Ekavo BlogPractical pronunciation guides and clear explanations of how Ekavo scores readings and personalizes practice.https://ekavo.app/What Speech match measures (and what it doesn't)https://ekavo.app/blog/what-speech-match-measures/https://ekavo.app/blog/what-speech-match-measures/Ekavo's Speech match score summarizes one scripted reading using sound accuracy, flow, coverage, and, for connected speech, melody. Here is what it can and cannot tell you.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhy Spanish speakers may add an "e" before "school" and "stop"https://ekavo.app/blog/espanish-s-clusters-spanish-speakers/https://ekavo.app/blog/espanish-s-clusters-spanish-speakers/Spanish normally doesn't begin words with s + consonant, so a brief helper vowel may appear before 'school' and 'stop'. Learn why it happens and how to start the word from the /s/, then practice it in Ekavo.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTShip vs. sheep: shaping and practicing the two vowelshttps://ekavo.app/blog/ship-vs-sheep-vowel-pair/https://ekavo.app/blog/ship-vs-sheep-vowel-pair/American English distinguishes /ɪ/ in 'ship' from /iː/ in 'sheep' through vowel quality and usually duration. Learn what separates them, how to shape each vowel, and how to practice both in Ekavo.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTEnglish TH for Mandarin speakers: think/sink and they/dayhttps://ekavo.app/blog/think-vs-sink-th-mandarin-speakers/https://ekavo.app/blog/think-vs-sink-th-mandarin-speakers/Mandarin does not use the English /θ/ and /ð/ categories, so think may move toward sink and they toward day. Learn the tongue position, airflow, and voicing, then practice both sounds in Ekavo.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhen vet sounds like wet: English V and W for Hindi speakershttps://ekavo.app/blog/vet-vs-wet-v-w-hindi-speakers/https://ekavo.app/blog/vet-vs-wet-v-w-hindi-speakers/Hindi commonly uses a light lip-to-teeth sound, written व, in the space where American English distinguishes /v/ and /w/. Compare all three mouth positions, then practice both English sounds in Ekavo.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhy Ekavo asks about your first languagehttps://ekavo.app/blog/why-ekavo-asks-first-language/https://ekavo.app/blog/why-ekavo-asks-first-language/Your first language can help Ekavo choose where to begin. Here is how its 39-category starting estimate works, how recordings personalize practice, and what happens if your language is not listed.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT