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Speaker 1: Hey there, it's Michael here and welcome back to speak

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naturally in a minute from Happy English. I'm here every

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Sunday with a quick one point lesson to help you

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improve your pronunciation, rhythm and intonation. Today, let's look at

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a pair of words that sound very similar but mean

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very different things. Wonder and wonder. First, wonder. The vowel

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sound here is a short, relaxed sound, also known as

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the schwa. The one in wonder is like the number

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one one wonder. It's a short vowel sound. One wonder,

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I wonder what time it is. I wonder if she's

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coming one wonder, same short sound. Next is wander wander.

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The vowel sound here is a longer ah sound like want.

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I want to wander. Your mouth opens more and the

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sound lasts longer. I want to wander. We like to

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wander around this city. He wandered into the wrong room.

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I want to wander. So listen to the difference. Wonder, wander, wonder, Wander, wonder, wander.

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The vowel sounds are different lengths, Wonder, short, wander long.

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Remember pronunciation is half listening and half doing, so practice

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every day. Hey, thanks for listening, and remember to follow

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podcast in next week's Speak Naturally in a Minute. Until

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next time, keep learning and keep it cool.