Proper pronunciation of English words can be one of the most difficult parts of learning English. This is because of the different sounds that are stressed in different languages. If you are trying to learn English pronunciation, you may have faced this challenge.

Intonation is the rising and falling sounds of the voice when speaking. Each time you hear a native speaker say a short sentence, repeat it with the same pronunciation, even if you don't yet know the meaning of the sentence, so you can learn English pronunciation step by step. Then work out the meaning based on context or by asking somebody. You could even record what you've heard and ask for a feedback on how to improve English pronunciation skills.

Mostly, people are not as confident in their English and they're using more textbook language when they actually speak. So they don't use idioms and slang and things like that. So, when you're trying to figure out what kind of English you want to study, think about what it is you're learning English for. If it's for international business and you don't really meet so many native English speakers when you're actually working, but you still need to learn some English, then you can focus more on textbook learning because that's probably what everybody else is doing. But, if you want to focus on improving your actual international English for going to an English-speaking country, then it's really important to learn English pronunciation of that specific country.

One helpful method to learn English pronunciation is identifying the different sounds that exist within the language. For instance, the language really boils down to twenty-four to twenty-five consonant sounds and somewhere between eighteen and twenty-three vowel sounds, depending on who you ask. This is helpful to keep in mind, but you should also keep in mind that in English, words are very often pronounced in a way that is different from how they're spelled.

When you learn English pronunciation your confidence will grow, exponentially. When you can get your message across clearly (not perfectly, but clearly) and you can understand other English speakers more clearly, your confidence will grow. You will start more conversations, you will get more practice. You will improve faster.