Why does the letter Y sound completely different in "yes," "gym," "happy," and "my"? This episode unravels the mystery behind Y's four pronunciations in British English: the consonant /j/, the short vowel /ɪ/, the long vowel /iː/, and the diphthong /aɪ/. Discover the patterns (and exceptions) that govern when Y makes each sound, and learn about common pronunciation pitfalls for learners from French, German, Romance, Slavic, and Chinese language backgrounds. From over-articulating "yes" to flattening diphthongs in "fly," understand why these errors happen and what they reveal about the quirks of English pronunciation. Essential listening before the hands-on practice episode!


British Pronunciation Tips 

The Mysterious Case of the Letter Y: Four Sounds, One Letter

Konnichiwa! In questa puntata del podcast vi racconto come ho iniziato a studiare il Giapponese da zero. Naturalmente, ci sono tanti metodi diversi, e questa è soltanto la mia esperienza! Potete però prendere spunto :)
Non perdetevi il prossimo episodio!


Alechan in Giappone

S1 EP2 Come si impara una lingua da zero? La mia esperienza!

みんなは田舎と都会、どっちが好き？ おれはねぇ、けっこうどっちも好きなんだけど、どっちかっていうと田舎の方が好きなんだよなぁ。 なんか小さい頃は田舎って正直つまんないなぁって思ってたんだけど、大人になってからは都会で人が多すぎるとちょっとストレスになっちゃうからあんまり都会は好きじゃなくなっちゃったわ。 まぁいま住んでるとこみたいに田舎過ぎても、そんなに好きじゃないんだけどね。 でも、どっちかっていうと田舎の方が好きだな。 今日も聞いてくれてありがとう！ バイバイ

Super Casual Japanese with Teppei

Casual Japanese 田舎派？都会派？

  In some languages, the pronunciation of the letters remains constant, never changing or change very little.  Czech and Spanish are two examples.  English isn't like this.  We have long vowels short vowels and combinations of vowels.  Sometimes the pronunciation seems to change without reason.  Moreover, the speling rarely helps. Consider these three words:  food, blue, and blew - The vowel sounds are all the same, go figure.Has anybody ever looked at you after listening and asked, 'What?'  Last week, my student said through and I heard throw and was totally lost.
                    Sound 1	/oooo/		Sound 2     /ow/

			Through 		 	Throw

			Two				Tow
		
			Blue				Blow

			View				Vote

			New				Know

			Sue				        So

			Clue				Clone

			Rude				Road


Accelerate your English Pronunciation with Ralph

Through / Throw

This podcast series gives you strategies to succeed on each part of the IELTS Speaking Exam. The three parts are very different from one another so you need to use strategies that are specific to each part. In this episode I look at the ways to succeed on Part 2 of the exam.

IELTS Speaking Success

IELTS Speaking Strategies 1 2 3 - Episode 3: Part 2 of the Speaking Exam

Letter Y
Listen and repeat then sing along.
yo-yo, yak, yogurt, yacht

I don't have a yo-yo.
I don't have a yak.
I don't have yogurt.
I don't have a yacht.

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Phonics The Alphabet 

Letter Y

Today I present you some basic Serbian greetings such as:
ЗДРАВО / ЋАО - ZDRAVO/ĆAO = Hello!
ДОБАР ДАН - DOBAR DAN = Good afternoon!
You have a couple of conversations to test your understanding of what you have learned.
Срећно учење! / Srećno učenje! / Happy learning!


SERBIAN TO GO

Osnovni pozdravi – Basic greetings in Serbian (A1 level)

En el episodio de esta semana comento algunos verbos que siempre van seguidos de la misma preposición. 

Muchos estudiantes encuentran las preposiciones, o palabras pequeñas, como muchos se refieren a ellas muy díficiles, ¡y lo entiendo! Las preposiciones tienen reglas diferentes en cada idioma y muchas veces no tienen un equivalente exacto que funcione en todas las ocasiones. Por eso espero que este episodio os ayude, ya que los verbos que voy a mencionar hoy siempre usan  la misma preposición. Por lo tanto, mi objetivo es que cuando en el futuro vayáis a usar estros verbos no dudéis, no os tengais que parar a pensar qué preposición usar, os venga directamente a la cabeza. 

Después de escuchar el episodio, no te olvides de dejar una valoración en la plataforma en la que lo has escuchado. Luego pásate por mi instagram y dime si conoces otros verbos en español que siempre van acompañados de la misma preposición.

Si es un tema que te interesa y quieres aprender otros verbos que van seguidos de preposición, no solo la preposición “de”, puedes conseguir el pdf aquí. https://blancadelatorre.kartra.com/page/lTI227 


Blanca to go 

139 – verbos seguidos de preposición

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