89. Practice Your Christmas Vocabulary + Pronunciation!
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Show Notes
The holiday season is here so it's a good opportunity to learn and practice how to pronounce some of the most commonly used words and greetings of this season! Here are the words and greetings I discuss in this podcast episode:
3:38 Christmas 4:34 Holiday(s) 5:58 New Year 8:02 Santa Claus 9:10 Reindeer 9:27 Mistletoe 10:12 Eggnog 10:35 Mitten(s) 11:58 Carol(s) 12:27 Sleigh 12:43 Wreath 14:12 'Happy holidays!' 14:49 (extra, non-related) Facetious 16:06 Resolution 16:49 'Best wishes for a wonderful year ahead!' 17:10 'Wishing you a wonderful holiday season!' 17:21 'Good tidings to you!' 17:40 'May you have a great year!'
And may you have a great year, and love, prosperity, and health!
Here are the materials I mentioned in the episode:
- The Schwa: How One TINY Sound Can Make a HUGE Difference https://hadarshemesh.com/podcast/09/
- Pronunciation, Grammar and Confidence in English – You ask, I answer! https://hadarshemesh.com/podcast/88/
- The American T sound https://theaccentsway.com/how-to-pronounce-american-t-sound/
- How to pronounce Santa Claus https://youtu.be/BMfEUlV7N5s
+2 extra episode about how to ?your vocabulary:
- Want to improve your speaking vocabulary? STOP LEARNING NEW WORDS: https://theaccentsway.com/improve-speaking-vocabulary/
- How To Learn New Vocabulary? Build Pronunciation Confidence: https://theaccentsway.com/how-to-learn-new-vocabulary/