English Sounds - H [h] Consonant - How to make the H [h] Consonant

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Rachel's English


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In this American English pronunciation video,
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we're going to learn how to make the H consonant sound.
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This sound is simply made hh--
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by passing air through a very slightly constricted passage.
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Either between the tongue and the roof of the mouth,
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or in the throat. Hh--
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This is an unvoiced consonant.
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Part the lips and press the tongue down in the back just a little.
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If you don't constrict the air passage at all,
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there is no sound.
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If you lift the back of your tongue and constrict too much,
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you'll feel the vibration of the soft palate bouncing on the tongue.
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This is too heavy. Hh--
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The lips and jaw don't affect the sound.
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So your mouth can be in position for the next sound when you're making the H.
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For example, the word 'how'.
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How.
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The lips, jaw, and tongue, take the beginning position of the OW as in Now diphthong.
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Hh-- How.
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Let's look up close and in slow motion.
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The sound by itself.
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The jaw is relaxed and the lips part.
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The word 'hi'.
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There's nothing to see at the beginning of this word.
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The H sound happens without changing what the lips do
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for the AI as in Buy diphthong.
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The word 'who'.
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Again, there is nothing to see at the beginning of this word.
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The H sound happens without changing what the lips do
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for the next sound, the OO as in Boo vowel.
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This sound is most common at the beginning of a word
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and never occurs at the end of a word in American English
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but the letter H does.
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The H sound:
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Hi
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Who
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Example words. Repeat with me.
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Hope. Hh-- Hope.
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History. Hh-- History.
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Ahead. Hh-- Ahead.
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Behind. Hh-- Behind.
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Hear. Hh-- Hear.
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Somehow. Hh-- Somehow.
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I hope this video helps you understand this sound.
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That's it and thanks so much for using Rachel's English.
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