/ɪ/ vs /i:/ | Learn English Pronunciation | Minimal Pairs Practice

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Hello people.
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This is Fanny.
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Welcome to this English pronunciation video.
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Now learning pronunciation is very important if you want to improve your English skills.
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So this is a very important video to watch.
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In this video we will focus on two English vowel sounds:
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/I/ and /i:/
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Now I know they sound very similar, but they are different.
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And they are two very important vowel sounds in English.
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So let's start with our two example words:
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sit
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Now listen to how I pronounce this word.
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sit
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Can you hear the /I/ sound?
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sit
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Now listen to another word:
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seat
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Can you hear the pronunciation?
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seat
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/i:/
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sound.
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seat
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sit
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seat
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I know it can be difficult at first.
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But with a little bit of practice, I'm sure you will hear them differently.
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Although they are similar, they are two different vowel sounds.
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So keep watching and I promise you by the end of this video you'll have improved your
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hearing and pronunciation of these two vowel sounds.
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Get ready students.
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I'm gonna help you make these vowel sounds /I/ and /i:/.
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I really want you to be able to hear the difference and to pronounce them correctly.
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It is very important for you to know the IPA spelling.
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Watch how I move my mouth.
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And always repeat after me in this video.
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I know that you can master these vowel sounds.
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Let's get started.
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First, let's try to make the sound /I/.
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So when you pronounce, it your tongue is a little higher in your mouth, closer to the front.
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/I/
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Stretch out your lips a little.
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And it's a short sound.
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/I/ Repeat after me.
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/I/ /I/
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/I/
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Let’s now practice with the word, sit.
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Repeat after me.
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sit sit sit
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Good guys.
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Let's now practice the second sound, /i:/.
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So the tongue has the same position.
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It's a little bit higher, closer to the front.
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But, when you say /i:/, you stretch out your lips a little more.
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And it's a long sound.
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/i:/
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Your lips should feel a little tighter, too.
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/i:/
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Repeat after me.
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/i:/
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/i:/
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/i:/
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Let's practice with the word, seat.
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Repeat after me.
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seat seat
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seat
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Good guys.
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So we're going to use minimal pairs.
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They’re words with very similar sounds, but the actual vowel sounds are different.
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And they're a very good way to practice these vowel sounds.
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So let's now practice together.
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First, just the sounds.
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Watch my mouth.
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And repeat after me.
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/I/ /I/
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/I/ /i:/
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/i:/
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/i:/
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/I/ /i:/
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/I/ /i:/
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/I/ /i:/
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Can you see my mouth?
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Okay let's now practice with the words.
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sit sit sit
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seat seat seat
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sit seat sit seat sit seat
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Good job guys.
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Okay guys let's now move on to minimal pairs.
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I have a few for you.
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I'm gonna read them to you.
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I want you to be very careful.
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Look at my mouth - how it moves.
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And repeat after me.
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Let's get started.
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bid bead
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bin been
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bit beat
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bitch beach
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biz bees
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blip bleep
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chick cheek
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chip cheap
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chit cheat
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did deed
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dip deep
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fill feel
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fist feast
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fit feet
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fizz fees
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gin gene
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grid greed
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grin green
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hid heed
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hill he’ll
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hip heap
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his he’s
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hit heat
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ill eel
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is ease
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it eat
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itch each
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kid keyed
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kip keep
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knit neat
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lick leak
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lip leap
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mill meal
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mitt meet
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pick peek
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pill peel
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pip peep
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piss peace
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pit peat
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pitch peach
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risen reason
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slick sleek
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slip sleep
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slit sleet
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shin sheen
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sick seek
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sill seal
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sim seem
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sin seen
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sip seep
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skid skied
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skim scheme
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skit skeet
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still steel
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till teal
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tin teen
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wit wheat
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Let's practice further.
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I'm now going to show you some words and I want you to read them with the proper
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English vowel sound.
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/I/ or /i:/
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Let's get started.
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Let's start with the first word.
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Now what's the pronunciation of this word?
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Is it sit or is it seat?
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Of course it is sit.
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Next word.
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Is it chick or is it cheek?
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It's chick.
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Next word.
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fill or feel?
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fill Next word.
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his or he's?
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Of course his.
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chin or cheat?
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Its cheat.
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Is it pip or is it peep?
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Of course people it’s pip.
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Next word.
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bitch or beach?
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It's beach.
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Then we have sit or seat.
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Which one is it?
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It's seat.
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his oh he's?
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It's he's.
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And finally, is it hill or heel?
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It's heel.
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Great guys.
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Let's continue on.
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Okay guys, let's now move on to sentences.
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I have a few sentences for you with different /I/ and /i:/ sounds.
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So pay attention and repeat after me.
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The first sentence is: Pick a seat and sit without making a peep.
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The second sentence: Don't peel a peach or eat its pit.
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And finally.
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I feel sick and ill after eating the big meal.
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Excellent guys.
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Let's move on.
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Great job guys.
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I know you now have a better understanding of the difference between the English vowel
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sounds /I/ and /i:/.
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It's difficult.
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It takes time and practice to master, but you can do it.
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So keep practicing and make sure to watch my other pronunciation videos
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very important if you want to improve your English skills.
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See you next time.
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