English Pronunciation | Vowel Sounds | Improve Your Accent & Speak Clearly
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Improve your pronunciation and reduce your accent by watching this video lesson! I teach you to pronounce English vowel sounds, using the IPA (The International Phonetic Alphabet). English is not a phonetic language (there is often more than one way to pronounce English letters) so learning to use the IPA will help you to pronounce English words correctly, even if you have never heard them before! Come and practice with me :)
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Emma
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00:00 Introduction
00:28 International Phonetic Alphabet
01:03 English Vowel Sounds
02:27 /i:/ and /ɪ/
04:13 /ʊ/
04:29 /u:/
04:49 /e/
05:06 /æ/
05:27 /ə/
05:47 /ɜ:/
06:33 /ɔ:/
06:55 /ʌ/
07:13 /ɑ:/
07:28 /ɒ/
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