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Most English learners pronounce the word “available” the wrong way. There are 3 reasons that learners mispronounce it. Reason 1: The schwa sounds The word “available” contains 3 schwa sounds. 2 of them are visible and 1 is not. The schwa sound is a weak sound. When I say weak, it means that we…
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The word “really” is particularly difficult for Asian learners as it contains /r/ & /l/, two of the toughest consonants in the English language especially for Japanese, Koreans, Thai and Vietnamese. The word “really” has to be pronounced in 3 steps: Step 1: The lips have to be tightly rounded for /r/ and the…