How to pronounce 'Quarter' | American English

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Accent's Way English with Hadar


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Hi guys, 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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And today I'd like to talk to you about the word 'quarter', 'quarter'.
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To say this word, let's begin with the first syllable - 'kor'.
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We start with a K sound, and then the 'or' as in 'four' vowel, 'or'.
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To make this vowel, round your lips a little bit, drop your jaw, and the tongue
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pulls back so it's high in the back.
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'ko' - you hear that nice rounded 'o' sound.
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After you hear the vowel, only then bring the tongue up for the R - 'kor'.
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Right?
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You raise the tongue up for the R after you hear the long vowel.
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'kor'.
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If you bring the tongue up before that, it's going to sound like this - 'kur'.
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That's a different vowel, you don't want that.
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So, 'kor', all right?
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as in the word 'core'.
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The second syllable is basically a T-schwa-R - t'r.
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But since this T is between an R vowel and a vowel, it's a flat T.
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So it sounds more like a D than a T: 'kor-d'r'.
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Do you hear that?
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'kor-d'r'.
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'It was a profitable quarter'.
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Quarter.
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All right, that's it.
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I hope you enjoyed it.
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Bye.
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