Pronunciando /ʃ/ Ship, /ʒ/ uSual and /z/ Zoo

📌 English pronunciation can be tricky sometimes because some sounds don't exist in other languages (or in this case, Spanish) and spelling doesn't always reflect pronunciation. So what should we do?

Ok, first we should identify the sound, and practice it in isolation.

👉 /ʃ/ vs. /ʒ/ vs. /z/

👉 Tip to distinguish them:

🔹 /ʃ/ sounds like the "sh" in shut.}

🔹 /ʒ/ sounds like the "s" in measure.

🔹 /z/ sounds like the "z" in zoo.

🔹She /ʃiː/ vs. Genre /ˈʒɑːnrə/ vs. Zip /zɪp/

🔹Ship /ʃɪp/ vs. Vision /ˈvɪʒən/ vs. Zebra /ˈziːbrə/

🔹  Cash /kæʃ/ vs. Garage /ɡəˈrɑːʒ/ vs. Busy /ˈbɪzi/

🔹  Push /pʊʃ/ vs. Pleasure /ˈplɛʒər/ vs. Prize /praɪz/

🔹  Shy /ʃaɪ/ vs. Usual /ˈjuːʒuəl/ vs. Zero /ˈzɪəroʊ/

1️⃣ She usually listens to music while she drives. 
2️⃣ I wish the vision was sharper. 
3️⃣ The shop sells the usual T-shirts.