Non-native English speakers share the hardest English words they struggle to pronounce in this fun conversation.
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Key Takeaways
- Certain English words like 'squirrel' and 'thirty' are commonly difficult for non-native speakers.
- Pronunciation challenges vary depending on the speaker's native language.
- Even native English teachers recognize the difficulty of some words.
- Repeated practice helps with mastering difficult pronunciations.
- Casual conversation can reveal common language learning challenges.
What the video covers
- People from various countries discuss the most difficult English words to pronounce.
- French speaker finds 'juice' challenging to say.
- Japanese speaker struggles with the word 'arrived'.
- Polish speaker finds 'thirty' hard to pronounce.
- Austrian and American speakers both find 'squirrel' difficult.
- An English teacher from the US confirms 'squirrel' is a common challenge for learners.
- The video highlights common pronunciation difficulties among English learners.
- The conversation includes repeated attempts to pronounce tricky words.
- The video is informal and conversational, featuring multiple accents and perspectives.
Full Transcript — Download SRT & Markdown
Speaker A
Where are you from? France. What is the hardest English word for you to pronounce? Um, juice.
Speaker A
What? Juice. Juice? Apple juice, orange juice. I'm from Japan. What is the hardest English word for you to pronounce?
Speaker A
Arrived. Arrived? What's that? Arrived at London. Arrived. [music] Arrived. Arrived. Arrived. Where are you from?
Speaker A
Poland. What is the hardest English word for you to pronounce? Thirty. Say it one more time.
Speaker A
Thirty. Oh, the name? No, the age. Oh, thirty. Yeah, thirty. Austria. What is the hardest English word for you to pronounce?
Speaker A
I think it might be squirrel. What? It's like, you know, the little animal.
Speaker A
Say it again. Squirrel. Spider. No, spider no. Where are you from? From the US. What is the hardest English word for you to pronounce?
Speaker A
Probably squirrel. And my students also find it very difficult to say, and I'm an English teacher, and yeah.
Speaker A
Uh, it is the what it is. One more time. It is the what it is.
Speaker A
What? Can't make up what is it?
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