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IPA - Zeichen (Deutsch) with English Explanation

Here are some definitions of the phrases used on this chart: CONSONANT POSITIONS Bilabial:   Made with the lips English Example:   “b” in “bed” Labiodental:   Made with the bottom lip and the top teeth English Example:   “v” in “very” Dental:   Made with the tip of the tongue and the top teeth English Example:   “th” in “thing” Alveolar:   Made with the tip of the tongue and the area just behind the top teeth English Example:   “t” in “Tom” Post-Alveolar:   Made with the tip of the tongue and the are just behind where the “alveolar” consonants are pronounced English Example:   “sh” in “short” Retroflex:   Made with the tip of the tongue curved backward behind the alveolar ridge. English Examples:   “r” in some dialects of American English Palatal:   Made with the tongue and the palate (see definition here) English Examples:   “y” in “yes” Velar:   Made wit...

8 Tips to Improve Your English Writing Skills!

Strong writing skills in English come from practice and determination. No one is born an excellent writer. Learning to be an excellent writer in English takes a lot of time and practice. Anyone can be a good writer if they are determined enough.  Everyone has a   different reason why   they need to improve their writing. Maybe you need to improve your writing for work or for your English class at university. Or maybe you want to start a blog about learning English or you need to respond to emails in English for your business. Below are 8 Tips to Improve Your English Writing Skills: 1. Keep All of your Writing in One Place Buy a notebook or journal or start an electronic journal. By keeping your writing all in the same place, you will be able to see how much you are improving and keep it organized. 2. Practice Writing in English Daily The importance of writing daily is that you start to create a new   habit . Writing every day in English wil...

Quotes About Friendship!... ❤❤❤

“Friendship is born at that moment when one man says to another: "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . ."”  # C.S. Lewis ,  The Four Loves “Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.”  # Albert Camus “A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”  # Elbert Hubbard “Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”  # Mark Twain “It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”  # Friedrich Nietzsche “If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.”  # Joan Powers ,  Pooh's Little Instruction Book “The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.”  # Bob Marley

Sleeping Beauty (English Story)

Once upon a time there lived a King and Queen who had a little baby-daughter. They asked all the fairies in the kingdom to the christening, but unfortunately forgot to invite one of them, because it happened that unfortunately there were thirteen fairies, and the King had only twelve gold plates for the feast. So he was obliged to pretend he had forgotten the thirteenth fairy.The twelve fairies came to the christening and they each brought a magic gift to the infant Princess.One gave her beauty, another health and happiness, another cleverness, another sweet temper and a kind heart, and so on until it came to the twelfth fairy. But before she could speak the door flew open and in there swept the thirteenth fairy, who had not been invited. She had an ugly frown on her face, and looked so angry that every one drew back to let her pass. Straight up to the baby she went, and she looked crossly at the little beautiful face. ‘You shall have my gift, though I was not invited ...

Cinderella Story!

Once upon a time there lived an unhappy young girl. Her mother was dead and her father had married a widow with two daughters. Her stepmother didn't like her one little bit. All her kind thoughts and loving touches were for her own daughters. Nothing was too good for them - dresses, shoes, delicious food, soft beds, and every home comfort. But, for the poor unhappy girl, there was nothing at all. No dresses, only her stepsisters’ hand-me-downs. No lovely dishes, nothing but scraps. No rest and no comfort. She had to work hard all day. Only when evening came was she allowed to sit for a while by the fire, near the cinders. That’s why everybody called her Cinderella. Cinderella used to spend long hours all alone talking to the cat. The cat said, . Miaow. , which really meant, . Cheer up! You have something neither of your stepsisters has and that is beauty.. It was quite true. Cinderella, even dressed in old rags, was a lovely girl. While her stepsisters, no matter how...