A andAirEnglishhasmorevowelsoundsthanmanyotherlanguages.
Twoofthesevowelsounds A and M aremadein a fairlysimilarway.
Youhavetobecarefulaboutthessounds.
Usingoneinplaceoftheothercanchangethemeaningof a word.
A and A arebothfrontvowels, vowelsmadewithyourtonguemoretowardthefrontofyourmouth.
Butthereareimportantdifferencesbetweenthem.
Yourlipsshouldbeslightlyfartherapartforthesound, andyourtongueshouldbeslightlyhigherforthe a soundyoucanthinkofas a relaxedboweland a as a littlemoretense.
In a previousvideo, I talkedaboutusing a rubberband.
Youcanuseitforthesesounds, too.
A ah a ah, I'llgiveyousomeexampleWordswith a and A trytolistenforthedifference.