Consonant Sound / ʃ / as in "show" - American English Pronunciation

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Pronunciation of the /ʃ/ fricative is difficult for many non-native English speakers.
First, the spelling is quite tricky and may be confusing. Second, even if you crack the spelling, you may still involuntarily mispronounce this sound.
Watch this video to find out how to pronounce the /ʃ/ consonant correctly and avoid common pronunciation mistakes. You'll practice making this sound with pronunciation exercises recorded by a professional speech therapist.
Check out our website: soundsamerican.net/
Quick Links:
• Consonant sound /ʃ/, as in "show:" 00:00
• A brief overview of fricative consonants: 00:50
• Fricative consonants definition: 01:40
• How to pronounce the /ʃ/ sound: 02:35
• Typical mistakes: 03:40
• Pronunciation exercise 1: 05:56
• Pronunciation exercise 2: 07:38
• Pronunciation exercise 3: 09:07
• Spelling for the / ʃ / sound: 10:45
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[THIS VIDEO HAS ENGLISH, JAPANESE, CHINESE, VIETNAMESE, AND PORTUGUESE SUBTITLES]
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TRANSCRIPT
Hello there! This is the "Sounds American" channel.
In this video, we're going to talk about the American consonant sound /ʃ/, as in the word "show."
You can also hear this sound in words like "ship," "cash," "option" or "chef."
We'll be using this cute phonetic symbol - /ʃ/ - for this sound.
As always, let's begin with some phonology. Take it easy, it's not complicated :).
The /ʃ/ belongs to a category of consonant sounds called the fricatives.
This is the largest group of consonants in American English: it consists of nine different sounds!
Take a look:
So, why are they called the fricative consonants?
All these sounds are made by partially blocking the air, moving through your mouth, which creates audible friction.
Speaking about the /ʃ/ consonant, - this sound is made by partially blocking the air, flowing between the blade of your tongue and the roof of your mouth.
Slightly open your mouth and round your lips. You may push them out a little.
Now, focus on your tongue.
Arch your tongue and raise it to the roof of your mouth, but don't touch it. Make sure there's a small gap between them.
Next, release a stream of air over your tongue.
When the air flows between the blade of your tongue and the roof of your mouth, it'll create lots of noise. Something like this: /ʃ/.
Remember, the fricatives are continuous sounds and so is the /ʃ/ consonant.
Let's try and stretch it out. Ready? /ʃ-ʃ-ʃ-ʃ-ʃ/
Excellent. How about one more time? /ʃ-ʃ-ʃ-ʃ-ʃ/
Here are a few typical mistakes that people make when pronouncing this sound.
1. Some Spanish speakers confuse the /ʃ/ and the /tʃ/ sounds. As you may have already guessed, it leads to misunderstandings.
Make sure that you don't stop the air before making the /ʃ/ sound because that's exactly how the /tʃ/ sound is made.
2. Another problem is that some non-native English speakers replace the /ʃ/ with the /s/ consonant, especially when it occurs at the beginning of words.
The /ʃ/ gets distorted when you move the tip of your tongue too close to your alveolar ridge.
3. And finally, always keep in mind the Vowel Length rule!
The /ʃ/ is a voiceless consonant, so vowel sounds before the /ʃ/ are typically shorter than they are before voiced consonants.
[Pronunciation exercise 1]
• blush
• bush
• dish
• finish
• fish
• leash
• publish
• push
• shake
• share
• shine
• short
• shut
• shy
• wash
[Pronunciation exercise 2]
• associate
• chef
• Chicago
• commercial
• especially
• financial
• gracious
• grocery
• machine
• ocean
• official
• social
• special
• species
• sufficient
[Pronunciation exercise 3]
• action
• completion
• condition
• construction
• corporation
• definition
• dictionary
• election
• emotion
• fiction
• function
• intuition
• location
• patient
• tradition

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@SoundsAmerican 2 жыл бұрын

🎉Great news!🎉 Our brand new Sounds American website is up and running!🚀🎊 There's lots of content on pronunciation.🤓You can start with the article about the /ʃ/ sound: soundsamerican.net/article/consonant_sound_sh_as_in_show

@arinalai8458 4 жыл бұрын

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@SoundsAmerican 4 жыл бұрын

That's so great to hear!

