How to pronounce 'Strength' and 'Length' | American English

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ไธ‹ใฎ่‹ฑ่ชžๅญ—ๅน•ใ‚’ใƒ€ใƒ–ใƒซใ‚ฏใƒชใƒƒใ‚ฏใ™ใ‚‹ใจๅ‹•็”ปใ‚’ๅ†็”Ÿใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ ็ฟป่จณใ•ใ‚ŒใŸๅญ—ๅน•ใฏๆฉŸๆขฐ็ฟป่จณใงใ™ใ€‚

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Hi, it's Hadar.
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ใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏใ€ใƒใƒ€ใƒผใงใ™ใ€‚
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And this is the Accent's Way, your way to finding clarity,
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ใใ—ใฆใ€ใ“ใ‚ŒใŒใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ปใƒณใƒˆใฎ้“ใงใ‚ใ‚Šใ€่‹ฑ่ชžใง ๆ˜Žๆ™ฐใ•ใ€
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confidence, and freedom in English.
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่‡ชไฟกใ€่‡ช็”ฑใ‚’่ฆ‹ใคใ‘ใ‚‹ๆ–นๆณ•ใงใ™ใ€‚
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Let's talk about the word "strength", "strength" - a lot of consonants.
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ใ€Œๅผทใ•ใ€ใ€ใ€Œๅผทใ•ใ€ใจใ„ใ†่จ€่‘‰ใซใคใ„ใฆ่ฉฑใ—ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ† - ๅญ้ŸณใŒใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
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So, I have a lot to say about this word, so stay with me.
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ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€็งใฏใ“ใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใซใคใ„ใฆ่จ€ใ„ใŸใ„ใ“ใจใŒใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใง ใ€็งใจไธ€็ท’ใซใ„ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
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We begin with an 'str' consonant cluster - a lot of consonants put together.
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'str' ๅญ้Ÿณใ‚ฏใƒฉใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒผใ‹ใ‚‰ๅง‹ใ‚ใพใ™ - ๅคšใใฎๅญ้ŸณใŒใพใจใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
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The 's' sound: for that, you bring the tongue up for the S,
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ใ€Œsใ€ใฎ้Ÿณ: ใใฎใŸใ‚ใซใฏใ€ ่ˆŒใ‚’ไธŠใ’ใฆ S ใ‚’็™บ้Ÿณใ—ใ€
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then the T - so you hold the air abruptly, that's the T, all right?
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ๆฌกใซ T ใ‚’็™บ้Ÿณใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ใคใพใ‚Šใ€ๆ€ฅใซ็ฉบๆฐ—ใ‚’ๆญขใ‚ใพใ™ ใ€‚
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It's not 'sT', you don't have to hear the pop of the T, you're just
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ใใ‚Œใฏ 'sT' ใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚T ใฎ ใƒใƒƒใƒ—้Ÿณใ‚’่žใๅฟ…่ฆใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚S ใ‚’
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holding or stopping the S abruptly.
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ๆŠผใ—ใŸใพใพใซใ™ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ€็ช็„ถ S ใ‚’ๆญขใ‚ใ‚‹ใ ใ‘ใงใ™ใ€‚
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Now, the tongue is up there for the held T, and then you pull the
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ใ“ใ“ใงใ€ ไฟๆŒใ•ใ‚ŒใŸ T ใซๅฏพใ—ใฆ่ˆŒใŒไธŠใซใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ๆฌกใซใ€
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tongue in for the R: 'str', 'str'.
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R ใซๅฏพใ—ใฆ่ˆŒใ‚’ๅผ•ใ่พผใฟใพใ™: 'str', 'str'.
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All right?
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And then you round your lips a little bit, and you have that nice, strong
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ใ‚ใ‹ใฃใŸ๏ผŸ
ใใ—ใฆใ€ๅ”‡ใ‚’ๅฐ‘ใ—ไธธใ‚ใ‚‹ใจ ใ€
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tension of the R sound: 'str-'.
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R ใฎ้Ÿณใฎ็ด ๆ•ตใงๅผทใ„็ทŠๅผตๆ„ŸใŒๅพ—ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚ใ€Œstr-ใ€ใงใ™ใ€‚
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Then you have time to open your mouth for the E as in "red" - 'stre-', 'stre-'.
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ๆฌกใซใ€ ใ€Œ่ตคใ€ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ E ใฎใŸใ‚ใซๅฃใ‚’้–‹ใๆ™‚้–“ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™-ใ€Œstre-ใ€ใ€ใ€Œstre-ใ€ใ€‚
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And now we start over with another consonant cluster: we
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ใใ—ใฆใ€ ๅˆฅใฎๅญ้Ÿณใ‚ฏใƒฉใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒผใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚„ใ‚Š็›ดใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚NG
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have the NG consonant sound.
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ๅญ้ŸณใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
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And then you shift to the TH sound.
