🎉Great news!🎉 Our brand new Sounds American website is up and running!🚀🎊 There's lots of content on pronunciation.🤓You can start with the article about the /u/ sound: soundsamerican.net/article/vowel_sound_tense_u_as_in_blue
4:41 I'd be very grateful for the reference that lists the percentages of the sounds in the standard American English. For example, how many English words have /ʊ/ sound? How many have /u/ sound? Etc.
To me, this sound is a bit different in English than it is in most languages. For example, the u in the Spanish word “uno” sounds like a more back of the throat vowel than the “oo” in the English word “food”.
+Biswajit Nayak, How about this: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rvqAbjwRxzBAcHOrPe4dlJdO6Q5wLIWZ7QH4mEy_YDY/edit?usp=sharing We have a video with all distinct vowel sounds and their IPA, you may want to check it out too: th-cam.com/video/7EdRAfOMfnU/w-d-xo.html Hope it helps!
The channel is great, but I missed the sounds for glidings and vowels called diphthongs /ju/, /jʊ/ and /jə/,as in the words: ambulance, popular, beauty, ect
The /u/ is a tense back vowel sound, the /ʊ/ is a relaxed back vowel sound. The symbol /:/ in your example (/u:/ ) is the symbol used to denote the so-called long vowel sound.
+Swordr STR , The word "blow" is pronounced as /bloʊ/ and has the /oʊ/ sound (same as in "go", the one we talk about in this video: th-cam.com/video/4kPJLHiiGdU/w-d-xo.html ) The word “blue” is pronounced as /blu/ and has the /u/ sound. Let’s compare them: *Tongue:* Both these sounds are pronounced with your tongue pulled back to your throat. *Jaw (mouth opening):* For the /u/ sound, you have to open your mouth very little, but for the /oʊ/ sound, you have to open your mouth a little more. *Lips:* For both sounds, your lips have to be pulled into a tight circle. The difference is that for the /u/ sound it’s enough to pull your lips in a tight circle. However, when you make the /oʊ/ sound, you need to first pull your lips in a circle and start pronouncing the first part of the sound. Next, begin closing your mouth (raising your jaw) and simultaneously pull your lips in a tighter circle. While pulling your lips in a smaller and tighter circle, pronounce the second part of the sound. Check out these two sounds in our Interactive chart. To see the difference between the two, try switching from one sound to another: ► Vowel Sound /u/, as in "blue" - th-cam.com/video/7EdRAfOMfnU/w-d-xo.html ► Vowel Sound /oʊ/, as in "go" - th-cam.com/video/7EdRAfOMfnU/w-d-xo.html Hope it helps!
Hello Sounds American Friend. I'm a little confused. In the word "Flew" / flu/. You said "glue" or "flue". I heard "glue", but I don't know. Please, be kind and correct me! By the way, excellent pronunciation and accurate accent!
Hello there, Angello! Thank you! It's definitely /flu/ for that word. Seems like there's a slight problem with the audio recording for that word, we'll see if we can do something about it.
+Débora Santos, No, the word "got" can be pronounced two different ways, using either the /ɑ/ or the /ɔ/ sound. Some persons in the United States (mostly due to where you grew up and learned to speak English) can't hear the difference between these sounds and make them sound the same. We refer to these sounds as having "merged" into one sound, both of which sound the same, as /ɑ/. Others in the United States can hear a difference between these two sounds and make them as different sounds. These are two distinct sounds for these American English speakers. This merging of sounds is frequently referred to as the "caught-cot merger". You can find more information about it here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cot%E2%80%93caught_merger Follow this link for a really cool map showing you what's happening with these sounds in different parts of the United States: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cot%E2%80%93caught_merger#/media/File:Cot-caught_merger.png Hope this helps!
Sounds American thank you so much !! 'Cause, I am a teacher here in Brasil. ( English teacher) and I have an American guy working with me as well so he pronounced that word GOT in a different way like not saying GAT but GOT . Let me ask you , pls, this is a kind of New Yorker accent ? I meant , most of them pronounce words like using the/ a/ sound?
