Channel: Benny Lewis

Category: Education

Tags: live q&apronunciationtoneslive language learning questionslanguage learning liveaccentlive

Description: In today's Q&A we went into pronunciation questions. Doing this specific theme was fun - I had more questions than I could manage, so I'll definitely do this and more particular topics in upcoming live Q&As. Make sure to click the bell icon for notifications, so you don't miss them! 1:57 How do you pronounce the Spanish R? 5:02 How do you pronounce the Arabic letter ع (ayin)? 6:59 Reducing French intonation when speaking English 9:54 Is having an accent bad? 14:24 How do you avoid the ‘laowai’ (foreigner) accent in Chinese? 15:59 How do you deal with regional dialects/accents? 18:55 How do you pronounce the French R? 20:39 How do you deal with multiple vowels together in French? 24:52 How did you improve your tones in Mandarin? 28:41 Tips for practising sounds that don’t exist in your native language 33:14 Do all Irish-English speakers pronounce the TH like a T, or is it a regional variation? 34:55 What’s the difference between European and Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation?