15 Words You're Saying Wrong! ❌ (probably)
15 English words that you are probably mispronouncing! Learn their correct pronunciation by watching this video.
00:00-00:18 intro
00:19-00:52 development
00:53-01:42 genre
01:43-02:40 comfortable
02:41-03:49 colonel
03:50-04:37 talk
04:38-05:32 psycho
05:33-06:11 sword
06:12-07:08 pronunciation
07:09-07:58 country
07:59-08:47 women
08:48-09:42 steak
09:43-10:20 dessert
10:21-10:58 purchase
10:59-11:48 exam
11:49-12:31 national
12:31-12:52 outro
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What amazes me is that English is not even your native language. Still, you master it so well. I teach English and I sometimes find myself in the situation in which I have to check the way we say certain word, almost every day. The way you explain it is out of this world. Really good job!
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I agree. His level is asome and the way to explain is perfect and very useful. I'm in LOVE with these shorts
English may not be his mother tongue, but there is something he doesn't fully explain, there is something fishy going on in his story. He wants to pretend that he learned English on his own, just by watching movies, videos or exploring online bibliography and other things. But the truth is that English is a language that cannot be learned natively without having been in the United States for quite some time. This is where I think he is lying; to me he was living or at least spending a lot of time in summer camps in the United States to be able to learn English in the way he speaks it.
I can tell by his accent. Do you know what country he's from?
@@therapturedmichelle He's Italian
I am a native American English speaker, and even though I was born and raised in the deep South, I don't have a strong accent compared to most people "from around here". (Unless I'm working at my retail job... then I use my customer service voice 🤣.) Pronunciation among native English speakers is often appalling! I'm fascinated by your ability to pronounce words properly and without a hint of your native Italian, and especially your talent for teaching others in only a few seconds! If English were taught to American students the way you are helping non-native speakers, everyone would benefit! Excellent!
Why didn't I have a professor like Antonio? I love the way he explains. His pronunciation of the words is so beautiful ❤️ ❤️❤️
I, too, must thank you. I never fully understood how complicated English is. Your video brings passion to my understanding of new speakers of English. Thanks again...
I really admire the way that you dictate your words and and the fact that you're helping people not only people in our country that don't quite know how to say some words, but also non natives. I totally love it your teaching style is amazing. I wish any of my teachers in school taught the way you do.
Thas true mami
Hello Antonio, I am learning so much from you in few videos than I did from many years of "formal" English classes. You're helping me to understand how the right enunciation makes the difference between good and wrong way to speak English. Thanks again 💯
You nailed it! I am sharing this videos with my students. Well done!! In addition to the words you explained, they always have problems with the pronuntiation of words like reliable, retail, enough, thousand, improvement, management, etc. Thank you!😊
Hi Antonio, I just found this video, and it blew my mind. You are an amazing teacher! My native language is Spanish, so it's hard for me to pronounce some words. Thank you for your help! I really appreciate it.
You are amazing Antonio. I speak more then 10 languages and found English language not so easy (lots of synonyms.) I subscribed to your channel. Thank you, I enjoy your videos and learning more. 🙏
@@manzia5478*than "...speak more than 10..." Then relates to time. Than relates to comparison.😊
Give it a try 😉: I'm very confortable to talk about this national genre in this nation and I'm not such a psycho to call a colonel with a sword to defend women in this country, anyway i'll puchase a steak and a dessert after the exam. This should correct how we pronouce and our pronunciation.
haha this was great
I’m extremely comfortable and proud to be able to talk about this national genre of this nation. Therefore I am not a psycho for calling up a colonel carrying a sword, to defend women in our country. Hi! I’ll purchase a steak and a dessert! I just finished my exams. I like your pronunciation!
Mehdi, this is great practice.
bravo for the sum up. You're great
lol ngl that was funny asf
It's really interesting bro , i am learning more from you .you are absolutely doing great, keep up the good work and keep posting more videos ..
