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Thai tend to have difficulty to distinguish between N & L.
Japanese tend to have difficulty to distinguish between L & R.
For Japanese, it is easier to pronunciate "L" from analogy of "N"
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(Jay & Pace)
Links to Phonetics: the sound of American English (発音の仕方をこちらのリンクから確認)
How to Check "N" sounds ("N"の発音の見方)
How to Check "L" sounds ("L"の発音の見方)
How to Check "R" sounds ("R"の発音の見方)
Differences among N, L and R in terms of Manner / Place of Articulation (発音表から見るN, L, Rの違い)
1) [n] and [l] is articulated exactly same place. This confuses Thai
2) [r] and [l] has same manner of articulation. This confuses Japanese
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Right / Light / Night
If any other examples, please add
(Jay, Pace)
rot - lot - not road - lode - node rack - lack - knack
reach - leech - niche root - loot - note revere - lever - never
rare - lair - near rose - lose - nose rit - lit - nit
riddle - little - nestle rest - lest - nest rake - lake - neck
rump - lump - numb raid - laid - need reason - lesson - neaten
load-rod lock-rock look-rook
light-right lift-rift lobe-robe
lake-rake liver-river lie-rye
lamb-ram lap-rap low-row
Practice
get example word sentences from R & L material
1. The road is for heavy-loaded trucks.
2. The students on the last row got low grades.
3. Get rid of that heavy lid on the floor.
4. Whenever they ask about his whereabouts,they talk in whispers.
5. The itenerary of the plan include Eiffel Tower
For Japanese, it might easy to practice as follows
r with u or w sounds
ex)
write
or
u-right
(Jay, Pace)
write - right wring - ring wren - ran wrath - rat
wrack - rack wrought - rut wrote - route wrinkle - rankle
wrap - rap wrest - rest wiggle - rig wroth - Roth
Dictation Test & Pronunciation test
Teacher pronounce and students type what they listen in chat window.
Student pronounce and teacher type what they listen in chat window.
If you think of any other good practice (hopefully enjoyable and interactive)
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