the pronunciation of the word ' usually' ?

Here in Canada many speakers omit the a sound, pronouncing the word as "usuly". Sometimes the "a" is present but very faint. Both are incorrrect in my opinion, but both are pretty common.
 

Take your pick. They're all correct (native speaker pronunciation), but note the difference between BrE (quicker) and AmE (more drawn out).

Note also:
- In "I used to", the "d" is elided (it disappears).
- The stress in "recently" is on the first syllable (but you incorrectly put it on the second).
- "Which one is fine ...?" is wrong. We don't use the word "fine" in the negative or interrogative forms of such sentences.
 
I know I have a big problem with word stress because in Arabic we put the stress on the end of the word.
 

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