Schwa - the BEST vowel sound in English
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You wanted it, you got it! In this episode I’ll talk about the schwa vowel sound. Understanding it will help you sound more natural and effortless, and will help you pronounce words clearly. You’ll learn why the schwa is so important, and what makes it hard to understand. But fear not - you’ll find answers in this video and learn how to identify and practice it in words and sentences. Are you ready?
What’s your favorite word with the Schwa sound? Put it in the comments!
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Key points of this video:
00:00 Intro
01:43 What's the Schwa
06:55 Why it's important to use the Schwa
9:21 When and how to use the Schwa
11:28 Schwa in ‘victory’
12:13 Schwa in ‘congratulate’
16:05 Schwa in ‘hospital’
19:08 Schwa in sentences
20:34 Game: Guess where the Schwa is
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I am a native speaker who has struggled with spelling and pronunciations my whole life and this has finally given me the missing key to the root of so many of my issues!
Yay! I’m so glad to hear! The Schwa is really the reason for most spelling challenges!
so happy for you 😊
Good for you brotha… and you are a real man by recognizing your weaknesses …
Excellent excellent mam.
Great! Beautiful! Be happy. Go ahead. I love my Colombia!
I personally experienced that practising schwas incredibly improved my listening skills. Thanks Hadar for giving further clarity to this.
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How did it improve your listening skills tho? Sitting through the video from start to finish helped in itself imo
I use this in my first class with every student since it's a good primer for basic phonetics understanding, rhythm, stress and of course, easy-to-understand pronunciation. My students are French and they never study phonetics in their schools, so they definitely need the help. Thanks for this video. It's very very useful for me!
I'm so glad to hear that! Thank you!
I truly had been struggling with the schwa but you have assisted me a lot with your most clear explanation
Hadar, I could listen to you talk about the schwa for hours :)
Hahahahaha and you know I talk about it for hours 😅🥰
Thank you, I am delighted with your didactics
I am from Afgahnistan I always follow your new lesson when I follow your new lesson I feel very comfortable about english
Pure Gold every minute of this video. Thanks for explanation.
You hit the nail on the head with this come-in handy lesson, that's what I want to learn. So many thanks for doing an incredible job.
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Good and professional.
You nailed Sensei, I’ve been speaking English myself for over 15 years, and this is the first time I heard an accurate explanation about the schwa. Thank you.
Oh my, that’s a big honour ☺️❤️
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wow, this was very informative. Almost 20 years living in the states and i never cared to look this up til now. Thank you, hadar.
I loved your video ❤. So helpful and fun! Go Hadar!
Hadar you're amazing!!! 🤯Your voice accompany me every single day on my way to improve my American accent! You're my mentor! Thank so much for your videos, and your simplicity to teach! I just realized about the schwa sound! 🥳💃💃
Clear explanation and demonstration. Great job 👍
As for me, schwa was always that deaf sound from Hebrew, which is displayed by column under letters :D Never knew about same concept in English, even though using it in everyday life. Thank you Hadar! It's always fun to learn something new!
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I love watching your schwa lessons, thanks for sharing.
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You are something Hadar mam, I really likes your confident and love to hear you, your lessons are really works it's valuable and I watching your videos every day and I allso doing tongue exercise every single day in the morning so thank you for your help you are amazing.
Amazing video!!! I love that you use IPA and actual names for the sounds and very intuitive ways to actually pronounce them! Thank youuu
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Hadar, darling!!!!! You are my inspiration!!!! I want to be like you, no native speaker but fluent!!! You are amazing!!! Thanks a lot. God bless you!!🙏
Best shwa vovel explain.
Thanks for your amazing explanation! I do not have any problem when listening and writing down the word. The schwa sound is new for me. I keep on practicing to sound like a native.
Fantastic explanation!! Thank you!!!
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I loved the video ❤️ you are an amazing teacher!
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it's an excellent explanation.
Super video. Thanks
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I like your lesson in schwa. Thank you🙏
Thank you for your help.
You're simply the best👍💯 I've seen on this so far. Permit me to add, even though I'm a Nigerian, that the schwa, when used as prescribed in the video, helps us to sound more like the native speakers. Super THANKS to you🙏💕 I would like to take a class. (learn) Kindly let me know what the procedure is, please.
you just saved my final exam on phonetics and phonology with this video! i couldn't understand what the schwa was no matter what but this is a great explanation! thank you so much!
So glad it helped!
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So helpful. Thank you Hadar
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Thanks for this super useful lesson on schwa, Hadar! Please, could you make more videos on when a schwa changes its sound case it's affected by other sounds next to it? Thank you! :)
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Very Very clear your teaching system about schwa pronunciation, i never heard before, thanks teacher Hadar.
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To echo many of the comments below: this is an excellent video from a practical and theoretical perspective (I am a native speaker and felt like I learned so much!!) Also, I really appreciate the comment that clarity is key to communication (not just pronunciation)!
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Great video . I learn a lot from it.its very helpful .Thank u so much
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Wait for the chinese, french, farsi languages 😅
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Very important information this your video
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Really, l liked a lot of the way how you explain the schwas better tham this imposible
Thanks a lot.
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You Are My Really Favourite
I think the Schwa pronoun as the Arabic ءَ + thank you Hadar for both of your podcast & videos really helped me improve my pronunciation
I need to watch it again
Thanks, danke, gracias regards from Santiago Chile !
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Dear Hadar, your lessons are excellent!!!
Thank you so much!!
Really I enjoyed
I have just added something extra to the lesson I am going to give today. Thanks for your tips about teaching this difficult concept - three words - peril's, bann's, cour'ge - my lesson is on anthems and one of the anthems I am using is - the Star Spangled Banner
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Super! Thanks…🌞🌞
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Very important indeed. In my native language (Dutch) the schwa is the most frequently used vowel!
So lucky
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@@dustin1520 same thing in most north indian languages
Very very useful lesson.
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You’re brilliant ❤️
Nice presentation
Hi! I started to see your videos and I am really in love about your way of teaching. I started one week ago and I cannot stop. Please let me know where are the “Schaw” on these words that you gave on this video. Where can I find the answer? My name is Jacqueline and I live in Brasil.
Thank so much
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Excellent Hadar!! from Buenos Aires
Excelent!
Excelent 👌
Thank you 💖💖💖💖
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Thanks boss
Thanks for your support leering English
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Thank you
Hadar Shemesh you are the Queen of the Schwa sound :)
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i like the way you teach. hello from Indonesia.
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Like ever for you teacher Jéssica
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Thank you very much for your nice and fàntastic video. Please show more such words with Schwa sound and upload some 30 videos. With lots of love and regards, Jàyanta Jit Hazarika 16/09/2021