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0:00Hello my friends, welcome back to Easy
0:02English the podcast and super welcome
0:05day three of your 21 days English
0:08fluency shadowing challenge. I am Zen.
0:11Today's topic is pronunciation.
0:14Let me tell you what pronunciation
0:16means.
0:17Pronunciation means the way you say a
0:20word with your mouth. Not the spelling,
0:23just the sound. Let me give you a simple
0:26example. The word comfortable. Many
0:30people say it slowly, comfortable.
0:33Comfortable. But a native speaker says
0:36it short, comfortable. Comfortable. Same
0:40word, different sound. That is
0:42pronunciation.
0:44Here is another example. Ship and sheep.
0:48Ship is a boat, sheep is an animal. The
0:52spelling looks similar, but the sound is
0:54different. If you say it wrong, people
0:58will not understand you correctly. That
1:00is why pronunciation is so important.
1:04And how do we improve it today? Very
1:06simple.
1:07We shadow. You listen to my voice, you
1:11copy the exact sound. Not just the word,
1:14the sound. Today's sentence will help
1:17you with
1:18the sound, t h the sound, the r and l
1:22sound, the v and w sound, and the
1:26natural rhythm of English. And I promise
1:29you this, if you complete this video
1:31till the end and shadow every sentence
1:34with focus, your pronunciation will
1:36already feel clearer today. So today, we
1:40are going to cover some super important
1:44sentences. These sentences will start
1:47very easy, but slowly they will get
1:49harder and harder. If a sentence has a
1:52difficult word, I will explain it to you
1:55in a simple English, so you can
1:57understand it perfectly.
2:00Yesterday on day two, we practiced daily
2:03English sentences. 100 sentences, five
2:07levels. If you missed it, go back and
2:10listen to day one and day two first. The
2:13link in the description. And if you
2:15already completed day two, welcome back.
2:17I am proud of you. One quick thing
2:20before we start. I upload a new episode
2:23every single day during this challenge.
2:26So subscribe to this channel right now.
2:29Turn on the notification bell, so you
2:31never miss a day. Because missing one
2:34day can break your momentum, and I do
2:37not want that for you. Okay. If you
2:40download the PDF file, you can join our
2:42WhatsApp channel for 100% free of cost.
2:46Link in the description. After watching
2:48this video, you can join now.
2:50Today, listen very carefully to my mouth
2:53sounds.
2:55Not just my words. The way my tongue
2:58moves. The way my lips move. Repeat
3:01immediately. Copy the sound exactly.
3:04Let's go. Level number one, sound
3:07warm-up sentences. Yes, sound warm-up
3:12sentences.
3:14These sentences are short, but they are
3:16full of tricky sounds. The sounds that
3:19most learners get wrong. Listen closely.
3:23Repeat with your full attention on the
3:25sound.
3:26Okay. I think that is right. Repeat.
3:30I think that is right.
3:33She sells shoes.
3:37She sells shoes.
3:41Very well, thank you.
3:43Very well, thank you.
3:47I really like it.
3:51I really like it.
3:55Where were you?
3:57Where were you?
4:00Three free things. Repeat. Three free
4:05things.
4:08Three free things.
4:11Repeat again.
4:12Three free things.
4:16Good. I walked home.
4:20I walked home.
4:23She washed the dishes.
4:27She washed the dishes.
4:32He asked a question.
4:35He asked a question.
4:38Could you help me?
4:41Could you help me?
4:44I would love that.
4:48I would love that.
4:51Comfortable and warm.
4:54Comfortable and warm.
4:58I usually wake up early.
5:01I usually wake up early.
5:05The weather is nice today.
5:08The weather is nice today.
5:12Good. Level one complete. That was your
5:16sound warm up.
5:17Now, we move forward. Level two, stress
5:22and rhythm sentences. This is super
5:25important. English is a stress-timed
5:28language. That means some words are
5:31strong and some words are weak. This
5:34gives English its music, its rhythm.
5:38Listen for the strong words in each
5:41sentences. Then repeat with the same
5:44rhythm. I want to go home.
5:48I want to go home.
5:50She is my sister.
5:54She is my sister.
5:57We are leaving tomorrow.
6:00I never said that.
6:04I never said that.
6:07He can speak French.
6:11He can speak French.
6:14I did not break it.
6:17I did not break it.
6:20Rhythm means the pattern of strong and
6:23weak beats in your speech, just like
6:25music has a beat. English sentences have
6:29beat, too. That is rhythm.
6:32Can you pass me the salt? Repeat. Can
6:35you pass me the salt?
6:40Good. She works very hard.
6:44She works very hard.
6:48I am sure about it.
6:51I am sure about it.