Good job
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Bro is that a man or a woman
I would call her sis instead.
it's not the gender it's how you treat the people matter 😀😀😀
Great video! I am a native English speaker and I just want to mention that there is a difference in spelling between desert (the very hot, dry sandy place) and dessert (cake & other delights). You did a great job demonstrating the difference in pronunciation but it might help the students to see also that one has two "s"s and the other has only one "s".
I remember being taught in 5th grade... Would you rather 2 deserts or 2 desserts? THAT's how you remember which one has the 2 "s"s!
Facts
R u a boy or girl 😅
I agree with most except talk we do say the L. Otherwise someone might think you asking for a torque which is a (car wrench).
Want to have your mind blown? Look up "just deserts" and why it isn't spelled "desserts."
Thanks, Antonio. My native language is Portuguese. I totally did relate to the topic. Thankfully the only new one for me was "purchase". Corrected pronunciation added successfully.👍🏼 BTW your English is amazing.. Keep up the good work!
Colonel! No way! When you pronounced it and I heard it in the clips, I couldn't believe it. I really didn't know . And I found out that I used to mispronounce "pronunciation" as well. Your tip about it is really useful. Lots of interesting material. Thanks a lot. Grande Antonio 👍❤
Oof
I feel you bro. Exact same happened to me xD.
i’ve been mispronouncing those words too
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Sameee
Antonio, you're such a pleasant person! Everything is up to the point: manner and intensity. I've already subscribed, I'm learning correct pronunciation and your professional way of teaching as well. You are a wonderful teacher !
Ker act ER istics? Characteristics?
Thanks Antonio! God bless you!
Thank you Antonio. I always watch your reels and I would say, you are amazingly good!
I learned a lot. I've been mispronouncing since my first lessons of English. You're a great teacher. GRATITUD!!
Yes
Hi ! i am a writer and thank you for pronouncing "genre" . I see it all the time but to hear if pronounced ? Hardly ever. Thank you and you are a great teacher. :) And yes, English is NOT easy. We have multiple meanings for one word. So whomever said it was easy, was full of it. :/ Thank you for being patient to teach. :)
And the way one pronounces words varies from region to region also varies…in WI, we are very nasally. The “baaaaaag” Vs B-AH-G…its quite fascinating..and very annoying to try and figure it all out 🤣
Whoever said, not whomever said. And it is correcTly and the T needs to be pronounced.
I grew up in a small town and almost 40 years later I have just realized how good of an English teacher we had and I am thankful. Genre was the only word I was mispronouncing.
Antonio Thank you for providing educational opportunities for us to learn English fluently around the world ✨🌹💖
Hi Anthony. I have to say that you are the best English teacher that I have ever seen. Thanks so much for taking your time and made this videos. Please keep up the good job. There’s a lot of Spanish people like me, that really appreciate it.
also italians
@@GianlucaLuca-uk1ot Greeks as well🥰
@@GianlucaLuca-uk1ot Also French-speaking persons (I cannot type Frenchs ?)
Love seeing this. I was a teacher and took a course on the pronunciation of the English words. She sowed us how to word was originally pronounced and how we changed the pronunciation over time. Very interesting.
I thinks is "HE" .. His name is Antonio :)
@@mcmb9023 AThe comment was talking about his teacher, a female .. not Antonio! 🆗
@@mcmb9023 Carolyn is talking about his teacher
I think this is about articulation. Yet the pronunciation of the words being used is more Australian-based than English based As the words are pronounced as middle class Australian accent, not upper class Australian in my opinion
The accent is so lovely with an engaging way of delivery. Thanks.
It’s amazing! I adore your pronunciation and explanation! Thanks so much!
Querido profesor: tengo miles de dudas sobre pronunciación. Cualquier palabra que elijas me será útil. Gracias por esta nueva clase magistral!!!! Contigo estoy estudiando todos los días. Blessings
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Profesor Antonio. 🤝 always great teaching, I love the way you explain those specific words sounds. Greetings for you from Palms Springs, California. thanks a lot.
