Listening&Speaking Boost. Elementary Level.

Unit 4b

In this 2nd episode of All Things Pronunciation, we learn about Stress in English -- in particular, Stress at the word-level. We also talk about Syllables and the Schwa Sound in English.



All Things Pronunciation

Introduction to Word-Stress

This podcast explores Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening".

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42891/stopping-by-woods-on-a-snowy-evening

Poem of the Day

"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost

I made a song about cats with AI.
It has both Japanese and English lyric so it helps you to learn Japanese!

ねこについての歌をAIで作りました。
ねこは「にゃんこ」と呼ばれることもあります。

（verse1）
しっぽは tail　ふりふり dance
うれしいときに　ゆれるよ chance
ひげは whiskers　ピンとのばして
まわりの空気を　check するよ！

（chorus）
あたまは head　くびは neck
みみは ears　ぴょこっと up
めは eyes　きらきら shine
にゃんこのからだ　おぼえよう！

（verse2）
ては paws　やわらかく
そーっとあるいて　音がしない
つめは claws　ときどき sharp
でもリラックスで　ひっこめる〜

（chorus）
鼻は nose　くちは mouth
こえは voice　にゃーって言う
からだは body　ふわふわ　fur
にゃんこで覚える　にほんご！

日本語聞いてみよう！

【ねこ（にゃんこ）の歌】a song about cats

My podcast, "にほんご聞こう" (Let's Listen to Japanese), starts today. This podcast is designed for people at various levels of Japanese proficiency, so I've made adjustments in terms of vocabulary, grammar, and speaking speed. I speak slowly in Episode 1. In the next episode, 1.5, I'll be speaking at a regular pace. Furthermore, the content of the second episode has additional information, so listening to both can be fun for comparison.

Hope you enjoy it :)

Full Script >> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JM4dN4NaYwxczCbAlVt4Bx1hGplqr1-N/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=113327799381827760818&rtpof=true&sd=true


にほんご聞こう！　Let's listen to Japanese! 

Episode 1: Self-introduction with transcript  [Level: Intermediate]  

Vidéo avec sous-titres: 
https://youtu.be/PJwR0n38lP8?si=4QwKJSAFHsru4CmU 


French Stories For All

Blabla Podcast de mon ami

문제 1
질문: 오늘 날씨는 어떻습니까?

1) 흐려요.
2) 좋아요.
3) 비가 와요.
4) 바람이 불어요.

문제 2
질문: 남자는 어디에 가요?

1) 학교
2) 병원
3) 슈퍼마켓
4) 공원

문제 3
질문: 지금 몇 시입니까?

1) 한 시
2) 두 시
3) 세 시
4) 네 시

문제 4
질문: 남자는 어떤 음식을 좋아합니까?

1) 불고기
2) 김밥
3) 라면
4) 떡볶이

문제 5
질문: 남자는 내일 무엇을 합니까?

1) 책을 읽어요.
2) 친구를 만나요.
3) 영화를 봐요.
4) 운동해요.

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정답
1. 2)좋아요
2. 3)슈퍼마켓
3. 3) 세 시
4. 2) 김밥
5. 2) 친구를 만나요

한국어 토픽 듣기 

한국어 토픽 1 듣기 연습

Word final devoicing

Voiced consonants at the end of words are pronounced voiceless. 

We write:               We say:
Чехов                      Чехо[ ф ] 
джаз                        джа[ с ] 
гараж                      гара[ ш ] 
сноб                        сно[ п ] 
маркетинг              маркетин[ к ] 
Мадрид                   Мадри[ т ]

Voiced-voiceless assimilation 

When voiced and voiceless consonants are adjacent to each other, the nature of the second consonant dictates the nature of the first. To put it more succinctly, when two consonants go walking, the second one does the talking: 

в Киеве               [ф К]иеве 
субтитры            су[пт]итры 

 voiceless + voiced voiced + voiced 
 
 баскетбол          баске[дб]ол 

 Питсбург            Пи[дзб]ург 

 вас зовут             ва[ з з ]овут 

Russian Pronunciation wilth Lubov

Basics. Word Final Devoicing and Voiced-Voiceless Assimilation. Listen and Repeat.

Have you ever gone on a long road trip?  I went on a road trip from Las Vegas to Washington D.C.  Along the way I met several interesting people.  In this episode I talk about when I met a really interesting character who was an ex con while driving coast to coast in the U.S. Book a lesson with me and tell me about your favorite road trip!