@Someone-zx7xd 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I had watched dozens of videos about this before and I couldn't figure out the difference between /s/ and /sh/ but this video was really useful and I could finally get the difference.

@SoundsAmerican 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped! Let us know if you have any questions!

@mariajesusbermejocavia328 Жыл бұрын

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@apolina79 4 жыл бұрын

I did not know there were phonics rules, so of course I am interested. Thanks a LOT!!! for these high quality educational videos, The graphics are wonderful and helpful. Learning pronunciation really makes a difference to help you get fluent and understand spoken English.

@SoundsAmerican 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this feedback! We're glad to hear that you like our videos. BTW, we write quite a lot about the phonics rules on our KZfaq Community page, so don't forget to check it too!

@marcoantoniomoralescruz2645 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. My students find this sound difficult especially when it is represented by letter s, ss, ch. However, I give them as much practice as I can.

@edithmariscal7475 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent explanation . Thank you so much .

@GustDii 5 жыл бұрын

Your video is really awesome. As an ESL learner, this is really helpful for my pronunciation practice.

@SoundsAmerican 5 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! 👋

@agustinvera1772 5 жыл бұрын

Another amazing video from American sound channel. Thanks a lot for your time, We really appreciate your support to learn English. I am looking forward to watching these sounds dʒ-tʃ.😁

@SoundsAmerican 5 жыл бұрын

Hello there! You're very welcome! We'll make those videos soon, stay tuned!

@Marcia_Souza. 3 жыл бұрын

@@SoundsAmerican what's the site ?

@SoundsAmerican 3 жыл бұрын

@@Marcia_Souza. Sorry, not sure what site you're talking about.

@Xnoob545 3 жыл бұрын

dʒ is the voiced version of ʈʃ

@anotherwayschool 5 жыл бұрын

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@SoundsAmerican 5 жыл бұрын

+Another Way English Course You're welcome, glad you liked our teaching approach and our videos. Stay tuned for the new ones!

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@SoundsAmerican 4 жыл бұрын

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@SoundsAmerican 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words!

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@wendyreyes3513 5 жыл бұрын

I didn't know that vision and mission were pronounced differently. 😨 I can't wait for the /ʒ/ sound! 😎👍

@SoundsAmerican 5 жыл бұрын

+Wendy Reyes This will be our next video, stay tuned! 😊👋

@ramzy-6566 2 жыл бұрын

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@SoundsAmerican 7 ай бұрын

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@SoundsAmerican 4 жыл бұрын

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@SoundsAmerican 5 жыл бұрын

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@fishermanthe1978 3 жыл бұрын

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@DiOrnThaiinUSA 5 жыл бұрын

How do I know when I will pronounce the Ch ( S) -mostly when it’s at the end ? Thank you very much--by the way I have been studying an American accent for a while. This is more details. I love it. I’m not sure I can take the whole course with you?

@articulodeterminado 5 жыл бұрын

At the end of the unit, you mention there are phonics rules for these spellings; I'm terribly interested. I think it would help me a lot; the relation between the spelling/ -s and a given sound has always been very useful for me. I admit I thought this sound / ʃ / mostly corresponded to the spelling "sh", and it's not the case. Thank you again; you always learn something new and accurate in your units.

