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Sigrid explains - Looking at Verbs in The Ugly Duckling - Part 4

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

Sometimes it's hard to know how to pronounce the "-ed" ending of a regular verb in the past tense. Here are plenty of examples, taken from the story of the Ugly Duckling.

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The Alphabet - The Letter R

Difficulty: Newbie

USA

The letter "R" is difficult to pronounce for lots of people, even native speakers. Sigrid shows us how "R" sounds in different kinds of words.

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The Alphabet - The Letter O

Difficulty: Newbie

USA

The letter "O" is a tricky vowel, because there are several ways to pronounce it, both when it's single and when it's double!

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The Alphabet - The Letter K

Difficulty: Newbie

USA

The letter K is easy to pronounce, but there's an important exception when it's combined with one other letter in particular. Can you guess which?

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The Alphabet - The Letter A - Part 2

Difficulty: Newbie

USA

Sigrid explains a third way to pronounce the letter "A." For the first two ways, see Sigrid explains: the letter A - Part 1 of 4.

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The Alphabet - The Letter A - Part 1

Difficulty: Newbie

USA

Sigrid uses common household objects to explain two ways to pronounce the letter A.

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Accents - One language, three accents

Difficulty: Intermediate

Australia, United Kingdom, USA

There’s a lot of variation in the way native English speakers pronounce words, and some variety in vocabulary too! In this video, speakers from England, the US, and Australia compare and contrast their accents and vocabulary.

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BENEE - Supalonely ft. Gus Dapperton

Difficulty: Intermediate

New Zealand, USA

"Supalonely" ("Supa" is how some people pronounce the adjective "super") is a song by New Zealand singer Benee featuring American singer Gus Dapperton. Rolling Stone writes: "Benee may have written “Supalonely” about a toxic relationship, but it’s evolved into a perfect alt-pop quarantine anthem."

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S.O.S. pronunciation - woman-women - Part 1

Difficulty: Newbie

USA

Here's how to pronounce a very important noun with an unusual plural!

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The Alphabet - Introduction to the Alphabet

Difficulty: Newbie

USA

Sigrid introduces her series on English pronunciation and tells us why there isn't always just one "right" way to pronounce words.

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Drivers Wanted - Pizza Delivery - Part 10

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

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Most of the characters in this movie pronounce “ing” as “in”. They say talkin’ instead of talking, goin’ instead of going, etc. Can you hear it?

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Traveling with Sigrid - Exploring Long Island, NY and Princeton, NJ - Part 9

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

To get from eastern Long Island to the city, travelers and commuters have to go through Queens, so this borough naturally became a very important transit hub, with Jamaica at its center. It also became crisscrossed with many expressways for vehicles.

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Caption 48 [en]: As we know, Americans pronounce and spell foreign names in different ways,
Caption 48 [en]: As we know, Americans pronounce and spell foreign names in different ways,

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Slow News with Sigrid - Climate Change and the Mississippi River - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

The Mississippi River is one of the most important rivers in the world, but because of climate change, it is drying up at the moment, and that means trouble.

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Caption 24 [en]: I probably didn't pronounce those correctly.
Caption 24 [en]: I probably didn't pronounce those correctly.

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Paul S - English - American

Difficulty: Intermediate

Australia, USA

Paul, who has an Australian accent, shares what he's noticed about the differences between the English spoken in England and in the USA.

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Caption 12 [en]: you would pronounce the "r" more clearly.
Caption 12 [en]: you would pronounce the "r" more clearly.

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Sigrid explains - Looking at Verbs in The Ugly Duckling - Part 2

Difficulty: Newbie

USA

Sigrid looks at the regular and irregular verbs in part one of her rendition of The Ugly Duckling. As you listen, you can pause whenever necessary in order to practice the pronunciation of the conjugated verbs.

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Caption 11 [en]: Number one: We do not pronounce the E.
Caption 11 [en]: Number one: We do not pronounce the E.

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