How to pronounce 'chaos' | American English
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Accent's Way English with Hadar
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"Chaos." Hey guys, it's Hadar and this is
The Accent's Way. Today we're gonna talk
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about how to pronounce the word 'chaos' - "chaos." There is so much chaos in this
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world. Okay, we begin with a 'k' sound. The 'k' sound at the beginning of words is aspirated. So
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it feels like there was a little H right
after - "k", "kei"- and then it's the 'A' as
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in 'day'. "Kay." And that's the primary stress so it's going to be higher in pitch and
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longer - "kei". The second syllable is 'aas', 'aas'. 'Ah' as in 'father' and then you end it up with 'sss'.
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But, when you connect those two vowels
you hear an intrusive sound - a small
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little 'ye' sound right there in the
middle.
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So actually we want to say "kei-yaas". "Chaos". "Chaos". Look at all this chaos. Chaotic.
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What a chaotic afternoon I had. Chaotic - "kei-yaa-d'k" with a flap 'T'. The place was so
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chaotic I left immediately. Chaos. Chaotic. Practice it. That's it! That was short and
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hopefully not too chaotic. Leave me a
comment below and share one sentence
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with the word' chaos' or 'chaotic' and let's
practice it together. Have a wonderful
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week and I'll see you next week in the
next video. Bye.
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