English Pronunciation Course for Beginners | Learn Vowel and Consonant Sounds | 27 Lessons

Hi, guys. This is Fanny.

Welcome to this English pronunciation video.

In this video we will focus on two English vowel sounds:

/I/ and /i:/

Now I know they sound very similar, but they are different.

And they are two very important vowel sounds in English.

So let's start with our two example words:

sit

Now listen to how I pronounce this word.

sit

Can you hear the /i/ sound?

sit

Now listen to another word:

seat

Can you hear the pronunciation?

seat

/i:/ sound.

seat

sit

seat

I know it can be difficult at first.

But with a little bit of practice, I'm sure you will hear them differently.

Although they are similar, they are two different vowel sounds.

I promise you by the end of this video you will hear and pronounce them differently.

So keep watching.

Get ready students.

I'm gonna help you make these vowel sounds /I/ and /i:/.

I really want you to be able to hear the difference

and to pronounce them correctly.

It is very important for you to know the IPA spelling.

Watch how I move my mouth.

And always repeat after me in this video.

I know that you can master these vowel sounds.

Let's get started.

First, let's try to make the sound /I/.

So when you pronounce it,

your tongue is a little higher in your mouth,

closer to the front.

/I/ Stretch out your lips a little.