You don't have a teacher or an English speaking friend to correct you.

What can we do?

Well, today's video only really applies if you have an iPhone, because we're doing the Siri!

So this is super easy super fun, and super effective to check your pronunciation.

Just get Siri on your phone, say the word into the phone, and if she writes what you said, then you have good pronunciation.

Like this: "Girl" /ɡɜːl/

[Siri; You were saying...]

So I forgot, I have my Siri on American pronunciation.

For example: "Girl" /ɡɜːrl/

[Siri; Hmm, I just don't get this whole gender thing]

We need to change her settings.

So try with me.

Pause this video go to settings Siri, change the voice and language to English, United Kingdom or British whatever it is.

It's downloading a... British Siri.

I've never heard male British Siri

I don't know what that sounds like...

I expect this to sound like James Bond

because... why wouldn't you?

"Girl" /ɡɜːl/

[Siri; In my realm, anyone can be anything.]

He wrote "Girl" so my pronunciation was good!

That's good!

First, we're going to practice pronunciation together, then you'll going to say to Siri she'll check your pronunciation

Or he in this case, will check your pronunciation.

O.K. the first word let's try "Alarm"

Say with me first

"Alarm"

Remember it's non-rhotic

"Alarm"

We don't pronounce the /ɑːr/

It's /ɑː/

"-arm" /-ɑːm/

"Alarm" /əˈlɑːm/

[Siri; Here are your three alarms]

Did you do that snooze thing in the morning?

We're like "Another ten minutes another ten minutes"

I have three alarms

The next one could be fun let's try "Call"

"Call"

It's a long /ɔː/

Open up the back of the mouth

"Call" /kɔːl/

Let's try that

"Call"

[Siri; Whom shall I help you call?]

Mom

[Hello?]

Hi! Mom!

Love you Mom

[I'm fine]

That works.

Next, for some Asian language speakers, the "zzz" sound is quite difficult, so let's trick your pronunciation with that.

with "Music" /ˈmjuːzɪk/

"Music"

Remember, it's the same mouth shape as an "S"

so if you can do an "S", you can make the vibration in the throat and change an "S" to a "sss"

"zzz"

"Music" /ˈmjuːzɪk/

"Music"

Let's see if Siri understands you.

"Music"

Whiplash soundstrack, brilliant!

Write in the comments and be honest, which song came up first when you said music?

O.K. let's try this phoneme

/ɜː/

Say with me

/ɜː/

"Earth" /ɜːθ/

Let's try with Siri

"Earth"

[Siri; Hi, Aly.]

"Earth"

[Siri; Hello.]

"Earth!"

[Siri; Hi there, Aly.]

O.K. maybe that's not such a good example to practice with Siri.

Let's try a different one.

a very common word to use.

"Work"

"Work"

Remember the "R" there's no "Rr", there's no big "Rr" sound.

"Work"

"-or-" /-ɜː-/

"Work" /wɜːk/

Let's see what Siri things

"Work"

[Siri; I'm not sure I understand]

What's to understand about a word?

"Work"

[Siri; Let me have a look.]

I've got work.

um.. a common question you might ask Siri really is...

"What is near here?"

Restaurants, cafés... umm... whatever

Let's have a look

Near /nɪə(r)/

here /hɪə(r)/

"What's near here?"

A bit faster

"What's near here?"

"What's near here?"

Let's try!

"What's near here?"

[Siri; Here is what I found I the Web what they hear]

Why is my Siri a guy ?

I didn't ask for a guy!

Maybe I did...

So you wanna practice this everyday, right?

Well, why don't you set an alarm, to practice?

Let's try

"Set an alarm"

[Siri; Set the alarm for when today?]

To... uh... tomorrow

[Siri; For what time shall I set your alarm tomorrow?]

Twelve o'clock

[Siri; Your alarm's set for 12 PM.]

Now I have an alarm set for tomorrow, and I can practice my pronunciation again tomorrow!! With Siri!

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Tell them about the amazing practice you can have with just Siri. It's super easy it's right in your hands.

And you don't have to pay for a teacher, you don't have to have friends, perfect!

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