Do VS Dont Advanced English Pronunciation Lesson
hi i’m vanessa from speak english with
vanessa calm do don’t what’s the
difference let’s talk about it today
we’re going to be talking about two
words that sound similar but have
completely opposite meanings they are do
and don’t but oftentimes you’re not
gonna hear native speakers say don’t
we’re going to say it slightly
differently and that’s why it’s a little
more complicated to understand and use
yourself naturally so let’s start by
talking about how to pronounce these
what’s the difference between these two
sentences what do you want to eat what
don’t you want to eat what do you want
to eat what don’t you want to eat do
they sound pretty similar to you let me
slow it down and see if you can tell by
my mouth which one is the positive
sentence and which one is the negative
sentence
are you ready here’s the first one what
do you want to eat what do you want to
eat what do you want to eat
notice my mouth what do it’s in an O
shape kind of like a kissy face what do
you want to eat what about the second
sentence it’s gonna be a little
different is what don’t you want to eat
what don’t you want to eat this
expression don’t my face here don’t this
is not a kissy face do and don’t don’t
you want to eat the T is cut out in the
end it’s slightly there but it’s not so
strong so we’re going to say what don’t
don’t don’t
what don’t you want to eat what don’t
you and eat oftentimes native speakers
will cut off the final T sound in words
and this is one of those situations
so with negative contractions the tea
usually if native speakers are talking
quickly it’s gone what don’t you want to
eat what do you want to eat can you
share the difference between these two
let’s go back and try to see if we can
pronounce them differently and also
train your ears to hear them correctly
I’m going to say both of those sentences
slowly and I want you to repeat directly
after me make sure that your mouth is
the same make sure that your intonation
is the same let’s start with the
positive sentence do what do you want to
eat here we have two similar sounds side
by side do you that’s great your mouth
is already in that position what do you
want to eat can you say it quickly with
me what do you want to eat what do you
want to eat I hope that you’re repeating
after me and using those pronunciation
muscles what do you want to eat what
about the negative sentence I think this
one is going to be a little more
challenging because you’re probably used
to saying what do you not want to eat or
what don’t you want to eat you’re used
to pronouncing each child or saying each
word but in reality native speakers love
to cut off words make them shorter
reduce them make them easier to say
maybe lazier so let’s practice saying
the negative contraction naturally now
if you’re going to say this naturally we
need to say it quickly
because we’re not going to cut off
sounds if we’re speaking slowly but just
for pronunciation practice let’s start
slowly and then let’s get faster and
faster are you ready for the question
what don’t you want to eat what don’t
you want to eat there’s a little bit of
a bigger hole here it’s not due which is
really small do you it’s going to be a
little bit
figure what don’t maybe flatter to what
don’t you want to eat let’s say this
quickly together what don’t you want to
eat what don’t you want to eat inside
your mouth your tongue is almost going
to make that tea sound but it stops what
don’t you want to eat there’s no air
that comes out you’re not saying what
don’t you want to eat the air is cut off
so we’re just going to say don’t don’t
kind of nasal almost what don’t you want
to eat now for our challenge I’m going
to tell you two sentences and I want you
to think or write down or write a
comment immediately and let me know
which word is in which sentence try to
write the sentences correctly and then
at the end of the video I’ll give you
the correct answers are you ready for
the first sentence it is they do
activities on the weekend they do
activities on the weekend am I using
this in a positive way or in a negative
way they do activities on the weekend
they do activities on the weekend all
right think about it is it do or don’t
and let’s talk about the second sentence
it is they don’t move on the weekend
they don’t move on the weekend they
don’t move on the weekend they don’t
move on the weekend can you guess which
one is due which one is don’t write it
in the comments write it on a little
piece of paper and are you ready for the
correct answer sentence number one they
do activities on the weekend it’s
positive do do activities sentence
number two it is they don’t move on the
weekend
don’t negative they don’t move on the
weekend let us know in the comments
below did you get it correct do you need
to watch this video again and practice a
little more no problem
that’s why it’s here I hope that this
quick
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