Schwa Mill: The American English Pronunciation Show

<p>The Schwa Mill is a show from Fluent American (www.youtube.com/fluentamerican) where we provide you with free techniques, secrets, and resources you need to sound natural in American English, including tips on vowel sounds, consonant sounds, linking, intonation, and our four key concepts: placement, pitch, breath, and weak vowels. Let's take on your American English accent together!<br><br>Want video? Get daily video podcasts on American English pronunciation, Monday through Friday, with Wake Up American</p>

English Expressions When Someone Knows Your Secret

See a video version of today's episode here: https://youtube.com/live/69Jg9SYlABEWelcome 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 English at work, at home, or out and about town.The exercises are taken from our Telegram group, where we provide daily pronunciation corrections to make sure you have a couple of minutes of practice and feedback from native speakers every day.  Join us at www.fluentamerican.comToday, we're targeting expressions you can use when someone learns a secret/information that surprises you.How'd you know / who told you /  how'd you hear /  what gave it away /how'd you find out/Support the show

09-25
14:55

How To Pronounce Sports Team Names In American English

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 help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.The exercises are taken from our Telegram group, where we provide daily pronunciation corrections to make sure you have a couple of minutes of practice and feedback from native speakers every day. Visit: https://youtu.be/FDwPuwstUEoThis episode, we'll be looking at how to pronounce team names from sports in the US.Support the show

09-22
12:52

How To Say Mountain, Cotton, Written, Eaten...In English

These exercises are from our pronunciation Telegram group, where you send audio and get feedback from us every day! See what it's like here:    https://youtu.be/FDwPuwstUEoWelcome 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 English at work, at home, or out and about town.Today, we're targeting held t/stop t before N, which is when the breath release after the letter T is actually STOPPED!See a video version of this episode here: https://youtube.com/live/kGy3zpu7V7YSupport the show

09-22
09:33

Common Names For The Police In The US | Daily English Practice

Find a video version here: https://youtube.com/live/_Xr-cbHyzS0These exercises are from our pronunciation Telegram group, where you send audio and get feedback from us every day! See what it's like here:    https://youtu.be/FDwPuwstUEoWelcome 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 English at work, at home, or out and about town.The exercises are taken from our Telegram group, where we provide daily pronunciation corrections to make sure you have a couple of minutes of practice and feedback from native speakers every day. This episode, we'll discuss how to pronounce common nicknames for police officersSupport the show

09-20
12:23

Common American English Contractions | Daily English Practice

See the video version at https://youtube.com/live/aQp9en1GNfAWelcome 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 English at work, at home, or out and about town.The exercises are taken from our Telegram group, where we provide daily pronunciation corrections to make sure you have a couple of minutes of practice and feedback from native speakers every day. This episode, we'll discuss common, quick American English contractionshe'll go / there're plenty  /   she'd like to /  How'd it happen / Where's your friend / we're lateThese exercises are from our pronunciation Telegram group, where you send audio and get feedback from us every day! See what it's like here:    https://youtu.be/FDwPuwstUEoSupport the show

09-15
09:41

Most Common American English Reductions For Small Amounts

These exercises are from our pronunciation Telegram group, where you send audio and get feedback from us every day! See what it's like here:    https://youtu.be/FDwPuwstUEoSee a video version of this episode here: https://youtube.com/live/VovvKUqP9v8Welcome 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 English at work, at home, or out and about town.The exercises are taken from our Telegram group, where we provide daily pronunciation corrections to make sure you have a couple of minutes of practice and feedback from native speakers every day. This episode, we'll discuss common, quick American English reductions for small quantities#wakeupamerican #fluentamerican #americanenglisha little sleepy   sort of expensive   kind of big    a little bit tired   just a smidge over the limit         a teency bit of cream  Support the show

09-14
10:11

Confusing American English Vowels | Daily English Practice

These exercises are from our pronunciation Telegram group, where you send audio and get feedback from us every day! See what it's like here:    https://youtu.be/FDwPuwstUEoWelcome 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 English at work, at home, or out and about town.The exercises are taken from our Telegram group, where we provide daily pronunciation corrections to make sure you have a couple of minutes of practice and feedback from native speakers every day. This episode, we'll discuss confusing American English vowel sounds like the short i and /i/See the video version here: https://youtube.com/live/gQ5Dg5tS2ckSupport the show

