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1. Spanish Pronunciation Audio - 5 Reasons Why You Should Learn Spanish Pronunciation With Audio November 05, 2009 Did you know that a great way to learn Spanish pronunciation with audio is from the comfort of your own home? You really do not need to take some local Spanish classes to learn this language. You can just find a Spanish learning software program on the internet and simply download the program. Here are five reasons why you should learn Spanish pronunciation with audio from home. First Reason First of all, when you learn Spanish pronunciation with audio tapes, you will have the benefit of rewinding the audio tape. By learning Spanish this way, you can listen to the Spanish words as ma... (read more) Author: Orlando O.

2. Givenchy Chinese name: Givenchy November 03, 2009 Pronunciation of Memory: gucci purses , although it is a transliteration of the well, but the time should read, "the Vatican" bias "Fang" a little, hoot ends by adding softly, "to" angry tone was allowed to deliver an elegant French taste. Brand Characteristics: from France. G ivenchy with high and senior women's clothing mainly, its logo is a representative, has been cheap gucci purses printed into the cosmetics and bags buttons, etc., as ornamental patterns. Its products also include eyewear, fragrances and cheap gucci handbags and so on. ... (read more) Author: ball Gong

3. Sukhmani Sahib - Gurmukhi Roman - Transliteration in English alongwith Bani In Punjabi Released November 02, 2009 This is a transliteration of the bani of Sukhmani Sahib in English . On the left hand side pages the Gurbani is printed in Gurmukhi (Punjabi) while on the right hand side pages is the transliteration (bani written in English as it would be spoken in Gurmukhi or Punjabi). Excellent book for those who want to say their Sikh Daily Prayers but had been unable to do so due to their lack of knowledge of Gurmukhi .The transliteration is very simple and easy to read . A clear pronunciation key is given at the start of the book which makes the pronunciation very clear. Great care has been taken to en... (read more) Author: jaspinder grover

4. Why learning English from a professional is more effective than learning English on your own! November 02, 2009 The difference in English is the many variations in the grammar, usage, and pronunciation that can make it difficult to master. Many people who attempt to learn English on their own usually mispronounce a number of words in addition to using words incorrectly. The result is the communication is in English, but it is unintelligible to the listener. Making Sentence Sense or Sense Out of a Sentence Consider a few aspects of the English language. * Homonyms: Words spelled differently but sound alike and have different meanings (ceiling and sealing) * Heteronyms: Words s... (read more) Author: Andrew Johnstone

5. My Trip to the UK - A Story with Past Tense Notes October 19, 2009 The following story will help you practice the past simple and past continuous tenses. This story is good practice for all levels of English but it has been written with lower level learners in mind. While reading the stories look for verbs in the past simple and the past continuous tense. I have included notes at the bottom to help you with this, highlighting the tense and why it has been used. Another good exercise is to read the story out loud. This gives you some good pronunciation practice. Please refer to the following articles to help you with the past tenses. Key Vocabular... (read more) Author: Jack Askew

6. The Past Simple and Past Continuous October 09, 2009 This post will look at when to use the past continuous and the past simple. It will give you a summary of the two tenses together along with some interesting ways to to help you to try and remember when to use them. I have also included some exercises and a quizz to help you practice. For a detailed look at how the Past Simple is formed you can see this here - Past Simple Forms For a detailed look at how the Past Continuous is formed you can see this here. This also includes when not to use it - Past Continuous Forms 1. The past simple is used for completed actions in the past a... (read more) Author: Jack Askew

7. The newest online dictionary is out October 08, 2009 Today I found the newest dictionary site on the web and I just felt I need to share it. KirzeN can be find at http://kirzen.com/. However it is still under development, I reckon the idea behind is just brilliant. You can find translations in more than 100 languages, and here comes the unique stuff; you can also watch videos and images related to that word you were looking for. It is the most useful thing that can help you learning a language and understand the meaning of a word, if you don't have a clue about it. Besides these, KirzeN has a Workshop where you have the possibility to upload pi... (read more) Author: Roxanne Mullar

8. Does Having A Regional Accent Help Or Hinder Your Acting Career? October 05, 2009 Coming from Scotland I have had my fair share of discussions over this subject and my view, which is shared by many a casting director, is that accents are cool. Your accent is very much a part of you. It's part of your identity and so it should be embraced. The days are gone when every actor had to speak in RP (Received Pronunciation - similar to how a newsreader talks) to get a job. Casting people need regional accents because many dramas require them. I remember constantly being told to lose my Scottish accent when I was at drama school in london. Which I learned to do. However, I got t... (read more) Author: Brian Timoney

