English Pronunciation Mistakes Every Learner Makes

Are you pronouncing this word correctly?

Apakah Anda mengucapkan kata ini dengan benar?

Let's find out.

Mari kita cari tahu.

If I write this word like this, then that should help.

Jika saya menulis kata ini seperti ini, maka itu akan membantu.

We pronounce it as /sleɪ/.

Kami mengucapkannya sebagai /sleɪ/.

A slay is a vehicle, sometimes pulled by horses or reindeer,

Slay adalah kendaraan, terkadang ditarik oleh kuda atau rusa kutub,

that glides over the snow.

yang meluncur di atas salju.

Listen carefully.

Dengarkan baik-baik.

/sleɪ/.

/sleɪ/.

So, we have the S going into the light L sound: /sl/, /sl/, /sl/, and then

Jadi, kita mempunyai bunyi S yang berubah menjadi bunyi L ringan: /sl/, /sl/, /sl/, dan kemudian

we have the diphthong, /eɪ/, /eɪ/.

kita mempunyai diftong, /eɪ/, /eɪ/.

A diphthong is two vowel sounds blended together.

Diftong adalah dua bunyi vokal yang digabungkan menjadi satu.

Continuous sound from one to the other  /e/ - /ɪ/ — /eɪ/, / eɪ/;

Bunyi terus menerus dari satu ke yang lain /e/ - /ɪ/ — /eɪ/, / eɪ/;

/s/, /l/, / eɪ/ — /sleɪ/.

/s/, /l/, /eɪ/ — /sleɪ/.

Got it?

Mengerti?

Try this sentence.

Coba kalimat ini.

"Santa's sleigh glided smoothly across the snowy sky."

"Kereta luncur Santa meluncur mulus melintasi langit bersalju."

"Santa's sleigh glided smoothly across the snowy sky."

"Kereta luncur Santa meluncur mulus melintasi langit bersalju."

Let's keep working on our pronunciation, but first, if you don't know me, my name

Mari terus perbaiki pengucapan kita, tapi pertama-tama, jika Anda belum mengenal saya, nama saya

is Anna from englishlikeanative.co.uk.

Anna dari englishlikeanative.co.uk.

I'm an English teacher and pronunciation coach.

Saya seorang guru bahasa Inggris dan pelatih pengucapan.

Now to help you to make the most out of this lesson, I have an audio practice

Sekarang untuk membantu Anda memanfaatkan pelajaran ini semaksimal mungkin, saya memiliki

track that you can download for free.

trek latihan audio yang dapat Anda unduh secara gratis.

I'll leave a link for you in the description.

Saya akan meninggalkan tautan untuk Anda di deskripsi.

So, sticking with the S L sound — /sl/.

Jadi, tetap gunakan suara SL — /sl/.

Next, we have slippery, slippery, slippery.

Berikutnya, kita punya licin, licin, licin.

This word is an adjective and describes something that's wet or smooth and

Kata ini merupakan kata sifat dan menggambarkan sesuatu yang basah atau halus dan

causes things to slide easily, like ice.

menyebabkan benda mudah tergelincir, seperti es.

Ice is slippery.

Es itu licin.

Try this sentence.

Coba kalimat ini.

"Be careful on the icy path; it's very slippery!"

"Hati-hati di jalan yang licin; sangat licin!"

"Be careful on the icy path; it's very slippery!"

"Hati-hati di jalan yang licin; sangat licin!"

Now, what about sled?

Sekarang, bagaimana dengan kereta luncur?

Sled.

Kereta luncur.

A sled is a small simple version of a sleigh and it's

Kereta luncur adalah versi kereta luncur kecil yang sederhana dan sering

often used by children for fun.

digunakan oleh anak-anak untuk bersenang-senang.

Try this sentence.

Coba kalimat ini.

"The children raced down the hill on their wooden sled."

"Anak-anak berlari menuruni bukit dengan kereta luncur kayu mereka."

How about slush, slush.

Bagaimana dengan lumpur, lumpur.

Slush is wet, melting snow that's a bit mushy and a bit messy.

Lumpur itu basah, salju mencair yang agak lembek dan agak berantakan.

Here's a sentence for you.

Ini kalimat untukmu.

"The roads were covered in dirty slush after the heavy snowfall."

“Jalanan tertutup lumpur kotor setelah hujan salju lebat.”

Now be aware of the /ʌ/ vowel in  slush,  slush.

Sekarang waspadai vokal /ʌ/ dalam slush, slush.