Me practicing when reading your comment in a britsh accent and saying pronunciation correctly: 🗿🗿🗿🗿🗿
I am amazed by English courses that promise you will learn english in 3 months. It is a lot more complex than we can imagine. Thanks Antonio.
Thank you Antonio. I learn a lot from your videos 😊😊
Keep going dont stop this series it's extremely useful
You are amazing Antonio! Thank you for doing such effort in your video making!
I m learning a lot with you ,Antonio... Thanks for everything that you have done for us. Pronunciation is so hard to memorize... Could you teach us the steps that you followed to be so great in English??
I really like how you show different different examples for each work thanks for your efforts!!
Sana all sir Antonio, all teacher 's like you &.watching from 🇵🇭 Philippines
I love pronunciation tips, I've been trying to study English for a long time and with your videos, I have made great progress. God bless you, you are great.
Hi Antonio! I'm a native English speaker from the US. Your video landed in my yt recommends, probably because I'm studying Korean. Your intonations are flawless and your explanations are awesome! As a native speaker I never anazlyed the intricacies of my own speech until I started studying Korean. I've never seen a video as on-point in breaking down pronunciation as yours. You're incredible!! One thing I did note at the start of the video though, is how you said "characteristics". I think I heared a slight emphasis on the second syllable A, which correctly belongs on the first part of the word. Phenomenal video!! Wishing you lots of continued success!!
Some tips or recomendación to learn Korean please ...
@@miriam1812 Hi Miriam! The foundations are the most important in my opinion. To learn the Korean alphabet I recommend the youtube channel "Learn Korean in Korean. Teacher Kim has wonderful, easy-to-understand, short videos. This is the first of them: kzhead.info/sun/raqchNipqaWcn5s/bejne.html Moving on, as a general resource, I've found "Talk to me in Korean (TTMIK)" to be one of the best out there. They have a youtube channel and a website with free content. I started with their "Essential Grammar" course which is available for free on their website. It includes the lessons, a pdf of the lesson, and a podcast to hear the author teach the lesson and pronounce all of the Korean words. kzhead.info and talktomeinkorean.com/. When you hit the "sound change rules" rabbit hole, this video from "Go Billy" will serve you well: kzhead.info/sun/icaIh8aqh6GNY2g/bejne.html. And finally, most enjoyably, watch a lot of K-dramas!! They are lots of fun and will expose you the most to the language. You'd be surprised at how much information will sink into your brain just by watching and listening. The website "Viki" has a lot of free Korean television shows and movies with subtitles in different languages. I hope you enjoy. www.viki.com/ Good luck!!
It's interesting your comment.
It's interesting your comment.
Same for me never really analyzed my language (german) until i started studying korean but because not many ressources are in german i have to analyze english too. Thats really hard for me because I don't know there exactly to use ... grammar form in english
I so appreciate these tutorials. I speak American as a native of the USA, but I find these so helpful in getting my English on track 😊.
You do not speak 'American'. You speak American English, a version of English like many others such as Australian English, South African English etc. that can differ in some ways from British English.
Actually, you're the bestest teacher. Now my pronunciation is so nice because of you Mr and thus, i can speak as native speakers by the way
Thanks so much Antonio. You are an amazing teacher! I was miss pronouncing lots of words and was sure that I know how to pronounce them very well, sometimes even trying to correct those we were instead pronouncing them well😁 words such as country, women, pronunciation and genre.
I love your videos, I used to live in Oregon and I have been away from the US for a while now so my English is going down, watching your videos help me not to forget the pronunciation of some words ❤️ I am proud I actually got all these right 💪 Thank you!
I know Native English so don't need to your awesome teachings but literally found you're video by accident and followed because you're so good! Really good job!! I bet you're helping a lot of people. I will definitely share with family learning English 😊
I think you made an overstatement. Your whole sentence is full of grammatical errors- 'so don't need to your awesome teachings' makes no sense, at least remove 'to'. It would be 'your video' not 'you're video' because that would mean 'you are video'. I don't usually make it my job to correct people but you definitely overstepped your limits.
