Hot Tip: Pronouncing The French ‘U’
Learning French is one thing. Learning to pronounce it correctly is another. On one hand, it seems as though you can just ignore half the Read More
Category: Pronunciation
Hot Tip: Pronouncing The Italian ‘Gli’ Sound
When it comes to specific pronunciation hangups, lots of students struggle with the gli in Italian. The thing about Italian is that it’s spoken like Read More
Hot Tip: Pronouncing The French ‘R’
French pronunciation is full of pit falls and booby traps. Case in point: the nasal sounds. The liaisons. The voiceless letters. The accents. But if Read More
Professional Captioners Reveal The Most Mispronounced Words Of 2020
Although one of the defining words of 2020 was “unprecedented,” one thing did remain consistent in this year of hardship and contraction: Newsreaders struggled to Read More
Why Is It So Hard To Lose Your Accent As An Adult?
It’s not your fault if you’ve been conditioned to believe that your best language-learning years are already behind you. It’s a persistent myth that has Read More
6 Norwegian Words You’ll Struggle To Pronounce (If You’re Not Norwegian)
Norwegian pronunciation is a tricky beast to master, and not just because it’s riddled with vowel sounds that don’t come naturally to anyone who didn’t Read More
6 Swedish Words You’ll Struggle To Pronounce (If You’re Not Swedish)
Supposedly, Swedish is relatively easy for English speakers to learn. But if everything’s relative, then it’s also possible that you’ll still find certain aspects of Read More
6 Russian Words You’ll Struggle To Pronounce (If You’re Not Russian)
Of all the things that feel most daunting to beginner learners, Russian pronunciation looms the largest. What are those strange, inscrutable letters? Why do only Read More
7 Turkish Words You’ll Struggle To Pronounce (If You’re Not Turkish)
To the untrained eye, the Turkish language (what with all of its unfamiliar diacritical marks) can seem somewhat intimidating. Just because Turkish uses the same Read More
7 Dutch Words You’ll Struggle To Pronounce (If You’re Not Dutch)
We know, we know — we once told you that Dutch was actually one of the easiest languages for English speakers to learn. And we Read More