My latest pronunciation tip lets you in on a couple of things in Polish you’ve probably wondered about. Now you’ll know how to pronounce the name of the city Łódź – and Wrocław and Kraków, while you’re at it. And as an added bonus you’ll know whywis called “double u...
Kharkiv is a really tough one to spell out with English phonetic alphabet. In the world of words and the diversity of accents and local dialects, some words can be extremely hard to pronounce. Lviv is /lvv/ or (Lv-eve). Here's what we know. The 'o' part is the same as in ...
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I’d like to ask you: Do you pronounce “t” in a word “often” ? I heard that in some native speakers’ talks but I was taught differently in my school. dancingqueen Not in some Countries, for instance, in American English you do not pronounce the ‘t’sound. Look: often is ...
By Anatoly Liberman Very long ago, one of our correspondents asked me how irregular forms like good—better and go—went originated. Not only was he aware of the linguistic side of the problem but he also knew the technical term for this phenomenon, name
especially across accents. Banana would be bay-nan-ay (long A, short A, long A), but of course that doesn’t sound exactly like the way most people pronounce the word. As explained in the Schwa blog post, after sounding out bay-nan-ay, students would then need to “say it like wor...
But let’s talk truth: if this fella’s going to try to pronounce the alphabet, he’s also got to contend with the performance that truly dominates this space. The Alpha Precedent, the ORIGINAL alphabet vocalization, you know the one. It’s by that inimitable performer, Big Bird: ...
Don't know how to pronounce Peking duck? It's easier than you think. Before you go to your favorite Chinese restaurant to order this celebratory dish, make sure you pronounce it as [Pee-king duhk]. Peking Duck Cost Depending on where you'rebuying the fareand its size, typically, Peking...
“As few ingredients as possible,” says Natalia Pereira, chef and owner of the Brazilian restaurantWoodspoonin Los Angeles. The label should ideally list just coconut and water — no added sugars, no unpronounceable thickeners or stabilizers. (A passable third ingredient is a bit of guar gum...
Yep! The only way to have a good command of a foreign language is to take every opportunity you have to use it; storytelling is not the exception that proves the rule.Practice makes perfect. Ciao Regino Enlighten us. We pronounce and spell ‘chao’ according to the English dictionaries ...