American English Vowels | IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) vowel chart FREE DOWNLOAD

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If you want to improve your pronunciation and clarity, start with American English vowels IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) chart. In this video, I’m taking you into my classroom to review all the vowel sounds of American English. We will go over the vowel chart, learn the IPA symbols (International Phonetic Alphabet) and hear the difference between the different vowels.
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And here is a breakdown of the vowel sounds discussed:
0:00 Intro
2:17 i as in 'see'
2:44 ɪ as in 'sit'
02:44 relaxed ɪ
04:29 ɛ as in 'red'
05:28 æ as in 'cat'
06:23 'eɪ' as in 'day'
7:39 'aʊ' as in 'now'
8:53 ' aɪ' as in 'my'
10:13 shwa sound (ə)
10:48 ʌ as in 'cup'
11:48 ɜ as in 'stir'
13:12 tense u vs relaxed ʊ
16:03 oʊ as in 'go'
17:26 ɔ as in 'daughter'
20:25 ɔɪ as in 'toy'
21:06 Overview
To learn more about each of the American English vowels go here:
Sheep vs Ship: bit.ly/2RDgYof
Pool vs Pull: bit.ly/2XwLup7
/ow/ as in go: bit.ly/2WYDWaE
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/ei/ as in 'day': bit.ly/2NdrR1J
/a/ as in 'father': bit.ly/2xepbWA
The Schwa: bit.ly/2NmJQmu
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@hadar.shemesh 2 ай бұрын

Don’t forget to download my IPA vowel chart (with example words) to be able to know how to pronounce ANYTHING: bit.ly/3oHEh1T

@julianapaccola8260 4 жыл бұрын

You asked "what do you think" at the end. The only thought that crossed my mind is "you are an extraordinary teacher "!

@giugliaromana 3 жыл бұрын

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@scottdesimone3014 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing explanations.

@celestialpoise 3 жыл бұрын

Likewise!!!! 😃😃😃

@aliceangerami1245 3 жыл бұрын

As a fellow teacher, I often find it hard to get students to improve their pronunciation. You've got a teacher follower in me now. Congrats for the excelent lesson.

@caiosipriano3173 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@phamucanh8451 4 жыл бұрын

2:19 i as in 'see' 2:48 ɪ as in 'sit' 04:33 ɛ as in 'red' (some time /e/) 05:30 æ as in 'cat' 07:04 'eɪ' as in 'day' 8:01 'aʊ' as in 'now' 8:56 ' aɪ' as in 'my' 10:45 shwa sound (ə) 10:52 ʌ as in 'cup' 12:02 ɜ as in 'stir' 13:30 relaxed ʊ 13:54 tense u 14:57 relaxed ʊ 16:46 oʊ as in 'go' 17:28 ɔ as in 'daughter' 18:25 ɒ as in father 21:15 ɔɪ as in 'toy'

@halam6702 3 жыл бұрын

The symbol in father you wrote is wrong it's for british but in american is ɑ

@opalmay 3 жыл бұрын

@@halam6702 you are right that the upside down 'a' symbol is a birtish vowel, but in the word father specifically it's 'a' in both British and American English.

@Damio22yt 3 жыл бұрын

@@opalmay You are right. There is no /ɒ/ sound in "father". No matter what accent - GA or RP.

@BrendaYelting 3 жыл бұрын

@@halam6702 Ohhhhhh that's british!!!! I didn't know. Thanks for your comment!

@halam6702 3 жыл бұрын

@@BrendaYelting 💚

@TheEfficientGamer 3 жыл бұрын

Hands-down, the most impressive pronunciation teacher on KZfaq. Whenever my students ask me how to improve their pronunciation, I instantly refer them to this channel. There's no way I can explain things better than Hadar.

@davidkachoui5378 11 ай бұрын

100% agree.

@haleybluemn3090 3 жыл бұрын

I am a Spanish major taking my first phonetics class. It has less complex vowels and I still find it quite difficult. This gives me so much respect for non-native English speakers. Mastering another language is no easy task!

@hadar.shemesh 3 жыл бұрын

❤️

@gastonmunoz9702 Ай бұрын

a e i o u - Listo, no hacia falta mas...

