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Vowel Pronunciation – u (uh/oo)
Vowel sounds in English are very confusing! In this video, learn the difference between the “oo” and “u” sounds. You’ll learn the difference in sound between words like: full & fool, pull & pool, Luke & look, and more.
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Short U and long U like u: Is this the correct phonetic symbol?
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helpful, I can’t say the u long, I feel a fool but thank you again n’ again lovely Ronnie.
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COULD YOU MAKE A LESSON ABOUT ”SHALL”?? THE WORD THAT’S RARELY-HEARD IN MODERN ENGLISH?
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In fact, the difference or the pronunciation is difficult rather,however, this’s teacher is so nice and that still possible !
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Hi, Ronnie! Thank you for your lesson! It was really great, actually as usual))) Please could)) you make a vidio about words that are used for diffetent degree of some personal strains. E.g. when someone says that he/she is confident, does it mean that the person has a good strain or bad? cause as I know this word in English may mark either bad and good strain…Please halp!
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i think pronunciation is really important in English learning too and it’s good that have more pronunciation lessons….
and where is quiz????? :D :D
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As far as I remember the Return of The Jedi had such a line of Han Solo: Luke, look :-)
Good lesson! Thank you very much!
I have a question.
When we talk about plural of nouns and verbs in 3rd person after which consonants when we should pronounce /z/ and when /s/. For example: “knuckles”?
There is already a lesson on that for you!
http://www.engvid.com/pronunciation-words-ending-in-s/
thank you very much please help me I have a problem with I,E,O,A ALSO PLEASE HELP ME
Ronnie, THANK YOU very much for this lesson !!
I was waiting for this lesson for quite a moment and now I discovered that it was right here on my favorite “language learning website”. (I’ll need a correction for this formulation for sure ^^)
This was the first time I showed this website to my girlfriend and she loved it all: the website, the lesson and without a surprise you and your funny way of teaching. Although we had two different theories of how to pronounce the first sound we could see and make the sound correctly. I’m learning and learning with you and all the teachers in this website. I hope that you will continue to make videos about pronunciation in special vowel’s. Example that can be used ɒ vs ɔ.
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Hi, thanks for making these videos, they’re really helpful. I’ve got a question, one day I was watching this tv serie and in one moment someone said that isn’t grammatical correct to put a preposition at the end of a phrase, but I don’t get it, because according to this the sentence… What are you talking about? would be wrong but it’s not! Please, help me.
It’s a common, but false, belief. As you point out, there are plenty of obviously correct sentences that end with prepositions. Here’s a longer post on it, if you’d like to learn more.
Thanks a lot :)
Hi Ronnie ! Marry X-mas and happy New year for all Engvid members :) Please can you give us a lesson dealing with the vocabulary needed when going to a store or a mall (to buy something) …
Hi,
This lesson is great but I’ve a special request
can u pls. make us a lesson on the comparison degrees esp. things that can clear the confusion i have e.g
i like more english than french
or i like english more than i like french
which one is correct? pls. help me
It is always “I like noun MORE/LESS than noun”.
So, I like French more than English.
Hi Rooney! i consider myself a good English speaker (I’m from Argentina so my first language is Spanish) but when it comes to pronunciation I just can’t say these two words: “mountain” “To Focus” … just cant, please help! :)
You guys are all just awesome but Roonie you’re my favorite.
“Mawn-tin”. Whenever you have -tain in English, we always say “-tin”.
TO foe-kus….. jajjajaaj becareful, it may sound like fuk-us!!!!!!
1- ok, i’m trying
2- that’s wh I asked, I always make it sound like the F work … but the Foe part cleared it up – Love from Neuquen Argentina! Thanks so much!
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You know, then you teach us. I don’t konw, then I learn and clap my hands to you. Congratulations for this helpfull lesson. How about another lesson with bad words and slangs. We don’t have opportunities to learn these stuffs in the schools Happy new year.
