Tips and tricks to improve English pronunciation

Let's be honest with ourselves. Reading about pronunciation will not take us anywhere. We must learn to speak English to master the pronunciation and it doesn't matter if we are wrong. We fall, we learn to wake up. This is not different from English.

                Every English speaking country has its own form of English. There is American English, British English, Australian English, etc. And then we also have our own English. English pronunciation is different in each country. Therefore it is not important to study them all. Start by Clarifying and Neutralizing our own English accents and then we can switch to learning accents and English style from other countries.

1.       Learn phonetics

There are phonetic symbols that indicate whether a word is pronounced as 'paint' or 'cut'. These symbols are usually found in dictionaries. It is recommended to bring the dictionary all the time to get references on how to pronounce a word

2.       Watch movies, listen to songs and radio

The best way to improve pronuncioation skills is not through reading grammar books, but by watching native English programs such as films with subtitles and listening to English songs with lyrics in front of us. Listening to radio is another very good way. We can have all of our concentration on what is said without visual disturbances and whatnot.

3.       Understanding alphabets

Differences in pronunciation have started at the alphabetical level. What we usually say with K is said as ‘Khay" by native speakers. The same applies to 'Phee' and ‘T-hee"

'R' is a letter that is said lightly. This is not read with 'Arrrr "but Only' ar '. There is no 'ta' sound in English. Such as the words' thhought ',' thhink ', ‘thhank', etc. such as in‘ th 'or ‘theta' θ.

'P' as in the words' properly 'and ‘population' the pronunciation will be 'phropherly' and 'phophulation' where there is an emphasis on 'p' which makes it sound like‘ Phee.

The same vocals will have different sounds depending on their use. In combination, vowels can produce more forms of pronunciation. Examples: Cut 'and ‘put’ have the same vowels but are pronounced differently.

4.       Understanding stress or emphasis

The words can be divided into two or more syllables that will have different stresses. Stress shifts change pronunciation and in some cases will also change the meaning of their words. stress marking can be seen in a good quality dictionary.
               E’xecutive - is an administrator; while ‘Execute - that is the command to do something. ‘Project - is a task; while Pro’ject - is to display something or to communicate.

5.       Miscellaneous tips

If you have to communicate in English with other people and you're not sure about your pronunciation, that's fine. Try giving them a background or instructions about what we will talk about so they understand

For example, it would be a good idea to ask first like, "Can you help me? I need directions to this address. "This will tell the other person that we are asking about the address. Instead of asking directly about the address we are asking.

Write down words that often make you confused. There are many references where we can hear words or clauses.

Only an appropriate word to use as a conclusion to this Kai article: 'Practice makes perfect'. Practicing is the best way to master something, so keep practicing so that you can master English.