Another reason English is so hard to pronounce correctly is because of its ‘syllable structure’. In many languages, especially Asian languages such as Japanese and Chinese, syllables very often go: Now this can often be said wrong:
Consonant – Vowel – Consonant – Vowel
This means that English words are often said this way.
For example, the word ‘hot dog’
Has structure:
consonant vowel consonant consonant<\/strong> vowel consonant
This is shown here, with C standing for consonant and V standing for vowel
<\/p>\n\n\nHot<\/td> dog<\/td><\/tr> CVC<\/td> CVC<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\nHo<\/td> ta<\/td> do<\/td> ga <\/td><\/tr> CV<\/td> CV<\/td> CV<\/td> CV<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n