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OscarLiu

05:35

@DamkerngT. Hi, Could you help me solve a question? youtube.com/watch?v=skM37PcZmWEI mean how did the narrator speak "second adventures"? I only hear: secon d ventures. I don't know if I am right.

@DamkerngT. Hi, Could you help me solve a qustion? link:youtube.com/watch?v=skM37PcZmWE how did the narrator speak "second adventures"? I only hear: secon d ventures. I don't know if I am right.

@Ϻ.Λ.Ʀ. I need your help too. Thank you!

Ϻ.Λ.Ʀ.

@OscarLiu Right here

OscarLiu

Hi,M.A.R.

Ϻ.Λ.Ʀ.

@OscarLiu Without clicking on the link, I can tell you the potential reason.

That's what happens when we talk fast.

"Second" loses its "d".

OscarLiu

I can hear there is no 'd', the problem is that I hear another sound right after the nasal sound /n/. Sounds like /ŋ/ or /g/

secon * *is what I can't hear

Ϻ.Λ.Ʀ.

05:51

OK lemme get my handsfree device.

Oh BRB

OscarLiu

Thank you very much MAR, you are so nice.

Ϻ.Λ.Ʀ.

06:05

@OscarLiu I hear a /d/. O_o

You mean seconds 3–7, right?

OscarLiu

yeah,the very beginning part

Ϻ.Λ.Ʀ.

I just hear a longer /n/ than usual.

It's like "60 seconnn - dadven - turesan - thought".

OscarLiu

You hear a /d/? you mean the narrator say second rather than secon? oh,my terrible ear

Ϻ.Λ.Ʀ.

@OscarLiu He does say "second", but he says "seconnn" then pronounces the "d" and the rest.

OscarLiu

My ear....

Ϻ.Λ.Ʀ.

06:10

@OscarLiu Meh, it's usually because of the speakers or what.

OscarLiu

I have trouble in hearing things like this.

Anyway, thank you very much MAR

You are from Iran??? How could your English be so good?

Ϻ.Λ.Ʀ.

@OscarLiu I'm from Iran alright, but I wouldn't say my English is good, except when I'm filling a resumé. :)

OscarLiu

Is English your mother tongue? I hope my English can reach your level:)

Ϻ.Λ.Ʀ.

No, I'm just a nonnative speaker, as is @Dam.

OscarLiu

Oh, by the way, what is the difference between ELL and ELL meta?

Ϻ.Λ.Ʀ.

06:17

His English is way better than me though, and that's cheating, 'cause he's a robot.

@OscarLiu The meta sites in all of SE sites are meant to address and discuss the policies of the site.

OscarLiu

A robot?:)

You two are very nice, you really help me a lot. Thank you very much

Ϻ.Λ.Ʀ.

So when you have a question about how stuff on ELL goes, you ask on meta.ELL.

Everything else about learning language goes on ELL.

@OscarLiu True story.

OscarLiu

OK, Thank you

I gotta go, bye!

Ϻ.Λ.Ʀ.

See you around!

Ugh, that's what @Dam would say. I'm transforming into him. O_O

4 hours later…

Damkerng T.

10:19

@Ϻ.Λ.Ʀ. :-)

@OscarLiu He really said "sixty second adventure in thought".

Listening to another language can be tricky, mostly (in my opinion) depending on how much the second language is different from your first language, and at what age you start learning it.

(The more different it is, the more difficult. The later you start, the more difficult.)

There are a handful of things that could be useful if you "know" about English phonology, but you will need to practice and train your ear anyway.

(MAR's explanation is pretty good!)

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