What a good teacher you are! 🙏🏻
I love your explanations, so clear and concise!
Me suscribí a tu canal hace poco pero he aprendido mucho contigo en este tiempo especialmente con la pronunciación de el ingles tus clases son muy dinámicas y entretenidas eres un excelente maestro. Gracias por todo👍🏻😊
Yo apenas lo estoy viendo XD
Keep It Up ❤️😎👍
You always do an excellent job!
So, Glad I've discovered your channel. ♥
I've just discovered your videos and they are absolutely great. You're helping me to improve my English and my pronunciation and I love the way you explain everything because is clear and you make it simple and easy to understand. Thanks for sharing your knowledge I really love your videos. Greetings from Mexico City 🇲🇽
Antonio, this is really helpful.I learned English as a young adult and always trying to improve English pronunciation
Bravo !!! Your pronunciation is unquestionably sulime, Sir !!!
Thank you that’s so informative! And your voice is really “comfortable”
i love your videos, you have a nice pronunciation, keep it up ✨
OMG!! so embarrassing I got mispronounced 12 words of 15 🙈 Thank you Antonio, I like your all videos and yt shorts ❤️
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Thanks Antonio. Very useful. 👍
Thank you Antonio. You are the best.
My English has improved a lot thanks to you... I was able to understand the whole video without the need to use subtitles. you are very funny and cheerful I love you .... keep it up
I was pronouncing "colonel" correctly until I was in college. I didn't know what happened. Thanks so much, Antonio!!! One more word that I used to mispronounce was 'behind".
Those videos of pronunciation are my preferred. Love it!
Got 15 out of 15, but this "colonel" only because I listen to a lot of military movies and have acquired it automatically. A great lesson. Your pronunciation is just perfect.
I really like your English teaching lessons , I learn every time when I see your channel comes up, thank you👍💗
Nice work, man!
I learn so much with your videos!! Thank you so so much!!❤
This is an educated person who obviously has studied very hard. Well done! Nice of you to share your hard earned expertise.
It is amazing that a non native English speaker pronounce the words very well and you are a excellent teacher as well. What a talented young boy! Congratulations!
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I loved following you to improved my english, vocabulary and correct pronunciation Thanks it helped me a lot
Very nice & informative. Because English is our second language in the Philippines, the mentioned commonly mispronounced words are pronounced correctly for most of us. I got it wrong for genre.
Hello:) Genre was a new word for me, I was just laughing when I tried to pronunce it:) My mistake was the sword. I think I should listen to the game of thrones audiobook in english to develop this word😁 I really like your videos, and glad to see your longer contents! I' m learning so much from you! Thank you!
As an English born cockney guy with the ability to speak clear & precise English, some call it posh, & who has lived in South East London all my life, I never knew people had soo much trouble with words I use everyday & don't even think about. This is a very good video for all those learning english, but the further north you go, the more the dialect changes, so this is literally London language 😃
well, "English born cockney guy", I guess you don't have the ability to speak a foreign language.
Thank you Antonio, you are smart teacher and you have a good method to teach, hugs from Colombia
I could totally relate to the miss-pronouncing! Normally, pronouncing problems would happen when you're from a different culture, even though, I'm from Chinese, my friend says she understands me very well. Most of the time, Spanish people have problems with English, cause of their accent. I have to say, this video is impressive! ✨
What are u talking about? If you can see this guy is from Italy and he speaks great English.For sure you know that Italian and Spanish languges have many similar sounds, on the other hand, it is difficult for me to understand chinese people. Well that is not the point, I am from Mexico, Therefore students as us should try to push ourselves to get a better English, videos like this help us a lot.
