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Sonidos de la /i/ en inglés

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¿Cómo producir los sonidos de la vocal "i" en inglés?

La pronunciación del idioma inglés puede ser un desafío, especialmente cuando se trata de distinguir entre sonidos de vocales largas y cortas. En esta guía, exploraremos cómo articular correctamente los sonidos de la "i" y cómo te puedes convertir en un experto al practicar ejemplos y ejercicios prácticos.

¿Cómo se produce el sonido largo de la "i"?

El primer paso para dominar el sonido largo de la "i", tal como en la palabra "see", es enfocarse en la posición de los labios y la lengua:

  • Labios: No deben estar redondeados.
  • Mandíbula: Debe estar cerrada.
  • Lengua: La parte delantera está elevada.

Con un espejo de mano puedes observar la forma exacta de tu boca mientras emites el sonido. Practica con las siguientes palabras:

  • "See" ("I can see with my eyes")
  • "Seat" ("Excuse me, sir, I think you're in my seat")
  • "Piece" ("Can I have another piece of cake?")
  • "Key" ("Oh no, I think I lost my key").

¿Cómo suena "i" en palabras cortas?

Por otro lado, el sonido corto de la "i", como en la palabra "sit", presenta algunas diferencias sutiles:

  • Labios: Tampoco se redondean, pero la mandíbula está un poco más abierta en comparación con el sonido largo.
  • Lengua: La parte delantera también está elevada, pero la apertura es ligeramente mayor que en el sonido largo.

Intenta repetir estas palabras para mejorar tu pronunciación:

  • "Sit" ("Sit")
  • "Fit" ("Have you been going to the gym because you're so fit")
  • "Swim" ("I like to swim in the pool").

¿Cómo trabajar la distinción entre sonidos largos y cortos?

Una frase útil para practicar es "Pizza in Italy, please", que incluye ambos sonidos. Aquí tienes la estructura y el énfasis:

  • "Pizza": Empieza con un sonido largo.
  • "In" y "Italy": Comienza con el sonido corto y termina con un sonido largo.
  • "Please": Se usa con el sonido largo.

Echa un vistazo al siguiente ejercicio: categoriza estas palabras según si tienen un sonido de "i" largo o corto, y luego grábate para verificar tu pronunciación:

  • "Team"
  • "Police"
  • "Six"
  • "Coffee"
  • "In"
  • "It"
  • "Sleep"
  • "His"
  • "Green"
  • "Hit"

Estos ejercicios no solo mejorarán tu pronunciación, sino que también te harán más consciente de cómo los hablantes nativos estructuran sus palabras. ¡Sigue practicando y verás cómo mejora tu comprensión del inglés!

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you don’t have any idea how hard it is for me to do that, but i did it!

/i:/ as in cheese
Team
coffee
sleep
green
Police

/i/ as in sit
six
in
it
his
hit

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My audio recorded about /i:/ and /i/ sound
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i: { team, police, coffee, sleep, green }
I { In, It, Six, His, Hit }

