Common English Mistakes in Pronunciation Guides by Cantonese Speakers

This page focuses on errors typically made by native Cantonese speakers from Hong Kong when writing a Pronunciation Guide in English.

Mistake Example #1

Overuse of direct translations from Cantonese

Welcome to the pronunciation guide for English learners. Today, we will learn how to correctlysay the word "apple."correctly. In Cantonese, we say "ping gwo," but in English, it is important to make the sounda more rounded sound. You should open your mouth bwigde and say "ah-pul," not "ping-gwo." Practice this many times, and you will spoon beakusing English like native speakersoon.

Text corrected by:
Gregg, Los Angeles, CA

"This needed some tweaking to sound a bit more natural and native."

Welcome to the pronunciation guide for English learners. Today, we will learn how to correctly say the word "apple." In Cantonese, we say "ping gwo," but in English, it is important to make a more rounded sound. You should open your mouth wide and say "ah-pul," not "ping-gwo." Practice this many times and you will soon be using English like native speaker.

Welcome to the pronunciation guide for English learners. Today, we will learn how to say the word "apple" correctly. In Cantonese, we say "ping gwo," but in English, it is important to make the sound more round. You should open your mouth big and say "ah-pul," not "ping-gwo." Practice this many times, and you will speak like native speaker soon.

Mistake Example #2

Confusion with countable vs. uncountable nouns ('She has much friends')

When learning English pronunciation, it is important to practice with a large numanyber of words and sounds. For example, some people have difficulty with the "th" sound, so they need mucha lot of practice to improve. Also, remember that English has amanyultitude of rules, but there isare muchany ways to learn them effectively.

Text corrected by:
Gregg, Los Angeles, CA

"This needed some corrections for countable vs. uncountable nouns."

When learning English pronunciation, it is important to practice with a large number of words and sounds. For example, some people have difficulty with the "th" sound, so they need a lot of practice to improve. Also, remember that English has a multitude of rules, but there are many ways to learn them effectively.

When learning English pronunciation, it is important to practice with many words and sounds. For example, some people have difficulty with the "th" sound, so they need much practice to improve. Also, remember that English has many rules, but there is much ways to learn them effectively.

Mistake Example #3

Overuse of 'very' to emphasize adjectives

This is a pronunciation guide for English learners. The word "very" is very important to use when you want to make something sound very strong. For example, if you say "very big," it means the thing is very, very large. Similarly, "very happy" shows that someone is very, very joyful. Using "very" can make your English sound very clear and very expressive.

Text corrected by:
Jennifer, Detroit, Michigan USA

"It uses "very" multiple times, but that's the point of the text."

This is a pronunciation guide for English learners. The word "very" is very important to use when you want to make something sound very strong. For example, if you say "very big," it means the thing is very, very large. Similarly, "very happy" shows that someone is very, very joyful. Using "very" can make your English sound very clear and very expressive.

This is a pronunciation guide for English learners. The word "very" is very important to use when you want to make something sound very strong. For example, if you say "very big," it means the thing is very, very large. Similarly, "very happy" shows that someone is very, very joyful. Using "very" can make your English sound very clear and very expressive.