Learning English

Episode 74 / 29 Aug 2017

What happens when a word ends in /t/ and the next word begins with a /j/ sound?

Episode 73 / 21 Aug 2017

How do we pronounce words beginning with /h/ in natural spoken English?

Episode 72 / 14 Aug 2017

How do we pronounce words beginning with /h/ in natural spoken English?

Episode 71 / 07 Aug 2017

How do we pronounce 'have' when it's an auxiliary verb?

Episode 70 / 31 Jul 2017

What happens when one word ends in a /d/ sound and the next one begins in /b/?

Episode 69 / 24 Jul 2017

How the phrase 'would you...?' is pronounced in natural English

Episode 68 / 17 Jul 2017

What happens when a word ends in a /t/ sound and the next word starts with /t/?

Episode 67 / 10 Jul 2017

How do we pronounce 'from' in natural English?

Episode 66 / 03 Jul 2017

What happens when one word ends in /s/ and the next begins in /j/ or /ʃ/?

Episode 65 / 26 Jun 2017

How do fluent speakers of English pronounce the word 'been' in natural speech? Tim explains...

Episode 64 / 19 Jun 2017

Tim looks at what the linking /j/ is - and when it appears

Episode 63 / 12 Jun 2017

Tim demonstrates two different ways to pronounce the word 'the'

Episode 62 / 05 Jun 2017

What are plosives - and how do fluent speakers of English pronounce them? Tim explains...

Episode 61 / 29 May 2017

How do fluent speakers of English pronounce the word 'can' in natural speech? Tim explains...

Episode 60 / 22 May 2017

What happens when a word that ends with a /d/ sound is followed by a word beginning with a /g/ or a /k/? Tim explains...

Episode 59 / 15 May 2017

What happens in pronunciation when one word ends in a consonant sound and the next word begins with a vowel sound? Tim explains...

Episode 58 / 09 May 2017

How do fluent speakers pronounce 'was' in natural speech? Tim explains...

Episode 57 / 02 May 2017

How do fluent speakers of English pronounce the word 'and' in natural speech? Tim explains...

Episode 56 / 24 Apr 2017

How do fluent speakers pronounce 'have to' when it's a modal verb of obligation? Tim explains...

Episode 55 / 18 Apr 2017

What happens when a word or syllable ending in the sound /nd/ is followed by a word or syllable starting with a consonant sound? Tim explains...

Episode 54 / 10 Apr 2017

Tim looks at an aspect of connected speech called 'elision of /d/'.

Episode 53 / 03 Apr 2017

Tim looks at an aspect of connected speech called assimilation of /n/ followed by /p/.

Episode 52 / 27 Mar 2017

Tim shows us how to join words together in spoken English with a linking /w/

Episode 51 / 20 Mar 2017

Tim's looking at an aspect of spoken English called 'schwa'

Episode 50 / 13 Mar 2017

Tim's talking about sounds that you can hear, even when they don't - or shouldn't - exist!

Episode 49 / 06 Mar 2017

What happens in everyday speech when a /t/ sound comes in between two consonant sounds?

Episode 48 / 27 Feb 2017

What happens when one word ends in an /s/ sound and the next word begins with an /s/ sound?

Episode 47 / 24 Feb 2017

Tim is looking at an aspect of connected speech called linking /r/.

Episode 46 / 13 Feb 2017

Tim talks pronunication: words that end with a /t/ sound

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Episode 9 / 23 Sep 2014

This is the eighth diphthong programme in our series of 45 pronunciation videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 8 / 24 Jan 2023

This is the eighth of eight voiced consonant programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 8 / 16 Jan 2023

This is the eighth of eight voiceless consonant programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 8 / 01 Feb 2023

This is the eighth of eight other consonant programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 8 / 23 Sep 2014

This is the seventh diphthong programme in our series of 45 pronunciation videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 8 / 08 Jan 2023

This is the eighth of eight diphthong programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 7 / 23 Sep 2014

This is the sixth diphthong programme in our series of 45 pronunciation videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 7 / 31 Jan 2023

This is the seventh of eight other consonant programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 7 / 23 Jan 2023

This is the seventh of eight voiced consonant programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 7 / 08 Feb 2023

This is the seventh of seven short vowel programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 7 / 07 Jan 2023

This is the seventh of eight diphthong programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 7 / 15 Jan 2023

This is the seventh of eight voiceless consonant programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 6 / 22 Jan 2023

This is the sixth of eight voiced consonant programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 6 / 06 Jan 2023

This is the sixth of eight diphthong programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 6 / 30 Jan 2023

This is the sixth of eight other consonant programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 6 / 14 Jan 2023

This is the sixth of eight voiceless consonant programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 6 / 07 Feb 2023

This is the sixth of seven short vowel programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 6 / 23 Sep 2014

This is the fifth diphthong programme in our series of 45 pronunciation videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 5 / 23 Sep 2014

This is the fourth diphthong programme in our series of 45 pronunciation videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 5 / 05 Jan 2023

This is the fifth of eight diphthong programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 5 / 13 Jan 2023

This is the fifth of eight voiceless consonant programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 5 / 06 Feb 2023

This is the fifth of seven short vowel programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 5 / 13 Feb 2023

This is the fifth of five long vowel programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 5 / 21 Jan 2023

This is the fifth of eight voiced consonant programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 5 / 29 Jan 2023

This is the fifth of eight other consonant programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 4 / 04 Jan 2023

This is the fourth of eight diphthong programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 4 / 05 Feb 2023

This is the fourth of seven short vowel programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 4 / 28 Jan 2023

This is the fourth of eight other consonant programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 4 / 20 Jan 2023

This is the fourth of eight voiced consonant programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 4 / 12 Jan 2023

This is the fourth of eight voiceless consonant programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 4 / 23 Sep 2014

This is the third diphthong programme in our series of 45 pronunciation videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 4 / 12 Feb 2023

This is the fourth of five long vowel programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 3 / 11 Jan 2023

This is the third of eight voiceless consonant programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 3 / 27 Jan 2023

This is the third of eight other consonant programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 3 / 23 Sep 2014

This is the second diphthong programme in our series of 45 pronunciation videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 3 / 03 Jan 2023

This is the second of eight diphthong programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 3 / 19 Jan 2023

This is the third of eight voiced consonant programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 3 / 11 Feb 2023

This is the third of five long vowel programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 3 / 04 Feb 2023

This is the third of seven short vowel programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 2 / 03 Feb 2023

This is the second of seven short vowel programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 2 / 23 Sep 2014

This is the first diphthong programme in our series of 45 pronunciation videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 2 / 02 Jan 2023

This is the second of eight diphthong programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 2 / 10 Feb 2023

This is the second of five long vowel programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 2 / 26 Jan 2023

This is the second of eight other consonant programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 2 / 10 Jan 2023

This is the second of eight voiceless consonant programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 2 / 18 Jan 2023

This is the second of eight voiced consonant programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 1 / 02 Feb 2023

This is the first of seven short vowel programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 1 / 09 Feb 2023

This is the first of five long vowel programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 1 / 25 Jan 2023

This is the first of eight other consonant programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 1 / 09 Jan 2023

This is the first of eight voiceless consonant programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 1 / 01 Jan 2023

This is the first of eight diphthong programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.

Episode 1 / 23 Sep 2014

This is the introductory video to our The sounds of English series

Episode 1 / 17 Jan 2023

This is the first of eight voiced consonant programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English.