9. Italian Language - Tips For Learning Italian - Part 3 October 05, 2009 Look on the Internet! On the Internet you will also be able to find other resources for asking questions regarding Italian grammar, dialect and usage. If you need help with pronunciation or translating a phrase or maybe you want a recommendation on schools in Italy. The About Italian Language Forum is a great place to find answers. The forum is a place where you can chat about verb conjugation, grammar, pronunciation or anything related to the Italian language. Some of the more recent message threads were discussions about: il discorso indiretto, help with translating a passage from Luigi... (read more) Author: David Sn

10. Basic Italian Courses - What to Expect October 05, 2009 In checking out Italian courses this is sample outline of what might be offered to beginners and what you might encounter. This is just to give you an idea of what to expect when you start taking instructions on how to speak Italian whether it be in a classroom online or a correspondence course. Lessons -The lessons offered are generally simple, direct lessons in grammar, spelling, pronunciation, and vocabulary. Audio Phrasebook - You will be able to build your vocabulary with a glossary of essential terms by topic with audio. Exercises - You will have workbook exercises, worksh... (read more) Author: David Sn

11. What is Easy About Learning German? October 02, 2009 When people are interested in learning German, they often get put off by the hugely long words and the various complications that it seems to have associated with it that you just don't find in English. As a result, many people choose to learn a different language instead. However, German is not as difficult as it might seem. Firstly, Germany is a major Germanic language as is English. Both English and German are closely related and while it might not seem like that from a first glance, once you start learning it, you will start to notice numerous similarities. While the pronunciatio... (read more) Author: David Sn

12. What is Difficult About Learning German? October 02, 2009 While German is not as difficult as it might look to people who have no experience of learning German beforehand, there are some things that are definitely difficult about learning German mainly due to its differences with English. However, German is of the same language group as English and once you have got past the complicated pronunciation and various other things, you will find that it is pretty easy to learn. However, there are some things that you need to be aware about which you will have to get your head around in order to learn German successfully. Firstly, the orthography ... (read more) Author: David Sn

13. Tense vs. Lax "i" in American English Pronunciation October 02, 2009 American English has more vowel quality distinctions than any other language, so no matter what language you speak, it probably does not have as many distinctions as English. English pronunciation has several pairs of vowels which are pronounced with your lips and tongue in approximately the same position, but where one of the vowels is "tense" and one is "lax". The fact that these vowels are so similar makes them difficult to distinguish for non-native speakers. The first tense/lax pair is what many people call long e versus short i. The fact that one is called an 'e' sound and one is ca... (read more) Author: ryan denzerking

14. Tapped t's in American English Pronunciation October 02, 2009 One of the features that distinguish American English pronunciation from some other types of English pronunciation is the use of the so-called “tapped” t or d. This English sound is called an alveolar tap (also alveolar flap) by linguists, and corresponds to an r sound in many languages, such as the non-trilled r in Spanish and Italian, or the standard r sound in Arabic or Finnish. The general rule in American English pronunciation for whether a t or d is tapped says that these sounds should be tapped when they come after a stressed syllable, such as in ‘butter’ or ‘lady’. In both of the words... (read more) Author: ryan denzerking

15. Assimilation Within American English Pronunciation October 02, 2009 Many languages utilize some type of assimilation – a change in a certain sound based on the sounds that come before or after it. One example of this is the difference in plural -s in "cats" versus "dogs". Pronounce each word while touching your throat. You should be able to feel that your vocal cords do not vibrate for the final -s in "cats", but they do vibrate for the final -s in "dogs", turning it into a z sound. This type of assimilation is widespread throughout the world’s languages. However, American English pronunciation also fails to assimilate sounds in some places where other languag... (read more) Author: ryan denzerking

16. American English Pronunciation: Different Stress, Different Meaning September 24, 2009 Word stress is important in English pronunciation, and in some cases can signal a difference in meaning or word category between two words with the same spelling. Here is a list of some common words that change from nouns to verbs with a shift in the word stress: NOUNS stress on the first syllable CON-flict COM-bat PRO-duce PER-mit OVER-run COM-press SUS-pect CON-vict CON-sult EX-ploit SUB-ject VERBS stress on the second syllable con-FLICT com-BAT pro-DUCE per-MIT over-RUN com-PRESS sus-PECT con-VICT con-SULT ex-PLOIT sub-JECT Sometime... (read more) Author: Mary Gillespie

17. English Pronunciation: Improving with Nursery Rhymes September 24, 2009 How can children's nursery rhymes help adults improve their pronunciation of English? For some of the same reasons they help English-speaking children learn the rhythms and rhyming patterns of their first language. Nursery rhymes draw children's attention to important features of language, and have been demonstrated to help children learn the rhythms and intonation patterns of English pronunciation. They also help children learn to articulate different sounds because they often use repetition within the nursery rhyme. While adults learn language differently from the ways that childre... (read more) Author: Mary Gillespie