We don't want /slɒ/, /slɒʃ/, or  /sljuʃ/, we want /ʌ/, like

Kita tidak mau /slɒ/, /slɒʃ/, atau /sljuʃ/, yang kita inginkan adalah /ʌ/, seperti

in the word up, /slʌ/, /slʌʃ/.

pada kata up, /slʌ/, /slʌʃ/.

Got it?

Mengerti?

Excellent.

Bagus sekali.

Finally, we have — slide.

Akhirnya, kita punya — geser.

To slide means to move smoothly across a surface.

Meluncur berarti bergerak dengan mulus melintasi suatu permukaan.

Try this sentence.

Coba kalimat ini.

"We watched the penguins slide down the icy slopes with ease."

"Kami menyaksikan penguin meluncur menuruni lereng es dengan mudah."

Very good.

Sangat bagus.

The /aɪ/ here is long.

/aɪ/ di sini panjang.

It's a diphthong — /aɪ/, /aɪ/; /slaɪd/.

Itu adalah diftong — /aɪ/, /aɪ/; /slaɪd/.

It's very different to the /ɪ/ sound in slid.

Berbeda sekali dengan bunyi /ɪ/ di slide.

So, you have  /slɪd/ and /slaɪd/,  /slɪd/ —  /slaɪd/.

Jadi, Anda punya /slɪd/ dan /slaɪd/, /slɪd/ — /slaɪd/.

"I slid down the slide."

"Aku meluncur ke bawah."

Fantastic.

Fantastis.

Now, I'm going to read you a passage.

Sekarang, saya akan membacakan Anda sebuah bagian.

Now you can read along with the words on screen or via the transcript that you can

Sekarang Anda dapat membaca bersama kata-kata di layar atau melalui transkrip yang dapat Anda

download with your audio practice track.

unduh bersama trek latihan audio Anda.

See if you can hear the words that we've worked on today.

Lihat apakah Anda dapat mendengar kata-kata yang telah kita kerjakan hari ini.

The sled had been Sam's idea.

Kereta luncur itu adalah gagasan Sam.

Of course, it had to be his idea.

Tentu saja, itu pasti idenya.

Everything fun, thrilling, and slightly dangerous always was.

Segala sesuatu yang menyenangkan, mendebarkan, dan sedikit berbahaya selalu ada.

Emma could still hear his voice in her mind.

Emma masih bisa mendengar suaranya di benaknya.

Full of boyish excitement as he dragged the old wooden sled out from the garage,

Penuh kegembiraan kekanak-kanakan saat dia menyeret kereta luncur kayu tua itu keluar dari garasi,

its faded red paint peeling at the edges.

cat merah pudar terkelupas di tepinya.

"Come on, Em" he'd say, his green eyes sparkling like the fairy

"Ayo, Em" katanya, mata hijaunya berbinar-binar seperti

lights strung across the rooftops.

lampu peri yang digantung di atap rumah.

"The hill by the orchard is perfect today, it's slippery enough to fly!"

"Bukit di dekat kebun hari ini sempurna, cukup licin untuk diterbangkan!"

She'd hesitated at first, her practical side, warning her about the icy

Awalnya dia ragu-ragu, sisi praktisnya, memperingatkannya tentang

paths and the risk of taking a slip.

jalan yang licin dan risiko terpeleset.

But Sam had a way of pulling her into his world where caution

Tapi Sam punya cara untuk menariknya ke dunianya di mana kewaspadaan

melted like snow in the sun.

mencair seperti salju di bawah sinar matahari.

So, she bundled up in her thickest coat, yanked on her woollen mittens and followed

Jadi, dia mengenakan mantel paling tebal, menarik sarung tangan wolnya dan mengikutinya

him out into the crisp December air.

keluar menuju udara segar bulan Desember.

The memory was vivid now, as if it had happened just yesterday.

Ingatannya masih jelas sekarang, seolah baru terjadi kemarin.

The snow had been fresh and powdery, crunching under their

Salju masih segar dan halus, berderak di bawah

boots as they climbed the hill.

sepatu bot mereka saat mereka mendaki bukit.

When they reached the top, Sam had plopped down onto the sled,

Ketika mereka mencapai puncak, Sam menjatuhkan diri ke kereta luncur,

patting the space behind him.

menepuk-nepuk ruang di belakangnya.

"Don't chicken out," he'd teased, grinning, as she

"Jangan takut," godanya, nyengir, saat dia

rolled her eyes and climbed on.

memutar matanya dan naik ke atas.