We're using our own app, but we haven't released it to the public yet. We're planning to do it very soon and we'll announce the release on this channel. Stay tuned!
@@SoundsAmerican I am so looking forward to having the app. Could it be possible to have it as a website? Android does not deal very well with HQ audio :(
We're using our own app, but we haven't released it to the public yet. We're planning to do it very soon and we'll announce the release on this channel. Stay tuned!
So confused! In some words like chew, choose, dew, do, doom (slightly), due, june, and cute it sounds more like /ew/ instead of U. Is it just a memorization situation? Is there a rule? Thanks in advance for all your help and for having this amazing channel! All the best!!!!
Great question. There's kind of a rule: depending on a preceding consonant, you either pronounce /u/ or /u/. If it's /k,m,f,h,b/ or /p/, the next sound is typically* (but not always) pronounced as /ju/: CUTE, MUTE, FUME. After other consonant sounds, the next sound is typically pronounced as /u/: TUNE, RULE, DEW, SALUTE. Hope it helps!
+Jet Li There are no long or short sounds in American English, as any vowel can be short or long depending on the following consonant. Probably, you're talking about the /j+u/ sounds, here's our video on how to make the /j/ consonant: th-cam.com/video/1G8SCotE2yg/w-d-xo.html Let us know if you have any questions!
+Tran trong Hai , the /:/ indicates the length of a vowel which is not the determining factor in American English. Any vowel can be long or short depending on the consonant following it. In American English, the tenseness of a vowel is more important, so the vowels are either tense or relaxed.
Hi, how about "you"? Is there an aspiration before "u"? Also, "u" sometimes is softer, like in "blue", and sometimes harder, like in "bloom", or is it just me?
+Julia G The word "you" is pronounced as /ju/. The /j/ is a glide sound, which is pronounced with the air leaving your mouth without any obstacles. Therefore, there's no and cannot be any aspiration. You can hear aspiration when you pronounce stop sounds, like /t/, /k/, or /p/. To make these consonants, you have to stop the air and then release it with a puff, that is, aspirate them. Hope it helps!
Hi there! I wanna thank you sooo soo much for this helpful magical video thanks indeed...... I need your help in a subject that I have problem with, please answer me when you see my comment.
Sounds American ^__^ i'm very happy now really appreciate that.... So my problem is " the phonemes" can you help me with them cuz I don't understand the phoneme:'( I only get it from your channel like the vowels So will you do videos about it or not?? Please Help me :'(
+mike v , not sure we understand your question. Are you looking for a definition of a phoneme? Simply put, a phoneme is a sound, for example, the sounds /p/ or /b/ in words "pan" or "ban" are phonemes.
Sounds American Yes!! exactly ;-) will you do videos about them? ? Because I'm studying phonology this year and there is soo many things about the phonemes I need to understand, So I wanna talk with you in details about it....do you have page or something?? And thank you sooo much for this helpful comment I really appreciate that :-D I took the main idea from it.
There's no such thing as long /u/ in American English, this sound is short before voiceless consonants and long before voiced ones: th-cam.com/video/GQa9w__GqLc/w-d-xo.html
@@SoundsAmerican Oh thank you so much for the clarification. I'm so confused about all these /u/ sounds. I thought this was the "u" like this /u:/ in the phonetic chart. Then there is oo, and the u like in book. I guess the phonetic chart is the one that has been confusing me. Thank you!
+Janize Camsol , we're going to release our own app soon, it'll have that functionality. Meanwhile we recommend a simple but effective solution: record yourself pronouncing words on your phone and then play the recordings to compare with what you hear in our exercises. Let us know if you have any questions!