My recording: <https://voca.ro/1iDl7JKEVjN3> My answers: ![](https://static.platzi.com/media/user_upload/image-73671ba0-1b57-49e9-87ce-1f212c42c291.jpg)
Hi, this my pronuntiation. is correct? <https://voca.ro/15otv760ZUvN>
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I share my recording <https://voca.ro/1gIq70P99wnE>
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/i:/ team police coffee sleep green /i/ six in it hi hit
/i:/ team coffee seel green Polic /i/ it Six in His hit
You make me smile with this eee sound
/i:/ as in cheese: team, police, coffee, sleep, green /I/ as in sit: six, in, it his, hit
**My answer to the video class activity:** **eat** has the vowel sound: * i: (long) **dinner** has the vowel sound: * I (short) **listen** has the vowel sound: * I (short) **feet** has the vowel sound: * i (long) **\i:\ as in cheese** * team * police * sleep * green * coffee **\I\ as in sit** * six * in * it * his * hit My recording: <https://voca.ro/1jBDLWPRyOoW>
\i:\ as in cheese * team * police * coffee * sleep * green \I\ as in sit * six * in * it * his * hit
/i:/ as in cheese Team coffee sleep green Police /i/ as in sit six in it his hit <https://voca.ro/1h7nBFxH00yX>
CLASS 6 PIZZA IN ITALY, PLEASE! /i:/ AS IN CHEESE /i:/ Team, Police, Sleep, Green, Coffee /I/ AS IN SIT /I/ Six, In, It, His, Hit <https://voca.ro/1bALBAXQkWIg>
Hi, here is my record for the class: <https://voca.ro/1fPGXJvvqgOC>
Hi, this is my contribution: <https://voca.ro/1mgufjuUA7SR>
Hi! My recording: <https://voca.ro/1lkqqAr2fcC7> ![](https://static.platzi.com/media/user_upload/image-1536ebdc-6cf2-4e1a-85ba-da0230feabca.jpg)
team: /i:/ as in cheese pólice: /i:/ as in cheese six: /I/ as in sit coffe: /i:/ as in cheese in: /I/ as in sit it: /I/ as in sit sleep: /i:/ as in cheese his: /I/ as in sit green: /i:/ as in cheese hit: /I/ as in sit
Hi, this is my pronuntacion: https://voca.ro/1c72Q0SOYoG7
are you sure the front tongue position is up? it's very uncomfortable to make the I sound with the closed jaw and the front tongue up :-P
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/i:/: team, police, coffee, sleep, green /ɪ/: six, in, it, his, hit
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Hi teacher, It is my recording <https://voca.ro/16cumnRGsuhm>
/i:/ Team, Police, Sleep, Green, Coffee /I/ Six, In, It, His, Hit
Homework * /i:/ as in cheese. team/police/coffee/sleep/green * /I/ as in sit. six/in/it/his/hit
Siento que la I corta, suena más como una e que como una i, estoy en lo correcto?
Hi! * /i:/: team, police, coffee, sleep, green. * /I/: six, in, it, hit, his.
/i:/ team- police- coffee- sleep- green /I/ six - in- it- his - it
/I/: team-police-coffee-sleep-green /i/: six-in-it-his-hit <https://voca.ro/1977rr4OkeAO>

/iː/ as in cheese

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  • It’s a long sound.
  • Lips are unrounded.
  • Jaw is closed.
  • The front of the tongue is up.

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For example:
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See -> /siː/
Seat -> /siːt/
Piece -> /piːs/
Key -> /kiː/

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/ɪ/ as in sit

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  • It’s a short sound.
  • Lips are unrounded.
  • Jaw is closed but a little bit more open.
  • The front of the tongue is up.

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For example:
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Sit -> /sɪt/
Fit -> /fɪt/
Swim -> /swɪm/
In -> /ɪn/

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/iː/ and /ɪ/

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Pizza in Italy, please!:
/ˈpiːt.sə ɪn ˈɪt.əl.i pliːz/

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Exercise

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Put the following words in the correct column. Then, record yourself reading them out loud.
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/iː/ as in cheese /ɪ/ as in sit
team six
police in
coffee it
sleep his
green hit
I as in cheese   Team  Police  Sleep  Green   Coffee    I as in sit  Six  In   It  His   hit
i: team, police ,cofee,sleep,green I: six, in,it ,his,hit <https://voca.ro/1nfexqUGjUKq>
This is my recording <https://voca.ro/1d44r3IOwTuY>
Good morning. /I/ six coffee in it his hit /i:/ team police sleep green
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This is my recording. <https://voca.ro/11Js0AvJ9ta1>
/i:/ team, police, sleep, green, coffee /i/ it, in his, hit, six
/i:/ as in cheese: team sleep green police /i/ as in sit six it his hit in coffee
/i:/ as in cheese: team sleep green police coffee /i/ as in sit six it his hit in
<https://voca.ro/1jcbrcOxJuYh> ![](https://static.platzi.com/media/user_upload/Captura%20de%20pantalla%202024-05-01%20a%20la%28s%29%206.09.35%E2%80%AFp.%C2%A0m.-c0e76fb2-23ce-49a8-94ff-98e1a6056222.jpg)
Hi there! My answers and audio are here: ![](https://static.platzi.com/media/user_upload/Screen%20Shot%202024-04-29%20at%2016.35.03-c3007ccf-d3c7-431d-a901-fc2209ee8a19.jpg) <https://voca.ro/1lsdBLewEnta>
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mZrXTqhmLiLdgxdpIrgNWeWT_Z546Bah/view?usp=drivesdk https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mbh_9TAA0vUz23K5HZRQDeXzZXGl7ckr/view?usp=drivesdk
<https://voca.ro/1ip7QSNqHpa3>
HI there, i'm again for here, i'll share whit you my recording: <https://voca.ro/1nHzllHgvmOI>
Btw, peace and piece have the same pronunciation `/piːs/`
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Long - Team, Police, Coffee, Sleep. Green
Short - Six. in, it, his, hit

