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When you are learning English (or any other language), you will be presented with sounds that your native language does not have. Learning to make those sounds and therefore being able to pronounce the words the best way possible is one of the biggest challenges an English learner will face during their learning process. In this blog post, we will dive into the basics of pronunciation. Let’s learn more about consonants and vowels, as well as sounds and letters in English<\/strong>. Keep reading for English<\/strong> pronunciation tips<\/strong>! <\/p>\n\n\n

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The basics <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Well, let\u2019s begin with the alphabet. There are 26 letters in the English alphabet. Five of them are vowels<\/strong> (A, E, I, O, U) and 21 are consonants<\/strong> (B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Y, Z). However, there are more than 40 vowel and consonant sounds in English. In some words, the number of letters is the same as the number of sounds. Here are two examples: <\/p>\n\n\n\n