@@SoundsAmerican Sorry, I made mistake. These is no [y] in American English. But I want to say that the palatalized [u] like in "you" "new" "cute" "mute" are not exactly the same as the normal [u] in "blue" "clue". What about your opinion? Do you think that [j] is just a approximate but not a slide or dipthone? All the "you" I heard, It sounds like [iʊ] [jʊ] or something else instead of [ju]. Because the [u] was dragged by the [j] sound a little bit forward. Or maybe I'm biased for there is a iou [joʊ] vowel in Mandarin phonology
+Bombelus , yes, they are pronounced in the same way. In American English, the words "do" and "dew', "new", "tune" and some others are pronounced without the /j/ sound. This is called "yod-dropping."
Hello! I have a question! How can I know if it's u sound or ʊ sound when I see spelling? Just by the rule of thumb? Since there are so many similarities between the two vowels, I'm so wondering if it's possible for me to get spelling just by hearing a word. Is it totally distinguishable to native Americans?
No, you should already know that. English is not a phonetic language, you cannot know how to pronounce a word by seeing it written. What is the rule of thumb? On the other hand, they are very distinct sounds.
There's no such thing as short or long vowels in American English. Any vowel can be long or short depending on the following consonant sound. This is called a Vowel Length Rule and we have a video on this topic: th-cam.com/video/GQa9w__GqLc/w-d-xo.html The word "blew" is pronounced with the tense /u/ sound: /blu/.
There's nothing wrong. The word "new" is pronounced as /nju/ in British English, but in American English, it's pronounced without /j/: /nu/. This phonetic phenomenon is called "yod-dropping" and is a characteristic feature of American pronunciation.
+jhon Pacompia, To make the /w/ sound, you need to protrude (pull forward) and round your lips. Make them very tense. Next, pull your tongue back and stretch out your lips, while letting your air out. When you stretch your lips out, make it a quick sharp movement. Hope it helps! We'll make a video for this sound soon!
Hello there! I have a small question. In regards to the pronunciaton of: New and Knew as according to the video both of them are pronounced with the u sound however based on Google translator they are pronounced /ju/ with a j sound before the u, and honestly I am able to hear the j sound when americans say it in those two words, So I just only want to know which one is the correct pronunciaton or If both are okay! 😊🤗
@@SoundsAmerican Thanks for your great job! But this video confuse me with words like new, do, due, dew, doom etc. I can hear the j sound in all those words. For example, the word new, it's like the pronounciation of this word has no difference between the phonetic symbol /nju/ and /nu/. But like you said, the /nu/ is "more American", should it be pronounced differently from /nju/?
+Veronia x There's only the tense /u/ sound in American English. We explained this in this video, check it out: th-cam.com/video/GQa9w__GqLc/w-d-xo.html
1) There are no "long" and "short" vowel sounds in American English: th-cam.com/video/GQa9w__GqLc/w-d-xo.html 2) /ˈju·nɪˌkɔrn/ /blu/ (what probably confuses you is the /j/ sound)
+Muhammad Saeed , We only teach pronunciation, so really we're not experts in Grammar. The best channel on grammar is a grammar textbook, in our opinion:).
+Billy Chen, Age is just a number 😀. It all depends on your goals. You probably won't get rid of your foreign accent entirely, but you can surely improve it dramatically. With regular practice and discipline, the results can be remarkable. What are your goals?
+Tran trong Hai the /ʊ/ is a relaxed vowel sound and the /u/ is a tense vowel sound. They are close but different. It is a mistake to confuse them with each other. th-cam.com/video/moLTR-dLQQY/w-d-xo.html&lc=UgyeI4R4j69qK-A1iOF4AaABAg
🎉Great news!🎉 Our brand new Sounds American website is up and running!🚀🎊 There's lots of content on pronunciation.🤓You can start with the article about the /u/ sound:
soundsamerican.net/article/vowel_sound_tense_u_as_in_blue
4:41 I'd be very grateful for the reference that lists the percentages of the sounds in the standard American English. For example, how many English words have /ʊ/ sound? How many have /u/ sound? Etc.
Thanks a lot, i pronounced it right for the first time in my life
Great video and the diagram Is excellent!!! The final part where there is a sentences containing the sound was great!
