American English: How to Pronounce the W consonant

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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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The W consonant sound. To make this sound, ww, ww, the lips form a tight circle like
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Wๅญ้Ÿณใ€‚ ใ“ใฎ้Ÿณใ‚’ๅ‡บใ™ใŸใ‚ใซใ€ wwใ€wwใ€ๅ”‡
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the 'oo' as in 'boo' vowel. Also like that vowel, the back of the tongue reaches up high
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ใฏใ€Œใƒ–ใƒผใ€ๆฏ้Ÿณใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€Œooใ€ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ‚ฟใ‚คใƒˆใชๅ††ใ‚’ๅฝขๆˆใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใพใŸใ€ใใฎ ๆฏ้Ÿณใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€่ˆŒใฎๅพŒใ‚ใฏๅพŒใ‚ใฎ้ซ˜ใ„ใจใ“ใ‚
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in the back. The front part of the tongue remains forward, lightly touching behind the
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ใซ้”ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ ่ˆŒใฎๅ‰้ƒจ ใฏๅ‰ๆ–นใซ็•™ใพใ‚Šใ€ๅ‰ๆญฏใฎ่ฃๅดใซ่ปฝใ่งฆใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹
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bottom front teeth, or just a little further back than that, ww, ww. What makes this different
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ใ‹ใ€ ใใ‚Œใ‚ˆใ‚Šๅฐ‘ใ—ๅพŒใ‚ใซใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€wwใ€wwใ€‚ ใ“ใ‚ŒใŒ
00:29
from the 'oo' as in 'boo' vowel is a little closing off here in the throat, ww, ww, ww.
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ใ€Œใƒ–ใƒผใ€ๆฏ้Ÿณใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€Œooใ€ใจ็•ฐใชใ‚‹ใฎใฏใ€ ใ“ใ“ใงๅ–‰ใŒๅฐ‘ใ—้–‰ใ˜ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใงใ™ใ€wwใ€wwใ€wwใ€‚
00:36
That gives it that W consonant quality. Well, ww, ww, welcome. Here is the W consonant sound
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ใใ‚Œใฏใใ‚ŒใซใใฎWๅญ้Ÿณๅ“่ณชใ‚’ไธŽใˆใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ•ใฆใ€ wwใ€wwใ€ใ‚ˆใ†ใ“ใใ€‚ ใ“ใ‚ŒใŒใ€ๅทฆๅดใฎ
00:46
on the right compared with the mouth at rest on the left. The lips are very rounded, which
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ๅฎ‰้™ๆ™‚ใฎๅฃใจๆฏ”่ผƒใ—ใŸๅณๅดใฎWๅญ้Ÿณ ใงใ™ใ€‚ ๅ”‡ใฏ้žๅธธใซไธธใฟใ‚’ๅธฏใณใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
00:51
means the center part of the lips come away from the face. Here, parts of the mouth
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ใคใพใ‚Šใ€ๅ”‡ใฎไธญๅคฎ้ƒจๅˆ†ใŒ ้ก”ใ‹ใ‚‰้›ขใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ“ใ“ใงใฏใ€ๅฃใฎไธ€้ƒจ
00:57
are drawn in. The soft palate is raised in this sound, and the tongue stretches up towards
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ใŒๅผ•ใ่พผใพใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ“ใฎ้Ÿณใง่ปŸๅฃ่“‹ใŒไธŠใŒใ‚Šใ€่ˆŒ
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it in the back, but it does not touch the soft palate. The tip of the tongue is low,
