English pronunciation: Schwa

English pronunciation is easy, right? Well, maybe it isn’t always a piece of cake, but Tim’s back in the pronunciation workshop and ready to give a helping hand. This time he’s looking at an aspect of spoken English called ‘schwa’. The symbol for the schwa sound looks like this /ə/. For more, visit our website: Transcript: Tim Hi, I’m Tim and this is my pronunciation workshop. Here, I’m gonna show you how English is really spoken. It’ll help you to become a better listener and a more fluent speaker. You ready? Come on, follow me. Now, there’s an idiom in the English language that means that something is really easy. Any idea what it is? Well, here’s a clue. Do you know now? Let’s ask the people of London. Voxpops It’s a piece of cake It’s a piece of cake It’s a piece of cake It’s a piece of cake Tim A piece of cake – an expression that means that something is really easy to do, as well as meaning – a piece of cake. But