Pronunciation

Contents

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• Phonemes of English Language

• Contractions in English (with pronunciation)

• Common Reductions in English

• Tongue Twisters: Part 01

• Tongue Twisters: Part 02

• Stress in English Speaking (coming soon)

• Assimilation in English (coming soon)

• Elision in English (coming soon)

• Tips to Improve Pronunciation in English (coming soon)

Phonemes of English Language

ইংরেজি ভাষায় সর্বমোট 44 টি sound বা phoneme রয়েছে।

এদের মধ্যে 20 টি vowel sounds এবং 24 টি consonant sounds।

20 টি vowel sounds এর মধ্যে আবার 12 টি Monophthongs (একক স্বরধ্বনি) এবং 8 টি Dipthongs (দৈত স্বরধ্বনি)।

Vowels – Monophthongs (একক স্বরধ্বনি)

IPA	Bangla	Examples
ɪ	ই	bid /bɪd/, sit /sɪt/
iː	ঈ	beat /biːt/, seat /siːt/
e	এ	ten /ten/, bed /bed/
æ	অ্যা	hat /hæt/, bad /bæd/
ɑː	আ	part /pɑːt/, arm /ɑːm/
ɒ	অ	lot /lɒt/, pot /pɒt/
ɔː	ও	law /lɔː/, port /pɔːt/
ʊ	উ	put /pʊt/, good /gʊd/
uː	ঊ	too /tuː/, food /fuːd/
ʌ	আ	but /bʌt/, cut / kʌt/
ɜː	আ	bird /bɜːd/, turn /tɜːn/
ə	আ	against /əgenst/, ago /əgəʊ/

Vowels – Diphthongs (দৈত স্বরধ্বনি)

IPA	Bangla	Examples
eɪ	এই	pay /peɪ/, take /teɪk/
aɪ	আই	five /faɪv/, light /laɪt/
ɔɪ	অয়	toy /tɔɪ/, boy /bɔɪ/
əʊ	ওউ	home /həʊm/, no /nəʊ/
aʊ	আউ	now /naʊ/, cow /kaʊ/
ɪə	ইআ	near /nɪə(r)/, hear /hɪə(r)/
eə	এআ	air /eə(r)/, pair /peə(r)/
ʊə	উআ	poor/pʊə(r)/, tour /tʊə(r)/

Consonants (Voiced) – ঘোষ ধ্বনি

IPA	Bangla	Examples
b	ব	bad /bæd/
d	ড	Did /dɪd/
g	গ	good /gʊd/
v	ভ	vow /vaʊ/
ð	দ	this /ðɪs/
z	জ	zoo /zuː/
ʒ	য	measure /meʒ(r)/
dʒ	ঝ	Judge / dʒʌdʒ/
m	ম	man /mæn/
n	ন	man /mæn/, now /naʊ/
ŋ	ঙ/ং	Sing /sɪŋ/
l	ল	law /lɔː/
r	র	red /red/
j	জ/ঞ	Yet /jet/
w	ওয়া	Wet /wet/

Consonants (Voiceless) – অঘোষ ধ্বনি

IPA	Bangla	Examples
p	প	Pen /pen/, happen /hæpen/
t	ঠ	too /tuː/
k	খ	cut / kʌt/
tʃ	চ	catch /kætʃ/
f	ফ	five /faɪv/, photo /fɒtɒ/
θ	থ	thin /θɪn/
s	স	sit /sɪt/
ʃ	শ	ship /ʃɪp/
h	হ	how /haʊ/

Contractions in English

Contractions

কোন word এর এক বা একাধিক letter বাদ দিয়ে দুটি word কে যুক্ত করাকেই Contraction বলা হয়। বাদ যাওয়া letter এর পরিবর্তে সেখানে (’) চিহ্ন বসে।

সাধারনত informal English এবং কথোপকথনে  Contraction বহুলভাবে ব্যবহৃত হয়।

Contractions with “TO BE”

