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Yulokchan Posted 10 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

What English sounds do you find most difficult?

As a Chinese, I find CH & SH, R& L, and TH sounds the most difficult ones. How about you guys? Any English sounds you find difficult to pronounce? Some videos below I found quite useful:



  

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I have some trouble marking the difference between A and E in pairs like "pan-pen, band-bend, pallet-pellet."

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Interesting! I actually found this pair difficult as well... YouTube is a good place to learn so I would recommend anybody with pronunciation problems to go there
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yulokchanAs a Chinese,
As a Chinese person,
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The TH sound can sometimes be difficult for native English speakers to pronounce.
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Thanks for correcting me! Emotion: smile
TH sound is indeed difficult, and it's even more difficult when TH is before a R, like 'three', 'thro
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yulokchanThanks for correcting me! TH sound is indeed difficult, and it's even more difficult when TH is before a R, like 'three', 'through' etc.
More difficult than those is pronouncing the TH sound in fifth and sixth.

All anyone can do is continue practising pronunciation as much as possible, even if you think you done enough.

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