@@marthaescalante3551 Yes, You're totally right! People are very different, Although, if you speak your own language most of the time, you would sound more like your culture, If people practice English a lot, they'll still sound like their own culture, but, their English wouldn't be that bad. I don't speak much Chinese, but a lot more English, so I am used to speaking English and practicing English.
please, forgive me for correcting your small mistake '' I AM CHINESE '' !!! NOT '' I'm from Chinese,''
@@gregoryludkovsky5185 I mean, it's okay if you correct them, bc it's actually very helpful 👌
Nice job! I once had an argument with a person who mispronounced salmon. I told her that the L in salmon is silent. She finally admitted I was right several months after several anglophone persons had corrected her pronunciation.
You’re the best Anthony!!!
I have been studying English for the last 20 years, and of course, I can speak English. If I went to an English-speaking country, I wouldn't have any problems. However, after watching this video, I realized that I mispronounce some words badly. That's why I say I am still a student because I feel like I haven't finished learning English yet, I will be an eternal student
Everybody will be eternal learners even teachers
The same here!!! I have been studying English for the last 10 years and I still don’t feel confident to speak in public or with unknown persons.
Thanks Antonio!! I've really enjoyed the video and I think that this is extremely helpful for the learners, and non-native speakers like myself. I am a teacher of EFL and have struggled along the way with so many words..I'm sure there are a lot more that I mispronounce!!! As to the list here, luckily I am content with myself😃. While giving examples of "crazy" spelling/pronunciation of some English words to my students, I have often mentioned Worcestershire!!! With, or without the sauce..😉😅 All the best from Turkey🍀🌍☮
Greetings from Leicester 😅
Bro has better hair than me❤😂
Thanks, Antonio. You're my best teacher.
Thank you Antonio!😊
Sono Greca ma da diversi anni vivo in Italia, sicuramente da Greci non abbiamo una pronuncia perfetta ma tutte le parole che hai pronunciato non ho sbagliato nemmeno una ma no perché sono un genio semplicemente perché nel mio paese ci insegnano l'inglese dalle elementari e per di più ci aiuta tantissimo il fatto che nella nostra tv tutti i programmi sono nella lingua originale per cui a forza di vedere i film americani impari a pronunciare le parole come si deve 😊 comunque complimenti per i tuoi video 😊 well done my friend! 😉
E tu scrivi molto bene in italiano! Complimenti! Per un greco dev'essere davvero difficile la nostra lingua 😔
I’m struggling to find the video that I commented on earlier, so I’m just going to post a follow up here. I have been thinking about how you pointed out two different pronunciations of the word the. I had thought that I always said it the same way, and that most Americans did, but now I am realizing that you’re right! I do sometimes pronounce the word differently before a word starting with a vowel especially before an a. If it were not my native language, I never could learn English. You’re a wonderful teacher.
You're Amazing! Thank you. I used to speak 9 languages, but the English "pronunciation" is quite something 😊.
Most people who know the words enough to use it pronounce it properly. Those mistakes mentioned are extremely rare. I must be living in a different world.
Hi, Antonio. I simply love yr videos. They´ve just confirmed what I heard in terms of good pronunciation. It just pierces my ears, though, when I hear you start "the reason is ... and I expect you to say "that" and then you wind up saying, "because". I know many native speakers use 'the reason is because', but, according to my TOEFL classes, this is a case of substandard English, ain´t it so?! Keep up the work, pls.
Oh my gosh! I was mispronouncing so many words. Thank you so much for this great video and awesome explanation. Love your personality 🙏🏼 ❤️ ✌️
0:09 "There are like a couple of rules and a thousand exceptions" 😁😁😁
Just discovered you, you provide so much value in such an entertaining way. Loved this.
Thank you Antonio this is fantastic, I always want to improve my English pronunciation so people could understand me better.