@TauseefClub 2 жыл бұрын

The person who invented this chart deserves a Noble prize, and Miss Hadar, who explained it so efficiently, deserves an Oscar.

@sergioartal 5 жыл бұрын

Teacher to teacher: the level of command you show never ceases to amaze me. What a role model for learners of English as a foreign language. Respect!!!

@hadar.shemesh 5 жыл бұрын

You have absolutely melted my heart. Thank you.

@Wisdom23 5 жыл бұрын

What kind of class are you teaching?

@alejandromaciel9748 5 жыл бұрын

Aaaand she's hot

@Wisdom23 5 жыл бұрын

@@alejandromaciel9748 yes, she is. : ) How long have you been watching her?

@fernandohuamani36 4 жыл бұрын

@@hadar.shemesh absolutely agree!!!!

@pimkleproductions3294 3 жыл бұрын

Mexican mom doing homeschooling in USA and I'm so frustrated, thank you for this.❤❤❤

@hadar.shemesh 3 жыл бұрын

Hello dear! I hear ya! These are challenging times. But it’s amazing that you’re finding the time to educate yourself and support your children. Sending love!

@henrykhosasih8781 4 жыл бұрын

This is what I have been looking for for years. Finally!

@Manolete919 2 жыл бұрын

i absolutely agree with you. same for me!!

@kuntalkole2612 5 жыл бұрын

It is really feels like university level lesson! Thank you so much for the lesson.

@hadar.shemesh 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Kuntal! Glad you liked it ♥️

@winstonejuan8566 5 жыл бұрын

Haha that's my course I take in college for linguistics

@inglesfacilito 5 жыл бұрын

@Spikastru 4 жыл бұрын

You definitely explained better than my university.

@johnramos9130 3 жыл бұрын

@@Spikastru on

@hadar.shemesh 5 жыл бұрын

Did you like this lesson?? If you did , share it with your students and friends! And tell me - what is the most difficult vowel sound for you? 😬

@mamymimma 5 жыл бұрын

Accent's Way English with Hadar Shemesh Amazing lesson! Loved the scheme 😍

@anapaulamendes6591 5 жыл бұрын

The most difficult sound is the "i" sound. 😬

@martineschuler4131 5 жыл бұрын

Accent's Way English with Hadar Shemesh For me, thé différent I are difficult bécause don't exist in french. Thank you for your vidéos.

@dasilvatube74 5 жыл бұрын

Hey teacher I miss you, great lesson thank u!!

@ugosanz5044 5 жыл бұрын

I just started today I got to practice

@yolandagrisalestrentadue7168 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a Spanish native speaker who decided to get a masters in speech language pathology in English ... omg .... had I known what I was getting myself into :-) Now I'm supposed to teach little children with Apraxia who have vowel distortion disorders how to pronounce the vowels! I'm gonna watch this video before every vowel session I'm gonna have so I can pass my internship! You are sooooo good at this!!! I'm so grateful you posted this video!!! Now I see there is a light at the end of the tunnel I dag myself into ...

@catalinaherrera9558 27 күн бұрын

I'm planning to do the same. I'm finishing my degree in slp and I'm applying for a masters in slp in Canada. Would you mind telling me more about your experience? I'm freaking out about phonetics haha

@jamesscalloparquivos3986 3 жыл бұрын

Wow deares Hadar, is impossible to believe that english language is not your mother tongue. You´re speaking flawlessly

@english4uwithanneta748 Жыл бұрын

I’m a non-native English teacher. I’ve been teaching the English language for more than 10 years. I don’t think I’ll ever master the sounds of American English the way Hadar has. I’m so impressed and a huge fan! Congratulations!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@idk-eg1vy 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a native English speaker, but as someone taking a phonetics class at my university who missed a week of classes due to illness, thank you for this. This was super helpful and put my textbook reading into more context

@sanjibsarmah1582 3 жыл бұрын

Can't imagine that you are teaching us online. The way you teach make me feel as if you were teaching us in real life even pretty closely. If you were in my class teacher may be I would have forgotten to have my the all meal. Because I literally like your the teaching skill. The skill, how to teach people, is nothing but enjoy & enjoy. May God bless you forever.

