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source:\u00a0English Word Pronunciation:\u00a0Improve that Accent!<\/a>
\nAnother good link: Telfpedia<\/a><\/p>\n

List of Lessons<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Lesson 01: International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
\n<\/a>The International Phonetic Alphabet, or IPA in short, will help you learn how to pronounce correctly each and every word in English! But first, you need to learn what it is, and how to use it. Read the following explanation, and watch the videos.
\nThe English language may have only 26 letters<\/span>, but it has over 40 different sounds<\/span>! You need to be familiar with each sound, and its proper pronunciation in order for you to speak natural English.
\nPhonetic<\/strong><\/span> means “using special signs to represent the sounds of speech”. <\/span>
\nIt comes from the Greek word phone which means “sound”.<\/span>
\nVowel<\/strong><\/span> is a sound we make when the breath flows out through the mouth freely, without being blocked. The English letters a, e, i, o, u are called vowels, because they represent such sounds. <\/span>
\nIt comes from the Latin word vox which means “voice”.<\/span>
\nDiphthong<\/strong><\/span> is a vowel sound made by pronouncing two vowels quickly one after the other. For example, the vowel sound in “loud” is a diphthong.<\/span>
\nIt comes from the Latin word diphthongus which means “two sounds”.<\/span>
\nConsonant<\/strong><\/span> is a sound we make that is not a vowel. The breath is somehow blocked on its way out of the mouth. For example, the sound B is made when breath flow is stopped with the lips. All the English letters which are not vowels are called consonants. These are: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z.<\/span>
\nWatch the following video to learn how to use the International Phonetic Alphabet. It also gives a quick review of the sounds we will learn later.<\/div>\n