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ใŒๅพŒใ‚ใซๅ‘ใ‹ใฃใฆไผธใณใพใ™ใŒใ€่ปŸๅฃ่“‹ใซใฏ่งฆใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ ใ€‚ ่ˆŒใฎๅ…ˆ็ซฏใฏไฝŽใใ€
01:10
touching where the bottom front teeth meet the soft tissue. The W sound. Sample words:
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ๅ‰ๆญฏใฎไธ‹้ƒจ ใŒ่ปŸ็ต„็น”ใจๅ‡บไผšใ†ใจใ“ใ‚ใซ่งฆใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ W้Ÿณใ€‚ ใ‚ตใƒณใƒ—ใƒซใƒฏใƒผใƒ‰๏ผš
01:18
whisper, wish, wine. Words that start with a W-H can be pronounced with a light H sound
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ใ•ใ•ใ‚„ใใ€้ก˜ใ„ใ€ใƒฏใ‚คใƒณใ€‚ W-Hใงๅง‹ใพใ‚‹ๅ˜่ชžใฏใ€Wใฎๅ‰ใซ่ปฝใ„H้Ÿณใง็™บ้Ÿณใงใใพใ™
01:27
before the W: whisper, whisper. I find this a little dated and formal, and I never use
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๏ผšใ•ใ•ใ‚„ใใ€ใ•ใ•ใ‚„ใใ€‚ ็งใฏ ใ“ใ‚ŒใŒๅฐ‘ใ—ๆ™‚ไปฃ้…ใ‚Œใงใƒ•ใ‚ฉใƒผใƒžใƒซใ ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€ใใ—ใฆ็งใฏใใ‚Œใ‚’ๆฑบใ—ใฆไฝฟใ„ใพใ›
01:35
it. I always simply use the W sound. Whisper. Sample sentence: When would you want to see
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ใ‚“ใ€‚ ใ„ใคใ‚‚W้Ÿณใ‚’ไฝฟใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ•ใ•ใ‚„ใใ€‚ ไพ‹ๆ–‡๏ผšใ„ใค
01:43
the flower show? The W is a glide consonant, considered a semi-vowel. In the word flower,
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ใƒ•ใƒฉใƒฏใƒผใ‚ทใƒงใƒผใ‚’่ฆ‹ใŸใ„ใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ Wใฏ ๅŠๆฏ้Ÿณใจ่ฆ‹ใชใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚ฐใƒฉใ‚คใƒ‰ๅญ้Ÿณใงใ™ใ€‚ Wใง
01:50
written with a W, in IPA there is no W. However, you will glide through a W sound between the
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ๆ›ธใ‹ใ‚ŒใŸ่Šฑใจใ„ใ†่จ€่‘‰ใงใฏใ€IPAใซใฏWใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ใŸใ ใ—ใ€
01:58
'ow' as in 'now' diphthong and the schwa, flower. The word 'show', also written with
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ใ€ŒไปŠใ€ใฎไบŒ้‡ๆฏ้Ÿณใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€Œowใ€ใจschwaใ€ flowerใฎ้–“ใงW้Ÿณใ‚’ๆป‘ใ‚‰ใ›ใพใ™ใ€‚ ๅ˜่ชžใ€Œshowใ€ใ‚‚
02:07
a W. But that is the 'oh' as in 'no' diphthong. You'll see that the lips do not form the tight
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Wใงๆ›ธใ‹ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใ€ใใ‚Œใฏใ€Œnoใ€ไบŒ้‡ๆฏ้Ÿณใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€Œohใ€ใงใ™ใ€‚ ๅ”‡ใŒWใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ‚ฟใ‚คใƒˆใชๅ††ใ‚’ๅฝขๆˆใ—ใฆใ„ใชใ„ใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ™
02:14
circle that the W has. Now you will see this sentence up close and in slow motion, both
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ใ€‚ ใ“ใ‚Œใงใ€ใ“ใฎ ๆ–‡ใ‚’้–“่ฟ‘ใงใ‚นใƒญใƒผใƒขใƒผใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใงใ€
02:20
straight on and from an angle, so you can really study how the mouth moves when making
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ใพใฃใ™ใใซใ€ใพใŸใฏๆ–œใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‰่ฆ‹ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใ‚‹ใฎใง ใ€ใ“ใฎ้Ÿณใ‚’ๅ‡บใ™ใจใใซๅฃใŒใฉใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซๅ‹•ใใ‹ใ‚’ๅฎŸ้š›ใซ่ชฟในใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™
