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Feb 2021
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#156 How to pronounce vowels in American...

Georgiana, founder of SpeakEnglishPodcast.com
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Today, we will talk about how to pronounce vowels in English. And with a fun point of view story, you will improve your grammar.

The truth is that vowels in English always represent a particular difficulty for many students.

But don't worry because there is a self-evident reason why this happens.

It turns out that in English, we have six vowel letters represented by the letters a, e, i, o, and u and fifteen vowel sounds. 

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