The wind had whipped against her face as they flew down the slope, her

Angin menerpa wajahnya saat mereka terbang menuruni lereng, tawanya

laughter mixing with his whoop of joy.

bercampur dengan teriakan kegembiraannya.

They had crashed, of course, tumbling into a heap at the bottom, covered

Tentu saja mereka terjatuh, terjatuh ke dalam tumpukan di dasar, tertutup

in snow and breathless with laughter.

salju dan terengah-engah karena tawa.

Later, they'd sat side by side on the sled, listening to the

Kemudian, mereka duduk berdampingan di kereta luncur, mendengarkan

distant jingle of a sleigh bell.

gemerincing lonceng kereta luncur di kejauhan.

The sound had drifted on the wind, soft and magical, as they caught

Suara itu terbawa angin, lembut dan ajaib, saat mereka mengatur

their breath and watched the stars blink in the frosty night sky.

napas dan menyaksikan bintang-bintang berkedip di langit malam yang dingin.

"Do you think Santa's real?"

"Apakah menurutmu Santa itu nyata?"

Emma had asked, brushing a strand of hair from her face.

Emma bertanya sambil menyibakkan sehelai rambut dari wajahnya.

Sam had tilted his head thoughtfully.

Sam memiringkan kepalanya sambil berpikir.

"I don't know.

"Aku tidak tahu.

But if he is, I bet he'd love the slush around here.

Tapi kalau iya, aku yakin dia akan menyukai lumpur di sekitar sini.

Perfect for sleigh rides."

Cocok untuk naik kereta luncur."

She laughed, nudging him with her elbow.

Dia tertawa, menyenggolnya dengan sikunya.

"Slush isn't exactly magical, Sam."

"Slush tidak terlalu ajaib, Sam."

"Maybe not" he'd admitted a mischievous glint in his eyes.

"Mungkin tidak," dia mengakui kilatan nakal di matanya.

"But magic isn't about perfect things, Em, it's about the

"Tapi keajaiban bukanlah tentang hal-hal yang sempurna, Em, ini tentang

moments you remember forever."

momen-momen yang kamu ingat selamanya."

And then there was the slip, the one she'd never let him live down.

Dan kemudian ada kesalahan, kesalahan yang tidak akan pernah dibiarkannya dibiarkan hidup.

As they'd made their way back home, arms full of snowballs for an impromptu

Saat mereka dalam perjalanan pulang, dengan tangan penuh bola salju untuk

fight, Sam had misjudged a patch of ice.

pertarungan dadakan, Sam salah menilai sebidang es.

He'd gone down with a surprised YELP!

Dia terjatuh dengan YELP yang terkejut!

His legs flying out from under him.

Kakinya terbang keluar dari bawahnya.

Emma had laughed so hard, she'd almost joined him on the ground,

Emma tertawa terbahak-bahak, dia hampir saja terjatuh ke tanah,

but instead she'd offered him a hand up, her cheeks aching from smiling.

namun dia malah mengulurkan tangannya, pipinya sakit karena tersenyum.

"Not a word" he muttered, brushing the snow off his coat,

"Tidak sepatah kata pun," gumamnya, sambil membersihkan salju dari mantelnya,

but his grin had betrayed him.

tapi senyumnya telah mengkhianatinya.

Years later, standing in the town square, Emma clung to that memory.

Bertahun-tahun kemudian, saat berdiri di alun-alun kota, Emma mengingat kenangan itu.

The hill, the laughter, the way his eyes lit up when he talked about magic.

Bukitnya, tawanya, cara matanya bersinar ketika dia berbicara tentang sihir.

The world might have moved on, but those moments had stayed with her, etched

Dunia mungkin sudah terus berjalan, namun momen-momen itu tetap melekat dalam dirinya, terpatri

into her heart like initials on a tree.

dalam hatinya seperti inisial di pohon.

And as she stood, visualising Sam's mischievous smile, she

Dan saat dia berdiri, membayangkan senyum nakal Sam, dia

thought of all those wishes whispered beneath the wishing tree.

memikirkan semua permohonan yang dibisikkan di bawah pohon harapan.

Maybe, just maybe, magic wasn't about perfect things.

Mungkin, mungkin saja, sihir bukanlah tentang hal-hal yang sempurna.

It was about the moments you couldn't forget, and the people

Ini tentang momen yang tidak dapat Anda lupakan, dan orang-orang

who made them unforgettable.

yang menjadikannya tak terlupakan.

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time, take very good care, and goodbye.

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