How to Pronounce WH Words -- what, why, which -- American English

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Rachel's English


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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In this American English pronunciation video, Iโ€™m going to discuss, with my Mom, the pronunciation
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ใ“ใฎใ‚ขใƒกใƒชใ‚ซ่‹ฑ่ชžใฎ็™บ้Ÿณใƒ“ใƒ‡ใ‚ช ใงใฏใ€ๆฏใจWHใฎ็™บ้Ÿณใซใคใ„ใฆ่ฉฑใ—ๅˆใ„
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of WH.
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ใพใ™ใ€‚
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Iโ€™ve gotten a couple questions about how do you pronounce words that begin with WH.
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WHใงๅง‹ใพใ‚‹ๅ˜่ชžใ‚’ใฉใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ็™บ้Ÿณใ™ใ‚‹ใ‹ใซใคใ„ใฆใ„ใใคใ‹่ณชๅ•ใŒ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
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And Iโ€™ve brought my Mom here because she pronounces it differently than I do. She does
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ใŠๆฏใ•ใ‚“ใฎ็™บ้ŸณใŒ็งใจ้•ใ†ใฎใงใ€ใ“ใ“ใซ้€ฃใ‚Œใฆใใพใ—ใŸ ใ€‚ ๅฝผๅฅณ
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the perfect, in my opinion, old fashioned, hw sound before the W. Whereas, I just make
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ใฏ็งใฎๆ„่ฆ‹ใง ใฏใ€Wใฎๅ‰ใซๆ˜”ใชใŒใ‚‰ใฎhwใ‚ตใ‚ฆใƒณใƒ‰ใ‚’ๅฎŒ็’งใซๆผ”ๅฅใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ไธ€ๆ–นใ€็ง
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a clean W sound. So, for example, letโ€™s just say some words.
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ใฏใ‚ฏใƒชใƒผใƒณใชWใ‚ตใ‚ฆใƒณใƒ‰ใ‚’ไฝœๆˆใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใใ‚Œใงใ€ไพ‹ใˆใฐใ€ ใ„ใใคใ‹ใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใ‚’่จ€ใฃใฆใฟใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
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>> Okay.
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>>ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
00:37
>> Whale. >> Whale.
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>>ใ‚ฏใ‚ธใƒฉใ€‚ >>ใ‚ฏใ‚ธใƒฉใ€‚
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>> White. >> White.
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>>็™ฝใ€‚ >>็™ฝใ€‚
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>> What? >> What?
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>>ใชใซ๏ผŸ >>ใชใซ๏ผŸ
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>> Why? >> Why?
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>>ใชใœใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ >>ใชใœใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ
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>> While. >> While.
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>>ใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€‚ >>ใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€‚
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>> Such a perfect hw. So, either way, totally acceptable. And Mom, you said sometimes you
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>>ใใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชๅฎŒ็’งใชใƒใƒผใƒ‰ใ‚ฆใ‚งใ‚ขใ€‚ ใ—ใŸใŒใฃใฆใ€ใ„ใšใ‚Œใซใ—ใฆใ‚‚ใ€ๅฎŒๅ…จใซ ๅ—ใ‘ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚ ใใ—ใฆใŠๆฏใ•ใ‚“ใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใฏๆ™‚ใ€…ใ‚ใชใŸ
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leave off the hw? Like for the word โ€˜whetherโ€™, you said you donโ€™t do it.
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ใŒใƒใƒผใƒ‰ใ‚ฆใ‚งใ‚ขใ‚’ใ‚„ใ‚ใ‚‹ใจ่จ€ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ‹๏ผŸ ใ€Œใ‹ใฉใ†ใ‹ใ€ใจใ„ใ†่จ€่‘‰ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€ ใ‚ใชใŸใฏใใ‚Œใ‚’ใ—ใชใ„ใจ่จ€ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
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>> Whether, W-H-E-T-H-E-R, I would say the same as weather.
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>> W-H-E-T-H-E-Rใ‹ใฉใ†ใ‹ใ€ ๅคฉๆฐ—ใจๅŒใ˜ใ ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
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>> Whether or not. >> Yeah, whether or not, I would say the same
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>>ใ‹ใฉใ†ใ‹ใ€‚ >>ใˆใˆใ€ใใ†ใ‹ใฉใ†ใ‹ใฏๅˆฅ
01:10
as weather, clouds, rain, sleet. >> Right.
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ใจใ—ใฆใ€ๅคฉๆฐ—ใ€้›ฒใ€้›จใ€ใฟใžใ‚ŒใจๅŒใ˜ใ ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ >>ใใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚
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>> So, there I donโ€™t say the WH. >> Yeah.
