How to Pronounce the word BECAUSE - American English

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ไธ‹ใฎ่‹ฑ่ชžๅญ—ๅน•ใ‚’ใƒ€ใƒ–ใƒซใ‚ฏใƒชใƒƒใ‚ฏใ™ใ‚‹ใจๅ‹•็”ปใ‚’ๅ†็”Ÿใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ ็ฟป่จณใ•ใ‚ŒใŸๅญ—ๅน•ใฏๆฉŸๆขฐ็ฟป่จณใงใ™ใ€‚

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In this American English pronunciation video, we're going to discuss how to pronounce the
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ใ“ใฎใ‚ขใƒกใƒชใ‚ซ่‹ฑ่ชžใฎ็™บ้Ÿณใƒ“ใƒ‡ใ‚ชใง ใฏ
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word 'because' in everyday conversation.
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ใ€ๆ—ฅๅธธไผš่ฉฑใงใ€Œbecauseใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๅ˜่ชžใ‚’็™บ้Ÿณใ™ใ‚‹ๆ–นๆณ•ใซใคใ„ใฆ่ชฌๆ˜Žใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
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The word 'because' has a couple of different pronunciations. It can either have the AW
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ใ€Œbecauseใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๅ˜่ชžใซใฏใ€ใ„ใใคใ‹ใฎ็•ฐใชใ‚‹ ็™บ้ŸณใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
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vowel or the UH vowel in the second syllable. But let's start at the beginning. The first
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2็•ช็›ฎใฎ้Ÿณ็ฏ€ใซAWๆฏ้ŸณใพใŸใฏUHๆฏ้Ÿณใ‚’ๅซใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใ€ๆœ€ๅˆใ‹ใ‚‰ๅง‹ใ‚ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚ ๆœ€ๅˆใฎ
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syllable is unstressed: be-, be- because. It begins with the B consonant sound, then
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้Ÿณ็ฏ€ใซใฏใ‚นใƒˆใƒฌใ‚นใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“๏ผšbe-ใ€be-becauseใ€‚ ใใ‚ŒใฏBๅญ้Ÿณใงๅง‹ใพใ‚Šใ€
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the 'ih' as in 'sit' vowel. The second syllable, stressed, which will be higher in pitch and
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ๆฌกใซใ€Œsitใ€ๆฏ้Ÿณใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€Œihใ€ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ ๅผท่ชฟใ•ใ‚ŒใŸ2็•ช็›ฎใฎ้Ÿณ็ฏ€
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longer than the first, begins with the K consonant sound. Then either the AW or the UH vowel,
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ใฏใ€ๆœ€ๅˆใฎ้Ÿณ็ฏ€ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ‚‚ใƒ”ใƒƒใƒใŒ้ซ˜ใใ€้•ทใใชใ‚Šใ€Kๅญ้Ÿณใงๅง‹ใพใ‚Šใพใ™ ใ€‚ ๆฌกใซใ€AWใพใŸใฏUHๆฏ้Ÿณใฎใ„ใšใ‚Œใ‹
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and finally, the Z sound. Now this is important, it's written with an S, so some people tend
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ใ€ๆœ€ๅพŒใซZ้ŸณใŒ้ณดใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ“ใ‚Œใฏ ้‡่ฆใงใ™ใ€‚Sใงๆ›ธใ‹ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹
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to pronounce it as an 'S'. But it is a Z sound, so it does need to be voiced: because, zz,
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ใฎใงใ€ใ€ŒSใ€ใจ็™บ้Ÿณใ™ใ‚‹ๅ‚พๅ‘ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใ€ใใ‚ŒใฏZใ‚ตใ‚ฆใƒณใƒ‰ใช ใฎใงใ€ๅฃฐใ‚’ๅ‡บใ™ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ใชใœใชใ‚‰ใ€zzใ€
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zz, zz. It will be a very quick final consonant, but it does have to have the vocal cords engaged.
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zzใ€zzใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใงใ™ใ€‚ ใใ‚Œใฏ้žๅธธใซ้€Ÿใ„ๆœ€็ต‚ๅญ้Ÿณ ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใŒใ€ๅฃฐๅธฏใ‚’ใ‹ใฟๅˆใ‚ใ›ใ‚‹ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
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Because is a conjunction, which makes it a function word. And function words are generally
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ใฏๆŽฅ็ถš่ฉžใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใ€ ๆฉŸ่ƒฝ่ชžใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ ใใ—ใฆใ€ๆฉŸ่ƒฝ่ชžใฏไธ€่ˆฌ็š„ใซ
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the words that will be unstressed in a sentence. Sometimes unstressed words will be reduced.
