Say It: English Pronunciation 4+

Speak, listen, learn, improve

Phona Ltd

    • 4.2 • 250 Ratings
    • Free
    • Offers In-App Purchases

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Description

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 President's 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 TEACHER'S 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: info@phona.co.uk
* Facebook: /sayitpron
* Instagram: /sayit_pronunciation
* YouTube: Say It: English Pronunciation
https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

What’s New

Version 4.0.0

This update provides important security fixes, user interface feature improvements, test experience updates, and is recommended for all learners. For information on the security content of SayIt app updates, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

Ratings and Reviews

4.2 out of 5
250 Ratings

250 Ratings

QiuranHu ,

Perfect developers with great products!

The only problem has been solved quickly! When I used the app say it from Oxford at noon, after I paid for American English word, I could not download. The app told me unable to reach server while there was nothing wrong with my internet connection. Then I sent an email to kind developers, just after several hours the problem was solved. Now I am going to enjoy it! The developers are really great because they do care customers! i'm greatly impressed by the efficiency with which them addressed this issue.

Farhad Kazemi ,

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.
The app support is also very good, they solved my problem quickly and friendly.

Thanks for this useful app.

Developer Response ,

Hello, you should not be charged again. If you tap the restore button, your purchases should download. You may need to close and reopen the app to trigger this. If that doesn't work, please get in touch at info@phona.co.uk so that we can help you restore your purchases. We'll be happy to help! The Say It Team

P Teach ,

Can't cancel free subscription

There's no way to cancel the subscription through the app. I emailed the company and they didn't answer. So I got charged for a one-year subscription when the free period ended. It took me 15 minutes to figure out how to cancel it through my AppleID account. A lot of customers probably end up paying for this for years before they even realize it. Also App has false advertising. It says it supports American English but really once you start using it you see it barely supports American English at all. It's a pronunciation app and it's almost all British English so I can't use it for my students.

Developer Response ,

Hello, sorry to hear if was difficult for you to cancel your subscription - if you could get in touch at info@phona.co.uk, we'd like to hear more about your experience so that we can improve things for our customers in future. The app includes 36,000+ American English pronunciations from Oxford University Press, with IPA sounds in American English for each entry. We plan to add more American English content over the coming months. We would genuinely welcome your feedback, as a teacher, on the kinds of features you would have liked to see in the app - so please do get in touch! The Say It Team

App Privacy

The developer, Phona Ltd, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Not Linked to You

The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

  • User Content
  • Usage Data
  • Diagnostics

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

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