Pronunciation

Speak clearly. Be understood.

Pronunciation problems aren't random — they're specific sound substitutions your first language taught you. I find yours and fix them at the source.

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Vowel Sounds

English has 20 vowel sounds but only 5 vowel letters — spelling won't help you. Click any card to hear it.

/iː/
see, sheep
/ɪ/
sit, ship
/e/
bed, said
/æ/
cat, man
/uː/
too, food
/ʊ/
put, book
/ʌ/
cup, love
/ɜː/
bird, learn
Coach's fix: smile for /iː/ (sheep), relax for /ɪ/ (ship) — hold /iː/ twice as long.

Consonant Sounds

Some of these don't exist in your first language — your mouth just hasn't learned them yet.

/θ/
think, bath
/ð/
this, brother
/r/
red, sorry
/l/
light, feel
/v/
very, live
/w/
we, quick
Coach's fix for /θ/ /ð/: tongue tip out between your teeth, blow air — add voice for /ð/.

Minimal Pairs

Words that differ by one sound only. If you can't hear the difference, you can't produce it.

ship / sheep
think / sink
very / berry
light / right

British or American?

Neither is "better" — but mixing them sounds inconsistent. I train both.

WordBritishAmerican
water/ˈwɔːtə//ˈwɑːdər/
dance/dɑːns//dæns/
schedule/ˈʃedjuːl//ˈskedʒuːl/

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