Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Say "ah." Now say "sh." Did you feel the difference?

That simple experiment reveals what separates vowels from consonants in English. Vowels are open sounds where air flows freely. Consonants restrict or stop that airflow using your tongue, lips, and teeth.

Understanding this is one of the first steps to speaking English more clearly and naturally.

This is a clip from the full lesson dropping on June 1 on the Clear English Academy YouTube channel.

🎥 Watch the full lesson here:
youtube.com/@ClearEnglishAcademyCEA

🎓 Explore structured pronunciation training:
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