@lsdominguez6201 3 жыл бұрын

After 10 years struggling with that vowel's graph I've finally found one teacher who shows that work! Thank you. that is amazing.

@WNYmathGuy 4 жыл бұрын

I'm impressed. I'm from families that were in the USA since 4 or more generations ago, and I never saw this information before. It's almost like being told how to breathe correctly. Sure, it was already going fine, but it is amazing to really know how complex breathing really is.

@hadar.shemesh 4 жыл бұрын

What a great analogy:) yes, it fascinating to learn in such details how we actually function as humans

@GrantCareerCoaching 5 жыл бұрын

I've never seen that vowel chart before, that is awesome. I'll definitely use this, thanks so much for sharing it Hadar! 👍👍👍👍

@hadar.shemesh 5 жыл бұрын

Great! Don’t forget to download it then:) It helps clarify things and see the bigger picture

@GrantCareerCoaching 5 жыл бұрын

@@hadar.shemesh Will do! Thanks Hadar! 👍

@NickleJ 4 жыл бұрын

there's also a consonant chart that's dang cool too

@drewmog123456 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely everything in America is supposedly awesome. The word now seems to mean “slightly interesting “.

@guillermomaldonado4453 3 жыл бұрын

Hi there, this year with Covid as the perfect excuse, I started taking online classes to work on my thick accent. The classes are great, but Hadar videos are such a huge support to practice and enforce the classes. You can tell she was born to teach. You are my super hero Hadar, you are the living proof that with hard work and practice I can get rid of my heavy "strong R´s" accent. Thanks very much.

@eudesbalmon1242 4 жыл бұрын

I want to congratulate, because I invested a lot of money and time in international English schools in an English speaker country and you are the best person teaching English because the beginning of any lenguage is that. Because many international school just learning rubbish. Blessings and successful.

@CedricSantizo 3 жыл бұрын

I was not aware there existed a vowel chart for every language. As a non native English speaker this allows me to realize of the subtle differences between each one of them. Not only that, but it also helps me to understand better how I can use similar tools for the other languages that I am learning. Amazing work of yours!

@007Layanne 4 жыл бұрын

The best explanation ever. As a brazilian I've realized how mispronuncing I was a lot of words all this time long. I was actually pronuncing did as deed cause I thought to myself that that did has a i sound.

@andrefbferraz 5 жыл бұрын

I have been studying english for decades as a non-native speaker. I think this is the best class I ever seen in my life... outstanding!

@hadar.shemesh 5 жыл бұрын

You have made me extremely happy to hear that!

@jbfrankenstein2981 4 жыл бұрын

This video is a pure gold. I just realized there are only neutral sounds in my language, and there is none of them in English.

@horizontecaminhosaereos9907 5 жыл бұрын

Impossível não aprender com você. Deus abençoe você e sua família.

@arm_os 5 жыл бұрын

incomparable! it is a pity that there is no possibility to put two likes.

@itellyouforfree7238 2 жыл бұрын

As a non-native speaker desiring to have a better pronunciation, I really wished my teachers in school taught me this instead of the useless crap we wasted our time on. Everything can be understood better if you are given the tools to analytically reason about it. I don't know what would be the opinion of a native speaker, but to my ears you have the cleanest pronunciation I can imagine of AE. Every vowel sound you make is very intentional, deliberate and distinct from every other. I'll be listening to this video many times. Thanks a lot!

@itellyouforfree7238 2 жыл бұрын

Also, I really wish such excellent lesson gets more popular, it doesn't deserve to pass undetected under the hadar...

@Angel-pn9yf 4 жыл бұрын

I have been studying English for a long time in Spain and to be honest I have never been taught the vowel sounds that enlightening way. It has been a master class...Thank you!!!!

@andrewmagic7014 4 жыл бұрын

I love this lesson so much. Thank you, Hadar! This 25-minute video is totally enough to sound more natural and American. I watch it again and again. I listen to it and repeat every sound, so my neighbors think I've gone crazy. I've shared it with my students and I'm trying to make them do the same, so they think I've gone crazy^)

@emacutyfriend4422 2 жыл бұрын

Hello !

