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Pronunciation with Emma

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How to Pronounce /æ/ (and /e/ - "bad" vs "bed")

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In this video you will learn how to pronounce the /æ/ sound in British English. I also also compare the /æ/ and /e/ sounds, so you will learn the difference between words like "mat" and "met", "bad" and "bet", etc. We'll look at the sound in isolation, then in words, and then in sentences.

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@frankgradus9474

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It's clear distinction between æ and e, but I hear no difference between æ and ʌ. I mean, I can hear the difference, when they are compared, but I can't pronounce it keeping that difference.

@misiek_xp4886

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Thank you

@UShwe-o8r

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it's like plan and plant 🤣🤣

@hary0198

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so what z difference between cat n cut ?

@sxum

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Love and thanks

@thaodoan1318

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@salahhakem9946

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@PangrakMarak-sj8fr

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Thank you very MUCH for all your videos . There are so helpful for me or us

@abou-souleymanetoune517

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I still don't understand the difference!

@rsrkgb2311

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How did you do it?

@mahimajakta7756

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A

@mahimajakta7756

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Wonderful

@afzalabbasi5722

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2:34 Banana?

@zizen666

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Thia is so good. Love it.

@virginbrain_

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Emma’s videos let my really understand and get how to pronounce AA vowel. I have been pronouncing it wrongly for more than 30 years.

Thanks, Emma.
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@yirenqin6446

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Emma you are such a great (not only) pronunciation teacher, thanks a million!

@robertfiala1540

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hi,i am form china.thank you for your vidios.I like your voice. thanks 感谢！

@陈陈翔-c3t

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شكرا ست

@faima1485

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@YellowSTS

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Hello Emma, your classes are amazing and easy to understand. I want to congratulate you for that. Thank you.

@jhamfrank

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Hi Emma
I'm from Ukraine and I have an opposite problem, I can't say e sound but I say æ with no problems

@everplayi6128

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Emma,make a vedio of how to pronounce about and up, a and u ,please

@esthergao7696

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Dear Emma, your videos are grest. I have a question that's been bothering me for a while. You know how there are 3 ways to pronounce 'ed' at the end of verbs in the past simple. So we would have /t/, /d/ and /Id/. But what about verbs like carry, marry or rally, where we say something like /id/ at the end? Is the /id/ considered another way of pronouncing 'ed'? Many thanks!!

@juliamaciejczak5722

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Russian speaker is here, you are right we have problems with thos sound. Thanks for your video! It also can help with my Tatar language ("æ" sounds like Tatar "ә")

@oliannii

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does anyone think that /æ/ is the short ver of /a:/? or is it just me

@heyitsme3004

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You are superb in teaching. I understood well fast than any other places I tried to learn this sound æ.

@ramakinghemedi3525

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Good work

@Vikas-t9e1s

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Why do you pronounce sound s after t? Sounds like mats, pats?

@ksusha4618

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Thank you Emma. ❤❤

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