American English Consonants - IPA - Pronunciation - International Phonetic Alphabet

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Let's take a look at the letter T. It can be silent, like in the word fasten. It can
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be pronounced ch, as in the word future. It can be pronounced tt like in the word tap.
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When it's paired with the H, it can be th, the unvoiced TH sound, as in thanks. Or it
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can be th, the voiced TH sound, as in this. When paired with the letter I, it can be ch,
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the CH sound, as in the word mention. But, it could also be sh, the SH sound, as in the
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word motion. The letter T can actually represent various different sounds. This is why the
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International Phonetic Alphabet makes it easier to study the pronunciation of foreign languages.
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This video focuses on consonants.
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What is the International Phonetic Alphabet? It's
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a system of phonetic notation, and I use it a lot on my website and when I teach students.
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I've also used it a lot when I've studied foreign languages. The IPA is especially
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handy when studying English because English is not a phonetic language. This means when
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you see a letter or a group of letters, it will not necessarily always be pronounced
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the same in each word in which it occurs, just as in the example at the beginning of
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this video. The IPA has a written symbol for each phonetic sound, so this makes it
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easier to read about and write about pronunciation. As a student of pronunciation, it's important
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that you become familiar with the symbols that represent the sounds of American English.
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Dd, say that with me, dd. This sound is in dime, redo, smiled. Tt, say that with me, tt. This
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sound is in washed, untie, tip. Vv, vv. This sound is in value, of, love. Ff, ff. This
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sound is in staff, enough, phone. Bb, bb. This sound is in big, sob, abandon. Pp, pp.
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This sound is in pan, snip, reapply. Gg, gg. This sound is in gap, exhibit, fog. Kk, kk.
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This sound is in choir, quiet, back. Th, th. This sound is in thanks, filthy, with. Th,
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th, this sound is in bother, this, bathe. Ss, ss. This sound is in ice, some, ax. Zz,
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zz. This sound is in lazy, flowers, possess. Sh, sh. This sound is in polish, ocean, issue.
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Dj, dj. This sound is in beige, vision, azure. Ch, ch. This sound is in ancient, march, chapter.
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Jj, jj. This sound is in joy, grudge, change. Hh, hh. This sound is in happy, rehash, hi.
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Rr, rr. This sound is in wrong, operate, ear. Yy, yy. This sound is in yummy. Yes. And it
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often occurs in the 'ew' as in 'few' diphthong in words like music. Mm, mm. This sound occurs
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in words like my, mumble, some. Nn, nn. This sound occurs in the words nine, no, undo.
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Ng, ng. This sound occurs in the words ring, thanks, anger. Ll, ll. This sound occurs in
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the words follow, lie, feel. Ww, ww. This consonant sound occurs in the words quiet, will, one.
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Great. Familiarizing yourself with these symbols should make it easier to
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study pronunciation. That's it, and thanks so much for using Rachel's English.
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