How to Pronounce the Word SOMETHING - 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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This video is by request, from one of my Facebook fans, Renata. The subject: how to pronounce
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ใ“ใฎใƒ“ใƒ‡ใ‚ชใฏใ€็งใฎFacebookใƒ•ใ‚กใƒณใฎ1ไบบใงใ‚ใ‚‹Renataใ‹ใ‚‰ใฎใƒชใ‚ฏใ‚จใ‚นใƒˆใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใงใ™ ใ€‚ ไปถๅ๏ผš
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the word 'something'.
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ใ€Œไฝ•ใ‹ใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๅ˜่ชžใฎ็™บ้Ÿณใฎไป•ๆ–นใ€‚
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This word is mispronounced by a lot of non-native speakers. One of the things that makes it
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ใ“ใฎๅ˜่ชžใฏใ€ๅคšใใฎ้žใƒใ‚คใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒ–ใ‚นใƒ”ใƒผใ‚ซใƒผใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆ่ชคใฃใฆ็™บ้Ÿณใ•ใ‚Œ ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใใ‚Œใ‚’้›ฃใ—ใใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใฎ1ใคใฏTH
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tough is the TH sound. So in this video, we're going to break it down step by step, first
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ใ‚ฆใƒณใƒ‰ใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ—ใŸใŒใฃใฆใ€ใ“ใฎใƒ“ใƒ‡ใ‚ชใงใฏ ใ€ๆœ€ๅˆ
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talking about the sounds, then talking about stress.
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ใซ้Ÿณใซใคใ„ใฆ่ฉฑใ—ใ€ๆฌกใซใ‚นใƒˆใƒฌใ‚นใซใคใ„ใฆ่ฉฑใ—ใ€ๆฎต้šŽ ็š„ใซ่ชฌๆ˜Žใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
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The first sound is the S consonant sound. Teeth are together, ss, ss, ss, to make that
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ๆœ€ๅˆใฎ้ŸณใฏSๅญ้Ÿณใงใ™ใ€‚ ๆญฏใŒไธ€็ท’ใซใชใฃใฆใ€ssใ€ssใ€ssใ€
00:38
unvoiced sound. Then the first vowel is the 'uh' as in 'butter' sound, so there's a very
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็„กๅฃฐใฎ้Ÿณใ‚’ๅ‡บใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ ๆฌกใซใ€ๆœ€ๅˆใฎๆฏ้Ÿณใฏ ใ€Œใƒใ‚ฟใƒผใ€ใฎ้Ÿณใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€Œใˆใˆใจใ€ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚
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relaxed drop of the jaw, so-, so-, so-, and the tongue remains very relaxed. Some-- then
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ใ€้กŽใฎ้žๅธธใซใƒชใƒฉใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚นใ—ใŸใƒ‰ใƒญใƒƒใƒ—ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ใใ†ใ€ใใ†ใ€ใใ†ใ€ ใใ—ใฆ่ˆŒใฏ้žๅธธใซใƒชใƒฉใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚นใ—ใŸใพใพใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ„ใใคใ‹-
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the lips have to come together to make the M sound. Some. If your lips don't come together,
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ใใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ๅ”‡ใฏMใฎ้Ÿณใ‚’ๅ‡บใ™ใŸใ‚ใซไธ€็ท’ใซใชใ‚‰ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ ใ€‚ ใ„ใใคใ‹ใฎใ€‚ ๅ”‡ใŒๅˆใ‚ใชใ„
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you're probably making the NG sound, a common substitution. Sung, sung. So make sure they
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ๅ ดๅˆใฏใ€ใŠใใ‚‰ใNGใ‚ตใ‚ฆใƒณใƒ‰ใ‚’ไฝœๆˆใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๅฏ่ƒฝๆ€งใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ใ“ใ‚Œใฏไธ€่ˆฌ็š„ใช ไปฃๆ›ฟๆ‰‹ๆฎตใงใ™ใ€‚ ๆญŒใ‚ใ‚ŒใŸใ€ๆญŒใ‚ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚ ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€
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do come together to get the M. Some, some, some.
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ๅฝผใ‚‰ใŒไธ€็ท’ใซใชใฃใฆMใ‚’ๆ‰‹ใซๅ…ฅใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’็ขบ่ชใ— ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
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Next is the tough part: the TH sound. It's unvoiced. Someth--. So the lips part, and
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ๆฌกใฏ้›ฃใ—ใ„้ƒจๅˆ†ใงใ™๏ผšTHใ‚ตใ‚ฆใƒณใƒ‰ใ€‚ ็„กๅฃฐใงใ™ใ€‚ ไฝ•ใ‹--ใ€‚ ๅ”‡ใฎ้ƒจๅˆ†ใ€ใใ—ใฆ
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just the very tip of the tongue comes out. Th, th, th. And we let air pass through there,
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่ˆŒใฎๅ…ˆ็ซฏใ ใ‘ใŒๅ‡บใฆใใพใ™ใ€‚ Thใ€thใ€thใ€‚ ใใ—ใฆใ€ใใฎไธ‹ใซๅฃฐใ‚’ๅ‡บใ•ใšใซใ€ใใ“ใซ็ฉบๆฐ—ใ‚’้€šใ—
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with no voice underneath it. The next sound is the IH as in SIT vowel. Now, when this
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ใพใ™ใ€‚ ๆฌกใฎ้Ÿณ ใฏSITๆฏ้Ÿณใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซIHใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ•ใฆใ€ใ“ใฎ
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sound is followed by the NG consonant, it does tend to go a little bit more towards
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้ŸณใฎๅพŒใซNGๅญ้ŸณใŒ็ถšใ
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the EE as in SHE vowel. Somethi--. So the tongue tip is now down, but the front part
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ใจใ€SHEๆฏ้Ÿณใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซEEใซๅ‘ใ‹ใฃใฆๅฐ‘ใ—้€ฒใ‚€ๅ‚พๅ‘ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ Somethi--ใ€‚ ใใฎใŸใ‚ใ€ ่ˆŒๅ…ˆใฏไธ‹ใŒใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใŒ
01:48
of the tongue is raising towards the roof of the mouth. Something. And finally, the
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ใ€่ˆŒใฎๅ‰้ƒจใฏๅฃ่“‹ใซๅ‘ใ‹ใฃใฆไธŠใŒใฃ ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ไฝ•ใ‹ใ€‚ ใใ—ใฆๆœ€ๅพŒ
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NG consonant, where the back part of the tongue will reach up and touch the soft palate here.
