3 ways to pronounce the EX sound in English

thanks for this useful lesson!

carlos 2138

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MONSTERO

… making mistakes as usual: … the expression should read:

“. . . the focus was on three simple and ready-to-be used rules on pronunciation”.

Regino

Amusing and workable lesson as usuall James. The focus was on three simple and ready to-be-used rules on pronunciation.

What I need now is to seize any opportunity that comes up to put them into real practice. Yep, practice makes a big differences when it comes to learning a language.

Thankful for your commitment and support James.

Regino

great, so don’t be stressed, just your English language

marienba

thanks.

mekdescb

First of all, THanks for your greatest lessons! But i’ve question – why it is different between expand and expact? There are both way followed by consonant?

Nyouta

Hi everybody, I have the same concern as Nyouta, if I read ‘Expand’ and ‘Expect’ and I do not find difference between them, both of them stress the second syllable and ‘Ex’ is followed by a consonant, so why the have different pronuntiation?

I appreciate any kind of information about this regard.

Have a nice day!

avarelab

According to the Cambridge Dictionary both words have sound [iks] /ɪkˈspekt/ and /ɪkˈspænd/.

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/expand

loksi81

thanks for the useful lesoon

daanjuju

good lesson Thanks

Ukrit

7 of 9, not bad. Tks James

vikingloveu

very useful for me！THANKS

finnhua

Interesting lesson, James! Thank you :)

Happy04

Interesting and useful lesson, James. Despite I’m not a beginner, I realize I still pronounced every “ex” as /eks/ … thanks a lot for the tips!

joeluigi

I googled some of your word of your first example I mean sentence one about pronounce “EKS” . And google gave me a pronounce “IKS”. I don’t know may be I am wrong.

mrduongdaihiep

Anyways, Thanks for your video. I listened two times

mrduongdaihiep

Thank you so much..i got 7/9

Hanawadoe

Thanks, James!

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Emad...

“Good pronunciation is essential to soundING like a native English speaker”. I have never seen before gerund construction like this one.

nestta

Hy, James, thanks
you so much!

Marcelo5862709402

thanks a lot or helping us JAMES you are the one…..’VI RINGRAZIO TANTO’

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abdulmagedkk

Great!

jcuevas

thank you! i couldn’t understand last qwstions

Daniar

Thanks James. Now I am the only Italian girl who can pronounce correctly “X-Man”!

byte

Oh, sorry…X-Men!

byte

its helping me a lot..to learn english for my IELTS.

raviraj3010

why not x-man, you are one person,con you explain for me byte, thanks in advance

Manolya

We use X-Men referring to the title of the film:
X-Men by Brian Singer or in reference to a team of mutant superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe.
We usually don’t use it in the singular form.

byte

Thanks you so much byte. I got it now. You’re right. I coluldn’t think this before

Manolya

If you don’t mind could I ask a question
what does this sentence mean?
—-as it happens
if anybody answers it I will be happy

Manolya

Hello!
I found 2 meanings for “as it happens”
1. one meaning is “by chance” ” accidentally”, “coincidentally”
– “Do you have a pen?” “As it happens, I have one in my pocket”
2. Sometimes it is a short form for :” as soon as it happens”, with the meaning :”as soon as possible”, “immediately”
– you can find the score of the game on the internet as it happens

I hope it helps you.

engread

Thank you so much engread. I understood now. Your examples were clarify as well. I am grateful. With my best wishes to you

Manolya

Great lesson. Thanks!

amprochmann

Good Morning Sir,
I should like to thank you for this lesson. It has been very nice.
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Briklend Handersson

Useful lesson, thanks!

Luke

So many things behind the language XD

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thanx

divyesh patel

Wow! I didn’t know this before… Thanks.

Shly

Thank you so much, Teacher
I love EGZ or “eggsss”

Suvit Kingtion

I have really struggled to improve my English pronunciation, but at least I think I accomplish that hard mission as native speakers can understand me when I talk with them. Many thanks teacher James :)

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hashmatbehnam

so happy 100/100

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Samppa

thank you ;)

Jeans Levis

Hello,
It was great video for students learning English like me ~:D
Thank you for explaining how to pronounce X

Changsun Lee

Amazing! Thanks so much!

geforester

Great job!

mathiasmaciel97

I got 8 out of 9. The last question confuse me a little, but I think got it. Thanks.

sanosuken

It is very good lesson. Thanks so much.

naminvietnam

thanks teacher for useful

azozcoach

You are the expert

Tahanyru

James, thanks a lot for tjis lesson! My students were very happy to know these interesting and useful rules )

Jane Antonova

7/9 Excellent lesson on how to pronounce the letter “X”, very well explained, exactly what I expect from you James.

Jorge Pedroso

Thanks

smesidor

I can not watch the vedio why?

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probably because our videos are all on Youtube — try using a VPN?

engVid Moderator

thanks alot man
that was good

Emad...

Good lesson, thanks a lot

Carlos Leoncio

I James, I dint understand, about the syllable… I don’t know how define the stress syllable. :(

MateusMadeira

I got 7 from 9. Thanks for your new information to me.

Maryam Zaky

Very good explanation.
Exact information.
Excellent approach.
What else can one ask for?
Thank you,James.

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Thank you, it has been very useful!!!

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andreiatreptow

Thanks

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Ingese

thanks very much

Mohammed Zakarya

Thank you very much :) I learn for this lesson :) I got 7/9, not bad :)

cat014

This video is “eggs”actly what I wanted

Pinas

I got 8 out of 9 but I use my memory instead of understanding

Nanward

Hello, James. I am Renato. I was in Hansa last week. Great lesons. Thanks.

recunha

actually, this video is really helpful for me because in this time i can make different between eggs and X

Yahya-07

thank you, James

arshen

Thank you, this video help me a lot of!Now i can see the different in the pronuciation!

larissasp123

thankyou james it is the first time I have learnt about that sounds thanks again

santosisidora

good!! thank for your class.

claudio2085

pretty good!!

claudio2085

It’s very good!! Thanks a lot.

Guerra

Great lesson!

fiorini

OH MY GOSH I GOT 7 OUT OF 9 BECAUSE I GOT CONFUSED IN SYLLABUL STRESSES

Syed Imad Shah

6 of 9. Thank you James for this lesson. I think, in future i will not do such many mistakes.

onixx98

Thank U !!!

shaine1234

What a great lesson! James, let me ask you sth. Would you say that the study on phonetics is now useless? Thanks in advance!

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Haider Manan Alam

I didn’t get what syllable is :-/ :-/

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