When I took high school French (late 60s), it became apparent that some students could not hear the diffence between a nasal sound and a pure vowel sound. It was explained that the mind would accomodate foreign sounds to familiar sounds. This was less of a problem in those that had an ear for musical sounds. We were introduced to the International Phoenetic Alphabet (IPA) at this time which proved to be a good advantage in figuring-out the sound of words. Hearing the difference between an open and close "e" or "o" in Italian is another challenge. Even English-speaking opera-lovers will say Tasca instead of Tosca (open "o"). Often they can't hear the difference.

Thank you guys! Those tips are very useful for learners like me.

@EatSleepDreamEnglish

11 ай бұрын

Our pleasure! Really happy to hear you found it helpful mate. More to come!

I like the sound of your voice, it is soothing

@EatSleepDreamEnglish

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Cesar, that's very kind of you to say : )

Olá, onde fica Acquireng? Obrigada

For English learners one of the hardest things is understanding the long and short vowel sounds. Spanish is a whole other story. With A saying ah (no long A sound). E saying the long A, and what in English is either the long or short I actually being E. There is no I sound in Spanish, which is so confusing. Also the noun coming before the adjective. White house= casa blanca. Unfortunately, many people moving to the USofA are choosing to not learn American English. Especially, Spanish speakers.

@EatSleepDreamEnglish

11 ай бұрын

Great point! It can be so tricky when the sound doesn't exist in your own language. There can be such a subtle difference between long and short vowels and it's not always easy to know if one is saying them correctly. I guess that's where helpful instruction by a teacher/proficient speaker is essential.

Hello teacher Tom. Can you teach us how to speak like Micheal Ward Top Boy?

@EatSleepDreamEnglish

11 ай бұрын

Ah I like this idea. I'm definitely going to have to do a video on Top Boy and the accents within it. They are VERY modern London. It's an accent called MLE. Thanks for the suggestion : )

U have beautiful blue eyes😻😻😻😻😻

@EatSleepDreamEnglish

Жыл бұрын

Thank you : )

It's difficult to remember all "off over to up" etc after verbs

@EatSleepDreamEnglish

11 ай бұрын

Yes! That can be really tricky. I'm working on a new course about phrasal verbs. It will have exercises to help you remember the prepositions after verbs.

Last 😮

@EatSleepDreamEnglish

Жыл бұрын

Hehe not quite

@user-cc2ux9ew1r

Жыл бұрын

What a shame ! Sod's law!

First 🙌

@EatSleepDreamEnglish

Жыл бұрын

Good job Akbar!

This girl is American?

@EatSleepDreamEnglish

Жыл бұрын

Deepika is from India and currently lives in Spain.

@RoseReadings

Жыл бұрын

@@EatSleepDreamEnglish she has a very beautiful clear speech & She sounds American