In this lesson, we begin by looking at the International Phonetic Alphabet.
I hope that this isn’t the first time you are learning of this, but if so, not to worry!
You will get a full overview today!
Learning to identify the IPA symbols can be very helpful for learning how to correctly pronounce words that you’ve never spoken before.
Because remember that ENGLISH IS NOT a PHONETIC LANGUAGE.
This means that our letters don’t always represent the same sounds.
For example, the ‘a’ in ‘apple’ is pronounced differently than the ‘a’ in the word ‘same’.
So, here you go! Also, you can refer to the IPA chart I gave you in one of the first lesson emails.
To do:
- WATCH the video of the day: https://vimeo.com/278581985/b7787e4d9e
- DOWNLOAD the American English Sounds, Examples & Symbols Document HERE.