@SoundsAmerican 5 жыл бұрын

+Alejandro García Vidal We've waited for someone to ask for the phonics rules. However, as they say, be careful what you wish for! 😄These rules can be overwhelming. Here are some of them (we're not including exceptions): ---------------------- --------------------------- ----------------------------------- Spelling: 't' Rule: The letter 't' is pronounced as /ʃ/ before the suffixes such as '-io', '-ia', and '-ien'. Examples: "ratio," "celebration," "ambitious," "patience," "attention," "initial" Spelling: 'sh' Rule: The combination of letters 'sh' is pronounced as /ʃ/. Examples: "she," "wish," "cushion" Spelling: 'c' Rule: The letter 'c' is pronounced as /ʃ/ before the letter 'i' when it's part of suffixes like '-cious,' '-cient,' '-cian' and others. Examples: "delicious," "sufficient," "politician," "magician" Spelling: 'ss' Rule: In these words, the combination of letters 'ss' is pronounced as /ʃ/. Beware, this combination has other pronunciations! Examples: "issue," "pressure," "tissue" Spelling: 'ss' Rule: The letter 'ss' is pronounced as /ʃ/ before the suffixes '-ion' and '-ian'. Examples: "session," "Russian," "mission" Spelling: 's' Rule: The letter 's' is pronounced as /ʃ/ before the suffix '-ion'. Examples: "tension," "compulsion," "expansion" ---------------------- -------------------------- ------------------------------- We've been thinking about making a serious of videos about the phonics rules, however, this topic is quite academic and can be too complicated.

@Han-kx3yo 4 жыл бұрын

@@SoundsAmerican Hi teacher !! Can I ask you for phonics rules for /ʒ / ? Thank you !!!

@mhabetkhater7439 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot

@UtopianGarden 4 жыл бұрын

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@SoundsAmerican 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!

@jamesstmanhattan 5 жыл бұрын

You guys gotta make a vid on the combination of sounds that represent different letters in the American English, maybe even a short booklet or a poster, something to always have on hand and to check out when needed, your visuals are great so it's not gonna be an issue for you to make it look aesthetically pleasing.

@SoundsAmerican 5 жыл бұрын

+First Last 😄 Yes, we thought about it. We'd love to make a poster, but we have so much data that it'll have to be a HUGE one. 😂

@jamesstmanhattan 5 жыл бұрын

@@SoundsAmerican I feel you, I mentioned a poster cuz the poster is something that you can see like all the time, it's not a book, books require you to read them, you gotta take some time to open it and whatnot and at the end of the day a lot of people end up never reading the books they buy, which would never happen to a poster

@jamesstmanhattan 5 жыл бұрын

@@SoundsAmerican Basically you can make a poster with the proper tongue positions for the sounds in the American English, if it sells out good then you might do something more elaborate

@jamesstmanhattan 5 жыл бұрын

@@SoundsAmerican I happen to know for a fact that such poster might come in handy for people who always forget how to pronounce different sounds properly, I usually re-watch your videos to refresh my memory so to speak, having a poster would solve that problem though

@mirianflorez1719 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much what spectacular way to help us to articulate the sounds. Yes I am interested in the phonetical rules for Sh . Also wondering if you could do some videos about how to know where stress goes in words and the intonation in sentences. God bless you !!!!!

@SoundsAmerican 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your suggestion, we'll think about it.

@elenalozenko Жыл бұрын

Great video 👍🙂❤️

@naifayed 3 жыл бұрын

Hi! Your channel is very helpful 👍 I hope you the best. consonant blends at the beginning and the ending of words make different sounds, if you could come with more video on them. I hope the app won't take long. Thaaaaank you! Your the best ☺️

@SoundsAmerican 3 жыл бұрын

Hello there! Glad our videos are useful. Thank you for your suggestion!

@sunderverma5018 5 жыл бұрын

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@SoundsAmerican 5 жыл бұрын

+sunder verma Thank you, glad you liked it!

@cristianm2830 7 ай бұрын

¡Gracias!

@SoundsAmerican 7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@officialshows5443 Жыл бұрын

Fun Fact: Long S Used To Be an Old English letter

@birdeyegaladays8315 4 жыл бұрын

Awsome,, I really didn't see such a helpful class before. probably it is the best channel to learn American Accent for non American or any person. please make more vedio for All Letters(26) with example......so that, we can Talk appropriately.

@SoundsAmerican 4 жыл бұрын

We already have a video with all sounds of American English, check it out: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bauUhaSXtLPKnok.html

@birdeyegaladays8315 4 жыл бұрын

Thank's a lot.

