

Our hotel is near the ocean.
[ɑr hoʊˈtɛl ˈɪz ˈnɪr ðə ˈoʊʃən.]
I don't want to swim in the ocean.
[aɪ ˈdoʊnt ˈwɔnt tə ˈswɪm ˈɪn ðə ˈoʊʃən.]
Is the ocean cold in May?
[ˈɪz ðə ˈoʊʃən ˈkoʊld ˈɪn ˈmeɪ?]
"ocean" is in the lesson "Countryside" (Level 16), along with 10 other useful words. LinDuo has 180 topic lessons like this one, 2,375 words in total. Every word has an illustration, a transcription and pronunciation in a female and a male voice. Just 10–15 minutes a day is enough to learn them all. Free, and works offline.