Podcasts Education Language Learning Conversation & Pronunciation: Learn English with The Rachel's English Podcast 010: Vowels, Part 1

010: Vowels, Part 1

Published: Sept. 13, 2017, 3 p.m.

David and I discuss five of the 11 vowels of American English, and go over the various ways each sound can be spelled. \xa0This leads to discussions of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and spelling bees (David won his school spelling bee!). \xa0The idioms 'rule of thumb' and 'off the top of my head' come up in conversation. \xa0Vowels covered: \xa0AH [\u0251], AW [\u0254], AA [\xe6], EE [i], IH [\u026a].