@jamesstmanhattan 5 жыл бұрын

Dope vid as usual guys, btw the / tʃ / sound is also a rather tricky one, similar sounds exist in many languages but the American version differs from the rest of them

@SoundsAmerican 5 жыл бұрын

+First Last Glad to hear you liked it. Yes, the /tʃ/ sound is tricky, we plan to make a video about it too.

@MrCubFan415 3 жыл бұрын

AFAIK, it’s similar to the sound made by the Eastern European letter č.

@Xnoob545 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrCubFan415 i think it is the same sound It's prolly either tʃ or ʈʂ

@elwinharahap6771 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing video _ so clear and easy to follow _ are guys having live session lesson _ please let us know....

@SoundsAmerican 5 жыл бұрын

+Elwin Harahap Glad that you liked this video! Great suggestion about a live session, we'll think about it. 👍😊

@ngannguyen-lt9ri 3 жыл бұрын

still waiting for the app

@stephennn403 5 жыл бұрын

I love this videos and I'm waiting for the app to be release , but do you do private pronanction leassons??

@SoundsAmerican 5 жыл бұрын

+roberrtt roberrt Glad that you like our videos! We're working hard on our app. About the private classes - please send us your request the the team at soundsamerican dot net address.

@JP-bz1zz 5 жыл бұрын

Hi! By popular demand you should make a video on the "tʃ and dʒ" sounds at the end of words :) For example, I know that if you say: •Lunches and Lunges, the pronunciation is different, but what about with: •Lunch and Lunge, what is the difference in pronunciation when they are singular?

@craftah 8 ай бұрын

same as lunches and lunges but without the -es when you say "lunge" say the voiced dʒ at the end

@user-wy6ku1ip3f 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@SoundsAmerican 5 жыл бұрын

+Alrzig Hassan You're welcome!👋

@ytlagu2010 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent, I was looking for this /ʃ/, it was missing in the fricative consonant, now the play list is complete. When will you make the video for /tʃ/ one as well? I am realizing the result of your video pretty quickly. I have just wasted 27 years of my life learning English, my English teachers don't even know about these kinds of thing. I wish these kinds of resources existed earlier so I would have gone through this painful moment trying to unlearn the wrong English pronunciation I have learnt. Thank you so much, I don't know how to thank you for this.

@SoundsAmerican 5 жыл бұрын

+Lagu Stephen We're glad to hear that you liked this video and that it was helpful. The /tʃ/ sound video will be released in several weeks. We heard a lot about similar experiences with learning English pronunciation, it's great that technology these days enables us, teachers, to make education videos like these and share them with everyone who needs them. If you have any feedback please share it with us.

@aldomatus6007 3 жыл бұрын

I love this channel

@SoundsAmerican 3 жыл бұрын

😊👋

@marquitomd 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent! Incredible video :) I'm practising a lot. This isn't hard to me because I'm from Argentina and in our version of Spanish we have the /ʃ/ sound. Maybe you heard about it like "español ríoplatense". Some people say it's because of the Italian influence during the last century's big immigration that we changed our accent. I'm not totally sure about this, though. I'll finish with a question as always 😁: the difference between this sound and /ʒ/ is just that the second one is voiced, right? Cheers, and thank you guys for this great video! 😃😌

@SoundsAmerican 5 жыл бұрын

+Marquito L Hello there! Happy to hear that you liked this video. Yes, the /ʃ/ is voiceless but the /ʒ/ is voiced. They are pronounced the same, except for the voicing part. By the way, our next video is going to be about the /ʒ/ sound. Thank you for sharing the information about the /ʃ/ sound in your Spanish dialect. This is the stuff we love to learn about. Cheers!

@MrRoibel 5 жыл бұрын

@@SoundsAmerican yeah admire this system of learning that as you are teaching us .. awesome teacher ... still now I can't believe that this is free hahaha ha

@MsMRkv 5 жыл бұрын

Marquito L it's an easy sound for Spanish speakers.