I’m	আইম	I am
you’re	ইউর	you are
he’s	হীজ	he is; he has
she’s	শীজ	she is; she has
it’s	ইটস	it is; it has
we’re	উইআর	we are
they’re	দেইয়ার	they are

Contractions with “TO HAVE”

I’ve	আইভ	I have
you’ve	ইউভ	you have
he’s	হীজ	he is; he has
she’s	শীজ	she is; she has
it’s	ইটস	it is; it has
we’ve	উইভ	we have
they’ve	দেইভ	they have

Contractions with “WILL”

I’ll	আইল	I will; I shall
you’ll	ইউইল	you will; you shall
he’ll	হিইল	he will; he shall
she’ll	শিইল	she will; she shall
it’ll	ইটইল	it will; it shall
we’ll	উইল	we will; we shall
they’ll	দেইল	they will; they shall

Contractions with “HAD/WOULD”

I’d	আইড	I had; I would
you’d	ইউড	you had; you would
he’d	হিড	he had; he would
she’d	শিড	she had; she would
it’d	ইটড	it had; it would
we’d	উইড	we had; we would
they’d	দেইড	they had; they would

Contractions with “NOT”

aren’t	আরেন্ট	are not
isn’t	ইজেন্ট	is not
won’t	ওন্ট	will not
doesn’t	ডাজেন্ট	does not
don’t	ডোন্ট	do not
didn’t	ডিডেন্ট	did not
can’t	খ্যান্ট	cannot
couldn’t	খৌডেন্ট	could not
shouldn’t	শুডেন্ট	should not
wasn’t	ওয়াজেন্ট	was not
weren’t	ওয়ারেন্ট	were not
wouldn’t	উডেন্ট	would not

Common Reductions in English

Reductions

Informal English কথোপকথনে reductions বহুলভাবে ব্যবহৃত হয়ে থাকে। তাই সঠিক ভাবে native speaker দের কথা বুঝার জন্য এবং fluent English বলার জন্য তা জানা অত্যন্ত জরুরী।

10 Common Reductions in English

1. Going to = Gonna

I am going to give him a book.

I am gonna give him a book.

2. Want to = Wanna

I want to go home.

I wanna go home.

3. Has to = Hasta

He has to earn money.

He hasta earn money.

4. Have to = Hafta

I have to go to Dhaka.

I hafta go to Dhaka.

5. Has / have got to = Gotta

I have got to go.

I gotta go.

6. Isn’t / hasn’t / haven’t = Ain’t

He hasn’t done the assaignment.

He ain’t done the assaignment.

7. Let me = Lemme

Let me do the task.

Lemme do the task.

8. Give me =Gimme

Give me the book.

Gimme the book.

9. You = Ya

I have been expecting you here.

I have been expecting ya here.

10. And = N

Friends and family.

Friends n family.

Tongue Twisters: Part 01

Tongue twister  হচ্ছে এমন এক ধরনের phrase বা group of words যার দ্রুত ও নির্ভূল উচ্চারন করা কষ্টকর। এগুলো pronunciation improvement এ সাহায্য করে।

নিচে বেশ কিছু tongue twisters দেয়া হল। চেষ্টা করুন এগুলো দ্রুত, নির্ভূলভাবে ও বারবার উচ্চারন করার।

Tongue Twister  #1

Teacher told me to teach a typical topic.

Tongue Twister  #2

She sells sea-shells on the sea-shore.

Tongue Twister  #3       

A proper copper coffee pot.

Tongue Twister  #4

How many cans can a cannibal nibble

if a cannibal can nibble cans?

As many cans as a cannibal can nibble

if a cannibal can nibble cans.

Tongue Twister  #5

Red leather, yellow leather, red leather, yellow leather.

Tongue Twister  #6

How much wood could Chuck Woods’ woodchuck chuck, if Chuck Woods’ woodchuck could and would chuck wood? If Chuck Woods’ woodchuck could and would chuck wood, how much wood could and would Chuck Woods’ woodchuck chuck? Chuck Woods’ woodchuck would chuck, he would, as much as he could, and chuck as much wood as any woodchuck would, if a woodchuck could and would chuck wood.