Muchas gracias Antonio he aprendido más contigo que el tiempo que invertí en clases avanzadas; eres simplemente excepcional; espero sigas con tu buen corazón de estar enseñando públicamente no lo vayas a etiquetarte monetariamente en un futuro y no quieras compartirlo tu DON CARISMÁTICO con el mundo A través de las redes. Dios te bendiga
Thank you, I have been listening to a lot of recorded books. Many of the narrators are fine, but there are some I can't listen to. This has led me to look up pronunciations and check to see if I have been pronouncing the word wrong. Sometimes I stand corrected. I love when that happens because I learned something. Keep up the good work
Thanks, Antonio! 🫠
What a fun video. I need to watch more of your stuff. As an American English speaker, it never dawned on me we pronounce women different for the plural form, but you are so right on spot. Thank you.
I don't really use the word 'colonel' or come across while reading or watching anything. But I think I would mispronounce it if given a chance to speak using this word. Thank you for your lesson! (Other words are obvious to me when it comes to pronunciation 😉)
You're amazing, I'm Asian and I'm learning pretty good even tho I learned English but it's good to see where you go wrong or how many mistakes you've been making so you correct them thanks
As a western Canadian speaker I do say comfortable correctly but I always use the four-syllable version. Even stranger I tried to pronounce it the way you are pronouncing it with three syllables and I literally cannot do it lol
It's so clearly explained! Thanks a lot !
Thank you! I learned a lot, my husband is American and he only pointed out your pronunciation in *characteristics*, not a word you taught but in the explanation of another one.
I thought that I heard this also in the beginning, but assumed my brain just glitched for a second.
Man, I'm learning English a lot of time and you are first person who can tell me how I can say correctly a few words. I need more! ❤️
You did an amazing job with these words. These are frequently mispronounced by native speakers, particularly when reading out loud. Kudos!
You’re most helpful, you taught me a lot , thanks so much 😊
Ab-so-lute-ly spot on!! Will definitely share and show this video when a "conflict" arises!! 😂 So many people don't recognize how difficult English truly is! To complicate matters, there are differences between the Canadian vs the American prounciation of some words: advertisement and lieutenant come immediately to mind! Regardless of the "acceptance" of both, it is a pet peeve of mine and have caused some heated discussions, when I won't back down!!😂
The best way to learn English is to learn it phonetically. Whole language doesn't give learners the ability to learn the rules associated with various sounds of a number of letter couplings. As a former kindergarten phonics teacher, the rules are extremely helpful to learn this language. You've done an excellent job explaining the correct pronounciations. Bravo!!!
How can you learn English phonetically when the rules are so inconsistent and illogical? I have never understood this viewpoint.
@@bilahn1198 Learning the sounds of the letters and alphabet long and short sounds are the foundation. Kids learn the basic rules of the language and once they have a complete understanding, then the irregular rules that produce different phonetic sounds are introduced. I taught 5 year olds who were not able to graduate to grade 1 if they could not read. By the end of the kindergarten school year, the kids were fluent in reading and pronunciation because they learned and understood all the rules.
You misspelled pronunciation. :)😊
@@FouSurLaColline LOL...Stupid typos. I've been known to do that occasionally. But I can assure you, I used to score well on my spelling tests... 95-100%. Spelling tests were something we had to do all throughout elementary school in the Caribbean.
@Bilahn Phonics is how our children learn to read fluently for a reason. Yes there are exceptions to the rules, but there are also rules for those exceptions. There is literally no better way to learn and understand the building blocks of English. You will never be truly fluent through rote memorization.
Antonio questa lezione è davvero fatta bene. Grazie!!
Thanks, Anthony You're one of the best teachers.
Thanks Antonio that was really interesting and enlightening at the same time. One more word I used to mispronounce a lot was "Vegetable" .. used to stress that G forever, yet recently I came to know that G should be cut short here.. who knew!!! well now I know, indeed the pronunciation in English language is weird!!! 😂
Vej-tibble - soften the G and forget about the E right after it 🙂
obrigado professor António eu aprendo muito com você
Antonio I appreciate what you're doing with the annunciations and the pronunciation of the words are doing but our nationalities that are mixed