Welcome to Day 2.
Does anyone listen to the radio anymore?
When I'm in the car, I sometimes do.
I listen to satellite radio stations.
English with Jennifer The word "radio" has two vowel sounds together.
A long E and a long O. We connect those two sounds with the help of a Y sound.
Not "ra dee o" but "ra dee yo." In fast speech... in smooth, connected speech we often need the help of a /y/ to connect one vowel to another either within a word or between two words.
This connection happens after a long E. As in "see into your heart" "tea and cookies" After a long A: "all day and all night" After a long I sound.
As in "say hi and bye" "the sky and clouds" And it happens after the diphthong "oy" As in "joy and peace." So remember this linking with a Y sound can happen word to word, as in "in the evening." Or within a word, as in "medium" "video" Listen closely.
I'll say a sentence or phrase.
