Diphthongs in English | INTRODUCTION | Pronunciation | IPA

Billie English - the YouTube channel to help you improve your English pronunciation, speaking and fluency! Billie is a certified CELTA English teacher trainer and has over 17 years of teaching experience. This video is an introduction on the 8 diphthong sounds in English. ★★ SUBSCRIBE TO MY CHANNEL HERE ★★ ★★ SUPER THANKS ★★ Liked this video and would like to help me create more content? Show your support with a Super Thanks - just click on the heart under this video. Welcome to the community! 😊 ★★ TRY OUT ELSA SPEAK PRO ★★ Do you want to improve your pronunciation? Try out ELSA speak - the AI pronunciation coach app! 💛 Download the ELSA speak PRO app here with my SPECIAL DISCOUNT: Disclosure: This is an affiliate link and I may earn a commission at no cost to you. ★★ POPULAR VIDEOS ★★ Sounds, Stress & Intonation Playlist . Vowel Sounds Playlist . Consonant Sounds Playlist . Word Stress Playlist . Sentence Stress Playlist . Intonation Playlist . Connected Speech Playlist ★★ CONNECT ★★ @ ★★ Insta - Facebook - TikTok - LinkTree - Thank you for watching and following my channel ♥ ★★ TIME STAMPS ★★ 0:00 Introduction & definition 3:07 The 8 diphthongs 4:26 A short story to remember the 8 diphthongs ★★ WHAT THIS VIDEO IS ABOUT★★ This video is an introduction on the 8 diphthong sounds in English. They are: /eɪ/ /əʊ/ /ɔɪ/ /eə/ /aɪ/ /aʊ/ /ɪə/ /ʊə/ As you can see they are a combination of two vowel sounds which transform into one sound (= one phoneme) in a diphthong. Different from single vowel sounds, which are also called monophthongs, there is always some movement in our speaking apparatus when we produce diphthongs. We ’move’ from one sound, one position, to the next and link them together. That is also why we sometimes call these sounds ’gliding sounds’. In the second half of the video, we are going to look at a very short story about cowboys, a sheriff and some tourists to help us remember these 8 sounds really easily! ★★ ABOUT BILLIE ★★ Billie is a pronunciation coach and content creator based in Barcelona, Spain. Her main focus is English pronunciation, phonology and helping learners speak more fluently. Billie has a degree in Communication Research & Phonology, a PGCE in Primary Education, a Trinity College Cert & DiplomaTESOL and over 17 years of teaching experience. She also works as a CELTA teacher trainer, Cambridge examiner and educational advisor. Her videos have been featured in the Google funded AI app ELSA speak. Disclosure: This description contains affiliate links. I am provided with compensation for purchases made through the above links at no cost to you. All thoughts and opinions are my own and are not influenced by ELSA speak or other affiliates. My experience is my own, and your experience may be different. Thank you for supporting the brands that make Billie English possible! #pronunciation #diphthongs