Hey there, welcome to my channel. I’m Daniela, an English teacher, pronunciation coach, speaking club host, KZreadr, and blogger.
In my channel you will find tips about English and foreign language learning, American culture, and motivation that will help you on your way to fluency.
I was born and raised in Bulgaria, but now I live in California. When I arrived in the US, I barely spoke English, so I enrolled in ESL classes. It was there where I fell in love with different languages, accents, and cultures as I met friends from all over the world.
I know that learning a foreign language as an adult might be challenging, but I’m here to show you that it’s 100% possible. And it can (and should) be enjoyable as well.
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Thanks for the video, Daniela!👌😊👍
Simple and beautiful!
These ones are good.
Interesting.
Teacher, I common phrasal verbs like look up, look after, look forward to, give up, give in, take off, put on, turn off,put up with, take care of, bring out, get along with, get by.
Rather vs likely?
Thanks a lot.There a little difference between "I an on it" and "I am in it."
I’m very confused with verb “ get” and with lot of meaning phrasal verbs with “get”😢
I wanted to ask you one thing, you tell me to listen to the English language but I am fine listening to it but if I don't understand it then whom will I ask and who will resolve my dilemma, then what will be the meaning of my listening,
Great video and advice about resilience, Thanks so much Daniela!💯👌👍💓😊
Glad it was helpful!
Free Palestine
Nice idea!
Have you ever been told that you look like monica Bellucci
I'm here with with from Brazil.
Thanks a lot.Your video is rewarding.
Honestly, I am not afraid to speak English.I Can speak English Freely.But for me, Listening comprehension is VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY HARD IN LEARNING ENGLISH ? !
I am glad to see you again.I heard new word for me "crop up".
Excellent, thanks !!!!!
Thanks a lot!It's a usefull video.
Glad you liked it 😀
Hi how are you mam i want join with your group ❤❤
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Excellent, your help, thanks!!!!!
Great Daniela, I really love your video, you always are so clear😊
Thank you. I'm really glad you liked it :)
Well done!I need to have a rest every two minutes to understand clear rather than watch the whole video.
Yes, I know. The video is packed with a lot of information, so definitely stop, think, go back and forth, and practice. Thank you for your comment :)
Thank you for the reply!
Thanks for the lesson, Teacher Daniela!!!💯👌👍😊
I like her👍🏻 more content like this one about is and does
You forgot the most common slavic mistakes in English - constant dropping articles😂
Yes, I omitted that one because it's super obvious and many people have talked about it. Using articles is about building a habit. The things on my list are more about mistakes that are caused by literal translation and not everyone knows about them. But good point. How do you feel about articles? Do you use them or do you catch yourself omitting them sometimes?
Usually, when I ' m talking with english speakers - yes, like many slavic speakers I do. And do not use continious tenses either. And use Not so far instead of Yet😅 And say On Russian instead In Russian And............................so on and.........so on. When English is your second language that's unavoidable. Like grammar mistakes in writing😅
I like your style, as a friendly suggestion, create a playlist for videos where you share a English sentence and you read and speak that sentence. Of course, each video should contains many sentence. The goal is improve the listening and let us practice the pronunciation. Take care
I hope A English was made on purpose🤩😃Or like slavic speakers usualy say For pёроs. But that would be correct eather. Thanks for your caring😆🤩😍
@@dmitriysmirnov9084 Interesting, I've never listen about that situation :)
@@manueljordan317sorri, maj privius komment wos not on pêpos, it wos on drink, I miksed it up. O aut. Sorri😂
@@dmitriysmirnov9084 Salud! 🍻
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Yeh jo bol rahi hai isse hi samajh aa raha hai, to aap kaise bol sakte hai ki agla bolna seekh jayega
What to do if no matter how hard you try, you cannot speak English or you cannot understand it, then you should give up the language because the situation is not under your control.
What to do if no matter how hard you try, you cannot speak English or you cannot understand it, then you should give up the language because the situation is not under your control.
Your /æ/ sounds more like the /a/ or /ɐ/. There is ONE Ll sound in GA English, whatever you call it. The light Ll is used in Spanish. It may be used in other languages too but NOT in English. The Ll sound is NOT luh. The Ww sound is NOT wuh. 3:27 …we sleep on - sounds weird We say ‘we sleep IN’ Aaron and Erin are NOT pronounced and transcribed the same. Aaron /ɛi-ɹən/ or /æɹ-ən/ Erin /ɛɹ-ɪn/ The /æ/ and /ɛ/ never come at the end of a syllable or a word.
Hi very much beautiful teacher I like & I love you ok
Go go with your channel! ... thank you
The words "habitually,elaborate" i met for the first time.
Well done!I'm surprised with your polished expressions.
My hubby ramrodded me last night and now his shaft is sore and I think I blew a gasket 😂😂🎉
First should have been "what's up"😊
Haha yes. But I think it’s so common that most people know it 😀.
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You illustrate it clearly ❤
Sooo good😮
Thank you 😊
Thanks, excellent video !!!
Melody of American English is twang twang twang. Dreadful.
