10 Most Common English Pronunciation Challenges for Brazilian Speakers and How to Fix Them

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“Cashew,” “banana,” “potato,” and “chocolate” – these are all English words that Brazilian speakers would immediately understand. 

In general, English has a lot of similar words to Brazilian Portuguese (“total” and “ordinary,” to name a couple more!). 

Still, even with some overlap in vocabulary, you might struggle to say certain English words correctly as a Brazilian speaker.Read more “10 Most Common English Pronunciation Challenges for Brazilian Speakers and How to Fix Them”

10 Most Common English Pronunciation Mistakes for Spanish Speakers and How to Fix Them

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When you first started learning English, did you catch yourself wanting to roll your R’s?                                                                                                                                    

Maybe words like “birthday” and “shampoo” were harder to pronounce because they contained unfamiliar sounds. 

If your first language is Spanish, there are certain aspects of English pronunciation that you’ve probably never encountered before in your native language.Read more “10 Most Common English Pronunciation Mistakes for Spanish Speakers and How to Fix Them”

10 Most Common English Pronunciation Mistakes for Russian Speakers and How to Fix Them

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What’s one sound in English that’s completely missing from Russian? 

As a Russian speaker who’s learning English, you can probably think of at least one answer to this. 

A lot of Russian students would say W or TH right away. These sounds show up in the most frequent words like “what” or “the.”Read more “10 Most Common English Pronunciation Mistakes for Russian Speakers and How to Fix Them”