@ramzy-6566 11 ай бұрын

4 years no, new videos. i hope you back.

@ThuyH2002 3 жыл бұрын

I very like your videos💜

@SoundsAmerican 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that!👋

@elenasosmar3899 5 жыл бұрын

Good morning everyone, this was an excellent video. Also I am really interested in the phonetic rules

@SoundsAmerican 5 жыл бұрын

+Elenasosmar Hello there! Thank you for your suggestion and for your kind words! Stay tuned for our new videos!

@megregiss 5 жыл бұрын

Hello teacher, good evening !! I really like your class and I'm very grateful. May I ask for something? Can you repeat the pronunciation of each word more than once? Another thing, do you guys have some kind of app where I can train the vocabulary?

@SoundsAmerican 5 жыл бұрын

+Meg Regis Hello there! Thank you for your excellent question. The idea is that you train yourself to be able to repeat the word after the speakers within the several seconds provided and after it was pronounced only once. We know that it may not be easy at first. Since this is a video, you can always hit the pause button or rewind it (go back) to hear the pronounced word again. This is how the exercises work. The more times you practice, the easier it will be. We have a pronunciation app, which is not publicly released yet. We don't have a vocabulary app since we only teach pronunciation. Hope it helps, stay tuned for our new videos!

@albabustamante5244 2 жыл бұрын

yes, please! I would like to watch phonic rules for spelling.

@SoundsAmerican 2 жыл бұрын

We've shared a lot of content on phonics rules on our Community page, check it out: kzfaq.infocommunity

@nguyennguyenluu3390 5 жыл бұрын

Great

@SoundsAmerican 5 жыл бұрын

+Nguyen Nguyenluu Thank you!

@ljshamash 5 жыл бұрын

great...this sound and its voiced partner have always been a bit of an issue for me...hopefully now i'll get it right

@SoundsAmerican 5 жыл бұрын

+ljshamash Of course, you will. Just make sure you practice it regularly. By the way, we'll publish our video on the /ʒ/ sound soon. Stay tuned!

@ramzy-6566 4 жыл бұрын

i hope new videos, have a good one.

@sriratdecha8809 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@rollings2035 3 жыл бұрын

Part 2 plz!!!

@SoundsAmerican 3 жыл бұрын

Do you think there's anything left uncovered? 😂

@norakenawi Жыл бұрын

You are the best ❤️❤️❤️

@SoundsAmerican Жыл бұрын

Thanks 😀

@norakenawi Жыл бұрын

@@SoundsAmerican ♥️♥️

@josuepalma8495 5 жыл бұрын

Very good video. Thank you.

@SoundsAmerican 5 жыл бұрын

+josue palma Glad to hear that! Your welcome! Stay tuned for our next videos!😊👋

@anuranjansingh535 3 жыл бұрын

your videos really helping me to get american accent to some extent. did you launched any app also?

@SoundsAmerican 3 жыл бұрын

Not yet, soon! Stay tuned!

@andrewdmytruk611 5 жыл бұрын

Nice)

@SoundsAmerican 5 жыл бұрын

+Andrew Dmytruk Thank you!

@davidayer2168 2 жыл бұрын

I believe 'option' should have two letters highlighted, -ti, rather than just the T. The I makes it 'say' sh.

@pedrochanganaqui1623 2 жыл бұрын

What is the difference between post-alveolar & alveolo-palatal fricatives?:-) It would be really helpfull!🔥

@MinhNguyen-hf5yh 5 жыл бұрын

Please tell me What did the application program that you used to pronounce in this video?

@SoundsAmerican 5 жыл бұрын

We're using our own app, but we haven't released it to the public yet. We're planning to do it very soon and we'll announce the release on this channel. Stay tuned!

@newbisfun 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Sounds American. I went through the word "conscious". In dictionaries like cambridge or longman, it is writen as /ˈkɑn·ʃəs/ but the second syllable heard like /ˈkɑn·tʃəs/. Is it because I didn't listen well or there are some exceptions in the /ʃ/ sound here.

