Hi friends, I am Niharika and welcome back to a new lesson. Well English as a language
is made up of thousands and lakhs of words, am I right? And then there are certain words
which are mispronounced not by the English learners but also by English native speakers.
So this happens because there are various accents that people talk with and also they
just pronounce words incorrectly but that's unintentionally. So in today's lesson I have
around 12 words for you which are commonly mispronounced. We're gonna look at the Spelling's
and we are gonna look at the correct pronunciation.
So let's have a look at the first word which is βalmondβ. Well the dry fruit. The healthy
dry fruit that you should eat every morning. People usually tend to pronounce it as βal-mondβ
but that is incorrect. The correct pronunciation of this dry fruit is βah-mundβ. So in
this word the letter βLβ is silent and the correct pronunciation is βah-mundβ.
I eat almonds every morning, okay? So that's how youβre supposed to pronounce this word.
Let's move on to another word which is commonly mispronounced βdengueβ. Now dengue is
the mosquito-borne disease. It's very annoying because people end up having high fever, they
also suffer from severe body ache and it's quite disturbing. So this disease is pronounced
as dengue. Very commonly people pronounce it as βdengooβ but that's incorrect. The
correct pronunciation is βden-geeβ and not dengoo, okay? So the next time you come
across someone who is suffering from this mosquito-borne disease and you're gonna say,
βOh no! She has dengue.β Okay?
Let's move on to another word which is quite tricky. Many of us do get confused when we
end up reading it, we just don't know how to exactly pronounce it. So it's βlingerieβ.
Now there are two ways of pronouncing this word, one is the way the Brits do it and the
other is the American way. So first let's look at the British way, we gonna divide this
word into part, now this is how the Brits pronounce its βlon-zuh-rieβ, okay? Whereas
the Americans pronounce it as lingerie. So it goes like this βlawn-zuh-rayβ, okay?
So these are the two pronunciations so please don't get confused, it's not βlin-ga-riβ.
Many people do get confused it is either βlawn-zuh-rayβ or it's βlon-zuh-rieβ, okay? That's the
innerwear for all the women. All right?
Let's move on to another word which is βFebruaryβ, the second month of the year. Now many people
drop the letter βRβ and they pronounce it as βFebuaryβ, that's incorrect. So
make sure that you do pronounce the letter βRβ. I know this month, pronouncing this
month is a little tricky, okay? People just fumble and people end up saying βFebuaryβ
but it's not βFebuaryβ it is February. So make sure that you add the letter R means
you pronounce the letter R when you're saying this word, okay?
Let's move on to another word which is βWednesdayβ. Hmm you thought you got this right? Many people
especially kids, when we learn the days of the week, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday⦠Well
don't go with the spelling. This is the spelling of the word Wednesday however the way you
pronounce this is βWens-dayβ, okay? So when you ask the question βwhenβ okay,
that's how it's pronounced, βWens-dayβ and not βWed-nes-dayβ, all right?
Let's move on to another common word which is mispronounced by many of us which is βArcticβ.
Now people end up dropping the letter βCβ. The cold, the extremely cold region. People
end up saying, Ah! The βArticβ region or the βArticβ region is so cold, it's
extremely cold weather that people face. But it is not a βarticβ, you need to add or
you need to pronounce the letter βCβ here. So the way people pronounce it βarticβ
that's incorrect. The correct pronunciation is by pronouncing the letter βCβ here
which is βArcticβ, okay? So it's βArcticβ region, alright?
Let's move on to another word which is βespressoβ. Yes, the strong black coffee that totally
energizes you. So many people say I would like to have an βexpressoβ shot. But it's
not βexpressoβ it is βespressoβ. Where does the X come from? It is pronounced just
the way it is written. So it is βesβ, so you will pronounce it as βespressoβ.
I would like to have a shot of espresso and not expresso, okay?
Let's move on to another word which is βPlumberβ. Who is a plumber? The one who fixes your pipes,
the sewage tanks, the drainage⦠Yes, he's quite an important man so it's important for
you to pronounce this word correctly too so it's not βplum-berβ but it is plumber.
So here again the letter βBβ is silent. So the correct pronunciation is βplumerβ.
Though it is spelled with the letter βBβ, however the way you pronounce it, it's βplumerβ,
okay?
Let's move on to another word which is βdebrisβ. Well what is debris? Debris is the rubbish,
the scattered pieces of rubbish. So now if you look at the spelling you see the letter
βSβ and then you wonder that why am I not pronouncing the letter S? Because here
the letter βSβ goes silent, okay? You need not pronounce the letter βSβ here.
And the correct pronunciation of this word would be βdeb-reeβ, okay? And it's not
βdeb-risβ, that's how people pronounce it. But that's incorrect, okay?
Let's move on to another word which is βsourβ. βThis lemon is so sour.β Yes, so when
you talk about sour, many people pronounce it as βsarβ. Mmm that's so βsarβ.
But that's incorrect too. The correct pronunciation is βsourβ. Like the word βpowerβ so
it rhymes with the word βpowerβ, so it's βsourβ that's how you pronounce this word,
okay?
Let's move on to another word which is βcouponβ. Now many people pronounce it as βcu-pnβ,
that's incorrect. It's not βcu-pnβ but it is βcu-pawnβ so it goes like this,
okay? Just the way you pronounce the word βlawnβ, so it rhymes with the word βlawnβ.
So it goes like βpawnβ. Okay, so it's βcouponβ, okay the discount vouchers,
yes, we all love to receive or to have coupons, right? It saves money. So it's not βcu-pnβ,
okay? It's not βcu-pnβ, that's incorrect the correct pronunciation is βcu-pawnβ,
okay? I would love to have some coupons.
And then the last one is the delicious βpizzaβ. Yes, many people pronounce it as βpizaβ
and that's incorrect. βI would like to have some margherita cheese pizza.β So the correct
pronunciation is not βpizaβ but it is βpeet-zahβ okay? βpeet-zahβ so here
the βpeetβ will be rhyming with βwheatβ. So it rhymes with the word βwheatβ and
then you say βpeetβ. So it's βpeet-zahβ, alright? That's the correct pronunciation.
So these are the twelve words which are commonly mispronounced. The best way to learn them
is keep practicing. And I'll be back with a new lesson soon, till then you take care.