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when practicing this video i use vowel diagram and it sounds clear to understand vowels
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To me, this sound is a bit different in English than it is in most languages. For example, the u in the Spanish word “uno” sounds like a more back of the throat vowel than the “oo” in the English word “food”.
You're right, many linguists believe that Spanish vowels are comparatively more tense than their corresponding English counterparts. 🤝
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Thanks this helps me tremendously .please let know where we can get the consolidate list of all the ipa sounds .
+Biswajit Nayak, How about this: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rvqAbjwRxzBAcHOrPe4dlJdO6Q5wLIWZ7QH4mEy_YDY/edit?usp=sharing
We have a video with all distinct vowel sounds and their IPA, you may want to check it out too:
th-cam.com/video/7EdRAfOMfnU/w-d-xo.html
Hope it helps!
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This video is really helpful cause i can't really pronounce english very well.
+EMIE SOON , glad to hear that!
Does this playlist contain all the vowels in the American English?
This one does: th-cam.com/play/PLYJV5Moz9cfywp0M0q4o0ukyWcYAgEQ5_.html 👋
Hello there how can i get this application to practice it and test my pronunciation?
My teacher sent this to me
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This is easy, haha thanks Tom!
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I think this letter will be easy for German, Finnish and Turkish speakers. Like the "üu" sound.
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Thank you, sir. This is very good video.
+Water Lee You're welcome!
The channel is great, but I missed the sounds for glidings and vowels called diphthongs /ju/, /jʊ/ and /jə/,as in the words: ambulance, popular, beauty, ect
i thought /u/ and /u:/ are two different vowels sounds, with /u/ being a weak combination of /ʊ/ and /u:/? or am i wrong?
The /u/ is a tense back vowel sound, the /ʊ/ is a relaxed back vowel sound. The symbol /:/ in your example (/u:/ ) is the symbol used to denote the so-called long vowel sound.
@@SoundsAmerican 😄oh okay it's clear now, thanks!
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you miss the "ue" in blue!
The vowel /u/ is most often represented in spelling of the letters?
Hello there. Thank you for the nice video on vowels. Will you help me with word transcription please.
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Thanks for helping me, I have a question. What a bout the ue/ui. like in the word blue. Fruit. Etc
As far as I know both “blue” and “fruit” have the /u/ vowel as explained in this video
hi. what dictionary do i use to get the exact IPA. thanks!
We like Cambridge dictionary (make sure to select US) dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/ and dictionary.com
Hello! What different between "blow" & "blue" sound?
I mean about pronounce
+Swordr STR ,
The word "blow" is pronounced as /bloʊ/ and has the /oʊ/ sound (same as in "go", the one we talk about in this video: th-cam.com/video/4kPJLHiiGdU/w-d-xo.html )
The word “blue” is pronounced as /blu/ and has the /u/ sound. Let’s compare them:
*Tongue:*
Both these sounds are pronounced with your tongue pulled back to your throat.
*Jaw (mouth opening):*
For the /u/ sound, you have to open your mouth very little, but for the /oʊ/ sound, you have to open your mouth a little more.
*Lips:*
For both sounds, your lips have to be pulled into a tight circle.
The difference is that for the /u/ sound it’s enough to pull your lips in a tight circle.
However, when you make the /oʊ/ sound, you need to first pull your lips in a circle and start pronouncing the first part of the sound. Next, begin closing your mouth (raising your jaw) and simultaneously pull your lips in a tighter circle. While pulling your lips in a smaller and tighter circle, pronounce the second part of the sound.
Check out these two sounds in our Interactive chart. To see the difference
between the two, try switching from one sound to another:
► Vowel Sound /u/, as in "blue" - th-cam.com/video/7EdRAfOMfnU/w-d-xo.html
► Vowel Sound /oʊ/, as in "go" - th-cam.com/video/7EdRAfOMfnU/w-d-xo.html
Hope it helps!