18. American Accent Pronunciation and English Spelling September 24, 2009 Many students learning English are puzzled by the connection between English spelling and English pronunciation. They look at words with similar spelling patterns like rough (pronounced like "ruff") and cough (pronounced like "coff") and wonder if they will ever be able to figure out how to pronounce American English words! Many native speakers, too, complain about the seeming irregularity of English spelling. There have been various movements that have tried to reform English spelling, but to date none have been successful. What is it about English spelling that makes it appear so c... (read more) Author: Mary Gillespie

19. American English Pronunciation: T or D? September 24, 2009 Non-English speakers are often puzzled by the American English pronunciation of the letter ’t’. Sometimes it sounds clearly like a /t/ in the word determine), but other times it sounds almost like a /d/. There are a lot of technical descriptions of this phenomenon, and linguists, phoneticians and language teachers can have lively conversations and debates about how best to describe it. For most learners, however, it helps to know a few simple facts about what happens to the /t/ sound in American English pronunciation. Let's take a look at two words which sound almost alike when spoke... (read more) Author: Mary Gillespie

20. English Pronunciation: Intonation for Questions September 24, 2009 Have a look at these two sentences, and read them out loud to yourself: 1) He goes to school. 2) He goes to school? Looking at the sentences, you can see clearly by the punctuation that one is a statement and the other is a question. How do we convey that difference when we are speaking? If you are an experienced speaker of English, you will have noticed something important about what happens to your pronunciation when you wanted to make the question. In both sentences, there was stress on the main words (goes and school). This means that these words were spoken with more e... (read more) Author: Mary Gillespie

21. Learning Spanish Is Easy September 24, 2009 There are only a few sounds in Spanish that do not exist in English. Many sounds common to both languages, however, are represented by different letters in each language. For example in certain situations the letter d in Spanish is pronounced like the “th” in the English “brother”. Also, English and Spanish have different pronunciation patterns for vowels, which can cause English speakers to mispronounce many words. Although many Spanish words have cognates in English, there are also many false cognates, aptly called falsos amigos in Spanish. One example is sensible, an adjective... (read more) Author: Pauline Stradlen

22. Italian Language - Tips For Learning Italian - Part 3 September 21, 2009 Look on the Internet! On the Internet you will also be able to find other resources for asking questions regarding Italian grammar, dialect and usage. If you need help with pronunciation or translating a phrase or maybe you want a recommendation on schools in Italy. The About Italian Language Forum is a great place to find answers. The forum is a place where you can chat about verb conjugation, grammar, pronunciation or anything related to the Italian language. Some of the more recent message threads were discussions about: il discorso indiretto, help with translating a passage from Luigi... (read more) Author: Delete This Account

23. Basic Italian Courses - What to Expect September 21, 2009 In checking out Italian courses this is sample outline of what might be offered to beginners and what you might encounter. This is just to give you an idea of what to expect when you start taking instructions on how to speak Italian whether it be in a classroom online or a correspondence course. Lessons -The lessons offered are generally simple, direct lessons in grammar, spelling, pronunciation, and vocabulary. Audio Phrasebook - You will be able to build your vocabulary with a glossary of essential terms by topic with audio. Exercises - You will have workbook exercises, worksh... (read more) Author: Delete This Account

24. Learning German in Mumbai Made Easy - Success Notes From Among the Leading German Language Experts September 21, 2009 Are you planning to Learn German Language in Mumbai? Wondering what should be your first step? Here’s with 7 easy ways to get you started Get a good German-English dictionary: You need an adequate i.e. atleast 40,000 entries dictionary (available in Mumbai). Don’t just accept the first translation you see. Just as in English, most words can have several meanings. English German Similarity: English and German language share common words. Most of the German days of the week end in one word, “tag”. Whereas with the English language all the English days of the weekends in “day”. Germa... (read more) Author: Bindas Bol Language Labs

25. ipod Spanish classes September 18, 2009 Learning with iPod Spanish classes can help cut down on the amount of time it takes you to learn to speak this great language. Understanding and speaking fluent conversational Spanish is important in order to understand what people are saying to you and how reply. With the help of your MP3 player or iPod you can understand a grammar, pronunciation, verbs and phrases which are all vital to understanding how to speak Spanish. Using this type of learning gives you a better learning experience when compared to other more traditional learning ways. Here are a few reasons why learning with inte... (read more) Author: Vince Neary

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