What can be learned in a foreign language
purely by sound, over the radio or on MP3, from native speakers? |
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The goal is
for beginners to understand and repeat 300-400 words as native speakers say
them, slowly and clearly. |
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With this
solid pronunciation, beginners can advance to other classes, listen to radio
and movies (with subtitles), and talk with other learners or native speakers. |
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Examples are in English, but could work for any
language |
Total
Number of Words |
Counting |
Basic Words Taught by
Arithmetic |
Time |
Sounds & Context: Animals |
Sounds & Context: Other |
Widely-Known Countries (by
Cognates & Context) |
Capitals with Distinctly
English Sound, or English Language |
Other Geography & context |
Other Cognates & Context |
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403 |
28 |
45 |
44 |
80 |
49 |
40 |
22 |
69 |
26 |
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Audio to teach counting |
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\ short low beep |
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and |
program |
man |
trumpet |
Canada |
Ottawa |
north |
kilo |
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are |
Monday |
woman |
gong |
Mexico |
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south |
gram |
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3 |
times |
Tuesday |
boy |
bell |
United States |
Washington |
east |
liter |
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4 |
is |
Wednesday |
girl |
siren |
Argentina |
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west |
meter |
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5 |
minus |
Thursday |
baby |
guitar |
Colombia |
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middle |
kilometer |
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6 |
subtract |
Friday |
male |
drum |
Venezuela |
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coast |
centimeter |
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7 |
from |
Saturday |
female |
flute |
Brazil |
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city |
hectare |
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8 |
divide |
Sunday |
men |
piano |
Peru |
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capital |
acre |
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9 |
by |
January |
women |
organ |
Chile |
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of |
mile |
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! medium pitch |
10 |
squared |
February |
people |
violin |
Britain |
London |
the |
Celsius |
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11 |
cubed |
March |
children |
harp |
Ireland |
Dublin |
a |
degrees |
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12 |
multiply |
April |
child |
music |
France |
Paris |
country |
Coca Cola |
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13 |
divided |
May |
young |
static |
Germany |
Berlin |
America |
Nestle |
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14 |
add |
June |
old |
high |
Italy |
Rome |
Europe |
Visa |
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15 |
zero |
July |
born |
low |
Spain |
Madrid |
Asia |
cold |
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16 |
half |
August |
I |
loud |
Portugal |
Lisbon |
Africa |
hot |
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17 |
third |
September |
we |
quiet |
Switzerland |
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Antartica |
ice |
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18 |
quarter |
October |
you |
rain |
Vatican |
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Arctic |
freezes |
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19 |
fifth |
November |
they |
wind |
Russia |
Moscow |
snow |
boils |
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20 |
sixth |
December |
he |
thunder |
China |
Beijing |
Atlantic |
steam |
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30 |
seventh |
months |
she |
airplane |
India |
New Delhi |
Pacific |
president |
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40 |
eighth |
days |
sing |
fly [plane+bird] |
Pakistan |
Islamabad |
Indian |
prime minister |
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50 |
ninth |
years |
song |
car |
Afghanistan |
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ocean |
monarch |
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60 |
tenth |
from |
whistle |
drive |
Saudi Arabia |
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Mediterranean |
king |
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70 |
thousand |
morning |
whisper |
horn |
Iran |
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sea |
queen |
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80 |
million |
afternoon |
hum |
in |
Iraq |
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Caribbean |
pope |
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90 |
billion |
evening |
drink |
above |
Israel |
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Arabian |
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hundred |
trillion |
night |
scream |
below |
Indonesia |
Djakarta |
Red [sea+fire] |
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which |
sun |
squeal |
sky |
Bangladesh |
Dacca |
black [night] |
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smaller |
moon |
laugh |
tear |
Phillipines |
Manila |
blue [ocean] |
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bigger |
hours |
speak |
paper |
Thailand |
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white [snow] |
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minutes |
shout |
clang |
Japan |
Tokyo |
green [forest] |
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seconds |
sneeze |
steel |
Korea |
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yellow [desert] |
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noon |
snore |
creak |
Australia |
Canberra |
Potomac |
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between |
midnight |
sleep |
wood |
Nigeria |
Abuja |
river |
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many |
was |
nap |
rock |
South Africa |
Pretoria |
Nile |
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more |
will |
cry |
glass |
Congo |
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Amazon |
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most |
be |
walk |
fire |
Egypt |
Cairo |
water |
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fewer |
spring |
run |
sizzle |
Algeria |
Algiers |
land |
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summer |
dog |
hammer |
Morocco |
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wet |
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autumn |
cattle [sound] |
saw |
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dry |
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after |
winter |
cow ['female cattle'] |
drill |
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decade |
bull [male cattle] |
sand |
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desert |
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calf [young cattle] |
splash |
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about |
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sheep |
slap |
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dollar |
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ewe |
echo |
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euro |
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ram |
sweep |
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money |
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lamb |
explosion |
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pound |
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horse |
beep |
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Catholic |
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mare |
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Protestant |
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stallion |
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Moslem |
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foal |
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Hindu |
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goat |
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Buddhist |
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billy goat |
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Jewish |
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nanny goat |
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religion |
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kid |
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priest |
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chicken |
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minister |
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hen |
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imam |
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rooster |
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monk |
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chick |
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rabbi |
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crow |
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bishop |
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songbird |
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United Nations |
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owl |
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New York |
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duck |
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Himalayan |
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drake |
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mountains |
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duckling |
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Alps |
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bird |
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mammal |
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cricket |
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lion |
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elephant |
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egg |
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beef |
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mutton |
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chew |
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breath |
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