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How to Pronounce the Most Common Words in English
Hello again! I’m Julie with San Diego Voice and Accent, and this is the third video of my latest pronunciation series titled "How to Pronounce the 100 Most Common Words in American English". Today, I’ll teach you how to pronounce words 41-60, and we’re going to get right down to the practice.
If you want to start from the beginning and learn how to pronounce words 1-20, and then 21-40, click here: Most Common Words in English: 1-20; Most Common Words in English: 21-40.
And just a quick reminder, here’s how the video will go. I’ll introduce each word, and I’ll pronounce it with the full, dictionary pronunciation.
Then I’ll say the word in a sentence using a more natural pronunciation, and I’ll say it three times. Sometimes it will be reduced or linked up with another word, or it could even be stressed, depending on the sentence. Your job is to pay attention to the rhythm, intonation, and linking, and to imitate what you hear, not how the word is spelled or how you think the word is pronounced. And to help you with this, I’m not going to bog down these videos with explanations of what’s happening to the pronunciation. I want you to become comfortable with listening to something and immediately imitating it without much thought or direct instruction.
My one piece of advice? Close your eyes and rely on only your ears to guide you. Don’t read the sentence or the captions.
Get ready to improve your pronunciation, rhythm, and fluency - right now!
How to Pronounce the Most Common Words in English
Word number forty one: get
Did you get my message?
Word number forty two: all
That’s all I need.
Word number forty three: can
I can help tomorrow.
Word number forty four: at
She’s at work now.
Word number forty five: one
Give me one second.
Word number forty six: going
I’m going to leave soon.
Word number forty seven: out
Let’s go out tonight.
Word number forty eight: up
Please stand up.
Word number forty nine: think
I think she’s busy.
Word number fifty: now
Do it now.
Word number fifty one: go
Let’s go for a walk.
Word number fifty two: got
I’ve got to go now.
Word number fifty three: how
How are you doing?
Word number fifty four: her
That’s her brother.
Word number fifty five: there
He’s over there.
Word number fifty six: yeah-yeah
Yeah-yeah, I get it.
Word number fifty seven: or
Do you want tea or coffee?
Word number fifty eight: she
She looks happy.
Word number fifty nine: him
I saw him yesterday.
Word number sixty: see
Did you see that?
Phew - that was a lot of practice, but you did it! Do you feel like your pronunciation is getting smoother and more fluent? Let me know in the comments - I’d love to hear how you’re doing!
We’ve got two more videos left in this series, so be on the lookout for video number four coming up soon: how to pronounce words sixty one to eighty of the top one hundred most common words in American English.
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