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Inglés Básico:
Pronunciación
Emma Carvajal
Introduction to basic
pronunciation
 "It's using the muscles. You
have to give yourself
permission ... we get the results
by doing it. And, you can get
results very quickly - very
quickly - if you just do it."

Elizabeth Marner-Brooks
Voiced and Voiceless
sounds
Introduction to IPA

International Phonetic Alphabet

Oxford Languages
 English is NOT a
phonetic language
 Fast
/fɑːst/
 Future
/ˈfjuːtʃə/
 Fasten
/ˈfɑːs(ə)n/
Know the muscles
at work
Tongue
Tongue exercises
 Dad
/dad/
 Tad
/tad/
Tongue exercises
Tongue exercises
Tongue exercises
Tongue exercises
 Fast
/fɑːst/
 Goat
/ɡəʊt/
Tongue exercises

● 10 times clockwise

● 10 times counter
clockwise
 Tongue relaxation exercises

● Wash your hands

● Massage your
tongue
Tongue relaxation exercises
Manage airflow
How it works
Consonants and vowels
T and D sound
 To
/tuː/
(/tə,tʊ,/)
 Do
/duː/
TS sound
 Rats
/rats/
Nasal sounds

American English
How it works
[n]

Nose Neck
/noʊz/ /nek/
[ŋ]

Bring Rang
/brɪŋ/ /ræŋ/
[m]