@osaminakazawa4244 28 күн бұрын

This video is so amazing for English learner. Even teachers are not able to teach like her. Japanese has five vowels a i u e o but none of these exists in American English. No wonder we struggle to pronounce American English. Thanks a million!

@ekaly23 2 ай бұрын

As a Spanish speaker, I needed this. I want to finally learn to pronounce the vowels. Thanks, this graph makes sense to me.

@MauricioFigueroa-si4ws 4 жыл бұрын

The best lesson about vowels pronunciation that I've ever seen. Thanks.

@itsdavide 4 жыл бұрын

Favorite moments, back to back: 19:14 19:25! "I did it because it looks better"! Thank you! Simply an amazing teacher! Loving it!

@vahidkian4846 16 күн бұрын

The most complete and easy to understand explaination of this chart

@Liroly 3 жыл бұрын

I am studying translation in university (we study the British vowel sounds tho) and you explained it perfectly. Such a good teacher! Vowel sounds can get very tricky speacially if you are not used to listening all of these types of sounds. I loved your video!!

@paz10vida 5 жыл бұрын

I believe you chart is an amazing tool that summarize most of American English sounds. You're doing a great job, thanks so much!

@hadar.shemesh 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Glad I can help!!

@davidmacdonald9159 3 жыл бұрын

As a fan of linguistics and a personal advocate for speaking with a good accent, this is an excellent video! Flawless pronunciation!

@hawkenparker1790 4 жыл бұрын

This. SO MUCH THIS. I'm a native english speaker, teaching myself russian. This chart blew my mind... Thank you so much!

@poe12 3 жыл бұрын

Actually the way she mispronounces you (when she makes it short) sounds exactly like we say ю in Russian.

@shengwu6044 Жыл бұрын

After looking through a few YT videos, most of which were British English, I finally found this comprehensive American English one. She builds and reviews the chart along the way, so you can get comfortable. At the end, like a good teacher, she does a final review to wrap things up neatly. Well done!

@breeg3488 3 жыл бұрын

Best American IPA vowels lesson I've seen so far. Thank you so much, you're a lifesaver!

@bsgang2.0 4 жыл бұрын

This is hands down one of the best and most thoroughly detailed videos on American pronunciation out there. Kudos 👌🏾👌🏾

@hadar.shemesh 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@fiof 3 жыл бұрын

I though I had mastered the ε and the ae sounds, but then yesterday my roommate kept hearing me say mass when I meant mess. To say that it’s frustrating when people pay more attention to HOW I say things, instead of WHAT I say is an understatement. I don’t get vindication anymore when I show people that meme from Sophia Vergara that says, “you make fun of my accent... How cute! You speak only one language.” It also seems to fall on deaf ears when I tell people that I have to make a conscious effort to create these sounds that are not natural at all to me. I have to do this while learning a new culture that is equally hard to grasp, a culture with people that have no empathy/sympathy for my learning process. I appreciate this diagram of where in the tongue English and “natural vowels” are created. My native tongue is Brazilian Portuguese and I believe we use the natural vowels, so this diagram helps me compare them to English vowels, and maybe, hopefully, I can try to emulate them as close as possible, so that I don’t create confusion in peoples’ heads. I gave up on losing my accent a long time ago, but I cannot have people confused as to what I am saying. Thank you for your help.

@fernandobanda5734 5 жыл бұрын

I've heard a lot of American English and read a lot about phonology but never seen or processed that /aʊ/ was actually more like [æʊ]. Good stuff.