Hi, team /i:/ , police /i:/ , six /i/, coffee /i/, in /i/, it /i/, sleep /i/, his , green /i:/ and hit /i/ . <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N064SLkUVZv1gdlrill8j0LcGIpamB7k/view?usp=drive_link>
/i:/ as in cheese, team, coffee, sleep, green and police. /i/ as in sit, six, in, it, his and hit <https://voca.ro/1ezZjt8gDX1h>
Here is my practice: ![](https://static.platzi.com/media/user_upload/image-b7269fcd-bc72-422a-8410-2e16abf0063c.jpg) <https://voca.ro/11keFWQgMXls>
<https://voca.ro/1iFs6P2zrvw9> hello teacher this is my audio
/i:/ = Team, Police, Sleep, coffee, Green /I/ = Six, His, In, It, Hit
![](https://static.platzi.com/media/user_upload/Ejercicio%20seis%20ingl%C3%A9s-1b985116-31fd-4421-922c-07484208113f.jpg)
Recording voice; Excersise 6 : <https://voca.ro/1dV0VXxxWFg0>
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<https://voca.ro/14TNUF9ZhFik> ![]()![](https://static.platzi.com/media/user_upload/image-15cdb3ac-5a6a-4ef3-999e-a76e75ac9b42.jpg)
Hi, here my practice: <https://voca.ro/1kdCJvmTd42I>
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EfZ4g-sQHNHP33eo7Cv9fjAlWO9IhefK/view?usp=share_link> my audio this here
/i/ as in cheese = team, police, coffee, green, sleep /i/ as in sit = six, in, it, his, hit <https://voca.ro/1bEs6TTwQQKu>
/I:/ as in Cheese Team, police, coffee, sleep, green /I/ as in sit six, in, it, his, hit Hello everyone, this is my practice, thanks for listening: <https://voca.ro/17Ft0q28OOA6>
![](https://static.platzi.com/media/user_upload/image-b3467949-86e5-4460-8004-504d1514a61b.jpg) [Pizza in Italy, please!!.mp3](https://1drv.ms/u/s!AlbwHFDNhK-hg9oIq3qi5Mf5xQDnKA?e=6CySh8)
/i:/ as in cheese team, coffee, sleep, green and police /ɪ/ as in sit in, it, his, hit and six
This is my exercise: <https://voca.ro/14CIwDIwLYw0>
Here is my third recording: [ThirdRecordingWords.m4a](https://javerianacaliedu-my.sharepoint.com/:u:/g/personal/miguelsantiago1999_javerianacali_edu_co/ERRTYI6Xj0RFl2rDL_XCwGEBvCPnC84KOxSRavP9kUV4GQ?nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJPbmVEcml2ZUZvckJ1c2luZXNzIiwicmVmZXJyYWxBcHBQbGF0Zm9ybSI6IldlYiIsInJlZmVycmFsTW9kZSI6InZpZXciLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJNeUZpbGVzTGlua0NvcHkifX0\&e=lvOvqo)
* /i:/ = team , police , coffe . sleep, green * /I/= six , in ,it ,hit ,his
<https://voca.ro/1deTeFqCR6xG>
Up

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/i:/ as in cheese /I/ as in sit
team six
coffee in
sleep it
green his
police hit
**/iː/** as in cheese coffee sleep green team police **/ɪ/** as in sit six in it his hit
<https://voca.ro/16rThf4iL4Kz>

