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  • Hello, and welcome to English for Everyone, where we practice real-life American English.

  • Today, we're going to talk about some difficult pronunciations, so let's get started.

  • Recently, I got a request from one of our members to make a video about these difficult words and how to pronounce them correctly.

  • So, this one's for you, Daniel.

  • Keep watching.

  • First, let's talk about this word.

  • It's not pronounced I-oh.

  • We don't say I, I-oh.

  • We say oh, oh, I'll be right back.

  • Not I'll be right back, but I'll, I'll, I'll be right back.

  • Let's hear some examples.

  • I'll be right back.

  • Look, freeze.

  • Don't move.

  • I'll be right back.

  • Okay?

  • Don't move.

  • I'll be right back.

  • Okay.

  • Sorry, I gotta...

  • I'll be right back.

  • I'll be right back.

  • All right?

  • We'll finish talking.

  • Let's practice.

  • Will you be right back?

  • That's right.

  • I'll be right back.

  • Now, let's look at this word.

  • This word is pronounced it'll, it'll.

  • The T changes to a fast D. Not it'll, but it'll, it'll.

  • Then we go to the dark L. Oh, oh, oh, it'll.

  • The last L sound is oh, like when you hear table or bottle.

  • It's the same sound, oh, it'll, it'll.

  • Example.

  • We're having a party tomorrow.

  • You should come.

  • It'll be fun.

  • It'll, it'll be fun.

  • Let's practice.

  • We're having a party tomorrow.

  • Do you think it'll be fun?

  • That's right.

  • It'll be fun.

  • Now, let's talk about this contraction.

  • You're.

  • Yes, you can pronounce it like that.

  • You can say you're, making the ooh sound, you're.

  • But normally we don't.

  • We say you're, you're.

  • So the pronunciation is just like the possessive you're, like your car or your phone.

  • You're.

  • Example.

  • We're having a party tomorrow.

  • You're going to be there, right?

  • Yeah, I'm going to be there.

  • And what about this word, they're?

  • You can pronounce the a, they, they're, but normally we don't.

  • We say they're, they're.

  • So these three words are pronounced exactly the same.

  • They're, they are contraction, they're, like over there, and their, their car, their money.

  • You can pronounce these words all exactly the same.

  • So let's practice with they're.

  • They're going to the store.

  • They're, they're, they're going to the store.

  • Let's practice.

  • Where are they going?

  • Are they going to the store?

  • That's right.

  • They're going to the store.

  • And Daniel also asked about this word, world.

  • This is a hard one.

  • We use the er sound like burger, er, er, were.

  • Then we go to the dark L. Listen.

  • World, world, world, world, world.

  • It's like when you hear this word, girl.

  • The same thing is happening.

  • You're making the er sound like burger plus the dark L. Girl, girl, world, world.

  • Example, I want to travel all over the world.

  • What about you?

  • Do you want to travel all over the world?

  • Very good.

  • So remember these difficult words to pronounce.

  • I'll, it'll, your, their, and world.

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