48: ’talk’ and ’walk’ and other ’-alk’ /ɔk/ words
Another silent /l/, plus the 'aw' vowel sound /ɔ/ in this English spelling pattern. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
11 Feb 20098min
47: ’should,’ ’could,’ and ’would’: /ʃʊd/, /kʊd/, /wʊd/
There /l/ is silent, and the vowel /ʊ/ is the same as the 'u' in the word 'put'. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
3 Feb 20095min
46: ’Three,’ ’through,’ ’throw’ and other /θr/ combination words
The pronouncing 'unvoiced th' /θ/ in English is difficult; the r sound also is difficult. Together they are VERY difficult. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
27 Jan 20096min
45: Chinese speakers special episode
Learn the specific problems that native speakers of Chinese have when pronouncing English. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
21 Jan 200913min
44: Letter ’x’ pronunciations: /ks/ or /gz/
While /ks/ is more common (as in 'box'), "gz" ( as in 'exact') is also a pronunciation for the letter 'x'. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
14 Jan 20099min
43: About the words ’world’ and ’word’: /wɚld/ and /wɚd/
The /w/, r-controlled vowels, and /l/: lots of opportunity for pronunciation trouble. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
7 Jan 20097min
42: Spanish speakers special episode
Special episode covering the issues that native Spanish speakers have when speaking English. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
30 Dec 200813min
41: The silent b in the -mb spelling (as in ’climb’ and ’thumb’)
Learn this rule to sound more fluent!
27 Dec 20084min
