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Hello guys and welcome to this English pronunciation video.
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In this video, I'm going to focus on two very important vowel sounds in English.
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/ɛ/ and /ɪ/ Let's take two example words.
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The first word is 'bed'.
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Can you hear /ɛ/ the sound? 'bed' Now the second word is, bid.
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Can you hear the /ɪ/ sound?
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bid bed bid I know they sound similar, but they are different.
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And with a little bit of practice, you will start hearing them differently.
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I promise you that.
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So keep watching.
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Get ready guys.
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I am going to help you make these sounds /ɛ/ and /ɪ/.
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I want you to be able to hear the difference and to pronounce them correctly.
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It's very important, also for you to know the IPA spelling.
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Watch how I move my mouth.
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And as usual, repeat after me.
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I know that you can master these vowel sounds, So let's get to it.
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So let's first practice how to make the sound /ɛ/.
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So your tongue is in a middle part of your mouth.
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/ɛ/ Watch my mouth.
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How it moves.
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/ɛ/ Can you watch my mouth and repeat after me now?
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/ɛ/ /ɛ/ /ɛ/.
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Okay let's now practice with a word, ‘bed’.
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Can you repeat after me?
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bed bed bed Good job.
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Moving on to the sound /ɪ/.
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Now your tongue - it's a little higher than for the /ɛ/ sound.
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And you should stretch out your lips a little.
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And it's a short sound.
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/ɪ/ So let's practice.
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Repeat after me.
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/ɪ/ /ɪ/ /ɪ/ Let's practice with a word, ‘bid’.
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Watch how my mouth moves and repeat after me.
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bid bid bid Okay guys, let's now use minimal pairs - same words only the vowel sounds change.
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They're a good way to practice these sounds.
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But first just the sounds, so just watch how my mouth moves and repeat after me.
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/ɛ/ /ɛ/ /ɛ/ /ɪ/ /ɪ/ /ɪ/ Let's now take the words ‘bed’ and ‘bid’.
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Repeat after me.
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bed bed bed bid bid bid bed bid bed bid bed bid Good, guys.
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Okay guys, let's now read minimal pairs together.
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Repeat after me.
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And watch how my mouth moves.
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Let's go. beg big bell bill belt built bet bit bless bliss check chick clench clinch crept crypt dead did desk disk fell fill fleck flick gem gym head hid heck hick hell hill hem him hex hicks Ken kin led lid left lift lest list let lit mess miss meddle middle messed mist peg pig pet pit set sit quell quill Okay let's continue practicing.
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I'm now going to show you some words and I want you to read them with the proper English vowel sound /ɛ/ and /ɪ/.
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Let's get started.
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Let's start with the first word.
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Which one is it? ‘beg’ or ‘big’?
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It's beg. Next word.
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Which one is it? ‘bet’or ‘bit’?
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It's ‘bit’.
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Next word. Which one is it? ‘mess’ or ‘miss’?
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It’s ‘mess’.
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The following word.
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Which one is it? ‘set’ or ‘sit’?
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It's ‘set’ of course.
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Next word. Which one is it? ‘left’ or ‘lift’?
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lift Next word.
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‘hell’ or ‘hill’?
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‘hill’ obviously.
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Next word. ‘beg’ or ‘big’?
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It's ‘big’ this time.
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Next word. ‘dead’ or ‘did’?
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It's ‘dead’of course.
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Then we have ‘mess’ or ‘miss’?
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It is ‘miss’.
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And finally, ‘dead’ or ‘did’?
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‘did’ Great guys!
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Let's continue on.
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Okay guys. Moving on to sentences now.
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I have sentences for you and they're filled with /ɛ/ and /ɪ/ sounds.
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Repeat after me.
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The first sentence is, ‘Ken did not sit on the hill.’ The second sentence, ‘My pet pig fell off the cliff.’ And finally, ‘Set the big desk in the middle.’ Good job, guys.
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Let's carry on.
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Great guys.
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Well now you have a better understanding of the difference between the English vowel sounds /ɛ/ and /ɪ/.
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Keep practicing.
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Practice makes perfect.
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I know you can do it.
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And make sure to watch the rest of my pronunciation videos.
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They're very important if you want to improve your English skills.
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See you next time.
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Thank you so much guys for watching my video.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: sound, word, bid, bed, repeat. Deze video bevat 87 zinnen en 675 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 9:48. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 69 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 85% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken. 19 van de 87 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| desk zelfstandig naamwoord | /dɛsk/ | bureau, schrijftafel |
| minimal bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈmɪn.ə.məl/ | minimaal |
| pronunciation zelfstandig naamwoord | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | uitspraak |
| belt zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbɛlt/ | gordel, riem |
| skill zelfstandig naamwoord | /skɪl/ | bekwaamheid, vaardigheid |
| stretch werkwoord | /stɹɛt͡ʃ/ | strekken |
| differently bijwoord | /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/ | verschillend, anders |
| correctly bijwoord | /kəˈɹɛk(t).li/ | correct, juist |
| lip zelfstandig naamwoord | /lɪp/ | lip |
| cliff zelfstandig naamwoord | /klɪf/ | klip, klif |
| chick zelfstandig naamwoord | /t͡ʃɪk/ | kuiken |
| subscribe werkwoord | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | abonneren |
| disk zelfstandig naamwoord | /dɪsk/ | schijf |
| spelling zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈspɛl.ɪŋ/ | spelling |
| creep werkwoord | /kɹiːp/ | kruipen |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Can you repeat after me?
- Let's start with the first word.
- Then we have ‘mess’ or ‘miss’?
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Werkwoord + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — werkwoorden die door de -ing-vorm worden gevolgd | start hearing · keep watching · Keep practicing |
| Toekomst met “going to” be going to + werkwoord — een plan of iets dat je ziet aankomen | I'm going to focus · am going to help · I'm now going to show |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 5 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals they're, I'm. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- /w/ — met ronde lippen: quell /kwɛl/, quill /kwɪl/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als desk, minimal, pronunciation.
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