@SoundsAmerican 5 жыл бұрын

+Dh Pham Hello there! We actually pronounce the word "conscious" as /ˈkɑn·tʃəs/. We believe two variants are possible.

@katsu-jc5cp 2 жыл бұрын

When did he say the word "conscious"? I can't find the part.

@pedroguevara7883 5 жыл бұрын

That only form for to domain this, is to do hard work, I say.

@Marcia_Souza. 3 жыл бұрын

I would like to know which website you use to make pronunciations? What if which person can use it?

@yikaichen8332 2 жыл бұрын

👍👍

@sanhoK94 3 жыл бұрын

❤❤

@jcna4ever 5 жыл бұрын

Waooo Excellent,,,,! Is it me or the beginning of some words are cut🤔

@SoundsAmerican 5 жыл бұрын

Can you give an example of the words that are cut in our video, please?

@jcna4ever 5 жыл бұрын

@@SoundsAmerican Well, let me tell you that I listened to it twice and I did not find it. It seems that my Spanish ear betrayed me 😡... Sorry!

@SoundsAmerican 5 жыл бұрын

+Bensenodis HJ It happens to the best of us. 😄😊👋

@hvit08 3 жыл бұрын

👏❤️

@Chien28212 3 жыл бұрын

3:34

@SandWicho 8 ай бұрын

How do you animate these videos? Looks so tidy!

@SoundsAmerican 8 ай бұрын

Thanks! We're using Adobe After Effects.

@SandWicho 8 ай бұрын

@@SoundsAmerican Thank you for such a wonderful contribution.

@icab1009 4 жыл бұрын

Hi. Are you 100 percent sure grocery is pronounce as in the video: 8:33, whenever I look for its pronunciation some othe place it is shown different. For example Google translate. ˈgrōs(ə)rē

@SoundsAmerican 4 жыл бұрын

The variant like in our video is acceptable too, it's commonly used.

@lindafortin2931 Жыл бұрын

Dans la partie 2, vous indiquez les mots finissant par ch, ce qui est correct, mais il y a aussi ceux finissant par c, mais j’ai remarqué qu’ils étaient suivis de voyelles (ce), (ci) exemples: gracious, grocery, ocean, official, etc. Est-ce qu’on peut dire que les voyelles font partie du son ch(désolée, je ne peux faire le signe de la transcription phonétique) et dans la partie 3, pour le son t, c’est la même chose, c’est plutôt, je crois ti, comme par exemple dans les mots: action, definition, dictionary, emotion, etc. C’est en écrivant les mots en transcription phonétique que j’ai constaté cela. Est-ce que ce raisonnement est correct? Merci beaucoup!

@SoundsAmerican Жыл бұрын

This has something to do with several different phonic rules. In the words like "gracious" and "official," the letter 'C' is pronounced as /ʃ/ because it appears before suffixes that start with i', like '-ial,' '-ious.' The words "grocery" and "ocean" are pronounced with the /ʃ/ sound since they're exceptions to the rule that states that the letter 'C' is pronounced as /s/ before the letter 'E'. Check this article to find out more, it's really interesting: soundsamerican.net/article/lets_spill_the_beans_on_the_two_ways_to_pronounce_grocery In words like "action," "dictionary," and "emotion," the letter 'T' is pronounced as // because it appears before the 'ION' suffix, here's a great article on this rule with examples: soundsamerican.net/article/why_is_the_ion_suffix_pronounced_differently_in_option_and_opinion Hope this helps!

@electricroom23 3 жыл бұрын

What's the name of the app you use in your videos :(?

@SoundsAmerican 3 жыл бұрын

We're using our own app, but we haven't released it to the public yet. We're planning to do it very soon and we'll announce the release on this channel. Stay tuned!

@ytlagu2010 5 жыл бұрын

I missing something, where is the one for "s"?

@SoundsAmerican 5 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bM6Hg7uStb7WnoU.html

@yahirmartinezgutierrez9413 5 жыл бұрын

Is there an app yet?