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ใใ—ใฆTH้Ÿณใซ็งปใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
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Now, the NG consonant sound is an N that is pronounced in the back of the mouth.
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ใ•ใฆใ€NGๅญ้Ÿณใฏ ๅฃใฎๅฅฅใง็™บ้Ÿณใ™ใ‚‹Nใงใ™ใ€‚
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What do I mean?
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ใฉใ†ใ„ใ†ๆ„ๅ‘ณใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ
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To make an N sound, you bring the tongue up, you block the air in the mouth, and
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N ใฎ้Ÿณใ‚’ๅ‡บใ™ใซใฏใ€่ˆŒใ‚’ไธŠใ’ใฆ ใ€ๅฃใฎไธญใฎ็ฉบๆฐ—ใ‚’้ฎๆ–ญใ—ใ€
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then the air comes out through the nose.
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้ผปใ‹ใ‚‰็ฉบๆฐ—ใ‚’ๅ‡บใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
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'ng', right?
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ใ€Œใƒณใ€ใงใ™ใ‚ˆใญ๏ผŸ
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An NG consonant sound is where you raise the tongue in the back, all
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NGๅญ้Ÿณใฏใ€ ่ˆŒใ‚’ๅพŒใ‚ใซไธŠใ’ใฆใ€
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right, you block the air in the mouth, but with the back of the tongue, the
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ๅฃใฎไธญใฎ็ฉบๆฐ—ใ‚’้ฎๆ–ญใ—ใพใ™ ใŒใ€่ˆŒใฎๅพŒใ‚ใงใฏใ€
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air still comes out through the nose.
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ใใ‚Œใงใ‚‚็ฉบๆฐ—ใฏ้ผปใ‹ใ‚‰ๅ‡บใฆใใพใ™ใ€‚
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Then you bring the tongue up for the TH.
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ๆฌกใซใ€TH ใฎใŸใ‚ใซ่ˆŒใ‚’ไธŠใ’ใพใ™ใ€‚
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Now, in between the NG and the TH there is a very soft K sound.
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ใ•ใฆใ€NG ใจ TH ใฎ้–“ใซใฏ ้žๅธธใซๆŸ”ใ‚‰ใ‹ใ„ K ใฎ้ŸณใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
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Listen: 'stre-ng-k-th'.
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่žใ„ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„: 'str-ng-k-th'.
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Which allows you some time to prepare before you bring
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ใ“ใ‚Œใซใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ€
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the tongue out for the TH.
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TH ใฎใŸใ‚ใซ่ˆŒใ‚’ๅ‡บใ™ๅ‰ใซๆบ–ๅ‚™ใ™ใ‚‹ๆ™‚้–“ใŒใงใใพใ™ใ€‚
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Listen again: 'stre-ng-k-th'.
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ใ‚‚ใ†ไธ€ๅบฆ่žใ„ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„: 'str-ng-k-th'.
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'stre(ng)kth', 'stre(ng)kth'.
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'stre(ng)kth', 'stre(ng)kth'.
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Now, there is another way to pronounce this word, that is a little easier.
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ใ•ใฆใ€ใ“ใฎๅ˜่ชžใ‚’็™บ้Ÿณใ™ใ‚‹ๅˆฅใฎๆ–นๆณ•ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ ใ€‚ใใ‚Œใฏๅฐ‘ใ—็ฐกๅ˜ใงใ™ใ€‚ NG ใฎๅ ดๅˆใฏ
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Where instead of bringing the tongue up in the back for the NG, you just bring
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่ˆŒใ‚’ๅพŒใ‚ใซไธŠใ’ใ‚‹ไปฃใ‚ใ‚Šใซ ใ€
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it up for an N: 'stre-n-th', 'stre-n-th'.
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N ใฎๅ ดๅˆใฏ่ˆŒใ‚’ไธŠใ’ใพใ™ใ€‚
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Now here, because the N appears just before a TH sound, then you can place the
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ใ“ใ“ใง N ใฏ TH ใฎ้Ÿณใฎ็›ดๅ‰ใซ็พใ‚Œใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€
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N on the teeth, preparing for the TH sound - 'stre-n-', and then you are just releasing
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N ใ‚’ๆญฏใฎไธŠใซ็ฝฎใ„ใฆใ€TH ใฎ้Ÿณใซ ๅ‚™ใˆใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™ - 'stre-n-'ใ€‚
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the tongue for the TH - 'stre-n-th'.
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-n็•ช็›ฎใ€ใ€‚
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Listen to the two: 'stre-ng-k-th' and 'stre-n-th'.
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'stre-ng-k-th' ใจ 'stre-n-th' ใฎ 2 ใคใ‚’่žใ„ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
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Choose whatever works for you.
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ใ‚ใชใŸใซๅˆใฃใŸใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’้ธใ‚“ใงใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
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One more thing.
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ใ‚‚ใ†ไธ€ใคใ€‚
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You may hear people pronouncing the STR consonant cluster with a SH sound.
