How to pronounce 'QUESTION' | American English

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Accent's Way English with Hadar


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Hey everyone, it’s Hadar, and this is The Accent’s Way.
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And today we’re gonna talk about the question: how to pronounce the word ‘question’?
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It’s pretty simple as long as we remember that it’s not pronounced
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the way it’s written because English is not a phonetic language.
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So, this word has two syllables.
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And in every word there is one syllable that sticks out the most.
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It is longer, louder, and higher in pitch.
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And in this case it’s the first syllable – “kwes” “kwes”.
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We begin with a ‘k’ sound.
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Then it’s a ‘w’, round your lips for a ‘W’.
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Then the ‘eh’ as in ‘red’ - “kwe”.
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And then you end it up with an ‘S’ – “kwes” “kwes”.
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Just like the word ‘quest’ – “kwes”.
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That’s the first syllable.
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The second syllable begins with a ‘ch’ sound as in ‘chicken’.
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Right?
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I know it’s spelled with a ‘T’ but we do want to pronounce that as a “ch”.
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“Ch”, “ch”, “ch”.
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Then we reduce to a schwa – “chuh” – and then close it with an ‘N’ – “ch’n”.
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“Kwes-ch’n”. Question.
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“Hey, I have a question.” “Do you have any questions?” “Can I ask you a question?”
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Now, you might be hearing people pronouncing this word more with
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a ‘sh’ sound, like “kwesh-t’n”.
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“Kwesh-t’n”.
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That’s also okay but I would focus on the accurate pronunciation
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with a ‘s’ sound – “kwes-ch’n”.
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All right, that’s it.
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Thank you so much for watching.
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Please share this video with your friends if you liked it.
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And if you have any questions for me, let me know in the comments below.
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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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