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Podcast: Wadjasay? American English Pronunciation Practice
Episode: The secret of "geldi' (for Turkish students of English)
Description: Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks!Note: the podcast recording is not identical to this short essay. But the topic is the same.Who knew? The "TH" sound in English does not exist in Turkish. And yet, the articulation of the "TH" sound does exist in Turkish. Really and truly.If you are a native speaker of Turkish, do this:1) Say the word "geldi".2) Repeat the word, but do NOT pronounce the "di". Just say "gel" and stop. Freeze. Don't move. Go look...