Schwa Mill: The American English Pronunciation Show Fluent American

Download an mp3/podcast version of videos at www.fluentamerican.com/podcastOne of the biggest differences between how American English native speakers and language learners sound may be how we are using our consonants! More specifically, our relationship between consonants and vowels can have a huge impact on how we sound. Let's do some exercises to practice consonant reductionWelcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of Americ...

American English shadowing exercises are for people interested in expanding their American English accents, whether you are located in the US, North America, or other areas around the world. For the best use of shadowing exercises in American English, listen to a section of audio, pause, and repeat what you hear. Try to use the same pronunciation, intonation, stress, pitch patterns, and linking that you find native English speakers use; record yourself and compare the differences.Find video v...

One of the biggest differences between American English native speakers and language learners is how we pronounce consonant sounds! More specifically, native speakers in American English tend to use weaker forms, often with a lower tongue position for the front of the tongue. Let's practice how with the word literally in American EnglishWelcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through...

One of the biggest differences between American English native speakers and language learners is how we pronounce the L consonant sound! More specifically, native speakers in American English tend to use a dark L with a lower tongue position for the front of the tongue. Let's practice more dark L and linking across words.Welcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to hel...

One of the biggest differences between American English native speakers and language learners is how we pronounce vowels that come before the letter N. So, let's practice different vowel + N pairs!Video version at https://youtube.com/live/eeqt8Ielj-kWelcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American En...

One of the biggest differences between American English and other languages in pronunciation is the consonant R--even the R between British and American English has some significant differences! So how to make an R sound and end a word with R in American English? Let's take a closer lookWelcome to Wake Up American from Fluent American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve ...