Synopsis
The American English Pronunciation podcasts teaches non-native English speakers and ESL/ELL students correct English pronunciation in short lessons. Learn, listen, repeat!
Episodes
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![181: The troublesome ’thr’ /θr/ combination]()
181: The troublesome ’thr’ /θr/ combination
03/07/2013 Duration: 06minPractice words like 'three, through, throw, thread,' and 'threaten.' Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
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![180: ’because’→’cuz’: stressed, unstressed, informal]()
180: ’because’→’cuz’: stressed, unstressed, informal
19/06/2013 Duration: 06minHow to know which form of this high-frequency word to use. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
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![179: The silent /p/ in ’pneumatic’ and ’psychology’]()
179: The silent /p/ in ’pneumatic’ and ’psychology’
05/06/2013 Duration: 04minA listener request for an explanation of less-common patterns. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
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![178: ”Feeling” the vibration of vowel sounds]()
178: ”Feeling” the vibration of vowel sounds
15/05/2013 Duration: 09minLearn the feel the 'long e' /i/, 'short a' /æ/, and 'short o' /ɑ/. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
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![177: -ate suffix revisited--advanced lesson]()
177: -ate suffix revisited--advanced lesson
01/05/2013 Duration: 09minHighly fluent speakers understand this suffix. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
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![176: Swearing!]()
176: Swearing!
17/04/2013 Duration: 11minIf you're going to swear, you'd better be able to pronounce short vowel sounds! Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
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![175: Short Vowels Minimal Sets]()
175: Short Vowels Minimal Sets
03/04/2013 Duration: 08minPractice sets like: pat, pet, pit, pot, putt. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
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![174: 3-sound clusters beginning with ’s’]()
174: 3-sound clusters beginning with ’s’
20/03/2013 Duration: 07min/skr/ (scratch) /spl/ (splash) /spr/ (spree) and /str/ (streak) Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
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![173: Digraphs and trigraphs, complicated spelling patterns]()
173: Digraphs and trigraphs, complicated spelling patterns
06/03/2013 Duration: 10minsh, th, tch, dge, gn, mb, and more!
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![172: The ’cc’ spelling pronunciations (as in ’accuse’ and ’succeed)]()
172: The ’cc’ spelling pronunciations (as in ’accuse’ and ’succeed)
20/02/2013 Duration: 07minIs it /k/ as in 'accuse' or /ks/ as in 'succeed' Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
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![171: The silent /l/ in the word ’salmon’]()
171: The silent /l/ in the word ’salmon’
06/02/2013 Duration: 06minEven words we don't use often still matter. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
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![170: ’schwa+r’ /ɚ/ paragraph practice]()
170: ’schwa+r’ /ɚ/ paragraph practice
23/01/2013 Duration: 08minPractice this difficult sound in context. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
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![169: Pronouncing ’Seattle’]()
169: Pronouncing ’Seattle’
09/01/2013 Duration: 11minIt takes an advanced lesson to handle a word like 'Seattle.' Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
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![168: Stress pronunciation patterns in 3-syllable words]()
168: Stress pronunciation patterns in 3-syllable words
19/12/2012 Duration: 07minMain stress, secondary stress, and schwa, all in one word
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![167: When to use the informal contraction ’useta’]()
167: When to use the informal contraction ’useta’
05/12/2012 Duration: 09minAnd when can 'used to' be substituted by 'would.' Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
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![166: Understanding /ŋ/, the ’ng’ sound]()
166: Understanding /ŋ/, the ’ng’ sound
07/11/2012 Duration: 08minWhen does (and doesn't) the g sound follow the ng sound? Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
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![165: What is the vocal tract?]()
165: What is the vocal tract?
24/10/2012 Duration: 07minFrom the lips to the throat and the nose down to the vocal cords. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
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![164: Consonant clusters in English]()
164: Consonant clusters in English
10/10/2012 Duration: 08min/br/, /pr/, /gr/, /kr/, and /skr/ at the beginning of a word. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
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![163: -ile and the differences in American and British English]()
163: -ile and the differences in American and British English
26/09/2012 Duration: 06minfragile: /ˈfrædʒ əl/ in the US /ˈfrædʒ aɪl/ in the UK. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
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![162: The differences between /b/ and /v/]()
162: The differences between /b/ and /v/
12/09/2012 Duration: 08minTwo different, yet similar sounds. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