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ๆ–‡ใฎไธญใงๅผท่ชฟใ•ใ‚Œใชใ„ๅ˜่ชžใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ‚นใƒˆใƒฌใ‚นใฎใชใ„ๅ˜่ชžใŒๆธ›ใ‚‹ๅ ดๅˆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
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And the word 'because' can reduce to simply 'cuz, 'cuz. So the unstressed syllable will
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ใใ—ใฆใ€ใ€Œใชใœใชใ‚‰ใ€ใจใ„ใ†่จ€่‘‰ใฏใ€ๅ˜ใซ ใ€Œcuzใ€ใ€ใ€Œcuzใ€ใซ้‚„ๅ…ƒใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ—ใŸใŒใฃใฆใ€ใ‚นใƒˆใƒฌใ‚นใฎใชใ„้Ÿณ็ฏ€ใฏ
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get dropped altogether, and the vowel will most likely change to simply the schwa. Cuz,
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ๅฎŒๅ…จใซๅ‰Š้™คใ•ใ‚Œใ€ๆฏ้Ÿณ ใฏๅ˜ใซใ‚ทใƒฅใƒฏใซๅค‰ใ‚ใ‚‹ๅฏ่ƒฝๆ€งใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ Cuzใ€
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cuz, cuz. In my opinion, it's not appropriate in written communication to write 'because'
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cuzใ€cuzใ€‚ ็งใฎๆ„่ฆ‹ใงใฏใ€ใ€Œcuz ใ€ใจใ—ใฆใ€Œbecauseใ€ใจๆ›ธใใ“ใจใฏใ€ๆ›ธ้ขใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹ใ‚ณใƒŸใƒฅใƒ‹ใ‚ฑใƒผใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใงใฏ้ฉๅˆ‡ใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“
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as 'cuz'. But in spoken English, it's certainly acceptable to reduce the word 'because' to
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ใ€‚ ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใ€่ฉฑใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹่‹ฑ่ชžใงใฏใ€ๆ—ฅๅธธไผš่ฉฑใง ใ€Œbecauseใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๅ˜่ชžใ‚’ใ€Œcuzใ€ใซๆธ›ใ‚‰ใ™ใ“ใจใฏ็ขบใ‹ใซๅ—ใ‘ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใ‚‰ใ‚Œ
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'cuz' in everyday conversation.
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ใพใ™ใ€‚
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As always, when you reduce a word, make sure that you link it to the words that come around
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ใ„ใคใ‚‚ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€ๅ˜่ชžใ‚’ๆธ›ใ‚‰ใ™ใจใใฏใ€ ใใฎๅ‘จใ‚Šใซใ‚ใ‚‹ๅ˜่ชžใซใƒชใƒณใ‚ฏใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’็ขบ่ชใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„
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it. So, with the word 'because', if we reduce it to 'cuz', 'cuz', we want to make sure to
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ใ€‚ ใ—ใŸใŒใฃใฆใ€ใ€Œbecauseใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๅ˜่ชžใ‚’ไฝฟ็”จใ— ใฆใ€ใ€Œcuzใ€ใ€ใ€Œcuzใ€ใซๆธ›ใ‚‰ใ™ๅ ดๅˆใฏใ€
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take that final Z sound and link it up to the next word. Let's look at some examples.
