How to pronounce 'MONTHS' | American English

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Accent's Way English with Hadar


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Hi there, it's Hadar.
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And this is the Accent's Way, your way to finding clarity,
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confidence, and freedom in English.
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Today we're going to talk about the word 'months', 'months'.
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To say this word, we begin with the 'm' sound, and then the
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'uh' as in 'cup' vowel sound.
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'muhn', months.
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Now, it sounds like a stressed schwa - 'uh'.
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You relax your jaw just a bit, the lips are relaxed and the tongue is centralized.
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Months.
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It's not 'mOnths', all right?
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There is no 'o' sound there.
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Although it's spelled with an O, it's 'uh', months.
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Then we have 'nths'.
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Now, since it's a difficult transition N to TH - 'nth', and
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then bring it in to an 's' - 'nths'.
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You can drop the TH and then just say 'muhns', 'muhns'.
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Alright?
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Do you hear it?
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It's not 'muhnths' necessarily.
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It's definitely not 'mon-thes' or 'mon-ses', alright?
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You do not insert a vowel there between the TH and the S.
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All right?
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Even if it's difficult for you to pronounce the TH, you can just
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drop the TH instead of adding a vowel between the TH and the S.
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All right?
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So, 'muhnths' or 'muhns'.
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Totally fine, a lot easier, and most American speakers
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say that way anyway - 'muhns'.
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"Three months ago".
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"I saw her three months ago".
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Months.
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All right, that's it.
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Thank you for watching.
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Have a wonderful week, and I'll see you next week in the next video.
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Bye.
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