Two sounds close enough to trade places: the “oo” of book and the “oo” of moon. Swap one for the other and a different word comes out — this page is how to keep them apart, in both directions.
Relax your lip rounding, keep the vowel short, and let the tongue sit slightly lower and more central.
“Too much kiss, too much time! This vowel is short and casual — relax the lips, quick like a nod. Uh-huh!”Nunzio, when he hears it
Round your lips tightly into a small circle, push them forward, and hold the vowel longer.
“Give me the FULL kiss, bello! Lips forward, tight little circle, and hold it — oooo, like admiring the tiramisù!”Nunzio, when he hears it
You cannot hear your own swap. That is the whole problem.
Nunzio records you reading a sentence, scores every sound in it on your phone — nothing is uploaded — and tells you which of these two actually came out. Nunzio — Accent Coach is coming to the App Store and Google Play.