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Hello Sounds American Friend. I'm a little confused. In the word "Flew" / flu/. You said "glue" or "flue". I heard "glue", but I don't know. Please, be kind and correct me! By the way, excellent pronunciation and accurate accent!
Hello there, Angello! Thank you!
It's definitely /flu/ for that word. Seems like there's a slight problem with the audio recording for that word, we'll see if we can do something about it.
Hello! I have a question : all American pronounce this sound A like GAT? ( got)? All regions in the US??
+Débora Santos,
No, the word "got" can be pronounced two different ways, using either the /ɑ/ or the /ɔ/ sound.
Some persons in the United States (mostly due to where you grew up and learned to speak English) can't hear the difference between these sounds and make them sound the same. We refer to these sounds as having "merged" into one sound, both of which sound the same, as /ɑ/.
Others in the United States can hear a difference between these two sounds and make them as different sounds. These are two distinct sounds for these American English speakers.
This merging of sounds is frequently referred to as the "caught-cot merger". You can find more information about it here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cot%E2%80%93caught_merger
Follow this link for a really cool map showing you what's happening with these sounds in different parts of the United States: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cot%E2%80%93caught_merger#/media/File:Cot-caught_merger.png
Hope this helps!
Sounds American thank you so much !! 'Cause, I am a teacher here in Brasil. ( English teacher) and I have an American guy working with me as well so he pronounced that word GOT in a different way like not saying GAT but GOT . Let me ask you , pls, this is a kind of New Yorker accent ? I meant , most of them pronounce words like using the/ a/ sound?
Got pronunciamos gát como hot, not, lot, shot, rot rát nát lát chát Rát
Which app name you are using for practice words?
We're using our own app, but we haven't released it to the public yet. We're planning to do it very soon and we'll announce the release on this channel. Stay tuned!
@@SoundsAmerican I am so looking forward to having the app. Could it be possible to have it as a website? Android does not deal very well with HQ audio :(
thnx
what is this app ?
We're using our own app, but we haven't released it to the public yet. We're planning to do it very soon and we'll announce the release on this channel. Stay tuned!
So confused!
In some words like chew, choose, dew, do, doom (slightly), due, june, and cute it sounds more like /ew/ instead of U.
Is it just a memorization situation? Is there a rule?
Thanks in advance for all your help and for having this amazing channel!
All the best!!!!
Great question. There's kind of a rule:
depending on a preceding consonant, you either pronounce /u/ or /u/. If it's /k,m,f,h,b/ or /p/, the next sound is typically* (but not always) pronounced as /ju/: CUTE, MUTE, FUME. After other consonant sounds, the next sound is typically pronounced as /u/: TUNE, RULE, DEW, SALUTE.
Hope it helps!
@@SoundsAmerican Again, thanks so much. It is easier when there is a rule to (not always, but often) follow.
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Thank you so much for such a good tutorial. However, how to pronounce the sound Yoo and it is considered as long U? thanks
+Jet Li There are no long or short sounds in American English, as any vowel can be short or long depending on the following consonant. Probably, you're talking about the /j+u/ sounds, here's our video on how to make the /j/ consonant: th-cam.com/video/1G8SCotE2yg/w-d-xo.html Let us know if you have any questions!
man can uh pls tell me which do uh use??????
We use hoop/hup/ and in cambridge dict. hoop/hu:p/. Is [u] = [u:]?
+Tran trong Hai , the /:/ indicates the length of a vowel which is not the determining factor in American English. Any vowel can be long or short depending on the consonant following it. In American English, the tenseness of a vowel is more important, so the vowels are either tense or relaxed.
Hi, how about "you"? Is there an aspiration before "u"? Also, "u" sometimes is softer, like in "blue", and sometimes harder, like in "bloom", or is it just me?
+Julia G The word "you" is pronounced as /ju/. The /j/ is a glide sound, which is pronounced with the air leaving your mouth without any obstacles. Therefore, there's no and cannot be any aspiration. You can hear aspiration when you pronounce stop sounds, like /t/, /k/, or /p/. To make these consonants, you have to stop the air and then release it with a puff, that is, aspirate them. Hope it helps!
