl took the receipt to the bus the

little girl took the receipt to the bus
little girl took the receipt to the bus

in the early winner I didn't miss the
in the early winner I didn't miss the

warm weather in the early winter I
warm weather in the early winter I

didn't miss the warm weather I
didn't miss the warm weather I

definitely thought the water at the
definitely thought the water at the

beach was salty I definitely thought the
beach was salty I definitely thought the

water at the beach was salty great work
water at the beach was salty great work

testing your pronunciation muscles and
testing your pronunciation muscles and

now I have a question for you let me
now I have a question for you let me

know in the comments which one of these
know in the comments which one of these

words is the most difficult for you to
words is the most difficult for you to

pronounce let me know I'm sure that
pronounce let me know I'm sure that

there will be people around the world
there will be people around the world

who have the same feelings as you it's
who have the same feelings as you it's

always good to feel like you're in this
always good to feel like you're in this

together well thank you so much for
together well thank you so much for

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