7.1 How we Learn English

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7.1.3 Speaking

Pronunciation

Many people think pronunciation is the hardest part of learning a language.

We learn the sounds of our language at toddler age. Later it is far more difficult to acquire and use new sounds. 

Every language has its own set of sounds. For example the Hawaiian language has only 15 sounds, no problem with pronunciation. English has 31 sounds. Fortunately only about five are difficult to imitate. Difficult, but not impossible. After a couple of weeks and practicing with native speakers, pronunciation is not challenging.