09-13
10:18

American English Vowels: Book VS Booth

These exercises are from our pronunciation Telegram group, where you send audio and get feedback from us every day! See what it's like here:    https://youtu.be/FDwPuwstUEoWelcome 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 English at work, at home, or out and about town.The exercises are taken from our Telegram group, where we provide daily pronunciation corrections to make sure you have a couple of minutes of practice and feedback from native speakers every day. This episode, we'll discuss how to pronounce the /U/ and /u/ sounds in American EnglishSee the video version here: https://youtube.com/live/vZvc1XhSttISupport the show

09-13
09:40

How To Say "Who Cares" In American English

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 help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.See video versions of our Wake Up American series: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqxz_68_xKs&list=PLlZ0dlSbrSXhtU6hvocUB69VuvfWZkgZu&index=1The exercises are taken from our Telegram group, where we provide daily pronunciation corrections to make sure you have a couple of minutes of practice and feedback from native speakers every day.  See what our Telegram group is like here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDwPuwstUEo&t=0sThis episode, we'll discuss how to pronounce "Who Cares" and similar phrases in American EnglishSupport the show

09-11
14:22

How To Say Ordinal Numbers (First, Second, Third...) In American English

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 help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.See video versions of our Wake Up American series: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqxz_68_xKs&list=PLlZ0dlSbrSXhtU6hvocUB69VuvfWZkgZu&index=1The exercises are taken from our Telegram group, where we provide daily pronunciation corrections to make sure you have a couple of minutes of practice and feedback from native speakers every day.  See what our Telegram group is like here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDwPuwstUEo&t=0sThis episode, we'll discuss how to pronounce some common footwear and how to pronounce it naturallySupport the show

09-11
21:31

How To Say Boots, Sneakers, Shoes, Footwear In American English

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 help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.See video versions of our Wake Up American series: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqxz_68_xKs&list=PLlZ0dlSbrSXhtU6hvocUB69VuvfWZkgZu&index=1The exercises are taken from our Telegram group, where we provide daily pronunciation corrections to make sure you have a couple of minutes of practice and feedback from native speakers every day.  See what our Telegram group is like here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDwPuwstUEo&t=0sThis episode, we'll discuss how to pronounce some common footwear and how to pronounce it naturallySupport the show

09-11
09:54

Sound Natural Giving Directions In American English

See www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqxz_68_xKs&list=PLlZ0dlSbrSXhtU6hvocUB69VuvfWZkgZu for video of our Wake Up American episodes!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 help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.This episode, we'll discuss how to pronounce some common preposition phrases used in directionThese exercises are from our pronunciation Telegram group, where you send audio and get feedback from us every day! See what it's like here:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDwPuwstUEo&t=0s Support the show

09-11
10:06

American English Speaking & Listening With Anime

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 a video...

11-21
05:30

MENT Does Not Sound Like MEANT

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 help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.Today we demonstrate how to pronounce the suffix -ment at the end of words in American English#fluentamerican #wakeupamerican #americanenglish❗❗❗❗❗❗JOIN our channel to get access to our Pronunciation Grou...

11-20
08:29

Change How You Sound WITHOUT Your Tongue/Lips/Mouth

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 help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.Today we demonstrate how to change the quality of your voice through firmness and softness#fluentamerican #wakeupamerican #americanenglish❗❗❗❗❗❗JOIN our channel to get access to our Pronunciation Group on...

11-19
09:49

TRUCK Vs CHUCK: How To Pronounce TR In American English

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 help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.Today we demonstrate difference between TR and CH sounds in American English#fluentamerican #wakeupamerican #americanenglish❗❗❗❗❗❗JOIN our channel to get access to our Pronunciation Group on Telegram, whe...

11-18
08:11

Why NATURAL English Needs To Be Stress-Timed

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 help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.Today we demonstrate what it means to be stress-timed and how that affects your pronunciation in American English#fluentamerican #wakeupamerican #americanenglish❗❗❗❗❗❗JOIN our channel to get access to our...

11-15
08:25

Why My Students Can't Say Sleep, Feel, Or Bean

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 help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.Today we demonstrate techniques to make /i/ vowel more natural in American English pronunciation#fluentamerican #wakeupamerican #americanenglish❗❗❗❗❗❗JOIN our channel to get access to our Pronunciation Gr...

11-14
10:26

How To Read A Fairytale In Natural English

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 help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.Today we demonstrate techniques to make your storytelling more evocative and expressive in American EnglishJOIN our channel to get access to our Pronunciation Group on Telegram, where you receive feedback...

11-12
09:28

English Speaking Practice & Listening Shadowing--Hello Kitty & Games

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.Support the ...

11-11
05:01

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