@tedlim8452 5 жыл бұрын

It’s the best vowel lesson I’ve ever seen. I really appreciate your kindness :) I can deeply understand the differences of a lot of vowel sounds I didn’t know and be confused about~

@mr.wisecat 3 жыл бұрын

The lesson is really great, Hadar! It has really helped me understand the American vowels more clearly. I can see that you love teaching and are pretty excited while explaining. But please slow down. It will not only help foreigners perceive you better but also make you look more like a high lever expert who, as we know, are never in a hurry. I appreciate your work so much )

@KarlaiamPAS 6 ай бұрын

This is truly a master piece for any non native speaker, been self studying English for many years now and have had the opportunity to learn in a class room ESL & also out of the US. Nobody never explained vowels sounds ever! This is essential as that's how we learn to read and write in our native languages. Thank you Hadar I've been looking for this topic to understand exactly each and every sound, i didn’t even how to look up for this and here it is. 🎉

@merceperez985 4 жыл бұрын

It is amazing all you can learn with an excellent teacher like you. I started studying with your videos this month, and I can tell the difference in my English in a few days. I have been learning so much, thanks to you and to my commitment for learning. I don't feel stuck any more. Thank you Hadar, for being such an inspiration.

@brendaacevedo8745 2 жыл бұрын

Feelinh same. Hadar u r absolutely amazing. Thank u

@wilsonvelasquez9715 5 жыл бұрын

When you said... "What do you think?" I just have to say that əˈmeɪzɪŋ, thanks a lot Hadar

@billy-daproudfarmer9555 5 жыл бұрын

Holy Christ! What a teacher! Im spellbound by your style of enunciation.

@nunoaraujo3015 Жыл бұрын

I'm obsessed over improving my accent and pronunciation and there are tiny little aspects (which are actually huge when you think about it) which I had never thought of, such as the difference between a short and a long i (like sheep/ship or seat/sit) and many other vowel sounds which I realized I needed to work on. So, really, this is gold. Thank you so much for this video!

@Hossam.Abostate 2 жыл бұрын

Super helpful! From a native Arabic speaker.

@hintergarten 5 жыл бұрын

Your video came in handy because I was confused when I heard someone pronounce law with an "open a". Now I know that even in US there are some nuances in pronunciation.

@hadar.shemesh 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. It’s called the cot caught vowel merge. It’s interesting

@slowmolife4289 3 жыл бұрын

Well, you made a masterpiece of an explenation. This is the first time I see american sounds compared with the 5 cardinal vowels (that are the only ones existing in my language), so that I could have reference points. Absolutely well done. Grazie mille!!

@OoFizinho 2 ай бұрын

Best video i have ever had about the vowels in english yet

@imeldarios4454 5 жыл бұрын

This's definitely one of the most difficult and challenging things I find when learning English, but let me tell you that the chart you made is very helpful. I won't give up, I'll keep trying. Thanks

@unecat 5 жыл бұрын

omg omg omg thank you sooooo much for this!!!!! I'm gonna watch 99 times more!

@hadar.shemesh 5 жыл бұрын

Omg!!! That’s a lot of times!!! 😍♥️😍♥️

@lucianobarreto6971 3 жыл бұрын

Hadar, you are the best! And this was the best pronunciation class I’ve ever had! Congratulations!

@toituxu749 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome, I spend a lot of hours looking for somebody can actually realize the structure, rules in pronunciation Finally I got you, thank you so much

@carlosroyero2420 Жыл бұрын

After 5 years listening to English only as far Im understanding and identifying the differents sounds that native speaker makes. Even when I had seen this explanation videos thousands of times before. It's tough for hispanish speaker like me. I loved ur video Haddy Linda😍

@giyu2687 5 жыл бұрын

Incredible pronunciation lesson..!! thanks for everything, you're awesome !

@hadar.shemesh 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! What was the most useful thing in the lesson? I’m curious to know. Were you aware of all those vowels?

@giyu2687 5 жыл бұрын

@@hadar.shemesh i wasn't aware of the: relaxed " ɪ" ," ɜ " and the difference between tense " u " and relaxed " ʊ " you made me realize the small differences between similar sounds .THANK YOU AGAIN !

@samiaalhussein6481 4 жыл бұрын

It was very effective to listen to this lesson of you. Thanks for this beautiful accent section, hope to see more of this sort of lessons from you on this site. We understand that, even if we are great in English, but as second native speakers still need to formally learn the way how to pronounce it correctly. Once again appreciate this beautiful pronunciation video.

@danieladuartes102 Жыл бұрын

You are the best!! I am in an SLP grad program and I am a Spanish native speaker. It has been soooooo challenging for me to understand the vowels of English. However, you did an awesome job explaining all this topic and I think that for the first time I actually understood.

