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Say It: English Pronunciation app for iPhone and iPad


4.4 ( 6944 ratings )
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Developer: Oxford University Press
Free
Current version: 3.1.1, last update: 1 year ago
First release : 27 Nov 2014
App size: 94.44 Mb

Do you want to improve your English speaking, listening, pronunciation and vocabulary? The award-winning Say It: English Pronunciation makes pronunciation visual and interactive, so you no longer have to guess how to say a word in English. The free version includes 100 example words, covering all 44 sounds in standard English.

Say It is like a personal pronunciation teacher on your device! Includes British and American accent dictionaries (36,000+ entries each).

HOW IT WORKS
1. see the soundwave, syllables, and which are stressed (strong)
2. touch and drag to listen to the pronunciation slowly
3. tap the phonemes (IPA symbols, British/American English)
4. record your pronunciation, compare to the Oxford model
5. share your voice recording and soundwave directly from the app
6. regular notifications with pronunciation tips and suggested words to practise - please allow notifications in the app to receive these

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
In research at the University of the West of England, international students predominantly rated all features of Say It - range of vocabulary, phonetic alphabet blocks, stress markers, interactive soundwaves - as ‘very useful’. The majority of respondents agreed that using Say It over a longer period would enable them to:

* Perform better academically in English
* Increase their enjoyment of living in the UK and interacting with native-English speakers

Developed by our team of language teachers and pronunciation experts, Say It includes 70,000+ recordings from Oxford. The unique visual interface allows you to analyse the model audio and your recording, pinpointing difficult areas and improving quickly.

FEEDBACK
"Great app, great support. The app functionality is very good and intuitive. The tests and sound wave graph helps you perfect the emphasis as well as pronunciation. Thanks for this useful app." Farhad K

"I have tried lots of pronunciation apps. Your app is unique and amazing. The sounds are very clear and you can see all details of pronunciation on the screen. After I recorded my voice and compared it with the native one I could easily find my mistakes and correct them." Abid, Turkey

- Improve Business English skills, for your work or career; feel more confident in meetings and when networking in English
- Covers 75%+ of the Academic Word List; ideal for university study, preparing for IELTS, OET, TOEFL, Cambridge First (B2), Advanced (C1), or Proficiency (C2)
- Downloaded in over 130 countries, by professionals, students and teachers

Winner of the 2016 English Speaking Union Presidents Award for New Technology in ELT.

Research shows practising your English pronunciation also improves your:
* Speaking
* Listening
* Reading
* Writing
* Grammar

Try Say It FREE for 7 days - access the full range of content and tests. If you find it useful, subscribe! Payment will be charged to your iTunes account on confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled 24 hours prior to the end of your current subscription. To cancel your subscription at any time, go to the iTunes Store and manage auto-renewal settings.

A TEACHERS VIEWPOINT
“This is a fantastic learning tool for really getting students to work on the specific sounds in words as well as taking into account stress and intonation. The visualisation is a very useful way to illustrate areas that need more attention and can be practised again and again. As an ESL teacher, I have recommended it to all my students so that they can work on their pronunciation skills at home and have used it in class on many occasions.” Anna D, Bristol, UK

Say It offers large American and British English dictionaries - they can take a few minutes to download, depending on your WIFI access.

Connect with us!
* Email: [email protected]
* Facebook: /sayitpron
* Instagram: /sayit_pronunciation
* YouTube: Say It: English Pronunciation
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Latest reviews of Say It: English Pronunciation app for iPhone and iPad

GA
I would like to buy America English version. So, please make GA version
Does not run on Iphone 4s!!!
Does not run on Iphone 4s!!!
Say It: Pronunciation from Oxford
Its a very nice idea as a whole. The recording feature could be a great one…if really working! Most of the time some kind of bug makes impossible to hear your own recordings. Even worst: if you you use the back button and after that you go to the original recording, it plays normally. Its really a shame, because as I said before, it could be a really nice app!
Sound file bug?
The sound files in iPhone version are something like noise or dogs barking. Please fix it immediately!
Dont waste your money
Ive installed it on iPad 2, 3, iPhone 5S and it doesnt work well on any of them. You cant hear your audio recordings nor compare to the model pronunciation. Its boring, its an enourmous list of alphabetically ordered words.
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