Yearly Archives: 2021

• June bug

  It’s June bug season. The first sound of the word “June” is a “j” sound. You can think of “j” as a combination of “d” and “zh”. Spanish speakers often pronounce this sound as “zh” or “sh” instead, so make sure you add a slight “d” to this sound.

• Happy Memorial Day!

  The “l” sound at the beginning of a word or syllable, as in “love”, is made with the tip of the tongue touching behind the upper front teeth. The “l” sound at the end of a word or syllable, as in “Memorial”, is made with the back of the tongue shaping the sound somewhat similar […]

• Fun Feb(y)u(w)ary

  There is a letter “r” after “b” in the word “February”, but there is no “r” sound there! Instead there is a “y” sound. (Crazy English, huh?!) Note there is also a “w” sound between the vowel sounds.