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>>ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€WHใฏ่จ€ใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ >>ใ†ใ‚“ใ€‚
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>> So either one is acceptable. Um, in my opinion, why learn another sound, hw, when
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>>ใ—ใŸใŒใฃใฆใ€ใฉใกใ‚‰ใงใ‚‚ใ‹ใพใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ ใˆใˆใจใ€็งใฎ ๆ„่ฆ‹ใงใฏใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใŒใ™ใ‚‹ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใชใ„ใฎใซใ€ใชใœๅˆฅใฎ้Ÿณใ€hwใ‚’ๅญฆใถใฎ
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you donโ€™t have to. Just make it a nice, clean W sound. I also think that the way my
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ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚ ใใ‚Œใ„ใชWใ‚ตใ‚ฆใƒณใƒ‰ใซใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚ ็งใฎๆฏใฎ่จ€ใ„ๆ–นใ‚‚็™ฝใ ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™
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Mom says it, white. >> White.
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ใ€‚ >>็™ฝใ€‚
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>> โ€ฆis a little old fashioned. What do you think. Do you agree with that?
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>>โ€ฆๅฐ‘ใ—ๅค้ขจใงใ™ใ€‚ ใฉใ† ๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚ ใใ‚ŒใซๅŒๆ„ใ—ใพใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ
01:35
>> No. >> Really?
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>>ใ„ใ„ใˆใ€‚ >>ๆœฌๅฝ“ใซ๏ผŸ
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>> I donโ€™t think itโ€™s old-fashioned. >> What do you think it is?
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>>ๆ˜”ใชใŒใ‚‰ใงใฏใชใ„ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ >>ไฝ•ใ ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ
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>> I think itโ€™s the way to say WH. >> Oh. Its A way to say WH.
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>>ใใ‚ŒใŒWHใฎ่จ€ใ„ๆ–นใ ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ >>ใ‚ใ‚ใ€‚ WHใฎ่จ€ใ„ๆ–นใงใ™ใ€‚
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Grammar note: when you say THE way, it means thereโ€™s only one way. When you say A way,
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ๆ–‡ๆณ•ไธŠใฎๆณจๆ„๏ผšใ€Œๆ–นๆณ•ใ€ใจ่จ€ใ†ใจใใ€ใใ‚Œใฏ 1ใคใฎๆ–นๆณ•ใ—ใ‹ใชใ„ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ‚ใชใŸใŒๆ–นๆณ•ใจ่จ€ใ†ใจใใ€
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it means there is more than one way. Mom thinks her way is the only way, the right way,
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ใใ‚Œใฏ่ค‡ๆ•ฐใฎๆ–นๆณ•ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใŠๆฏใ•ใ‚“ใฏ ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎใ‚„ใ‚Šๆ–นใŒๅ”ฏไธ€ใฎๆญฃใ—ใ„ใ‚„ใ‚Šๆ–น
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but I know that both are acceptable pronunciations.
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ใ ใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใŒใ€ใฉใกใ‚‰ใ‚‚ๅ—ใ‘ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹็™บ้Ÿณใ ใจ็งใฏ็Ÿฅใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
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Listen again to THE way and A way.
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THEwayใจAwayใ‚’ใ‚‚ใ†ไธ€ๅบฆ่žใ„ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
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>> What do you think it is? >> I think itโ€™s the way to say WH.
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>>ไฝ•ใ ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ >>ใใ‚ŒใŒWHใฎ่จ€ใ„ๆ–นใ ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
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>> Oh. Its A way to say WH. >> Okay guys, so thatโ€™s my opinion on how
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>>ใ‚ใ‚ใ€‚ WHใฎ่จ€ใ„ๆ–นใงใ™ใ€‚ >>ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€ใใ‚ŒใŒ
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to say WH words. If youโ€™re going to say it like me, which is a clean W sound, you
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WHใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใฎ่จ€ใ„ๆ–นใซใคใ„ใฆใฎ็งใฎๆ„่ฆ‹ใงใ™ใ€‚ ็งใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใใ‚Œใ„ใชWใฎ้Ÿณใ ใจ่จ€ใ†
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just round the lips, ww, and start your word. Thanks, Mom.
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ใชใ‚‰ใ€ๅ”‡ใ‚’ไธธใ‚ใฆใ€่จ€่‘‰ใ‚’ๅง‹ใ‚ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚ ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ€ใŠๆฏใ•ใ‚“ใ€‚
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>> Youโ€™re welcome, dear. >> Alright guys, thatโ€™s it, and thanks so
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>>ใฉใ†ใ„ใŸใ—ใพใ—ใฆใ€่ฆชๆ„›ใชใ‚‹ใ€‚ >>ใ‚ˆใ—ใ€ใใ‚Œใ ใ‘ใ 
02:30
much for using Rachelโ€™s English.
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