発音 WALK vs. WORK ~ 歩く vs. 働く

(発音) WALK vs. WORK ~ 歩く & 働く

Walk (WAH-K)

It takes 15 minutes to walk from my house to the station.

Should I call a taxi?

Let's walk, it's not too far!

____________________________________

Work (WER-K)

It takes 45 minutes to get to work by train.

I got a new job with Toyota! I've always wanted to work for a big company.

Use - 2 meanings, 2 pronunciations - 使う and 用途

USE can be a verb or a noun and the pronunciation is slightly different.  Look at these examples: 

The word 'USE' can be a verb (使う) ~ "May I use your telephone? I have to call my Mom." The verb form has a Z (zee) sound at the end. YOUZ 

The word 'USE' can also be a noun (用途) ~ "Studying English is a great use of your time." The noun form has an S (ess) sound at the end. YOUS

http://www.english808.com/trial.html

Follow @English808Japan

breathe VS breath ~ 意味 発音

breathe - verb (動詞) - 呼吸する  to take air into your lungs and send it out again through your nose or mouth

"When you stretch it's important to breathe."

"The air was so cold we could hardly breathe."

breath - noun (名詞) - 呼吸 ~  the air that you take into your lungs and send out again

"I can hold my breath for a long time!"

"Sorry, I had pasta with a lot of garlic for lunch. I have bad breath. I need to bush my teeth!"

Follow @English808Japan

発音練習 desert VS dessert - WITH AUDIO!!!

Has the pronunciation of these 2 words ever been difficult for you?

desert 砂漠

dessert デザート

Let's practice today! The good news is context will help you be understood, even if your pronunciation is strange.

If you said "After dinner can we have ice cream for desert (砂漠)?" I know what you mean even if your pronunciation is incorrect.

Here is the sound each word makes:

dessert デザート DIZ-ZURRT

desert 砂漠 - DEZ-IRT

Here is the audio:
"After dinner can we have ice cream for desert?"  DIZ-ZURRT

"My student used to live in California, and he often went to the  Mojave desert with his family."  DEZ-IRT

Follow @English808Japan

Use - 2 meanings, 2 pronunciations - 使う and 用途

USE can be a verb or a noun and the pronunciation is slightly different.  Look at these examples:

The word 'USE' can be a verb (使う) ~ "May I use your telephone? I have to call my Mom." The verb form has a Z (zee) sound at the end. YOUZ


The word 'USE' can also be a noun (用途) ~ "Studying English is a great use of your time." The noun form has an S (ess) sound at the end. YOUS

Listen to the English audio below:

How to make a 'TH' sound - pronunciation (発音)

________________________________________________________

 

________________________________________________________

www.English808.com

吉祥寺マンツーマン英会話