English and phonetics: the keys to better pronunciation

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Are you having trouble speaking English well? Don't worry, it's normal. English has a very irregular pronunciation and a lot of sounds that simply don't exist in Spanish, so mistakes of this type are very common for Spaniards . That's why today we want to share with you 5 keys to better pronunciation in English.


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1) Always look at the pronunciation of new words
We often acquire new vocabulary by reading and, when we are going new zealand phone number list use the new word in a conversation, we discover that we have no idea how to pronounce it. To prevent this from happening again, take note of these two pages:

Howjsay . Here you can listen to the pronunciation of words with a British accent . In addition, you will see how your word appears in the middle of an alphabetical list, so you can easily check how other related words sound.


Forvo - A sort of "pronunciation library" where you can hear the same word in a bunch of different accents . Great for comparing differences and understanding how people from different places speak English.
2) Learn phonetics
If you really want to take your pronunciation to the next level, what you need is to learn phonetics .

We call each of the sounds in a language a “phoneme.” Spanish has 24 phonemes: 5 vowels and 19 consonants. But English has no less than 44: 24 consonants, 12 vowels and 8 diphthongs. So you will need to be patient and gradually train your ear to recognize and pronounce them.