@superAweber 3 жыл бұрын

This is the BEST video for starting French pronunciation for a native English speaker. I can compare the difficult Frenchie sounds to the English in my own mouth

@alejandromorales7050 4 жыл бұрын

I only have one word in mind: professional

@Freathiscore 5 жыл бұрын

I've never seen the diphthong /æʊ/, but /aʊ/. However your explanation fits great, to be honest. Maybe it depends on the region as you have said on 18:20 about the vowels /ɔ/ and /ɑ/; or maybe both /æʊ/ and /aʊ/ are valid on the whole country. Thank you so much for this lesson! It's very useful!

@hadar.shemesh 5 жыл бұрын

Yes you are right, the æ at the beginning is common in the US (general American) and it’s different than how it’s pronounced in British English and even other dialects of American English . If you go to forgo.com or youglish.com You’ll see that the word cat and cow begin with the same sound:) check it and let me know what you think!

@Freathiscore 5 жыл бұрын

@@hadar.shemesh Yes, they begin with the same sound. That's why I was surprised: because it's the same sound but I've always seen /aʊ/ on the transcription. Thank you for the answer!

@ADS_Fenix 4 жыл бұрын

Francisco Francisco The commonly used IPA transcriptions for diphthongs never match the way I say them with my general American pronunciation and the way I always hear them pronounced. Maybe they are valid in some dialect, as you said, but on various KZfaq channels and educational sites, I even hear people *say* the diphthongs as I do, but then give the IPA symbols that I swear are inconsistent, and I don’t understand. To me it goes further, because I’d argue the diphthongs in cow and go end in something closer to an /u/ sound. Not always exactly that, but certainly not /ʊ/. If you *actually* try to say the same vowel sound in “put” (which is said to be the sound symbolized by /ʊ/) as the last sound in “ow”, “cow”, or “go”, it sounds extremely bizarre because we don’t say that. The lips come far closer together in cow than in put. So when it comes to diphthongs, I genuinely don’t understand IPA notation at all. It drives me crazy because I swear I don’t hear the same sounds used in these diphthongs as everybody says, either in my own pronunciation or there’s, nor do I feel the same positions in my mouth during these diphthongs as I do saying the individual sounds they’re allegedly composed of. :s

@ADS_Fenix 4 жыл бұрын

Oh! In fact she herself did it here, just saw this part. At around 16:50 - 60 she’s saying /ou/ and says “from the /o/ to the /u/“ in her pronunciation but the board and subtitles say to the /ʊ/. But that is not the way she pronounces “put”! That would make it sound like “poot”! XD See this is what drives me crazy. I’m not criticizing her. Hadar, you’re my biggest inspiration for learning languages and pronunciation because your English is PERFECT and I was shocked when I first learned you’re not a native English-speaker. I’m just genuinely so perplexed as to why these IPA diphthong notations are used this way by teachers when they are certainly not composed of the same sounds as the ones those symbols represent on their own.

@TeacherLovensy 4 жыл бұрын

To be honest, I don't have words to express how important this video is. But I congratulate the teacher for her teaching method.

@hadar.shemesh 4 жыл бұрын

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@iknikblackstone9082 3 жыл бұрын

There are teachers, good teachers, great teachers ... your are an AMAZING teacher! Thanks you so much Hadar for your cristal clear explanations, in just one video you made all the confusion disappear and saved me a lot of time. I'm so glad I came across your channel !

@hadar.shemesh 3 жыл бұрын

Best comment of the year!!!! You made my day, thank you 😍🙏

@leonela3758 5 жыл бұрын

me encantó, muchas gracias!!!

@jennguyen133 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your lesson,I spoke English more than 30years.But I made a lot mistake of mispronounce cause I didn’t learn IPA,and dint know how to use grammar rule.

2 жыл бұрын

Youg lady: I have been into English almost all life long, it all begun at age 15 to me. In the first years it was wonderful since the sounds pronounced by my teacher were clear and easy to photocopy in my neurons, each time needed. But as time passed, as opportunities to practice English were scarce, and as it became more interesting to solve problems in our native language, there formed a gap between my "sound photocopying neurons" and the real horrible and chunky sounds that came out wnenever words came from me. This lecture has changed completely my neurons, and it is going to be great this time....... PS: this your faithful admirer, is very very old....