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ใใฎๆœ€ๅพŒใฎZใ‚ตใ‚ฆใƒณใƒ‰ใ‚’ๅ–ๅพ—ใ—ใฆ ใ€ๆฌกใฎๅ˜่ชžใซใƒชใƒณใ‚ฏใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ„ใใคใ‹ใฎไพ‹ใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆใฟใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
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I missed the train because I overslept. Because I, because I, because I overslept. Or, I missed
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ๅฏๅŠใ—ใŸใฎใง้›ป่ปŠใซไน—ใ‚Š้…ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚ ใชใœใชใ‚‰็งใ€็งใ€ๅฏๅŠใ—ใŸใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€‚ ใพใŸใฏใ€
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the train 'cuz I overslept. cuz_I, cuz_I, 'cuz I overslept. Why are you leaving? Because
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ๅฏๅŠใ—ใŸ้›ป่ปŠใซไน—ใ‚Š้…ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ cuz_Iใ€cuz_Iใ€ 'cuz็งใฏๅฏๅŠใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใชใ‚“ใงๅธฐใ‚‹ใฎ๏ผŸ
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I'm tired. Because, because, because I'm tired. Or, 'cuz I'm tired, cuz_I, cuz_I, 'cuz I'm
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็–ฒใ‚ŒใŸใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€‚ ใชใœใชใ‚‰ใ€็งใฏ็–ฒใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใงใ™ใ€‚ ใพใŸใฏใ€'cuz็งใฏ็–ฒใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€cuz_Iใ€cuz_Iใ€'cuz็งใฏ
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tired. I can't go because my mom's in town. Because, because, I can't go because my mom's
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็–ฒใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใŠๆฏใ•ใ‚“ใŒ็”บใซใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใง่กŒใ‘ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ ใชใœใชใ‚‰ใ€ๆฏใŒ็”บใซใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใง่กŒใ‘ใชใ„ใ‹ใ‚‰
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in town. Or, I can't go 'cuz my mom's in town, cuz_my, cuz_my, cuz_my, I can't go 'cuz my
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ใงใ™ใ€‚ ใพใŸใฏใ€ใ€ŒใŠๆฏใ•ใ‚“ใŒ็”บใซใ„ใ‚‹ ใฎใงใ€่กŒใ‘ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚cuz_myใ€cuz_myใ€cuz_myใ€ใ€Œ
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mom's in town. I made chicken because I know you hate fish. Because I, because I. Or, I
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ใŠๆฏใ•ใ‚“ใŒ็”บใซใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€่กŒใ‘ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ ใ‚ใชใŸใŒ้ญšใ‚’ๅซŒใ†ใฎใ‚’็Ÿฅใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€็งใฏ้ถ่‚‰ใ‚’ไฝœใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸ ใ€‚ ใชใœใชใ‚‰็งใ€็งใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ„ใฏใ€็ง
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made chicken 'cuz I know you hate fish. Cuz_I, cuz_I. My assignment is late because my computer
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ใฏใ‚ใชใŸใŒ้ญšใ‚’ๅซŒใ†ใ“ใจใ‚’็Ÿฅใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใƒใ‚ญใƒณใ‚’ไฝœใฃใŸใ€‚ Cuz_Iใ€ cuz_Iใ€‚ ใ‚ณใƒณใƒ”ใƒฅใƒผใ‚ฟใƒผใŒใ‚ฏใƒฉใƒƒใ‚ทใƒฅใ—ใŸใŸใ‚ใ€ๅ‰ฒใ‚Šๅฝ“ใฆใŒ้…ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸ
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crashed. Because, because. My assignment is late because my computer crashed. Or, my assignment
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ใ€‚ ใชใœใชใ‚‰ใ€ใชใœใชใ‚‰ใ€‚ ใ‚ณใƒณใƒ”ใƒฅใƒผใ‚ฟใƒผใŒใ‚ฏใƒฉใƒƒใ‚ทใƒฅใ—ใŸใŸใ‚ใ€ๅ‰ฒใ‚Šๅฝ“ใฆใŒ้…ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใพใŸใฏใ€็งใฎๅ‰ฒใ‚Šๅฝ“ใฆ
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is late 'cuz my computer crashed, cuz_my, cuz_my, cuz_my, 'cuz my computer crashed.
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ใŒ้…ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™'ใ‚ณใƒณใƒ”ใƒฅใƒผใ‚ฟใŒใ‚ฏใƒฉใƒƒใ‚ทใƒฅใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€cuz_myใ€ cuz_myใ€cuz_myใ€'ใ‚ณใƒณใƒ”ใƒฅใƒผใ‚ฟใŒใ‚ฏใƒฉใƒƒใ‚ทใƒฅใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
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So, don't be afraid to reduce because to 'cuz, 'cuz. Just make sure you link it to the next word.
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ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ใ€Œcuzใ€ใ€ใ€Œcuzใ€ใซใชใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€ๆธ›ใ‚‰ใ™ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆใ‚Œใชใ„ใงใใ ใ•ใ„ ใ€‚ ๆฌกใฎๅ˜่ชžใซใƒชใƒณใ‚ฏใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’็ขบ่ชใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
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That's it, and thanks so much for using Rachel's English.