Mouth Calm
/mɑʊθ/ /kɑːm/
Vowel sounds

AEIOU
 Front Sound origin in mouth Back

Small

Opening
in mouth

Large
iː

Beat
/biːt/
Ɑ

Father
/ ˈfɑ ðə(ɹ) /
uː

Boot
/buːt/
iː

beat
/ biːt /
ɑː

Bark
/bɑːrk/
 Front Sound origin in mouth Back

Small

Opening
in mouth

Large
iː
iː

Heat Seed
/ çiːt / / siːd/
 Front Sound origin in mouth Back

Small

Opening
in mouth

Large
iː

Heat
/ çiːt /
iː

Seat
/ siːt /
iː

Seed
/siːd/
e
e

Bet Said
 Front Sound origin in mouth Back

Small

Opening
in mouth

Large
e

Bet
/bet/
e

Set
/ set /
e

Said
/sed/
æ
æ

Angry Have
 Front Sound origin in mouth Back

Small

Opening
in mouth

Large
æ

Bat
/ bæt /
æ

Have
/ hæv /
æ

Angry
/ˈæŋ.ɡri/
a
ɪ
 Front Sound origin in mouth Back

Small

Opening
in mouth

Large
ɪ

It Fish
iː

Seed
/siːd/
ɪ

It
/ ɪt /
ɪ

Hit
/ hɪt /
ɪ

Fish
/fɪʃ/
Combinations
with /ɪ/
eɪ

Say Date
 Front Sound origin in mouth Back

Small

Opening
in mouth

Large
eɪ

Say
/seɪ/
eɪ

Date
/deɪt/
eɪ

Bait
/beɪt/
 Front Sound origin in mouth Back

Small

Opening
in mouth

Large
aɪ
aɪ

High By
aɪ

I
/aɪ/
aɪ

My
/maɪ/
aɪ

High
/haɪ/
aɪ

By
/baɪ/
 Front Sound origin in mouth Back

Small

Opening
in mouth

Large
ɝː
 Front Sound origin in mouth Back

Small

Opening
in mouth

Large
ɝː

Her Dirt
ɝː

Her
/hɝː/
ɝː

Hurt
/hɝːt/
ɝː

Dirt
/dɝːt/
ə
ə

The a

a
 Front Sound origin in mouth Back

Small

Opening
in mouth

Large
ə

The The
/ðiː/ /ðə/

a
ə

A a
/eɪ/ /ə/

a
ʌ
ʌ

Hut Blood

a
ʌ

Hut
/hʌt/
ʌ

Blood
/blʌd/
ʌ

Buddy
/ˈbʌd.i/
 Front Sound origin in mouth Back

Small

Opening
in mouth

Large
ʊ
ʊ

Book Put

a
 Front Sound origin in mouth Back

Small

Opening
in mouth

Large
ʊ

Put
/pʊt/
ʊ

Book
/bʊk/
ʊ

Look
/lʊk/
uː
uː

Book Boot

a
 Front Sound origin in mouth Back

Small

Opening
in mouth

Large
Ʊ - uː

Book Boot
/bʊk/ /buːt/
uː

Do
/duː/
uː

Suit
/suːt/
uː

Duel
/ˈduː.əl/
aʊ
 Front Sound origin in mouth Back

Small

Opening
in mouth

Large
aʊ

Out
/aʊt/
aʊ

Lounge
/laʊndʒ/
aʊ

About
/əˈbaʊt/
oʊ
 Front Sound origin in mouth Back

Small

Opening
in mouth

Large
oʊ

Toast Gross

a
 Front Sound origin in mouth Back

Small

Opening
in mouth

Large
oʊ

Coat
/koʊt/
oʊ

Toast
/toʊst/
oʊ

Gross
/groʊs/
oʊ

Boat
/boʊt/
ɔː
ɔː

Sore Soar

a
 Front Sound origin in mouth Back

Small

Opening
in mouth

Large
ɔː

Sore & Soar

Core
/kɔːr/
ɔː

Born
/bɔːrn/
ɔɪ
ɔɪ

Boy Oyster

ah
 Front Sound origin in mouth Back

Small

Opening
in mouth

Large
ɔɪ

Boy
/bɔɪ/
ɔɪ

Soy
/sɔɪ/
ɔɪ

Oyster
/ˈɔɪ.stɚ/
ɑː
ɑː

Raw Had

ah
 Front Sound origin in mouth Back

Small

Opening
in mouth

Large
æ - ɑː

Raw Had
/rɑː/ /hæd/
ɑː

Hard
/hɑːrd/
ɑː

Bond
/bɑːnd/
ɑː

Long
/lɑːŋ/
 Front Sound origin in mouth Back

Small

Opening
in mouth

Large
Consonants
 Air
Stops
b

Bought
/bɑːt/
b

Back
/bæk/
p

Pat
/pæt/
p

Park
/pɑːrk/
d

Deer
/dɪr/
d

Dirt
/dɝːt/
t

Tip
/tɪp/
t

Tepee
/ˈtiː.piː/
g

Get
/ɡet/
g

Go
/ɡoʊ/
k

Cat
/kæt/
k

Scan
/skæn/
& Nasal Sounds
Air Escapes
dʒ

Judge
/dʒʌdʒ/
dʒ

Fridge
/frɪdʒ/
dʒ

Widget
/ˈwɪdʒ.ɪt/
ʃ

Short
/ʃɔːrt/
ʃ

Ship
/ʃɪp/
ʃ

Shrimp
/ʃrɪmp/
tʃ

Champ
/tʃæmp/
tʃ

Choice
/tʃɔɪs/
tʃ

Arch
/ɑːrtʃ/
Air flows
h

Happy
/ˈhæp.i/
h

Hit
/hɪt/
f

Fine
/faɪn/
f

Phone
/foʊn/
f

Tough
/tʌf/
v

Van
/væn/
v

Drive
/draɪv/
v

Live
/lɪv/
s

Skunk
/skʌŋk/
s

Monsoon
/mɑːnˈsuːn/
s

Stop
/stɑːp/
z

Zipper
/ˈzɪp.ɚ/
z

Please
/pliːz/
z

Cheese
/tʃiːz/
Partially
Blocked
l

Allow
/əˈlaʊ/
l

Lollipop
/ˈlɑː.li.pɑːp/
l

Little
/ˈlɪt̬ .əl/
r

Roar
/rɔːr/
r

Rare
/rer/
r

Rear
/rɪr/
Almost a vowel
j

Yes
/jes/
j

Yellow
/ˈjel.oʊ/
j

Yacht
/jɑːt/
w

Willow
/ˈwɪl.oʊ/
w

Worry
/ˈwɝː.i/
w

Want
/wɑːnt/
TH sound
θ - Voiceless

Think
/θɪŋk/
θ - Voiceless

Tooth
/tuːθ/
θ - Voiceless

Everything
/ˈev.ri.θɪŋ/
ð - Voiced

That
/ðæt/
ð - Voiced

The
/ðə/
ð - Voiced

With
/wɪð/
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