Hi. I am an American, and I am new to this board. I am learning another language and realized that getting help from a native speaker exponentially increases my ability to speak the language.
So I am hear to help.
I can make video and audio recordings on request to help with pronunciation or to explain something. So please feel free to message me if you have any questions.

Anyways, I figure posting some things right off the bat would be a good thing to do.
So I am going to explain some things for you.

1)pronouncing 'the'
2)pronouncing 'a'
3)pronouncing 'have'


1)as an American, I almost always pronounce "the" like "thuh". It doesn't really matter what situation it is used in, it is almost always the same. We usually only pronounce it "thee" to add extra emphasis.

2)'a' is usually pronounced two ways. First, "ay" which is the proper way to pronounce it. Second, "uh" which is probably more common in the U.S.
examples: I have 'ay' car, book, letter, etc.
I have 'uh' car, book, letter, etc.
It is hard to explain when each one is used. With 'a' it does not really matter.
Though it is more common to say 'uh' in casual speech, and 'ay' in a more proper setting or to add emphasis.

3) Pronouncing 'have'. When it is realted to possession, it is pronounce 'hav' with the hard 'v'. When it is related to action, it is pronounce 'haf', with the 'v' sounding like an 'f'.
examples: I "hav" a car. (possession, hard v)
I "haf" to go to school. (related to action, so 'v' is pronounced like 'f'.


This is just to start. I would like to continue to update this thread.

I will be uploading video onto the internet later today explaining this.

If you have any questions or want any help, give me a holler!