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Hey everybody!
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In today's video I'm going to talk about some tricky homophones in English.
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Homophones are words that have the same pronunciation but different meanings or spellings.
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I'm going to show you some homophones that you might not know about, and I'll show you some words that you might think are homophones, but they're not.
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Before we start, remember to sign up for our $1 English pronunciation seminars at polyglossa .com,
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and download our Listening Time podcast so you can practice your listening skills.
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Alright, so let's see some examples of words that have the same pronunciation when used in a sentence.
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First, let's look at the words "I'll" and "all".
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When I say these words in isolation, they're pronounced differently.
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But when I say them in a real sentence, they're pronounced the same.
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For example, listen to these two sentences: All sea creatures are interesting.
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I'll see if they want to go.
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The contraction "I'll" is pronounced "all" when we say it in a sentence at normal speed.
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We don't say "I'll see." We say "I'll see." Okay, here's another example.
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Let's look at the words "and," "an,"
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and "in." These three words are pronounced the same when we say them in a sentence at normal speed.
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For example, listen to this sentence: The man works in an office and likes it.
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In this sentence, all three of those words are pronounced in.
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Interesting, huh?
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Here's one more example.
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Let's look at the words "for" and "fur".
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These words are also pronounced the same when we say them in a sentence at normal speed.
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Listen to this sentence: This shampoo is for fur, not for human hair.
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Did you hear that?
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They're pronounced the same.
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So why does this happen?
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Well, in English, words and syllables are stressed differently.
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Some syllables receive stress and others are unstressed.
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When a syllable is unstressed, it often becomes reduced.
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and when a syllable is reduced, its pronunciation often changes.
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The words "I'll", "and", and "for" are unstressed when used in normal sentences,
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and so they become reduced and their pronunciation changes.
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Now let's look at a few examples of words that look like homophones, but they're not.
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For example, let's look at the words "to", "to", and "to".
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You might think that these words are pronounced exactly the same, but in normal sentences, the word "t -o" is unstressed and its pronunciation changes.
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Listen to this sentence: He had to buy two cakes too.
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Notice that I don't say he had to buy.
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I say, "He had to buy." The word TO is pronounced /d / in this sentence.
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This is how it's reduced and in other sentences it might be pronounced /t / but it's not pronounced 'to'.
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Now let's look at the words "for" and "for." We already saw how the word "for" is reduced.
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It's not pronounced like the number four when we say it in a sentence.
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For example, we don't say "I want four tickets for my family." We would say,
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"I want four tickets for my family." The word "for" reduces to "fur." Here's one more example.
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Let's look at the words "heal" and "heal." You might think that these words are pronounced the same, but in a real sentence, they're not.
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Listen to this sentence: I think he'll heal soon.
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They're not pronounced the same, huh?
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We don't say "heal -heal", we say "he'll heal".
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The contraction "heal" is unstressed in the sentence and it reduces to "hill".
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This is why it's important to understand the concepts of stress and reduced speech in English.
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If you want more practice with this, sign up for our $1 English pronunciation seminars at polyglossa .com.
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I'll see you next time.
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I'm going to go ahead and put it in the middle of the bag.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “English Homophones - To, Two, Too?”. Las palabras que más se repiten: word, sentence, pronounced, example, pronunciation. Este vídeo tiene 53 frases y 663 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:32. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 146 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 84 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
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| pronunciation sustantivo | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | pronunciación |
| heal verbo | /ˈhiːl/ | curar, sanar |
| homophone sustantivo | /ˈhɑməfoʊn/ | homófono, homófona |
| unstressed adjetivo | /ʌnˈstɹɛst/ | átono, inacentuado |
| syllable sustantivo | /ˈsɪl.ə.bəl/ | sílaba |
| contraction sustantivo | /kənˈtɹækʃ(ə)n/ | contracción |
| seminar sustantivo | /ˈsɛmɪnɑɹ/ | seminario |
| distress sustantivo | /dɪˈstɹɛs/ | distrés, distress |
| podcast sustantivo | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | podcast, pódcast |
| differently adverbio | /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/ | diferentemente |
| shampoo sustantivo | /ʃæmˈpuː/ | champú, shampú |
| tricky adjetivo | /ˈtɹɪk.i/ | dificultoso, chungo |
| spelling sustantivo | /ˈspɛl.ɪŋ/ | deletreo, espeleo |
| subscribe verbo | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | suscribirse, subscribirse |
| isolation sustantivo | /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/ | aislamiento, soledad |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| go ahead verbo | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | venga, adelante |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- First, let's look at the words "I'll" and "all".
- I'll see if they want to go.
- Let's look at the words "for" and "fur".
- Did you hear that?
- Notice that I don't say he had to buy.
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
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| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | is pronounced · are pronounced · are also pronounced |
| Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguro | might not know · might think · might be |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicción | I'll show · I'll see · he'll heal |
| Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venir | I'm going to talk · I'm going to show · I'm going to go |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 24 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'll, they're, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, contraction /kənˈtɹækʃ(ə)n/, shampoo /ʃæmˈpuː/, isolation /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/, isolation /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: heal /ˈhiːl/, homophone /ˈhɑməfoʊn/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como pronunciation, heal, homophone.
¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.