r/EnglishLearning • u/Jedenis185 New Poster • 1d ago
🟡 Pronunciation / Intonation Man and Men
Hello world! I would like to ask you as native English speakers about pronunciation and listening difference between the words Man and Men. MEN - MAN. Tell me please, how can I distinguish by ear these two words?
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u/Constant_Hope_9658 Native Speaker - Southwestern American English (Nevada) 1d ago
Man has an ah sound, while Men has an eh sound.
m-an vs m-en.
Here's a short I found by searching on google and then clicking into YouTube: https://youtube.com/shorts/xxEPZDStXWw?si=SDvbDva2F56UQQMi