@SoundsAmerican 5 жыл бұрын

+Yahir Martínez Not yet, stay tuned!

@lethanhhaibk 5 жыл бұрын

Can u tell me the application link that demo on this video

@SoundsAmerican 5 жыл бұрын

+Lê Thanh Hải This is our own app which is not publicly released yet. We're working hard to make it happen soon and we'll announce the release on this channel. Stay tuned!

@lethanhhaibk 5 жыл бұрын

Sounds American Can you send me an demo apk file, i see this application on this video is amazing

@SoundsAmerican 5 жыл бұрын

+Lê Thanh Hải We're going to release a beta version very soon, so we'll be happy to invite you as a beta tester if you want.

@lethanhhaibk 5 жыл бұрын

Sounds American many thanks in advance. you can invite for me via email lethanhhaijp@gmail.com

@TheSunshinefee 3 жыл бұрын

when i make this sound, i need to find some support for my tongue and i press the sides of my tongue at my teeth. is that normal? if not, how do you make the sound without touching anything?

@SoundsAmerican 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's normal for the tongue to touch the sides of the teeth. It's probably done lightly for most native speakers, but if you need the extra support by pushing a little harder, then that's fine. Whatever works!

@selimbulgan2541 5 жыл бұрын

what about the words beginning with ''str''? street, stress, string, strike etc. some people pronounce them like shtreet, shtress shtring... is it wrong or not? cuz i have one friend from usa and he speaks like that.

@watchmakerful 5 жыл бұрын

This sound change is not unusual, it has already happened in German and in several Romance dialects in Italy...

@SoundsAmerican 5 жыл бұрын

+ahzar What you probably hear is the friction from the /s/ sound that merges with the air that's stopped by the tongue for the /t/ sound. It's not a serious pronunciation mistake, so it's ok for your American friend to speak the way they speak. for now :). But if you're working on your American accent, we'd recommend you to practice pronouncing the /str/ cluster without switching to the /ʃ/ sound. 😄

@cora3965 2 жыл бұрын

Quisiera encontrar un canal similar pero en Britanico.

@SantiagoMartinez-jb1pg Жыл бұрын

Es lo mismo el inglés británico y américano lo único que en el británico la r suele pronunciarse casi La t no suena d cómo en el americano La t siempre suena t Y una que otra consonante aveces cambia Ejemplo water / wader Británico water / waatr .

@rosshan1282 6 ай бұрын

I have a query. Can I buy these videos?

@SilviaLopez-ui2gm 4 жыл бұрын

I want the app, plis

@SoundsAmerican 4 жыл бұрын

We're using our own app, but we haven't released it to the public yet. We're planning to do it very soon and we'll announce the release on this channel. Stay tuned!

@kamleshchandra6908 3 жыл бұрын

Pls tell me sir how to improve s or sh sound

@SoundsAmerican 3 жыл бұрын

Would love to, but first please tell me what exact difficulty do you have with these sounds.

@kamleshchandra6908 3 жыл бұрын

@@SoundsAmerican sir actually sir I don't have any friend who can give my feedback and with him I can talk.

@SoundsAmerican 3 жыл бұрын

You can try and record yourself, listen to the recorded words and sounds and compare how you sound with the way our native speakers or any other native speakers pronounce them. This always works!

@kamleshchandra6908 3 жыл бұрын

@@SoundsAmerican OK sir I strive to do this and big gratitude for it.

@superxposeofficial2192 5 жыл бұрын

Which app??

@SoundsAmerican 5 жыл бұрын

This is our own app, we haven't released it to the public yet, but we plan to do it soon. We'll announce the release on this channel, stay tuned!

