ADVICE vs. ADVISE pronunciation | American English

17 May 2016 · 2 min

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Hadar Shemesh (accent's way) presents a short American-English pronunciation lesson distinguishing the noun "advice" from the verb "advise." She explains that both begin with a reduced vowel (schwa) and /d/, then differ in primary stress placement and final consonant voicing: "advice" (noun) has an /s/ (voiceless) ending and the vowel of "my" in the stressed syllable, while "advise" (verb) ends with a voiced /z/. The video includes example sentences and a short invitation to subscribe and visit the creator's website.

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Hi there. It's Hadar. And this is the accent's way. Your way to finding clarity, confidence and freedom in English. Today, I'd like to talk to you about the two words advice versus advise. Advice, the noun, as in I need an advice from you and advise. The verb as in I'd like to advise you on something. They both begin the same, so it's a reduced vowel, a schwa and then a d sound. So it's not advice or advice. It's then the primary stress is different depending on the word. For the noun advice, it's a v sound going to the I as in my vowel diphthong and then it ends with a as in sun. An s sound. Advice. I need an advice. The word advise ends with a z sound. With a Z as in zebra. Advise. It's a voiced sound versus a voiceless S. Advise. I'd like to advise you on something. Okay? Do you hear the difference? Advice versus advise. Alright, Simple. That's it for today. Thank you for watching. Please share this video with your friends if you like it. And don't forget to subscribe if you haven't yet. You're also invited to come and check out my website for more great content and free practices. Have a wonderful week and I will see you next week in the next video. Bye.