The /ɔː/, /ɝː/, /oʊ/, /ɑː/, /ɒː/ and /ʌ/ are NOT used in GA English
I disagree with you. As long as you use the IPA, these are symbols representing phonemes of the General American English. Here are examples, which I took from Longman (with two of my edits: /ɝː/ in place of its alternative representation /ɜːɹ/, and American /ɹ/ in place of /r/): /ɔː/: more /mɔːɹ/ /ɝː/: stir /stɝː/ /oʊ/: so /soʊ/ /ɑː/: car /kɑːɹ/ /ɒː/: caught /kɒːt/ (in areas without the cot-caught merger) /ʌ/: cup /kʌp/
@@LingoAdventure How many vowel sounds do you think there are in GA English? All of the sounds you used are WRONG! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPA_vowel_chart_with_audio I recommend you listen to the sounds you used, they sound different. The dictionary you mentioned has a lot of mistakes. Merriam-Webster also has some mistakes but it’s one of the best, I suggest you use that.
You can find the breakdown of the IPA phonemes for American English on many sites online. Here is a good one: easypronunciation.com/en/american-english-pronunciation-ipa-chart. All the vowels that you believe do not belong to the General American (GA) English set are included on that list. Of course it's your choice to agree or not with this and other charts. I can't help you with that. Merriam-Webster doesn't even use the International Phonetic Alphabet, so of course they will not have these symbols on the list! 😅 I am not going to discuss their notation. In my videos, I use only the IPA notation.
@@LingoAdventure The quality of the sounds is different in every language but the IPA uses the same symbol.
No, you are incorrect. The International Phonetic Alphabet from the International Phonetic Association has enough symbols to cover phonetics of any known human language. Every language uses only a subset of the symbols. There might be overlaps between languages if they use common phonemes (for example /b/, /n/ or /s/ in English, French, and Italian), but also phonemes that exist in one language but not in another (for example R is pronounced as /r/ in Italian, as /ɹ/ in American English, and as /ʁ/ in French). Your comments make me wonder if you are familiar with the IPA from the International Phonetic Association (www.internationalphoneticassociation.org/sites/default/files/IPA_Kiel_2015.pdf) or you are referring to some other system (like Merriam-Webster).
The short Ee sound /ɛ/ NEVER comes at the end of a syllable or a word in English. 7:57 ‘a little closer’ - s in closer is /s/ but you said /z/.
Yes, I agree, the vowel /ɛ/ never comes at the end of a word in English. It is in contrast to French, where for example ballet is pronounced as /ba’lɛ/ 🇫🇷. As ballet in English is a loan word from French, the final French /ɛ/ is replaced by the diphthong /eɪ/ (in addition to the change of the first vowel): /ˈbæ.leɪ/ 🇺🇸. Regarding pronunciation of closer in American English, thanks for pointing it out. I actually heard both versions: /ˈkloʊ.sɚ/ and /ˈkloʊ.zɚ/ (maybe regional?), although /ˈkloʊ.sɚ/ is indeed more popular. Interestingly, even dictionaries are inconsistent on this. For example, Cambridge gives only one American pronunciation with /z/: /ˈkloʊ.zɚ/ dictionary.cambridge.org/us/pronunciation/english/closer .
@@LingoAdventure BRUSCHETTA- firstly, you used the wrong phonemic symbols. Secondly, the short Ee sound never comes at the end of a syllable or even a word. /bru:s.’kɛ.tə/ ❌
Ok, rather than sending me back my own IPA transcription of bruschetta, would you consider sending me yours? 😀 What you are referring to as the “short Ee” is called in the IPA the open-mid front unrounded vowel /ɛ/. I prefer the standard IPA names, as they reflect how the phoneme is produced. The term “short Ee” doesn’t carry such information, and while it may be useful for native speakers of English to better understand phonetics of their own language, it is actually confusing to many international students. The rule that you stated, that /ɛ/ never comes at the end of a syllable refers to a particular way to syllabicate English words. Now, let me ignore the syllabification - as you are criticizing my choice of phonemes, and not the syllabification - and rewrite the transcription: /bru:s’kɛtə/. And this is the same transcription as you can find in Collins or on Wiktionary. Dictionary.com uses /ʊ/ in place of /u:/, and it also uses different syllabification: /brʊˈskɛt.ə/, where the syllable containing /ɛ/ is /skɛt/ (and /ɛ/ is not at the end of it). The way to syllabicate words that never puts an /ɛ/ at the end of a syllable may help native English speakers, as they typically have difficulty pronouncing /ɛ/ without anything after it, but this doesn’t apply to international students. Note that different syllabification doesn’t affect pronunciation.
@@LingoAdventure You love the IPA sounds and you have been following the IPA sounds but you do NOT know that ONE symbol in the IPA may sound different in different languages or even accents, this is why you sound OFF. I recommend you compare the IPA vowels, especially BACK vowels, and the vowels people DO really say. The /u/ or /u:/ does NOT sound English in the IPA. Only the vowel sounds take the stress in words NOT consonants. I would transcribe bruschetta /bɹʉ.sgɛ́d.ə/ using the IPA but I don’t like the IPA.
@@LingoAdventure The dictionary which uses /z/ for CLOSER is WRONG!
Hi!Thanks a lot.That's a rewarding lesson.
Glad you liked it!
Thank You Very Much for the lesson!!!!👌👍😊
My pleasure!
It would be better if you said in a few words what is it "rigid dichotomy" .
Yes, I understand. You probably have already figured it out though :). Thank you for your comment.
You are on fire!I saw a lot of new words for me such as "authentic".
Look at this lovely elegant lady ! wow !! listen to her tonality, look at her calibration and her eyes are speaking and smiling. Isn't she dynamic ? she really is her self and wishes good for everyone. A mediterranean beauty with her shadowing technique . Soothing voice, tank you Madam Daniela !! Bless you !!
Thank you so much. I’m glad you like it 😀