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Hi there! I wanna thank you sooo soo much for this helpful magical video thanks indeed...... I need your help in a subject that I have problem with, please answer me when you see my comment.
+mike v hello there! Saw your comment :)
Sounds American ^__^ i'm very happy now really appreciate that.... So my problem is " the phonemes" can you help me with them cuz I don't understand the phoneme:'( I only get it from your channel like the vowels So will you do videos about it or not?? Please Help me :'(
Sounds American Hi! where are you :'( u didn't answer me yesterday :|
+mike v , not sure we understand your question. Are you looking for a definition of a phoneme? Simply put, a phoneme is a sound, for example, the sounds /p/ or /b/ in words "pan" or "ban" are phonemes.
Sounds American Yes!! exactly ;-) will you do videos about them? ? Because I'm studying phonology this year and there is soo many things about the phonemes I need to understand, So I wanna talk with you in details about it....do you have page or something?? And thank you sooo much for this helpful comment I really appreciate that :-D I took the main idea from it.
Good job! I was wondering what software you're using?
+ESL SKILLS it's our own app.
@@SoundsAmerican will the app ever be available?
Is this long u? thank you.
There's no such thing as long /u/ in American English, this sound is short before voiceless consonants and long before voiced ones: th-cam.com/video/GQa9w__GqLc/w-d-xo.html
@@SoundsAmerican Oh thank you so much for the clarification. I'm so confused about all these /u/ sounds. I thought this was the "u" like this /u:/ in the phonetic chart. Then there is oo, and the u like in book. I guess the phonetic chart is the one that has been confusing me. Thank you!
@@SoundsAmerican Anyway, thank you for the awesome videos!
Hello sir! I have a question: What computer or mobile applications can we use to check if we're producing the correct vowel sounds?
Thank you!
+Janize Camsol , we're going to release our own app soon, it'll have that functionality. Meanwhile we recommend a simple but effective solution: record yourself pronouncing words on your phone and then play the recordings to compare with what you hear in our exercises.
Let us know if you have any questions!
Janize Camsol maybe you can try with this app “speak english pro”
@@SoundsAmerican Is the app already released?
Why there is no new videos?
Does the [y] and [u] the same in American English?
We don't know about the /y/ sound, could you, please, give an example?
@@SoundsAmerican Sorry, I made mistake. These is no [y] in American English. But I want to say that the palatalized [u] like in "you" "new" "cute" "mute" are not exactly the same as the normal [u] in "blue" "clue". What about your opinion? Do you think that [j] is just a approximate but not a slide or dipthone? All the "you" I heard, It sounds like [iʊ] [jʊ] or something else instead of [ju]. Because the [u] was dragged by the [j] sound a little bit forward. Or maybe I'm biased for there is a iou [joʊ] vowel in Mandarin phonology
Are "do" and "dew" really pronounced the same way?
Similarly, is "new" a /nu/ or a /n(j)u/ as in here:
en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/new
+Bombelus , yes, they are pronounced in the same way. In American English, the words "do" and "dew', "new", "tune" and some others are pronounced without the /j/ sound. This is called "yod-dropping."
Hello! I have a question! How can I know if it's u sound or ʊ sound when I see spelling? Just by the rule of thumb? Since there are so many similarities between the two vowels, I'm so wondering if it's possible for me to get spelling just by hearing a word. Is it totally distinguishable to native Americans?
No, you should already know that. English is not a phonetic language, you cannot know how to pronounce a word by seeing it written. What is the rule of thumb? On the other hand, they are very distinct sounds.
The word of Blew sounds as the short U in my dictionary. Is that a mistake?
There's no such thing as short or long vowels in American English. Any vowel can be long or short depending on the following consonant sound. This is called a Vowel Length Rule and we have a video on this topic: th-cam.com/video/GQa9w__GqLc/w-d-xo.html
The word "blew" is pronounced with the tense /u/ sound: /blu/.
