Welcome to this English pronunciation video.

In this video we will focus on two English vowel sounds:

/I/ and /i:/

Now I know they sound very similar, but they are different.

And they are two very important vowel sounds in English.

So let's start with our two example words:

sit

Now listen to how I pronounce this word.

sit

Can you hear the /i/ sound?

sit

Now listen to another word:

seat

Can you hear the pronunciation?

seat

/i:/ sound.

seat

sit

seat

I know it can be difficult at first.

But with a little bit of practice, I'm sure you will hear them differently.

Although they are similar, they are two different vowel sounds.

I promise you by the end of this video you will hear and pronounce them differently.

So keep watching.

Get ready students.

I'm gonna help you make these vowel sounds /I/ and /i:/.

I really want you to be able to hear the difference

and to pronounce them correctly.

It is very important for you to know the IPA spelling.

Watch how I move my mouth.

And always repeat after me in this video.

I know that you can master these vowel sounds.

Let's get started.

First, let's try to make the sound /I/.

So when you pronounce it,

your tongue is a little higher in your mouth,

closer to the front.

/I/ Stretch out your lips a little.

And it's a short sound.

/I/ Repeat after me.

/I/

Let's now practice with the word, sit.

Repeat after me.

sit

Good guys.

Let's now practice the second sound, /i:/.

So the tongue has the same position.

It's a little bit higher, closer to the front.

But, when you say /i:/, you stretch out your lips a little more.

And it's a long sound.

/i:/

Your lips should feel a little tighter, too.

/i:/

Repeat after me.

/i:/

Let's practice with the word, seat.

Repeat after me.

seat

Good guys.

So we're going to use minimal pairs.

They're words with very similar sounds,

but the actual vowel sounds are different.

And they're a very good way to practice these vowel sounds.

So let's now practice together.

First, just the sounds.

Watch my mouth.

And repeat after me.

/I/

/i:/

/I/

/i:/

/I/

/i:/

/I/

/i:/

Can you see my mouth?

Okay let's now practice with the words.

sit

seat

sit

seat

sit

seat

sit

seat

Good job guys.

Okay guys let's now move on to minimal pairs.

I have a few for you.

I'm gonna read them to you.

I want you to be very careful.

Look at my mouth - how it moves.

And repeat after me.

Let's get started.

Let's practice further.

I'm now going to show you some words

and I want you to read them with the proper English vowel sound.

/I/ or /i:/

Let's get started.

Let's start with the first word.

Which one is it?

Is it sit or is it seat?

Of course it is sit.

Next word.

Is it chick or is it cheek?

It's chick.

Next word.

fill or feel?

fill

Next word.

his or he's?

Of course his.

chin or cheat?

Its cheat.

Is it pip or is it peep?

Of course people it's pip.

Next word.

bitch or beach?

It's beach.

Then we have sit or seat.

Which one is it?

It's seat.

his oh he's?

It's he's.

And finally, is it hill or heel?

It's heel.

Great guys.

Let's continue on.

Okay guys, let's now move on to sentences.

I have a few sentences for you with different /I/ and /i:/ sounds.

So pay attention and repeat after me.

The first sentence is:

Pick a seat and sit without making a peep.

The second sentence:

Don't peel a peach or eat its pit.

And finally.

I feel sick and ill after eating the big meal.

Excellent guys. Let's move on.

Great job guys.

I know you now have a better understanding of the difference between the English vowel sounds

/I/ and /i:/.

It's difficult.

It takes time and practice to master,

but you can do it.

So keep practicing and make sure to watch my other pronunciation videos

very important if you want to improve your English skills.

See you next time.

Thank you so much guys for watching my video.

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Hello guys and welcome to this English pronunciation video.

In this video, I'm going to focus on two very important vowel sounds in English.

/e/ and /ɪ/

Let's take two example words.

The first word is 'bed'.

Can you hear /e/ the sound?

'bed'

Now the second word is, bid.

Can you hear the /ɪ/ sound?

bid

bed

bid

I know they sound similar, but they are different.

And with a little bit of practice, you will start hearing them differently.

I promise you that.

So keep watching.

Get ready guys.

I am going to help you make these sounds /e/ and /ɪ/.

I want you to be able to hear the difference and to pronounce them correctly.

It's very important, also for you to know the IPA spelling.

Watch how I move my mouth.

And as usual, repeat after me.

I know that you can master these vowel sounds, So let's get to it.

So let's first practice how to make the sound /e/.

So your tongue is in a middle part of your mouth.

/e/

Watch my mouth. How it moves.

/e/

Can you watch my mouth and repeat after me now?

/e/

Okay let's now practice with a word, 'bed'.

Can you repeat after me?

bed

Good job.

Moving on to the sound /ɪ/.

Now your tongue - it's a little higher than for the /e/ sound.

And you should stretch out your lips a little.

And it's a short sound.

/ɪ/

So let's practice. Repeat after me.

/ɪ/

Let's practice with a word, 'bid'.

Watch how my mouth moves and repeat after me.

bid

Okay guys, let's now use minimal pairs -

same words only the vowel sounds change.

They're a good way to practice these sounds.

But first just the sounds,

so just watch how my mouth moves

and repeat after me.

/e/

/ɪ/

/e/

/ɪ/

/e/

/ɪ/

/e/

/ɪ/

Let's now take the words 'bed' and 'bid'.

Repeat after me.

bed

bid

bed

bid

bed

bid

bed

bid Good, guys.

Okay guys, let's now read minimal pairs together.

Repeat after me.

And watch how my mouth moves.

Let's go.

Okay let's continue practicing.

I'm now going to show you some words

and I want you to read them with the proper English vowel sound

/e/ and /ɪ/.

Let's get started.

Let's start with the first word.

Which one is it?

'beg' or 'big'?

It's beg.

Next word.

Which one is it? 'bet' or 'bit'?

It's 'bit'.

Next word.

Which one is it? 'mess' or 'miss'?

It's 'mess'.

The following word.

Which one is it? 'set' or 'sit'?

It's 'set' of course.

Next word.

Which one is it? 'left' or 'lift'?

lift

Next word.

'hell' or 'hill'?

'hill' obviously.

Next word.

'beg' or 'big'?

It's 'big' this time.

Next word.

'dead' or 'did'?

It's 'dead' of course.

Then we have 'mess' or 'miss'?

It is 'miss'.

And finally, 'dead' or 'did'?

'did'

Great guys! Let's continue on.

Okay guys. Moving on to sentences now.

I have sentences for you

and they're filled with /e/ and /ɪ/ sounds.

So pay attention and repeat after me.

The first sentence is,

'Ken did not sit on the hill.'

The second sentence,

'My pet pig fell off the cliff.'

And finally,

'Set the big desk in the middle.'

Good job, guys. Let's carry on.

Great guys.

Well now you have a better understanding of the difference between the English vowel sounds

/e/ and /ɪ/.

Keep practicing.

Practice makes perfect.

I know you can do it.

And make sure to watch the rest of my pronunciation videos.

They're very important if you want to improve your English skills.

See you next time.

Thank you so much guys for watching my video.

If you liked it, please show me your support.

Click 'like'.

Subscribe to the channel.

Put your comments below.

Share the video.

Thank you.

Hello, students. This is F@nny.

Welcome to this English pronunciation video.

In this video we are going to focus on two English vowel sounds.

/e/ and /eɪ/

These are two very important vowel sounds in English.