How to improve english pronunciation?
Hey, few days ago i met a friend who speak english. Then i noticed that i have vocabulary enough but I really need to improve my pronunciation( sometimes he couldnt understand me) so what could i do? Thanks
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I agree with most of the other answers: movies, music, videos on youtube, speaking with someone in person; anything you can do to listen to native pronunciation, and then speaking as much as you can!
I don't know if this applies to you, but there's sometimes an initial period when I learn a language where I'm not confident enough, or too nervous to try and pronounce like a native. Confidence goes a loooooong way :)
Also, remember that many vowel sounds in English are diphthongs (as opposed to Spanish, where the sound of vowels don't warp) - for example, "go" in English is pronounced more like "gou" (if "gou" was written in Spanish). Another thing we love to use are glottal stops. Look up some things about the pronunciation of glottal stops and where we use them in words.
Lastly (if you're learning American English), we often pronounce "tt" like "dd". For instance, "bottle" is pronounced like "boddle". Small things like this might help refine your accent a little bit.
And as always, work on that "R" sound if need be :)
I hope all this helps! :)
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here is a free online talking dictionary of English pronunciation.
Just click over the pink words to hear them spoken at :
www.howjsay.com/index.php?word.
The following site has a person say aloud the words or sentence that you have typed in. Choose the accent that you like after you type in your word/sentence.
http://www.oddcast.com/home/demos/tts/tts_example.php?sitepal
Here are 2 other pronunciation sites:
http://www.pronuncian.com
http://www.onestopenglish.com/skills/pronunciation/phonemic-chart-and-app/interactive-phonemic-chart/
Here is an italki SKYPE group for those learning to speak in English:
http://www.italki.com/groups/740/topic/9312.htm
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You should figure out 2 things.
1. phonetic alphabet
2. liaison
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watch movies and listens people when they talks,then you can know the real sound of words..it can help
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All excellent answers from the previous speakers,
In addition it is useful to do speaking drills on skype to help your muscle memory. [Sometimes speakers 'know' how the word should sound but their muscles fail to get it right.] Repeat similar or rhyming words eg clip, flip, slip or whatever you need to work on.
Good luck!
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