Tongue Twister  #7

Dad does double dealings in a day.

Tongue Twister  #8

Vivek visited various vast valleys.

Tongue Twister  #9

Long legged ladies last longer.

Tongue Twister  #10

Which witch wished which wicked wish?

Tongue Twister  #11

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper.

Tongue Twister  #12

I wish to wash my Irish wristwatch.

Tongue Twister  #13

He threw three free throws.

Tongue Twister  #14

Usually, I have no casual leisure pleasure.

Tongue Twister  #15

Nine nice night nurses are nursing nicely.

Tongue Twister  #16

Three grey geese in green fields grazing.

Tongue Twister  #17

Clara is really clever but Lilly is a little silly.

Tongue Twister  #18

As I was in Arkansas I saw a saw that could out saw any saw I ever saw saw. If you happen to be in Arkansas and see a saw that can out saw the saw I saw saw I’d like to see the saw you saw saw.

Tongue Twister  #19

That cook couldn’t cook if he didn’t look at the cook book.

Tongue Twister  #20

The rabbits raced right around the ring.

Tongue Twisters: Part 02

(Part 02) Tongue twister  হচ্ছে এমন এক ধরনের phrase বা group of words যার দ্রুত ও নির্ভূল উচ্চারন করা কষ্টকর। এগুলো pronunciation improvement এ সাহায্য করে।

নিচে বেশ কিছু tongue twisters দেয়া হল। চেষ্টা করুন এগুলো দ্রুত, নির্ভূলভাবে ও বারবার উচ্চারন করার।

Tongue Twister  #01

Through three cheese trees three free fleas flew.

While these fleas flew, freezy breeze blew.

Freezy breeze made these three trees freeze.

Freezy trees made these trees’ cheese freeze.

That’s what made these three free fleas sneeze.

Tongue Twister  #02

How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?

Tongue Twister  #03

Mary Mac’s mother’s making Mary Mac marry me.

My mother’s making me marry Mary Mac.

Will I always be so Merry when Mary’s taking care of me?

Will I always be so merry when I marry Mary Mac?

Tongue Twister  #04

Near an ear, a nearer ear, a nearly eerie ear.

Tongue Twister  #05

Bobby Bippy bought a bat.

Bobby Bippy bought a ball.

With his bat Bob banged the ball

Banged it bump against the wall

But so boldly Bobby banged it

That he burst his rubber ball

“Boo!” cried Bobby

Bad luck ball

Bad luck Bobby, bad luck ball

Now to drown his many troubles

Bobby Bippy’s blowing bubbles.

Tongue Twister  #06

A box of biscuits, a box of mixed biscuits, mixed biscuits and a biscuit mixer.

Tongue Twister  #07

Why do you cry, Willy?

Why do you cry?

Why, Willy?

Why, Willy?

Why, Willy? Why?

Tongue Twister  #08

Laura’s daughter bought a horse.

Tongue Twister  #09

Mares eat oats and does eat oats,

and little lambs eat ivy.

A Kid will eat ivy too, wouldn’t ewe?

Tongue Twister  #10

How much wood would a wood-chuck chuck if a wood-chuck could chuck wood?

Tongue Twister  #11

What did you have for breakfast?

- rubber balls and liquor!

What did you have for lunch?

- rubber balls and liquor!

What did you have for dinner?

- rubber balls and liquor!

What do you do when your sister comes home?

- rubber balls and liquor!

Tongue Twister  #12

On a lazy laser raiser lies a laser ray eraser.

Tongue Twister  #13

How many berries could a bare berry carry,

if a bare berry could carry berries?

Well they can’t carry berries

(which could make you very wary)

but a bare berry carried is more scary!

Tongue Twister  #14

Few students viewed the huge queue.

Tongue Twister  #15

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.

If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,

Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

Tongue Twister  #16

Three authors thought three thoughts.