6:55Are you coming with us?
6:58Are you coming with us?
7:02I need this done today.
7:06I need this done today.
7:09She already left.
7:12She already left.
7:16Turn it off, please.
7:20Wait a minute, please.
7:23Wait a minute, please.
7:27Level two complete. Your rhythm is
7:30improving. Now, level three begins.
7:34Level three, tricky sounds sentences.
7:36Now, we attack the sounds that confuse
7:40most learners. The sound the R and L
7:43sound, the V and W sound. Listen very
7:47carefully. Slow down if you need to,
7:50then repeat with full focus. The weather
7:53these days is strange.
7:57The weather these days is strange.
8:02I truly love my family.
8:06I truly love my family.
8:10Really and truly I proud of you.
8:14Really and truly I proud of you.
8:18The road runs through the valley.
8:23The road runs through the valley.
8:28Valley means the low land between two
8:32hills or mountains,
8:35like a garden space between mountains.
8:37That is valley. Larry really arrives
8:41late. Repeat. Larry really arrives late.
8:50Great. The world is full of wonder.
8:55The world is full of wonder.
9:00We traveled to a village.
9:05We traveled to a village.
9:10I value your opinion.
9:14I value your opinion.
9:18She revealed the truth eventually.
9:23She revealed the truth eventually.
9:27I vowed to never give up.
9:32I feel very grateful today.
9:37I feel very grateful today.
9:40Grateful means thankful, appreciating
9:43what you have. That is grateful.
9:46Practice makes pronunciation perfect.
9:50Repeat.
9:52Practice makes pronunciation perfect.
9:57Great. Level three complete. Your mouth
10:00muscles are working hard. Now level four
10:03begins. Level four speaking with
10:07clarity. Clarity means how clear your
10:10speech is.
10:11Not fast, not slow, just clear. These
10:15sentences are longer. Focus on ending
10:18your words fully. Do not drop your
10:21sounds. Repeat with clear, confident
10:24energy. Clear pronunciation builds
10:27instant trust in conversation.
10:29Repeat.
10:35Clear pronunciation builds instant trust
10:38in conversation.
10:44I articulate every word with intention.
10:50I articulate every word with intention.
10:59My accent is a part of my identity, not
11:02a flaw.
11:06My accent is a part of my identity, not
11:10a flaw.
11:14My accent is a part of my identity, not
11:17a flaw.
11:20Identity means who you truly are, your
11:24background, your culture, your story.
11:26Flaw means a mistake or a weakness. This
11:30sentence means your accent shows where
11:33you are from. It is not a mistake. I
11:36break long words into smaller parts.
11:39Repeat.
11:44I break long words into smaller parts.
11:49Emphasis falls naturally on important
11:52words.
11:56Emphasis falls naturally on important
12:00words.
12:05My tongue placement changes the entire
12:08sound.
12:12My tongue placement changes the entire
12:16sound.
12:21I listen first, then I imitate the exact
12:25sound.
12:30I listen first, then I imitate the exact
12:33sound.
12:37Imitate means to copy something exactly
12:40like a mirror, that is imitate.
12:43Shadowing trains my ear before it trains
12:46my mouth.
12:52Shadowing trains my ears before it
12:55trains my mouth.
12:59I record my voice and compare it
13:02honestly.
13:07I record my voice and compare it
13:10honestly.
13:15Consistent shadowing rewires how my
13:17brain hears English.
13:23Wait, consistent shadowing rewires how
13:27my brain hears English.
13:33Great. My pauses are intentional, not
13:36nervous.
13:40My pauses are intentional, not nervous.
13:47My pauses are intentional, not nervous.
13:52Clarity comes from repetition, not
13:54perfection.
13:59Clarity comes from repetition, not
14:02perfection.
14:04Repetition means doing the same thing
14:07again and again. That is repetition.
14:10Every difficult sound becomes easy with
14:12practice.
14:18Every difficult sound becomes easy with
14:21practice.
14:25My voice grows stronger and clearer
14:28every single day.
14:33My voice grows stronger and clearer
14:36every single day.
14:40Level four complete. You sound clearer
14:43already. Now, the final level begins.
14:47Level number five, speak like you mean.
14:50This is the final level of day three.
14:53These sentences are powerful. Say them
14:56slowly. Say them clearly. Feel every
14:59sound in your mouth. Say them like you
15:02already speak fluent English.
15:05My pronunciation reflects the effort I
15:08put in every single day. Repeat.
15:17My pronunciation reflects the effort I
15:20put in every single day.
15:27Great. I no longer fear being
15:30misunderstood.
15:35I no longer fear being misunderstood.
15:42Every sound I master brings me closer to
15:46fluency.
