English tutor Alice here. Hello! I live in the United States. I've spent my entire life in the United States. If you need help with speaking American English check out my tutor profile and book a lesson! I can help with... Basic general vocabulary Phrasal verbs Prepositions Small talk/basic conversation skills Pronunciation of letter sounds (short vowels/long vowels and more)

Who wants to sound like a native English speaker from the United States? Maybe you're wanting to visit the United States. Maybe you're wanting to move to the United States. Maybe you got a job in the United States and you want to be able to communicate with people in your new neighborhood. Or maybe you already live in the United States but were born in another country, but you want to learn how to sound more like you live here. You want to talk to people in the grocery store, book store and more! But your accent is bothering you. Have you ever had someone from the United States really judge your pronunciation? Really listen to all the sounds you make when you speak? Then let you know what letter sounds that you say wrong in American English? Then actually teach you how to say American English letter sounds clearly and correctly. So your nouns, vowels etc sound really clear and understandable. Not like.. 'Sort of like American English' but really American English. That way your listener knows exactly what you're saying without confusion, hesitation, assumptions, mis understanding. Wouldn't your listener appreciate that? Wouldn't that make the conversation more free flowing and more enjoyable? Check out my tutor profile and book a lesson of mine. I've been tutoring students around the world since 2018 to sound more American.

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English students, try this! Topic: Travel Phrasal Verbs

English Grammar

To sound more natural try using these in informal situations. Yo Hiya Whatsup? Howdy Hey hey Follow me for more Everyday English.

How people celebrate New Year in Shanghai ? New Year just passed, and Shanghai feels very different during this time. Families get together, streets are quieter than usual, and people say more warm words instead of rushing around. In Shanghainese, one common New Year greeting is: “新年快乐” → Xin-nie khua-lo And a very local way to say “Happy New Year” is: “新年好啊！” Shanghainese sounds quite soft and musical compared to Mandarin. Even simple greetings already feel very “Shanghai”. Do you celebrate New Year differently where you live? 😊

Do you speak English? No. Very Difficult. Can you help me, please?

Si usted es un hablante nativo de español que intenta aprender inglés como segundo idioma, probablemente ya sabe lo diferentes que son los sonidos del inglés y del español. En primer lugar, tenemos MUCHOS sonidos vocálicos que simplemente no existen en español —y sí, importan. Podemos oír la diferencia entre palabras como "hat" (sombrero) y "hot" (caliente), o "teen" (adolescente) y "tin" (hojalata), tan claramente como se oye la diferencia entre "lado" y "lodo" en español. En mi experiencia como profesor de ESL, he notado que aprender una buena pronunciación no es muy difícil—solo necesitas un buen modelo y alguien con quien practicar que te dé indicaciones sobre cómo hacer los sonidos, así como una buena retroalimentación. El problema es que vivimos en una sociedad impaciente; a la gente le gustan los enfoques rápidos y ligeros. Muchos alumnos nuevos tratan de evitar cualquier cosa "pesada". Pero un poco de trabajo extra en el desarrollo de una buena fonología inglesa NO es terriblemente tedioso—solo requiere un poco de atención extra al principio. Después de eso, ¡se vuelve fácil! Pero los alumnos que descuidan aprender a hacer los sonidos del inglés con cuidado siempre lucharán con su pronunciación. Además, después de repetir algo incorrectamente una y otra vez, hasta el punto de la automaticidad, es difícil romper con los arraigados hábitos del habla. Es mucho mejor, desde el principio, dedicar un poco de tiempo a desarrollar una buena fonología; así, la pronunciación correcta se vuelve natural.