How do you pronounce 'real'?

Status
Not open for further replies.

ensan

Junior Member
Joined
Aug 31, 2019
Member Type
Student or Learner
Native Language
Arabic
Home Country
Egypt
Current Location
Egypt
I am trying to improve my pronunciation.
If you have time ,listen and give me your feedback.
https://clyp.it/zq31bwj0
 

GoesStation

No Longer With Us (RIP)
Joined
Dec 22, 2015
Member Type
Interested in Language
Native Language
American English
Home Country
United States
Current Location
United States
Your new pronunciation is much closer to a native one.
 

Tdol

No Longer With Us (RIP)
Staff member
Joined
Nov 13, 2002
Native Language
British English
Home Country
UK
Current Location
Japan
Your pronunciation of the word has improved.
 

teechar

Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Feb 18, 2015
Member Type
English Teacher
Native Language
English
Home Country
Iraq
Current Location
Iraq
Your new pronunciation is better, but you need a dark L, not a light one in "real".
Do you know the difference between those?
 

ensan

Junior Member
Joined
Aug 31, 2019
Member Type
Student or Learner
Native Language
Arabic
Home Country
Egypt
Current Location
Egypt
Your new pronunciation is better, but you need a dark L, not a light one in "real".
Do you know the difference between those?
Better here means 'far' from standard English?
I did not read about pronunciation .I just listen and speak.
 

GoesStation

No Longer With Us (RIP)
Joined
Dec 22, 2015
Member Type
Interested in Language
Native Language
American English
Home Country
United States
Current Location
United States
Better here means 'far' from standard English?
I did not read about pronunciation .I just listen and speak.

Your new pronunciation is better than the old one. It's much closer to how a native speaker might say the word. It's good. The sound of the /l/ could be improved but you will be easily understood.
 

teechar

Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Feb 18, 2015
Member Type
English Teacher
Native Language
English
Home Country
Iraq
Current Location
Iraq
I did not read about pronunciation. I just listen and speak.
Okay, so you need to listen more carefully. For example, I was telling you about the difference between a light L and a dark L.

Listen to JessicaMS's pronunciation of "luck" in the following link. That's an example of a dark L.
https://forvo.com/word/luck/#en

Listen to MissyEnglish's pronunciation of "listen" in the following link. That's an example of a light L.
https://forvo.com/word/listen/#en

Do you hear the difference?
 

ensan

Junior Member
Joined
Aug 31, 2019
Member Type
Student or Learner
Native Language
Arabic
Home Country
Egypt
Current Location
Egypt
In JessicaMS's pronunciation of "luck"the ,L sound , is so clear or strong.
In MissyEnglish's pronunciation of "listen" ,L sound , is eaten or so fast.
 

emsr2d2

Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Jul 28, 2009
Member Type
English Teacher
Native Language
British English
Home Country
UK
Current Location
UK
In JessicaMS's pronunciation of "luck"the, L sound [STRIKE](no comma here)[/STRIKE] is [STRIKE]so[/STRIKE] clear or strong.
In MissyEnglish's pronunciation of "listen", the L sound (no comma here) is eaten or [STRIKE]so[/STRIKE] fast.

Note my corrections above. Don't put a space before a comma. Always put a space after a comma. What do you mean by "eaten"?
 

teechar

Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Feb 18, 2015
Member Type
English Teacher
Native Language
English
Home Country
Iraq
Current Location
Iraq
In JessicaMS's pronunciation of "luck"the ,L sound , is so clear or strong.
In MissyEnglish's pronunciation of "listen" ,L sound , is eaten or so fast.
No. They're actually different sounds. It's not a matter of clarity. I advise you to search on the Web for the difference between dark L and light L. Train your ear to spot the difference, and then try practising pronouncing those two sounds yourself.
 

ensan

Junior Member
Joined
Aug 31, 2019
Member Type
Student or Learner
Native Language
Arabic
Home Country
Egypt
Current Location
Egypt
No. They're actually different sounds. It's not a matter of clarity. I advise you to search on the Web for the difference between dark L and light L. Train your ear to spot the difference, and then try practising pronouncing those two sounds yourself.

I will do that.
 

ensan

Junior Member
Joined
Aug 31, 2019
Member Type
Student or Learner
Native Language
Arabic
Home Country
Egypt
Current Location
Egypt
Note my corrections above. Don't put a space before a comma. Always put a space after a comma. What do you mean by "eaten"?
Eaten mean said quickly.It is in my mother language,to eat it means to say it fast or even drop most of the sound.
 

emsr2d2

Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Jul 28, 2009
Member Type
English Teacher
Native Language
British English
Home Country
UK
Current Location
UK
"Eaten" means "said quickly". [STRIKE]It is[/STRIKE] In my [STRIKE]mother[/STRIKE] native language, "to eat it" means "to say it fast" or even "drop most of the sound".

We tend to call that "swallowing" a letter, but swallowing and eating are closely connected, of course.

Note my changes above. You need to mark out the words you are talking about in some way. I have used quotation marks. You could use italics or put them in bold. Remember to put a space after every comma and every full stop.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top