Hello, welcome to this class.
Pizza in Italy, please!
Have you ever noticed that you can’t stop smiling when you say this sentence
"Pizza in Italy, please"
That’s because we have a lot of E sounds,
so let’s start with the first sound.
The long “i” sound.
The long “i” sound.
mmm. Your lips are not rounded.
Rounded, “u”; unrounded "i."
Our jaw is closed.
Open, “a”; closed “i”.
And the front of the tongue is up.
And you can use your hand mirror to see this sound.
How does it look?
It looks great. Now let’s look at some examples.
Listen and repeat.
“See”, “See”.
“I can see with my eyes
"See”
“Seat”
“Seat”
“Excuse me, sir, I think you’re in my seat.”
"Seat, great.
"Piece.
“Piece.”
“Can I have another piece of cake?”
“Piece.” Great.
“Key” 29 00:01:28,866 --> 00:01:29,866 “Key”
“Key.”
"Oh no, I think I lost my key."
Now let’s look at the “it” sound of “sit”.
“Sit”.
This is a short sound, “Sit”.
“Sit”.
Our lips are not rounded, “sit”.
Your jaw is closed.
And it’s a little more open than with the “key” sound.
"key."
That’s it, “sit,” "sit."
A little bit more open and the front of your tongue is up.
You can use the hand mirror to check it.
"Sit.
"Sit."
That’s great.
Now, listen and repeat.
"Sit."
Sit.
“Sit.”
"Sit.
“Fit.”
“Fit.”
“Have you been going to the gym because you’re so fit.”
“Fit.”
"Swim.
“Swim.”
“Swim.”
“In.”
“In.”
“In.”
“I like to swim in the pool.”
"swim in the pool."
That’s great. Now let’s see the two sounds in a sentence.
"Pizza in Italy, please."
Pizza has a long “i” sound.
Pizza.
“In.” That’s a short “i”.
“Italy” starts with a short “Italy” sound.
And that “y” is a long “e” sound. "Italy, please."
That’s a long sound for “please”.
So let’s say the whole sentence.
Pizza in Italy, please.
Pizza in Italy, please.
Great. And here’s the IPA transcription and you can see where to put the accent.
We’ve got the tall vertical line on “pizza” before "Italy"
and we have that long “please”.
So we’re going to say that sentence one more time.
Pizza in Italy, please.
Excellent.
Can you distinguish between?
“eat,” that’s our first word. So “eat”, “eat”, “eat pizza”.
“eat”, does it have a long “i” or “sit” as in short?
“eat”.
“eat”.
If you said long “i”, you’re right.
We have "eat pizza "a. “eat pizza.” That’s great.
Now let’s look at “dinner”.
“dinner”, you can also have pizza for dinner.
“dinner.”
"dinner."
Is that a long “i” or a short “i”? “dinner.”
"dinner."
If you said short, “dinner”, you’re right.
Now let’s look at the word “listen”, “listen”.
"listen, listen"
Is it a long “i” or… listen.
If you said short for “listen”, you’re right.
Now let’s look at the word “feet.”
“Feet.”
“Feet.”
“My feet hurt so much from walking.”
"Feet."
If you said long sound, you’re right.
“Feet.”
"Feet."
Great job.
Now it’s your turn.
Put the following words in the right-hand column.
Do they have the long “i” sound or as in “sit”?
Then record yourself reading those words out loud.
Don’t forget to download the workbooks
so you can do the exercise and then record yourself with your recording device and share those recordings in the
and share those recordings in the comments section so I can listen to you.
I will read those words to you so that you can hear the sounds
we just learned.
Team.
Team.
Police.
Police.
Six.
Six.
Coffee.
Coffee.
In.
In.
It.
It.
Sleep.
Sleep.
His.
His.
Green.
Green.
Hit.
Hit.
Great. Great. Good luck with this exercise. See you next class.

/i:/ as in cheese /I/ as in sit
Team six
Police In
coffee It
Sleep his
green hit

<https://voca.ro/1ZvxidMsbryV>
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tAkibY9yudVQWEygvFhnwHfHns355TO-/view?usp=sharing>

/iː/ as in cheese

  • team
  • police
  • coffee
  • sleep
  • green

/ɪ/ as in sit

  • six
  • in
  • it
  • his
  • hit

https://voca.ro/1Wo7LGzYUcNe

Hi, my recording: <https://voca.ro/1jtmyzPRm0BS>

/i:/

  • team

  • police

  • sleep

  • green

/i/

  • six

  • coffe

  • in

  • it

  • his

  • hit

/i:/ as in cheese
Team
coffee
sleep
green
Police

/i/ as in sit
six
in
it
his
hit
https://voca.ro/177oW9BhvEg7

/i:/: * team * police * sleep * green * coffe /I/ * six * in * it * his

/i:/ as in cheese

<https://on.soundcloud.com/2Ln8j> mi record