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Hi, I can cover "Dionysus" in a future video for you.

Hi, thanks for watching. I don't have a specific playlist for A1 level, but you can see our playlists here: www.youtube.com/@SpeechModification/playlists

Hi, I think it's just an alternate pronunciation (or mispronunciation) that has developed and isn't in any particular region. It is listed as used in Merriam Webster but not as a standard pronunciation.

Yes, the vowel can usually be ɪ or ɛ, you just need to make sure that the vowel is short and reduced when the stress isn't on the first syllable. Here are some videos for your words: ruclips.net/video/9E0yTKt37as/видео.html ruclips.net/video/C9yAG2_wjCk/видео.html

The most important thing is to use a short unstressed vowel. It is better to use ɪ but if you use "ee" /i/ it will sound okay as long as the vowel is short and unstressed. I talk about this here: ruclips.net/user/livegFO5y-vwoMk

This often happens for Arabic speakers, and some other native languages, because they have no /ɛ/ and /ɪ/ sounds. They tend to use the vowel /ɛ/ where they should use /ɪ/, and the vowel /æ/ where they should use /ɛ/ when speaking English.

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This is the name, but I assume the name was chosen for humor or shock value or some other reason. It's the same as the insult.

Thanks for the link. In Swedish, the original language where the name comes from, its "too-LEH" with a slightly different second vowel sound. In German, they use the first syllable stress "TOO-leh," also with a different vowel for the final syllable. In English, we have different pronunciations for the noun vs. the adjective: www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Thule

That's a good insult, I like it! Did you think of it yourself, or did you see it somewhere else and copy it?

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I can research it and let you know, but my assumption based on your example is that it shows the stress and that there's a prefix and main word. Like it could also be written as "co-ordinate."

That's also a correct pronunciation. In US English, we often use whichever version of the pronunciation has fewer syllables. For example we often say "in-tris-ting" instead of "interesting" ruclips.net/video/YsuJVSalmRM/видео.html and "groc-rey" instead of "gro cer y" ruclips.net/video/7Ue7ytAjcjQ/видео.html

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Hi, the symbol /æ/ is for one sound, which doesn't glide, it's just a more forward sound than the Portuguese /a/ "ah" sound. You might find these videos helpful: ruclips.net/video/5_BKfkhORgc/видео.html and ruclips.net/user/live9_ZilnZv-do

@@SpeechModification I've watched the videos now, but I still notice a subtle connection between "eh" + "ah". The sound for me in Portuguese is like subtly connecting the vowels in the same pronunciation: "é" + "a"

@@Teuopoty Yes, that makes sense actually, because the "é" is forward and the "a" is open, and if you take element of both you'll get the forward open /æ/. I just wanted to clarify not to glide on this vowel, but rather be steady. Sounds like that's what you're hearing/saying.

@@SpeechModification Yes that's right. I didn't know what "glide" was, so I researched and discovered that in the English language all vowels can be divided into two main categories: diphthongs and monophthongs. And that diphthongs are sliding vowels in whose articulation there is a continuous transition from one position to another. In contrast, monophthongs are immutable or stationary vowels, that is, they are vowel sounds produced by a stable and unchanging articulation. This means that the tongue and other articulators remain in a relatively fixed position for the entire duration of the vowel sound. From what I understand, I have to pronounce the Portuguese vowels "é" + "a" in the same articulation without moving the lip, jaw and tongue, just oscillating the air passage in the vocal cords. In the Portuguese language there are also diphthongs and monophthongs, but in monophthongs the vowel is inaudible, as in g"ue"rra, q"ui"nta. In Portuguese, a monophthong is a vowel resulting from the reduction of a diphthong; for example, the "o" of "o"relha (in Latin "au"ricula, which gave rise to "o"ricla). Thank you for clarifying my doubt. Sorry for being a little stubborn.

Glad you figured it out! No worries, I'm happy to help when possible.

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Hi, the correct pronunciation is tə, but if we say the words by themselves, or slowly, or in certain contexts, we might have more of a clear /u/ vowel in the first syllable. I talk about these words in this video: ruclips.net/video/j9H_MMUbFhc/видео.html

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Yes, that can be challenging. I cover it here: ruclips.net/user/livez7odwzLSZMI?si=5_B0ky5QejnueE1A&t=1115