@hadar.shemesh 2 жыл бұрын

Why, thank you:)

@adrianperez-in7qe Ай бұрын

This video is amazing. Literally fixed my English. If you learn the basics like vowels and consonants you have pretty much the language. In spanish we just have a e i o u, American English like 14 vowels CRAZY

@jakubr4634 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, this was what I was looking for recently and couldn’t find it. So easy to understand, although not so easy to imitate. Will or could you do something similar about the consonants as well in the fiture?? Good job!

@hadar.shemesh 5 жыл бұрын

Sure:) glad you liked it!

@xboxnube 3 жыл бұрын

the funny thing is that that difference between the [ɔ] and the [ɑ] sound in the western dialects is that it is practically allophonic. Those that have the sound change can't actually hear the difference between these two sounds. So for those who wonder if their English dialect has actually undergone this sound change, listen to her say these two sounds and really pay attention. If they sound the same to you then you have it. If they sound different to you, then you don't have it. Personally I can't actually hear the difference. Good to know.

@alfranco918 3 ай бұрын

I was raised in California. For some reason, I say the word “off” with a slightly rounded sound, halfway between this video’s versions of daughter and the bottom right British, instead of with ɐ as in father. It’s not very noticeable, and closer to daughter and not as strong as the British ɒ. But it’s there. I did teach myself Spanish, and grew up with family with a strong Okie accent, plus have friends who speak various languages, so maybe it snuck in, or maybe I’ve always had it.

@BottleofDreamswastaken 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect. I missed this particular class of my studies and happened to find yours, and this is all I needed to know. Thank you! I must say that due to my native language (Finnish) I have most difficulties with vowels pronounced at the back of the mouth, as we have so few of them. We have only neutral u, o and a, and American English has multiples of different sounds (but not the neutral u, o and a like we do). This was a clear video, thank you again!

@santiagoscho5693 4 жыл бұрын

Hadar, you're such a genius for coming up with this framework.

@faridwajdi4774 5 жыл бұрын

Cool, this is the ultimate lesson for pronunciation :D

@hadar.shemesh 5 жыл бұрын

😍

@user-ed8dm8gp7l 5 жыл бұрын

Hi, Hadar! I just wanna say thank you, your videos helped me and now I sound more like native English speaker but there is a problem. I mean it's a little phrase that I can't say correctly it is " get off of" so can you make a video about it please?)

@velamars4980 2 ай бұрын

This is the best thing i've ever watched, i'm obsessed

@jim55price 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this excellent video. As a fellow practitioner in the ESOL field, I appreciate both its completeness and your presentation of it. I have to argue a bit humorously, though, with your comment (at about the 9:40 mark) about the /ai/ diphthong when you say, ". . . like might, not 'mat'." You see, in the US Southern accent, that sound is a monophthong, & it IS 'mat'. This was first brought to my attention quite vividly when I went from my little hometown in Texas to university in the Boston area, and whenever I would merely introduce myself to a native there, my monophthong 'i' (in my last name, "Price") would literally cause people to stop the conversation and tell me, "Say that again!" Over and over, I found people absolutely mesmerized by that monophthong 'i' that was just plain old English to a southern boy like me. It makes me smile and laugh to remember it. I hope you understand my comment now about arguing "a bit humorously". Interestingly, in the many years since then, I've found my 'i' production varying between the two versions, depending on context, register, audience, & all such as that. I suppose I don't speak in just one dialect any more, which kind of makes sense. Again, thanks for this excellent video. Cheers.

@19asenchik 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing! It's probably the best lesson I've seen. I wish you could make a similar video on differences between British and American accent

@hadar.shemesh 4 жыл бұрын

I can do that! :)

@MrShacho1 4 жыл бұрын

Who’s native English speaker but watching this? 😎

@STEVENGUYEN1303 4 жыл бұрын

Lets talk

@MrShacho1 4 жыл бұрын

STEVE NGUYEN 😃

@frankiebluej6902 3 жыл бұрын

Me!