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I’m a English learner from South Korea. When I’m listening this video, I can distinguish both. But my tongue is so fool.
It just takes some practice. You got this!
i think the word `new` should be pronounced as /nju:/ in DJ , sound like the alphabet u, not /u/ as in 'blue', is there any wrong with me ?
There's nothing wrong. The word "new" is pronounced as /nju/ in British English, but in American English, it's pronounced without /j/: /nu/. This phonetic phenomenon is called "yod-dropping" and is a characteristic feature of American pronunciation.
how to pronounce letter ( w) please
+jhon Pacompia, To make the /w/ sound, you need to protrude (pull forward) and round your lips. Make them very tense. Next, pull your tongue back and stretch out your lips, while letting your air out. When you stretch your lips out, make it a quick sharp movement.
Hope it helps! We'll make a video for this sound soon!
It's like oo
Hello there! I have a small question. In regards to the pronunciaton of: New and Knew as according to the video both of them are pronounced with the u sound however based on Google translator they are pronounced /ju/ with a j sound before the u, and honestly I am able to hear the j sound when americans say it in those two words, So I just only want to know which one is the correct pronunciaton or If both are okay! 😊🤗
Hello there! Great question! Both variants are correct, but the /nu/ is "more American." 👋
@@SoundsAmerican Great! Thanks a lot for taking a little of your time to respond me! You guys are just awesome! 🤗💪👍
Sure, no problem at all! Let us know if you have any other questions!
@@SoundsAmerican Thanks for your great job! But this video confuse me with words like new, do, due, dew, doom etc. I can hear the j sound in all those words. For example, the word new, it's like the pronounciation of this word has no difference between the phonetic symbol /nju/ and /nu/. But like you said, the /nu/ is "more American", should it be pronounced differently from /nju/?
What about /u:/?
+Veronia x There's only the tense /u/ sound in American English. We explained this in this video, check it out: th-cam.com/video/GQa9w__GqLc/w-d-xo.html
I believe EW is different from the rest.
Is it the long u sound? Or are they different? The u sound in "unicorn" and "blue" are different to me.
1) There are no "long" and "short" vowel sounds in American English: th-cam.com/video/GQa9w__GqLc/w-d-xo.html
2) /ˈju·nɪˌkɔrn/ /blu/ (what probably confuses you is the /j/ sound)
How to improve grammar any youtube channal you wanna to suggest me
+Muhammad Saeed , We only teach pronunciation, so really we're not experts in Grammar. The best channel on grammar is a grammar textbook, in our opinion:).
In the bonus track: "cute troops in blue boots". The pronunciation of the "u" in "cute" does not sound the same "u" as the other words. Why is that?
It's the same sound, but in "cute," the /u/ follows the /j/ sound: /kjut/.
and the [:] doesn't exist anymore?
+Tran trong Hai , it exists. See previous response.
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[u：]还是[u]
紧张：i：，u：，ei，ou。
放松：i，u，∧，a：，a，o
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You speak /ju/ on 'ew' spelling on the video.
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I'm 38 years old. if I keep practicing on your channel. Will my sound like an American?
+Billy Chen, Age is just a number 😀. It all depends on your goals. You probably won't get rid of your foreign accent entirely, but you can surely improve it dramatically. With regular practice and discipline, the results can be remarkable. What are your goals?
just wanna sound better
+Billy Chen That's perfectly possible with regular practice 🙂.
Awesome ! I'll stick with your channels
+Billy Chen 👍 Let us know if you have any questions!
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and [ʊ] = [u] ?
+Tran trong Hai the /ʊ/ is a relaxed vowel sound and the /u/ is a tense vowel sound. They are close but different. It is a mistake to confuse them with each other. th-cam.com/video/moLTR-dLQQY/w-d-xo.html&lc=UgyeI4R4j69qK-A1iOF4AaABAg
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So hard 😫
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The back of my tongue doesn't go up towards the back of my mouth while doing the /u/ sound. Is this normal?