@Jay247channel Жыл бұрын

/f/ as in think /d/ as in this 😂

@like_leon9445 9 ай бұрын

😀

@fredericroy 5 жыл бұрын

Hi. How to pronounce “species” : spiːʃiːz or spiːsiːz. Because when you looking for on www.youglish.con some people say with the ʃ sound and other people with the s sound. Witch is the most commun ? Thank you :-)

@jamesstmanhattan 5 жыл бұрын

Both are right moe, I had the same question a few weeks ago, the first one sounds kinda better though, but technically speaking they're both correct even though a lot of dictionaries use solely the first one e.g. dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/species

@fredericroy 5 жыл бұрын

@@jamesstmanhattan Thks I know phonetics and I use Oxford dictionary : www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/species?q=species I especially wanted to know why some people use the /ʃ/ sound and others the /s/ sound

@fredericroy 5 жыл бұрын

@@jamesstmanhattan okey : )

@SoundsAmerican 5 жыл бұрын

+Frédéric Hello there! Both variants are correct in the US. We pronounce the word "species" as /ˈspi·ʃiz/. We believe the difference is mostly professional, and not a geographical one since this is not a word that you use in your common daily conversations.

@fredericroy 5 жыл бұрын

Sounds American thank you for your response :-) Great video like always!

@davidcabreramartinez4892 4 жыл бұрын

I’m interested in the rules. Min 11:52

@SoundsAmerican 4 жыл бұрын

We share a lot of content about rules on our Community page, check it out: kzfaq.infocommunity

@davidcabreramartinez4892 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, I will check it out for sure, I’m no ready to read, because If I found a word I don’t know how it’s pronounced, I will ready like automatically in how it’s spelled since that’s what I do in my original language. Bro I’m so grateful for all this human empowering. It more than good for our world.

@giotphan9673 5 жыл бұрын

It has phonic rules , doesn't it ?

@user-lf2zh3mo5l 3 жыл бұрын

How about the tip of the tongue in this sh sound? Is it down? Touching the back of the bottom front teeth or not?

@SoundsAmerican 3 жыл бұрын

It's looking down, it's not touching the back of the bottom front teeth, but it's close to them.

@user-lf2zh3mo5l 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@user-lf2zh3mo5l 3 жыл бұрын

@@SoundsAmerican where does it touch?

@SoundsAmerican 3 жыл бұрын

It doesn't touch anywhere. Check out this picture: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ra9-lZd5q83Zk58.html

@hectoralfredo3162 5 күн бұрын

yes, 29 / 07 / 2024

@aminesalim8727 3 жыл бұрын

Is grocery. My be it's not between sh sound

@emmanuelrivera6007 3 жыл бұрын

Is that a app?

@SoundsAmerican 3 жыл бұрын

We're using our own app, but we haven't released it to the public yet. We're planning to do it very soon and we'll announce the release on this channel. Stay tuned!

@emmanuelrivera6007 3 жыл бұрын

@@SoundsAmerican ok i wait

@andresmerino9461 2 жыл бұрын

Life is hard 🤣🤣🤣

@Miranother 3 жыл бұрын

@RandomOctopusTV Жыл бұрын

🤫

@Naltrex 2 жыл бұрын

How do I know when I have to use ʃ or ʃt?

@t1ntaki548 4 жыл бұрын

nah Tin was the best

@user-ev6xp2te1n 4 жыл бұрын

Voiced or voiceless ..sorry I didn't catch that

@SoundsAmerican 4 жыл бұрын

+ QQ Q The / ʃ / is a voiceless sound, the /ʒ/, as in "vision" is its voiced counterpart.

@user-ev6xp2te1n 4 жыл бұрын

@@SoundsAmerican thank u so much ..I pray to God to protect u ....my God bless u ☹️🌹

@khimsok1324 3 жыл бұрын

Khim

@yablock7346 3 жыл бұрын

@gabinewhouse9250 4 жыл бұрын

"GrouSHery?" (Grocery) ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh

@davidayer2168 2 жыл бұрын

I believe 'option' should have two letters highlighted, -ti, rather than just the T. The I makes it 'say' sh.

@zidane8452 8 ай бұрын

You mean tion cuz not always ti makes a sh sound

@davidayer2168 8 ай бұрын

@@zidane8452 Not always but it's one of the letter sets (graphemes) for the /sh/ sound - there's 5: sh, ch as in chef, -ti as in station, -ci as in magician, and -ssi as in admission.