@tomoefujita3661 4 жыл бұрын

I've just found this video and decided watching and practicing everyday at least whole week. Thank you for the video from Japan :D

@mihonog 4 жыл бұрын

This is the easiest, clearest explanation of all the American vowels!!

@hadar.shemesh 4 жыл бұрын

Happy to know it was helpful!!

@gal749 3 жыл бұрын

If not your name, I wouldnt've noticed you're Israeli. Your accent is flawless!

@costelmandris3676 2 жыл бұрын

Exercises that I will do daily! 05:56: - seat, sit, set, sat 21:35: - seat, sit, red, cat, day, now, my, around, o'clock, holiday, cup...

@MiddleEasternInAmerica 2 жыл бұрын

wow that is impressive. you summarized hours of confusing videos in one clear and simple video with your solid knowledge and your incredible teaching skills. thank you ☺️ 😊 🙏🏻

@jemmayin4529 4 жыл бұрын

Watched this twice already! Big thank you, it’s awesome class! Very clear logic, and lots of comparisons. I love it!

@jelenadukuljev1978 5 жыл бұрын

As you know already, I am your huge fan and your student, and I've seen all of your lessons multiple times. They are all amazing, but I am absolutely blown away by this one! This might be the best lesson you've ever created! Impressive! You taught me most of these things already, but this lesson helped me categorize everything in my head much better! I love it! 💕💕💕👏 I didn't know about the /æʊ/ diphthong, I always pronounce it as /aʊ/! I'll have to work on that!

@skarlethromero517 5 жыл бұрын

Wonderful!! thank UU so much for your existence we appreciate UU forever UU will be , UU are the best one

@hadar.shemesh 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! You are so sweet and I’m glad you find my work helpful!!

@faithvan5499 5 жыл бұрын

It's great that you show the vowel chart! That'll make learning vowel easily when we known how our tounge works. I am learning linguistics in university and I love that chart! My teacher actually teached us how to read it (though it's a mandarin version) but you really make it simple. Nice work.

@Queer_Nerd_For_Human_Justice 2 жыл бұрын

I'm an american trying to learn the IPA and this is really helpful. I tried just hearing the chart sounds and I was confused about how they relate to my accent and this makes things a lot more clear.

@hadar.shemesh 2 жыл бұрын

Happy to hear! Thanks for your comment❤️

@jenmu7870 5 жыл бұрын

why didn't my teachers teach us that? good stuff!

@hadar.shemesh 5 жыл бұрын

I think kids should learn it before they learn how to spell!!

@yoi9297 5 жыл бұрын

Teacher, I cannot understand how to tell if the pronunciation of the “u” sound have to be the first or the second one in a certain word: I mean, “room” has a similar spelling to “foot” or “look”, why do you pronounce it differently? How can I recognize the right pronunciation?

@chigozietruth 3 жыл бұрын

You can't recognize it. It's impossible. There are native English speakers who pronounce the "u" in "room" the same way as "foot." You just have to memorize the correct pronunciations. English pronunciation is difficult, and I'm a native speaker.

@Giovanni50ful 3 жыл бұрын

This lesson has been very useful for me. None of those vowel sounds are in my native language and it was confusing for me until now. Thank you very much!

@miguelalejandrorodriguezlo6451 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly, you are the best teacher I've had in my 2 years of line school

@caiogabriel145 3 жыл бұрын

3:25 falou o as vogais do Português perfeitamente 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧👏👏👏🇷

@_Executor_ 3 жыл бұрын

Te equivocas, era Español. ;)

@caiogabriel145 3 жыл бұрын

@@_Executor_" é mermo é sábia não" Marinho

@erickim5262 4 жыл бұрын

0:33 LOL I was born in the United States and my accent is REALLY WEIRD...

@arianachapa6007 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for helping!!! My phonetics professor was giving us a tough time explaining each of the vowels but this made so much easier!!

@mirpaparazzi5132 3 жыл бұрын

Omg this video is exactly what I've been looking for!!! I always struggle a lot when trying to pronounce correctly these sounds so it was super useful in order to find a way of differentiating them. Thanks, Hadar!