15:51Every sound I master brings to me closer
15:55to fluency.
15:59Master means to fully control something,
16:02to become excellent at it.
16:05That is master.
16:07Confidence in my voice comes from
16:10countless hours of practice.
16:18Confidence in my voice comes from
16:21countless hours of practice.
16:27I embrace my accent while sharpening my
16:31clarity.
16:36I embrace my accent while sharpening my
16:39clarity.
16:45The way I speak today is not the way I
16:48will speak tomorrow.
16:54The way I speak today is not the way I
16:57will speak tomorrow.
17:02I train my mouth the same way an athlete
17:05trains their body.
17:12I train my mouth the same way an athlete
17:15trains their body.
17:24I no longer avoid difficult words. I
17:27attack them.
17:33Great. I no longer avoid difficult
17:37words. I attack them.
17:43I sound more like myself every time I
17:46practice.
17:50I sound more like myself every time I
17:54practice.
17:58Clear speech opens doors that silence
18:01never could.
18:06Clear speech opens doors that silence
18:09never could.
18:15I do not chase a perfect accent. I chase
18:18clear communication.
18:24I do not chase a perfect accent. I chase
18:27clear communication.
18:31Communication means successfully sharing
18:34your thoughts with other person. That is
18:36the real goal, not a perfect accent. I
18:39speak clearly. I speak confidently. I
18:43speak like myself. Repeat.
18:50I speak clearly. I speak confidently. I
18:53speak like myself.
18:58Good. Today I trained my mouth. Tomorrow
19:02the world will listen.
19:07Today I trained my mouth. Tomorrow the
19:10world will listen.
19:15Great. Let me tell you something
19:17important. Something that will keep you
19:20motivated. Today you practiced
19:22pronunciation, but this was not about
19:25sounding like a native speaker. This was
19:28about something deeper. Muscle memory.
19:30Your mouth has muscles. Your tongue,
19:33your lips, your jaw. And just like any
19:37other muscle in your body, they need
19:40training. When you were a baby learning
19:43your first language, you listened for
19:46thousands of hours before you ever said
19:50a single clear word. Your brain built
19:53the sound map first, then your mouth
19:56followed. Shadowing does the exact same
19:59thing for English.
20:01You listen.
20:03You copy. You repeat again and again.
20:06And slowly your mouth learns new
20:08movements, new positions, new sounds. I
20:12want to talk to you for a moment. Not as
20:15a teacher, as a brother. Day three, some
20:18people quit around this point. The
20:21excitement of day one fades. The energy
20:25becomes routine. But you are still here,
20:28and I want you to understand something.
20:31Pronunciation is often the part people
20:34feel most embarrassed about.
20:37They feel the words.
20:39They know the grammar, but they stay
20:41quiet.
20:43Because they are afraid of how they
20:46sound. I do not want that fear for you.
20:49Every single person who speaks English
20:52clearly today once sounded exactly like
20:55you sound now.
20:57Nobody was born speaking clearly.
20:59They trained.
21:01Sound by sound. Just like you are doing
21:04right now. So do not be embarrassed of
21:08your accent. Be proud of your effort
21:11because effort is the only thing that
21:14turns into skill,
21:16not luck, not talent, effort. Today's
21:19homework is simple. Three things only.
21:22Number one, practice today's sentences
21:25at least two or three times.
21:28Morning and night, repeat, repeat,
21:31repeat.
21:32Must repeat. Focus on the sound, not
21:35just the meaning. Number two, record
21:39your voice saying five sentences from
21:41today.
21:43Listen back, compare it to my voice,
21:46notice one thing you want to improve,
21:49just one.
21:51Okay, next. Number three, write in the
21:53comment below.
21:55Day three completed and tell me which
21:58sound was hardest for you today.
22:01The th sound, the r and l sound, the v
22:06and w sound.
22:08I will read every single comment. I want
22:11to know before I go if this episode
22:14helped you today,
22:15share it with one person.
22:18Just one person, one friend,
22:21one family member, one person who needs
22:24this. Tell them, start with me, day
22:26three is done. Day four is coming
22:28tomorrow and tomorrow we go even deeper.
22:32Subscribe to Easy English the podcast,
22:35turn on the notification bell so you
22:37never miss a single day. Because every
22:39day of this challenge is building
22:41something inside you.
22:43Something real. Something powerful.
22:46Something that cannot be taken away.
22:49I will see you tomorrow for day four of
22:52the 21 days English shadowing challenge.
22:54Until then, keep speaking, keep
22:56practicing, keep believing, and always
22:59remember, your fluency begins when your
23:02fear ends. I will see you in the next
23:03episode.
23:05Bye-bye.

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