How to Pronounce “pan”

English Pronunciation for Spanish Speakers — Guide

Five vowels against twenty, syllable timing against stress timing, and the e that keeps appearing in front of “school”. What to fix, in order.

English Pronunciation for Japanese Speakers — R vs L & Mora Structure

Eliminate Katakana vowel insertion, separate R from L, and adjust from mora-timing to English stress-timing.

How to Pronounce Spanish Names — Joaquín, García, Barcelona

J is h, ñ is ny, the accent mark is the stress, and Spain and Latin America split on c and z. The rules behind Joaquín, Ximena and Barcelona.

• Vowel minimal pairs
• Consonant minimal pairs