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So, you want to improve
your pronunciation
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check your pronunciation
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but you're
learning alone
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You don't have a
teacher or
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an English speaking
friend to correct you
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what can we do?
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Well, today's video only
really applies if you
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have an iPhone, because
we're doing the Siri!
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So this is super easy
super fun, and super effective
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to check your
pronunciation
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just get Siri
on your phone
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say the word
into the phone
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and if she writes
what you said
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then you have
good pronunciation
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Like this
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"Girl" /ɡɜːl/
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[Siri; You were saying...]
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So I forgot, I have my Siri
on American pronunciation
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For example
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"Girl" /ɡɜːrl/
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[Siri; Hmm, I just don't get this
whole gender thing]
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We need to change
her settings
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So try with me
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Pause this video
go to settings Siri
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change the voice and
language to English
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United Kingdom or
British whatever it is
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It's downloading a...
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British Siri.
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I've never heard
male British Siri
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I don't know what
that sounds like...
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I expect this to
sound like James Bond
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because...
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why wouldn't you?
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"Girl" /ɡɜːl/
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[Siri; In my realm,
anyone can be anything.]
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He wrote "Girl" so
my pronunciation was good!
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That's good!
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First, we're going to practice
pronunciation together
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then you'll going to say to Siri
she'll check your pronunciation
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or he in this case
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will check your pronunciation.
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O.K. the first word
let's try "Alarm"
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Say with me first
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"Alarm"
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Remember it's non-rhotic
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"Alarm"
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We don't
pronounce the /ɑːr/
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It's /ɑː/
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"-arm" /-ɑːm/
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"Alarm" /əˈlɑːm/
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"Alarm" /əˈlɑːm/
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"Alarm"
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[Siri; Here are your three alarms]
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Did you do that snooze
thing in the morning?
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We're like "Another ten minutes
another ten minutes"
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I have three alarms
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The next one could be fun
let's try "Call"
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"Call"
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"Call"
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It's a long /ɔː/
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Open up the back
of the mouth
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"Call" /kɔːl/
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Let's try that
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"Call"
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[Siri; Whom shall I help you call?]
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Mom
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[Hello?]
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Hi! Mom!
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Love you Mom
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[I'm fine]
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That works
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Next, for some Asian
language speakers
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the "zzz" sound is
quite difficult
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so let's trick your
pronunciation with that
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with "Music" /ˈmjuːzɪk/
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"Music"
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Remember, it's the same mouth
shape as an "S"
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so if you can do an "S"
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you can make the vibration
in the throat
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and change
an "S" to a
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"sss"
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"zzz"
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"zzz"
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"Music" /ˈmjuːzɪk/
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"Music"
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Let's see if Siri
understands you
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"Music"
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Whiplash soundstrack, brilliant!
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Write in the comments
and be honest
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which song came up first
when you said music?
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O.K. let's try this phoneme
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/ɜː/
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Say with me
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/ɜː/
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"Earth" /ɜːθ/
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Let's try with Siri
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"Earth"
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"Earth"
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[Siri; Hi, Aly.]
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"Earth"
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[Siri; Hello.]
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"Earth!"
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[Siri; Hi there, Aly.]
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O.K. maybe that's not such a
good example to practice with Siri.
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Let's try a different one
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a very common
word to use
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"Work"
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"Work"
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Remember the "R"
there's no "Rr"
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there's no big "Rr" sound.
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"Work"
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"-or-" /-ɜː-/
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"Work" /wɜːk/
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Let's see what Siri things
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"Work"
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[Siri; I'm not sure I understand]
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What's to understand
about a word?
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"Work"
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[Siri; Let me have a look.]
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I've got work
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um.. a common question
you might ask Siri really is...
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"What is near here?"
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Restaurants, cafés...
umm... whatever
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Let's have a look
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Near /nɪə(r)/
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here /hɪə(r)/
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"What's...
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near...
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here?"
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"What's near here?"
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A bit faster
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"What's near here?"
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"What's near here?"
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Let's try!
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"What's near here?"
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[Siri; Here is what I found
I the Web what they hear]
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Why is my Siri a guy ?
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I didn't ask for a guy!
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Maybe I did...
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So you wanna practice
this everyday, right?
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Well, why don't you set
an alarm, to practice?
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Let's try
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"Set an alarm"
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"Set an alarm"
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[Siri; Set the alarm
for when today?]
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To... uh... tomorrow
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[Siri; For what time shall I set
your alarm tomorrow?]
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Twelve o'clock
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[Siri; Your alarm's set for 12 PM.]
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Now I have an alarm
set for tomorrow
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and I can practice
my pronunciation
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again tomorrow!! With Siri!
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If you liked that tip
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remember to share this
video with your friends
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Tell them about the amazing
practice you can have
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with just Siri. It's super easy
it's right in your hands.
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And you don't have to
pay for a teacher
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you don't have to
have friends, perfect!
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