Learn the IPA | [æ] vs [ɑ]

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[EnglishwithKristina]

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[AnoNymous-dhsv]

This is legitimately the absolutely hardest distinction I have ever found, for non-native english speakers with a native language that doesn't pay too much attention to vowel distinctions.
I knew English gives too much detail on vowels; but this is extreme; btw: other languages don't necessarily make you "shy": it's just that they might not give that much weight to vowels.

[brainbreaker]

Actually it would be great if you do a serie about the vowel IPA sounds.

[renatosds]

I am impressed with the clarity of your explanation. I loved your way of teaching.

[violet-bdvi]

You're amazing!
I do know how to pronounce words but you are the first one to teach the difference perfectly!

[laracroftvideos]

The [æ] vowel actually varies quite a bit in the U.S. and the way Kristina says it might actually be perceived as "ah" by someone from Chicago, for example. Teaching American pronunciation is tricky because there's not just one American accent and there's quite a bit of variation in terms of vowel sounds.

[DuyenTran-ogjo]

I have just found out this video by accident and it's really helpful. I love the way you teach and explain the sounds. Thank you very much. Subscribe to your channel with no hesitation!

[Milev]

Soy nueva en tu canal y la verdad te quiero agradecer mucho por hacer un video tan completo con una sola vocal .thank u so much teacher👌

[claudialeiva]

I love this video. She makes it so easy to remember the difference between [æ] vs [ɑ]. The [æ] sound (like the 'a' in Spanish). The [ɑ] sound (like we were yawning (round lips)) (We should be able to stick our index finger in between your teeth as she said). Great! Thanks a lot.

[shyguy]

Very important lesson for us hispanics, you guys have so many vowels, in spanish we just have a, e, i, o, u
Thank you Ma'am for clearing my doubt.

[eoghan.]

Viewers should be warned that while the information in this video applies to General American English, it does not apply to the various accents of British English. For example, in my Scottish accent, "modern" and "father" have different vowels (/ɔ/ and /a/, respectively), with "father" having the same as "cat". In Standard Southern British English, all three have different vowels. (Which I think are /ɔ/, /ɑ/, /æ/. I might have got the exact qualities wrong because it's not my accent, but all three are different.)

[tenryuu]

Thanks for the great video Kristina! A problem I have is discerning the difference between ɔ and ɑ. Looking on the chart one is rounded and a little less open while the other is unrounded and more open. Do you have any examples to give to tell those two apart?

[victoriousseraphim]

Thank you so much Kristina, thanks for the time you take to record these kind of videos. This video really helped me to be more aware of how to pronounce these words more English American-like. Well It would be great if you could teach on how to pronounce the 'th' sound in all its possible places in a word and in a sentence. (Any mistake I made writing please correct me)

[TaiLe-drve]

You are one of the best English teacher in the world.

[lildakmusic]

You're awesome!! Thank you so much. Now I have to figure out how to make the /ʌ/ sound.

Cap, cop, cup. So challenging

[pablomoreno]

Me cago en la incleible, maravilloso. Eres la primera persona que lo explica bien, la única que no solo explica cual es el sonido si no que también como reproducirlo. Es imprescindible conocer como colocar los labios, la apertura de la boca y las tensiones para poder reproducirlo con exactitud. Una clase perfecta.

[АлександрВеклич-цк]

Hey! This is a great video!
However, I am still struggling with with this sound "æ". I can't understand how one sound is pronounced differently in the words "last" and "cat" for example or "Panda"

Thanks,
Alex

[m.tayyab]

Wait, I'm confused, the second vowel that you're explaining, I don't see that in my dictionaries' and their pronunciations.
The word 'modern has the following pronunciation: UK /ˈmɒd.^ən/ US /ˈmɑː.d^ɚn/
Now, either you're talking about 'ɒ' or 'ɑː' but NOT 'ɑ'.
Could you clarify this for me?

[robertoarango]

I really love your teachings. Are you still downloading teaching videos now? (2023)

[britishenglishcompany]

Hi, good videos. I'd like to know how to pronounce "fan-bank-ran" because I heard the /æ/ sound a little different when it is followed by n, m or ng. Can you explain in more detail please?. Thanks alot.