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ใซใ€่ˆŒใฎๅพŒใ‚ใฎ้ƒจๅˆ† ใŒๅฑŠใใ€ใ“ใ“ใฎ่ปŸๅฃ่“‹ใซ่งฆใ‚Œใ‚‹NGๅญ้Ÿณใ€‚
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Something, something.
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ไฝ•ใ‹ใ€ไฝ•ใ‹ใ€‚
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So now, stress. If you've noticed, something, stress is on the first syllable. Something,
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ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ไปŠใ€ใ‚นใƒˆใƒฌใ‚นใ€‚ ใ‚ใชใŸใŒๆฐ—ใฅใ„ใŸใชใ‚‰ใ€ไฝ•ใ‹ใ€ ใ‚นใƒˆใƒฌใ‚นใฏๆœ€ๅˆใฎ้Ÿณ็ฏ€ใซใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ ไฝ•ใ‹ใ€-ใ‚‚ใฎใ€
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-thing, -thing. So, the second syllable, -thing, -thing, will be flatter, lower in pitch, and
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-ใ‚‚ใฎใ€‚ ใ—ใŸใŒใฃใฆใ€2็•ช็›ฎใฎ้Ÿณ็ฏ€ใงใ‚ใ‚‹-thingใ€ -thingใฏใ€ใ‚ˆใ‚Šๅนณๅฆใงใ€ใƒ”ใƒƒใƒใŒไฝŽใ
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a little quieter. The first syllable will have more shape to it. Something, something.
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ใ€ๅฐ‘ใ—้™ใ‹ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ ๆœ€ๅˆใฎ้Ÿณ็ฏ€ ใฏใ€ใ‚ˆใ‚Šๅคšใใฎๅฝขใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ ไฝ•ใ‹ใ€ไฝ•ใ‹ใ€‚
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Ok, so now you understand how to pronounce the word. How to integrate it into conversation?
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ใ•ใฆใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใงๅ˜่ชžใฎ็™บ้Ÿณใฎไป•ๆ–นใŒใ‚ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸ ใ€‚ ใใ‚Œใ‚’ไผš่ฉฑใซ็ตฑๅˆใ™ใ‚‹ๆ–นๆณ•ใฏ๏ผŸ
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Well, just the knowledge is never going to be enough. You have to drill it repetitiously
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ใพใ‚ใ€็Ÿฅ่ญ˜ใ ใ‘ใงใฏๆฑบใ—ใฆๅๅˆ†ใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ ใ€‚ ใ‚ใชใŸใฏ
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to bring it into your habit. So, start out slowly. Never do it so fast that you're no
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ใใ‚Œใ‚’ใ‚ใชใŸใฎ็ฟ’ๆ…ฃใซๆŒใก่พผใ‚€ใŸใ‚ใซใใ‚Œใ‚’็นฐใ‚Š่ฟ”ใ—ๆŽ˜ๅ‰Šใ—ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ใ‚†ใฃใใ‚Šๅง‹ใ‚ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ ใ€‚ ๆญฃใ—ใ„ๆ–นๆณ•ใงๅฎŸ่กŒใงใใชใใชใ‚‹ใปใฉ้€ŸใๅฎŸ่กŒใ—ใชใ„ใงใใ ใ•ใ„
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longer doing it the correct way. Something. Take your time to make sure that your tongue
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ใ€‚ ไฝ•ใ‹ใ€‚ ๆ™‚้–“ใ‚’ใ‹ใ‘
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is coming through the teeth for that unvoiced TH sound. Something. Eventually, when you're
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ใฆใ€็„กๅฃฐใฎTHใ‚ตใ‚ฆใƒณใƒ‰ใฎใŸใ‚ใซ่ˆŒใŒๆญฏใ‚’้€šใ‚ŠๆŠœใ‘ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’็ขบ่ชใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ ใ€‚ ไฝ•ใ‹ใ€‚ ๆœ€็ต‚็š„ใซใฏ
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comfortable with that, you can speed it up, slowly, until you get it to a normal conversational
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ใ€ใใ‚Œใซๆ…ฃใ‚ŒใŸใ‚‰ใ€้€šๅธธใฎไผš่ฉฑใฎใƒšใƒผใ‚นใซ้”ใ™ใ‚‹ใพใงใ€ใ‚†ใฃใใ‚Šใจใ‚นใƒ”ใƒผใƒ‰ใ‚’ไธŠใ’ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™
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pace. I can't stress enough the importance of repetition. It's the only way to make it
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ใ€‚ ็นฐใ‚Š่ฟ”ใ—ใฎ้‡่ฆๆ€งใ‚’ๅๅˆ†ใซๅผท่ชฟใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใงใใพใ›ใ‚“ ใ€‚ ใใ‚ŒใŒ็ฟ’ๆ…ฃใซใ™ใ‚‹ๅ”ฏไธ€ใฎๆ–นๆณ•
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habit. That's it, and thanks so much for using Rachel's English.
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