Accent Training Podcast
The Accent Training Podcast is your go-to resource for free American accent training. Learn the American accent for free and strengthen your English communication skills. Listen to Pat, your personal American Accent Trainer, to develop the American accent through daily podcast lessons!
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Accent Training Podcast
#064 How to Pronounce Man, Plan & Jam
The A sound in the American accent receives a unique pronunciation when followed by an N or an M. We hear this in words like "Man" or "Banana", but it's difficult to understand exactly what is going on!
Listen on in to get a grasp on this concept, and see how you too can change your pronunciation of these words!
Practice along with these sentences here:
A plan to trap the wild animal.
Learning Spanish can advance your plans.
Jan ran behind schedule due to a traffic jam.
Stan plans on running a scam from his tan van.
Practice with THESE Tongue Twisters!
How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?
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.
Try these idiomatic expressions!
Give (someone) a hand To help someone
I’ll give the man a hand sorting out his plan.
Having a leg to stand on Proof, or defence for an argument
He doesn’t have a leg to stand on, he doesn’t even know this topic.
Bury your head in the sand Ignoring unpleasant realities
Don’t just bury your head in the sand, make a plan!
To hold out an olive branch A gesture of making peace
If you’re fighting with a friend, hold out an olive branch and solve it!