How To Pronounce Pretty in American English

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I got a request on how to pronounce the word "pretty", "pretty".

So here we go.

The word begins with a 'p' sound.

'p' 'p'.

For this, you have to bring your lips together 'p' - and release air.

Then you shift directly to the R - 'pr'.

So here, you want to be prepared with the R, so the tongue goes up as you pronounce

the P - 'pr', and then you round your lips right after the P for the R sound: 'pri-'.

Then you shift to an 'i' as in "ship" vowel sound.

'pri' 'pri', for this, the jaw drops a little bit, the lips are relaxed

and the tongue pushes forward: 'pri'.

It's not 'pree', okay?

It's a relaxed 'i' sound: 'pri' 'pri'.

Then the T sounds like a D - it's a flap T, 'pridee'.

It's a very light D, right.

It's not 'priDee' or 'priTee', it's a relaxed flap T.

Pretty.

Pretty.

You can check out the video for the flap T.

Pretty.

Pretty.

The last vowel is a high E sound.

So it's different than the first 'i', so it's 'pridee', right.

It's not 'preetee', it's not the same vowel.

'pridee'.

So the tongue has to move really quickly from the relaxed 'i'

to the flap T to the high E.

For the high E the lips pull to the sides a little bit, and

the tongue pushes more forward.

'pridee'.

Pretty, pretty.

Pretty good.

It's very pretty.

Pretty much.

Pretty.

Alright.

Practice it, and I'm sure you'll become pretty good at it.

So, have fun with it.

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