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STR ๅญ้Ÿณใ‚ฏใƒฉใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒผใ‚’ SH ้Ÿณใง็™บ้Ÿณใ™ใ‚‹ไบบใŒใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
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For example, 'shtrength'.
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ใŸใจใˆใฐใ€ใ€Œshstrengthใ€ใ€‚
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It happens often when there is the STR consonant cluster, like
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"street", "strange", "stripes".
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ใ€Œstreetใ€ใ€ใ€Œstrangeใ€ใ€ใ€Œstripesใ€ใชใฉใ€STR ๅญ้Ÿณใ‚ฏใƒฉใ‚นใ‚ฟใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ๅ ดๅˆใซใ‚ˆใ็™บ็”Ÿใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
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Okay?
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ใ‚ใ‹ใฃใŸ๏ผŸ
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That's also totally fine.
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ใใ‚Œใ‚‚ๅ…จ็„ถใ„ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
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You choose whatever works for you, these are both okay.
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ใฉใกใ‚‰ใงใ‚‚ๆง‹ใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
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I personally prefer the STR pronunciation - 'stre(ng)kth'.
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ๅ€‹ไบบ็š„ใซใฏใ€STR ใฎ ็™บ้Ÿณใงใ‚ใ‚‹ 'stre(ng)kth' ใŒๅฅฝใใงใ™ใ€‚ ็ง
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It's a little cleaner and easier for me, but do whatever works for you.
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ใซใจใฃใฆใฏๅฐ‘ใ—ใ‚ฏใƒชใƒผใƒณใง็ฐกๅ˜ใงใ™ ใŒใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใซๅˆใฃใŸๆ–นๆณ•ใง่กŒใฃใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
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'stre(ng)kth', 'strenth', or 'shtrength'.
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'stre(ng)kth'ใ€'strenth'ใ€ใพใŸใฏ 'shtrength'ใ€‚
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Okay?
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ใ‚ใ‹ใฃใŸ๏ผŸ
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Good.
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่‰ฏใ„ใ€‚
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Now, let's talk about the word "length", all right.
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ใ•ใฆใ€ ใ€Œ้•ทใ•ใ€ใจใ„ใ†่จ€่‘‰ใซใคใ„ใฆ่ฉฑใ—ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
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This one is a little easier.
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ใ“ใ‚Œใฏๅฐ‘ใ—็ฐกๅ˜ใงใ™ใ€‚
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The ending is exactly the same, but you begin with an L sound.
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ใ‚จใƒณใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใƒณใ‚ฐใฏๅ…จใๅŒใ˜ใงใ™ ใŒใ€Lใฎ้Ÿณใงๅง‹ใพใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
03:49
Then the 'e' as in "red": drop your jaw, relax your tongue.
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ๆฌกใซใ€ใ€Œ่ตคใ€ใฎใ€Œeใ€: ใ‚ใ”ใ‚’่ฝใจใ—ใ€่ˆŒใ‚’ใƒชใƒฉใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚นใ•ใ›ใพใ™ใ€‚
03:53
'le-', 'length'.
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ใ€Œใƒซใ€ใ€ใ€Œ้•ทใ•ใ€ใ€‚
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strength - length.
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ๅผทๅบฆ - ้•ทใ•ใ€‚
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All right, that's it.
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ใ‚ˆใ—ใ€ใใ‚Œใ ใ‘ใ ใ€‚
04:02
I hope this was helpful.
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ใ“ใ‚ŒใŒใŠๅฝนใซ็ซ‹ใฆใฐๅนธใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
04:04
So please, practice this word over and over until you feel
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ใงใ™ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ใ“ใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใซๆœฌๅฝ“ใซๆ…ฃใ‚Œใ‚‹ใพใงใ€ใ“ใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใ‚’ไฝ•ๅบฆใ‚‚็ทด็ฟ’ใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„
04:09
really comfortable with it.
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ใ€‚
04:10
That's the thing about words with many, many consonants.
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ใใ‚Œใฏใ€ๅญ้Ÿณใฎๅคšใ„ๅ˜่ชžใฎใ“ใจใงใ™ ใ€‚ ่ˆŒใŒ
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You just have to kinda like know where your tongue is going and for what
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ใฉใ“ใซๅ‘ใ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใ€ใฉใฎๅญ้Ÿณใ‚’ๆฑ‚ใ‚ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใ‚’็Ÿฅใ‚‹ใ ใ‘ใงใ„ใ„ใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ใใ†ใ™ใ‚Œใฐใ€ใšใฃใจ
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consonant, and then it's a lot easier.
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็ฐกๅ˜ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
04:24
Have a wonderful week, and I hope to see you next week in the next video.
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04:29
And you're welcome to come over to my website, to check it out and get
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04:32
more great content every single week.
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04:34
Take care, and I'll see you next week in the next video.
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04:38
Bye.
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04:40
All right, that's it for today.
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04:42
Thank God, we're done.
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