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ใใ‚Œใ ใ‘ ใงใ™ใ€‚ใƒฌใ‚คใƒใ‚งใƒซใฎ่‹ฑ่ชžใ‚’ไฝฟใฃใฆใใ‚Œใฆใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ€‚
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I'd like to take moment for a quick plug for a new course I'm developing. It's going to
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็งใŒ้–‹็™บใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ใ‚ณใƒผใ‚นใฎ็ฐกๅ˜ใชใƒ—ใƒฉใ‚ฐใ‚คใƒณใซๅฐ‘ใ—ๆ™‚้–“ใ‚’ใ‹ใ‘ใŸใ„ใจๆ€ใ„ ใพใ™ใ€‚ 2012ๅนด4ๆœˆใจ5ๆœˆใซ
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be an 8-week conversation course that runs in April and May of 2012. It will bring together
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้–‹ๅ‚ฌใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹8้€ฑ้–“ใฎไผš่ฉฑใ‚ณใƒผใ‚นใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™ ใ€‚ใ“ใ‚Œ
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videos, audio clips, and exercise PDFs that I've made for my private students. So, I'll
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ใฏใ€็งใŒ็ง็ซ‹ใฎๅญฆ็”ŸใฎใŸใ‚ใซไฝœๆˆใ—ใŸใƒ“ใƒ‡ใ‚ชใ€ใ‚ชใƒผใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใ‚ชใ‚ฏใƒชใƒƒใƒ—ใ€ใŠใ‚ˆใณๆผ”็ฟ’็”จPDFใ‚’ใพใจใ‚ใŸใ‚‚ใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ ใงใ™ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€็”Ÿๅพ’ใŸใกใจไธ€็ท’ใซๆœ€ใ‚‚
04:15
be pulling in the topics that I find I work on the most with my students. Each week is
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ๅ–ใ‚Š็ต„ใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹ใƒˆใƒ”ใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚ŠไธŠใ’ใพใ™ ใ€‚ ๆฏŽ้€ฑ
04:21
structured with certain topics. There will be a lot of drilling practice, and also opportunity
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ใ€็‰นๅฎšใฎใƒˆใƒ”ใƒƒใ‚ฏใงๆง‹ๆˆใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใฎๆŽ˜ๅ‰Š็ทด็ฟ’ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใ€
04:28
for you to record yourself and upload it for my comment. There will also be group projects,
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ใ‚ใชใŸ่‡ช่บซใ‚’่จ˜้Œฒใ—ใฆ ็งใฎใ‚ณใƒกใƒณใƒˆใฎใŸใ‚ใซใ‚ขใƒƒใƒ—ใƒญใƒผใƒ‰ใ™ใ‚‹ๆฉŸไผšใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ใƒ—ใƒญใ‚ธใ‚งใ‚ฏใƒˆใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใ€
04:34
where you'll be engaging in conversation with one another. Because this is my first time
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ใŠไบ’ใ„ใซไผš่ฉฑใ‚’ ไบคใ‚ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ“ใฎ
04:39
running such a course, I am offering it at a discount, and I'm also limiting the number
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ใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ‚ณใƒผใ‚นใ‚’้‹ๅ–ถใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใฏๅˆใ‚ใฆใชใฎใง ใ€ๅ‰ฒๅผ•ไพกๆ ผใงๆไพ›ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใพใŸ
04:45
of students to 30. So visit my website for more information, and do consider signing
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ใ€ๅญฆ็”Ÿๆ•ฐใ‚’30ไบบใซๅˆถ้™ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚่ฉณ็ดฐใซใคใ„ใฆใฏใ€็งใฎWebใ‚ตใ‚คใƒˆใซใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ปใ‚นใ—ใฆใ€ ใ‚ตใ‚คใƒณ
04:51
up. I really think it will take you a long way in your pronunciation practice.
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ใ‚ขใƒƒใƒ—ใ‚’ๆคœ่จŽใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚ ็™บ้Ÿณใฎ็ทด็ฟ’ใซใฏ้•ทใ„้“ใฎใ‚ŠใŒใ‹ใ‹ใ‚‹ใจๆ€ใ„ ใพใ™ใ€‚
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