Has this ever happened to you – someone asks you a question in English, and you don’t understand it at ALL? One reason for the difficulty is that when native English speakers are talking fast, we often change how we pronounce the words at the beginning of questions. It can be frustrating and embarrassing when you don’t understand a question… but this video will help! When you know about these pronunciation changes, then you can recognize them when you hear them – and understand questions a lot better. The secret to improving your pronunciation is practice, practice, lots of practice – and you can get it inside my American English Pronunciation Course. It will help you speak English more clearly, correctly, and confidently!

Let's practice 100+ words with long and short vowel sounds! Download lesson text 👉 https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/long-short-vowels-pdf-audio/  A vowel is a sound we make with our mouth and vocal cords open, without touching our tongue to any other part of our mouth. In vowel sounds the air flows freely (differently from consonants, in which we block the air with our tongue, lips, or teeth). Vowels in English are represented by the letters A, E, I, O, and U. The letter Y is considered a “semivowel” because sometimes it represents a vowel sound, and sometimes it represents a consonant sound. English vowels can be divided into two types: long vowels and short vowels. The difference between them is in the duration of their pronunciation. Long vowels are pronounced with an extended sound, while short vowels have a quicker sound. Want to improve your pronunciation even more? Join my pronunciation course!   Pronunciation & Shadowing Courses:    30 lessons each course: Listen & repeat words & phrases to practice all the sounds of American English and speak more continuously. Pronunciation evaluation: Send us a recording of your speaking, and get corrections and feedback from an Espresso English teacher. Speak English more clearly & confidently!