English Pronunciation 👄 Long Vowel - /ɑː/ - 'father’, ‘start’ & ‘hard’

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This is a long vowel sound - it's pronounced  /ɑː/. Now you try - repeat after me:  
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/ɑː/ /ɑː/. Now here are some words which  have this sound: father - start - hard.  
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Now you try - listen carefully and repeat  after me: father - start - hard. Good.
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