010: Vowels, Part 1

Conversation & Pronunciation: Learn English with The Rachel's English Podcast by Rachel's English

Sep 13, 201731:27Education

David and I discuss five of the 11 vowels of American English, and go over the various ways each sound can be spelled. This leads to discussions of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and spelling bees (David won h...

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