How to pronounce Martyr and Murder | American English Pronunciation

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Hey, guys. It's Hadar, and this is The Accent's Way -
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your way to finding clarity, confidence, and freedom in English.
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Today I want to compare the two words - 'murder' and 'martyr'.
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murder - martyr
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Now I know both words are spelled totally different, but they are pretty similar.
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The beginning is different, but the ending is exactly the same.
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Alright?
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So we shouldn't think of the word as it's spelled, but as it sounds - 'murder', 'martyr'.
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Let's begin with the word 'murder'.
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The first syllable is M’R.
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So you close the lips for the M, and then you pull the tongue in for the R - M’R.
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There is no vowel in the middle, it's the UR as in 'stir', as in 'first' - M’R.
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Then you bring the tongue up for the D sound, and then you pull it in for the R.
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d’r
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So basically it sounds like it's the same vowel - M’R-d’r.
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The primary stress falls on the first syllable, that's why it's a little higher in pitch.
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M’R-d’r
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The [d] is very light.
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Murder.
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Murderer.
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murder - murderer
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You're adding another [r'r] at the end when you're talking about a ‘murderer’.
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Murder.
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The word 'martyr' begins with an M sound, but then you have the AR as in ‘car’.
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So you drop your jaw for the ‘ah’ sound - MA.
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And only then you bring the tongue up for the R - MAR.
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The ending is the same. Again - d'r. MAR-d'r.
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So, it's M'R versus MAR.
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No vowel in the middle - M'R. Open ‘ah’ sound in the middle - MAR.
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murder - martyr
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‘The martyr was murdered’.
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‘The martyr was murdered by the murderer’.
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martyr - murder
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All right, that's it.
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Very positive and optimistic video today.
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But I hope it was helpful. And please share this video with your friends if you liked it.
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Have a wonderful week. And I will see you next week in the next video. Bye.
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