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HI.Ronnie
sorry can’t understand why we Pronounce soot like (suht) why we didn’t Pronounce these two words fool ,food like (suht) because spelling is same with double OO
Please explain It
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Okay :(
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Very good lesson
Hello, could you please make a video with difference between lack, look, lock, luck in pronunciation ?
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Hello teacher Ronnie could you please do a video showing how to pronounce the word Toronto correctly, because some people say that people from Toronto pronounce this word different from other people so I’d like to clarify this.
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I hope if you explain another examples.
Regards,
Thanks,but a question still. How can I know whether i should pronounce uh or oo.
Thank you so much for the lesson, it was very helpful.anyway, could u plz ur next lesson be about when the letter T in some words pronounced D. Usually when it comes in the middle like “water’”waDer” but also in some words like “about”"abouD”. could u plz help us with this?
Thank you so much again
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now i can disting between uh and oo thank ronnie and engvid.com
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I’m adding it to the list of suggestions! In the meanwhile, have you seen our other lessons on phrasal verbs? Here’s a beginner lesson and an intermediate lesson to start.
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Could you tell me the difference lack, lock, look, luck in pronunciation please!!
please do pronunciation lesson on contraction like i`ve or i`m etc
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Hi Ronnie, could you tell me if the first above shown symbol sound is like the “u” in cut ?
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teacher. thank you for your lessons.
I have a question..
I think the pronunciation of ‘COULD’ sounds different.. in compared to ‘uh’ sound…
ummm?
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Very nice and if you can please make a quiz for this lecture.
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thank you Ronni for the lesson it was helpeful but, i still have qouition about the diferent between the pronuncition of the foot wich pronunce with uh the short one and the food with long oo ,to me both has the oo in the meddil , so they have to be same prounucition plz would you clear this to me thanks
Fut = foot
foooood = food
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What’s the difference between these 3 letters when pronunciating?: Ʊ, U, W
I’ve found them in phonetic dictionaries, so I don’t know how the last letter sounds like.
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We need more academic vocabulary
And how to can spill correct
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Would you please teach us to pronounce l and n?
I have some difficulties to tell them apart. And also I want to learn the pronunciation of “-ear”"-or” in different words. If you could teach us, that would me great! I really appreciate your help.
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DEAR MAM
i have a little prob on the usage of ”where”..i know how to use it with all other ways besides this rule please help me..
I wanna know how to use ”where” with these words and what the grammar rule is..pls give me a few examples of your own ones..
1 Due to the volume of emails we receive we are unable to respond to the emails where the answer can be found on our web site itself
2 If you have gone to a website where you have to create an account for yourself..
3 This procedure should be followed in cases where dishonesty has been alleged.
4 I heard a strange noise from the upstairs where the children were playing.
5 There is a stage in life where you can’t even hold a cup of tea.
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Thanks for your help.
Another great day, breaking walls.
Good day.
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Hi Ronnie!
I just want you to know I am a big fan of yours. I also teach English but as a foreign language. I have recentely engaged in a discussion with a “fake teacher” who has been deceiving many people here in my country (Brazil). He claims to have discovered a “formula” to learn how to pronounce English words through the representation of sounds with the portuguese spelling. In other words he tries to write English words with portuguese phonetic sounds. Example he says we can learn how to pronounce house by writing hause. It’s ridiculous! He has no idea what he is saying but he’s been supported by many politicians in our states and federal governement. Rio de Janeiro state is using his mathods in public schools! This is outrageous!
In my effort to expose him I have engaged in a discussion with him on a magazine website.
http://veja.abril.com.br/blog/radar-on-line/congresso/aplicaram-o-golpe-em-delcidio/
I have used THIS video as an argument to expose him.
I hope you don’t mind me using your class to teach some REAL English and expose this “danger to real teaching” in my country. This guy (Dangello Ciccarini) should be exposed!
People will end up talking like “the Italian man who went to Malta”.
Thank you Ronnie
Peace on you!