How to learn American pronunciation - Peppy Pronunciation Lesson 9 with Steve Ford

Hmm I didn't know that Bob and ken was the same person For many years I thought that Barbie has dumped? Bob and started dating Ken. Learning English gossiping about Barbie is so much fun!! hehe!! Thank you!

Thanks a lot! Nice cat! By the way, I found this regarding the name of Barbie's boyfriend: "In Brazil in the 1980s, the Estrela company named the? doll Bob instead of Ken".

Great song!!! Ohhh I'm from the time the Barbie? dating Bob... Older people will remember Bob

You're welcome Laura! I know many English learners have problems pronouncing the sounds I taught, but believe me? with a little practice you CAN do it! :) :) ;)

Thanks for the video Steve, very funny by the way. Even tough I can easily ear the difference betwen this two sounds there's no way that I can say them. they're very different? in spanish.

Hi Lewn5! You are very welcome! yeah the dad vs. dead thing is really tricky too! I am? happy to be able to share my music with you to help you remember how to pronounce can vs. Ken, can't vs. Kent. :)

Hi Steve, thanks for this video! It reminds me of a friend who told? me how embarrassed she was when she moved to Florida with her american husband and she was always afraid of calling her father-in-law "dead" instead of "dad". She could never tell the difference and, to be honest, neither can I. But your videos help a lot. Thanks once again and, hey, good job on this song, man! Very good! I didn't know you play all these instruments! Which is the one in the last photo? A trumpet? Wow! Great!

That's definitely something I do with longer words and especially the ones that end in "tion". For example, completion = com PLE shin or information = in for MAY shin. It's interesting that saying "may in" slowly sounds more southern U.S. while faster sounds? more standard. Thanks for sharing!!!

A trick I have used to help students both hear and? pronounce the difference is to show them that "an" is actually 2 sounds put together: ay-yin. So, man becomes may-yin. When we do it very slowly, it helps them feel what their tongue should be doing. As we speed up, we lose the 2 syllable effect, but keep the sliding tongue that pushes the "an" up into the nose. Sometimes, I have students hold their noses while practicing. The difference between "in, en, an" is one of the most difficult.

thank you stave is great your video. ?