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Hey guys.
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It's Hadar, and this is the Accents
Way - your way to finding clarity,
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confidence, and freedom in English.
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So, holiday season is here.
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I was thinking whether we
should talk about the word
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Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa.
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But I figured that if we practice
'Santa Claus', I also have something
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interesting to say about the T.
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And that's me, I'm a geek.
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I always want to connect it to sounds.
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So, we're going to practice
the word Santa Claus.
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Plus, I figured, even if you
don't celebrate Christmas, you may
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still say the word 'Santa Claus'.
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So, there you go.
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We begin with an S sound and then
it's the A as in cat - 'sa-'.
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However, after that
there is an N, all right?
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And when the A appears before
an N, we don't pronounce it as
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a pure clean 'a' - 'sa-', 'san'.
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It's a little milder, okay.
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It's kinda like you're transitioning
from the 'a' to a schwa.
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'sa', 'sa', 'san'.
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And then it's a T sound - 'sant-'
that you release into a
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schwa - 'uh', a neutral sound.
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Santa.
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Santa.
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However, if you watched my video
about the American T, you'll know
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that when the T appears after an N
in unstressed syllables, it can drop.
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So, you can also say 'sanna' and not
'santa', like you do for 'center',
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'internet', 'interview', and 'winter'.
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Okay?
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So you can say 'winter', but
you can also say 'winner'.
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Same thing for 'Santa' versus 'Sanna'.
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All right?
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So, that's the first word.
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The second word - Claus'.
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It's K sound and then the L, so
it's a clean, quick transition
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from the K to the L - 'kl'.
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And then it's the 'aa'
as in father - 'klaa'.
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So although there is 'a' and 'u', you
don't pronounce it as two vowels - not
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'klaau', it's just one long 'aa' - 'klaa'.
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Then you close it with a Z
sound - not an S, it's not
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'klaaus', again - 'klaaz', 'klaaz'.
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'santa klaaz' or 'sanna klaaz'.
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All right, that's it.
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Ho, ho, ho.
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So, I hope you enjoyed this.
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Have a Merry Christmas, happy
Hanukkah, joyous Kwanzaa, or
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happy whatever you're celebrating.
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I hope you enjoy your holiday season.
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And remember - there is no 'ai'
in 'holiday' - it's a schwa.
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Have a great week, and I'll see
you next week in the next video.
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Bye.
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