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Hi there American English language learners! How are you? Did you know pronunciation is just as important as basic grammar and vocabulary skills? Did you know that even if you have real good grammar and know a decent amount of basic vocabulary.... if your short vowel sounds are completely not pronounced well it can make you possibly sound not understandable. Which can lead to confusion and assumptions. Have you ever been taught letter sounds from someone from the United States? Did you know our vowel sounds are not like any other international country? Maybe you want to say: I went for a walk. But you end up pronouncing: I went for a work. Or maybe you want to say: I want to visit the US. But you end up pronouncing: I want to wisit the US. This can and sometimes does lead to your listener maybe not directly saying to you "I don't understand." And sure they could "Figure it out" most likely due to context of what you're saying. But really you're making your listener do more work to understand you. Becoming a fluent American English speaker is so much more than just.... learning some vocabulary...for most students they've never learned American English letter sounds. Being a fluent English speaker or C1/C2 as I would call it... is a combination of being really good at pronunciation, grammar, sentence structure and vocabulary. You don't have to be 'perfect.' but you should at least learn letter sounds. It's part of the American English language. It's a part of our language culture. It's how we are able to understand one another here in the US. It's how we here in the US are able to speak so quickly but still clearly understand one another. Because we naturally move our mouth/lips/tongue/jaw frequently when we speak. Which most international countries are not trained do to at all. So many students want to become fluent but don't realize mouth movement and letter sounds are a part of it.

Who wants to sound like a native English speaker from the United States? Maybe you're wanting to visit the United States. Maybe you're wanting to move to the United States. Maybe you got a job in the United States and you want to be able to communicate with people in your new neighborhood. Or maybe you already live in the United States but were born in another country, but you want to learn how to sound more like you live here. You want to talk to people in the grocery store, book store and more! But your accent is bothering you. Have you ever had someone from the United States really judge your pronunciation? Really listen to all the sounds you make when you speak? Then let you know what letter sounds that you say wrong in American English? Then actually teach you how to say American English letter sounds clearly and correctly. So your nouns, vowels etc sound really clear and understandable. Not like.. 'Sort of like American English' but really American English. That way your listener knows exactly what you're saying without confusion, hesitation, assumptions, mis understanding. Wouldn't your listener appreciate that? Wouldn't that make the conversation more free flowing and more enjoyable? Check out my tutor profile and book a lesson of mine. I've been tutoring students around the world since 2018 to sound more American.

ATTENTION ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS: Are you looking for an English tutor? Do you want to sound more like a native English speaker? If you need help with any of the following things check out my tutor profile and book one of my lessons. You must be A2 level or higher in English to take my lessons. I've tutored over 3,700 one on one lessons since 2018. I have availability on my schedule.

ATTENTION ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS: Are you looking for an English tutor? Do you want to sound more like a native English speaker? If you need help with any of the following things check out my tutor profile and book one of my lessons. You must be A2 level or higher in English to take my lessons. I've tutored over 3,700 one on one lessons since 2018. I have availability on my schedule.

When you're having a face to face conversation with someone you don't want to make them do all the work to try to 'figure out what you're trying to say.' You want a clear, flowing, natural conversation with someone. You want to learn what to say and how to say it. And chances are if you're talking with a friend or family member or coworker they aren't going to directly tell you that they didn't understand you completely. You most likely have never been told exactly what you say wrong. Most students have no idea. They know they struggle but they've never actually been told if it's pronunciation or vocabulary or sentence structure. They have never really had someone from the United States really listen to all the sounds that come out of their mouth and watch what their mouth does (If it moves much or not.) Most students are taught that pronunciation isn't important.... then they wonder why they still have such a strong accent that sounds nothing at all like American English. Here are a few ways that I can help you improve your spoken American English so you sound more clear and understandable to native English speakers. That way when you speak to someone they don't have to depend on context which can lead to confusion and mis understanding. I could have a conversation with you and point out either your pronunciation mistakes or your sentence structure mistakes depending on which you choose or you can choose to get corrections on both. You would get typed and verbal corrections from me. I could teach you pronunciation skills. For example how to pronounce short vowels, long vowels and more. I could also help you learn phrasal verbs (most students know and use some but they don't know or use many of them). Prepositions (many students forget to use these or don't use the right one. Vocabulary. I've tutored 3,618 Lessons since August of 2018. You can improve your American English speaking. Check out my tutor schedule and my tutor profile!

Who wants to sound like a native English speaker from the United States? Maybe you're wanting to visit the United States. Maybe you're wanting to move to the United States. Maybe you got a job in the United States and you want to be able to communicate with people in your new neighborhood. Or maybe you already live in the United States but were born in another country, but you want to learn how to sound more like you live here. You want to talk to people in the grocery store, book store and more! But your accent is bothering you. Have you ever had someone from the United States really judge your pronunciation? Really listen to all the sounds you make when you speak? Then let you know what letter sounds that you say wrong in American English? Then actually teach you how to say American English letter sounds clearly and correctly. So your nouns, vowels etc sound really clear and understandable. Not like.. 'Sort of like American English' but really American English. That way your listener knows exactly what you're saying without confusion, hesitation, assumptions, mis understanding. Wouldn't your listener appreciate that? Wouldn't that make the conversation more free flowing and more enjoyable? Check out my tutor profile and book a lesson of mine. I've been tutoring students around the world since 2018 to sound more American.

English tutor Alice here! I now offer 6 different types of English lessons on Italki! Check out my tutor profile! Also check out these Beach themed vocabulary words. Do you know these? Do you use these when you speak?