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- DictionaryEng·lish Ca·na·di·an/ˈiNG(ɡ)liSH kəˈnādēən/
noun
- 1. a Canadian whose principal language is English.
adjective
- 1. relating to English-speaking Canadians.
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How to pronounce Canadian English. UK /kəˈneɪ.di.ən ˌɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/. US /kəˈneɪ.di.ən ˌɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/. More about phonetic symbols. Sound-by-sound pronunciation. UK /kəˈneɪ.di.ən ˌɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/ Canadian English. Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. /k/ as in. Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio.
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Key to Pronunciation. Consonants. Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used as in British and US English. Vowels. Other symbols. The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that the syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
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1. Sound ‘r’ Canadians pronounce ‘r’ sound in all the words where it is written, including ‘r’ at the end of the words. For example: car // for // where // four // your // work // ever // party // smart // after // forever // prefer 2. Sound ‘t’ Canadians don’t seem to like the sound ‘t’. (There’s a joke about it: “Canadians don’t like ‘t’ – they l...
Contractions are two words spoken together, for example: Formal contractions (used in speaking and writing): they’re isn’t you’ll Informal contractions (don’t use them in business writing) gonna wanna how’s could’ev The word ‘You’ changes the sound of the word before it (because it joins it): do you –> dju did you –> didju could you –> coudju but y...
were – sounds like ‘Sir’ where – no ‘h’, sounds like ‘wear’ of – ev good – gud or ged her – ‘er them – ’em says – sez said – sad written – riten (no w, no i) could – kud the – tha can – kn can’t – ken and – an _______________________ Read next: Improve your Listening Conversation Management Strategies How to Listen and Understand Speaking Skills Re...
Feb 8, 2023 · Learn how to pronounce the vowel sounds of Canadian English. We look at how to describe each sound and learn an easy way to remember the sounds by using a colourful English vowel chart....
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Canadian English (CanE, CE, en-CA) encompasses the varieties of English used in Canada. According to the 2016 census, English was the first language of 19.4 million Canadians or 58.1% of the total population; the remainder spoke French (20.8%) or other languages (21.1%).
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