02:25
this sound. This sound is easy to see. The lips make the tight circle. When, 'eh' as
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ใ€‚ ใ“ใฎ้Ÿณใฏ่ฆ‹ใ‚„ใ™ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚ ๅ”‡ใฏใ‚ฟใ‚คใƒˆใชๅ††ใ‚’ไฝœใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ€Œใƒ™ใƒƒใƒ‰ใ€ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€Œใˆใˆใ€ใจ่จ€ใ†
02:34
in 'bed', tongue tip up for the N. Again the tight circle, would you
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ใจใ€่ˆŒใฏNใซๅ‘ใ‹ใฃใฆ ไธŠใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ใ‚‚ใ†ไธ€ๅบฆใ€ใ‚ฟใ‚คใƒˆใชๅ††ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™
02:43
want, again the tight circle for the W. Tongue
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ใ‹ใ€‚ใพใŸใ€Wใซๅ‘ใ‹ใฃใฆใ‚ฟใ‚คใƒˆใชๅ††ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
02:46
tip up for the N and T. To see, lips pull wide for the 'ee' as in 'she'. Tongue tip
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่ˆŒใฏใ€NใจTใซๅ‘ใ‹ใฃใฆไธŠใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ€Œๅฝผๅฅณใ€ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€Œeeใ€ใฎใŸใ‚ใซใ€‚ ่ˆŒ
02:55
through the teeth for the, and the bottom lip up to make the F, flower, spelled with
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ใ‚’ๆญฏใซ้€šใ—ใ€ไธ‹ ๅ”‡ใ‚’ไธŠใซใ—ใฆFใ‚’ไฝœใ‚Šใ€่Šฑใ‚’Wใงใคใฅใ‚Š
03:02
a W but it is the 'ow' as in 'now' diphthong, show, unofficially making the W, between the
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ใพใ™ใŒใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใ€ŒไปŠใ€ใฎไบŒ้‡ๆฏ้Ÿณใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€Œowใ€ใงใ™ใ€‚
03:08
diphthong and the schwa. Show, with the 'oh' as in 'no' diphthong. And from the angle.
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ใ‚ทใƒฅใƒฏใ€‚ ใ€Œnoใ€ไบŒ้‡ๆฏ้Ÿณใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€Œohใ€ใ‚’ไฝฟ็”จใ—ใฆ่กจ็คบใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใใ—ใฆ่ง’ๅบฆใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€‚
03:21
Lips form the tight circle for the W. When, the 'eh' as in 'bed', tongue tip up for the
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ๅ”‡ใฏWใฎใ‚ฟใ‚คใƒˆใชๅ††ใ‚’ๅฝขๆˆใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ€Œใƒ™ใƒƒใƒ‰ใ€ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€Œehใ€ใŒ
03:28
N. Would, again, the lips almost closed. You want, very tight circle. To see, corners pull
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Nใซๅ‘ใ‹ใฃใฆ่ˆŒใ‚’ๅ‚พใ‘ใ‚‹ใจใ€ๅ”‡ใฏใปใผ้–‰ใ˜ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ‚ใชใŸใŒ ๆœ›ใ‚€ใ€้žๅธธใซใ‚ฟใ‚คใƒˆใชๅ††ใ€‚ ่ฆ‹ใ‚‹
03:40
wide for the 'ee' as in 'she'. The, tongue tip through the teeth and the bottom lip up
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ใŸใ‚ใซใ€ใ€Œๅฝผๅฅณใ€ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€Œeeใ€ใฎใŸใ‚ใซ่ง’ใŒๅบƒใๅผ•ใฃๅผตใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚ F. Flow-ใฎใŸใ‚ใซใ€่ˆŒใฎ ๅ…ˆ็ซฏใŒๆญฏใ‚’้€šใ‚Šใ€ไธ‹ๅ”‡ใŒไธŠ
03:47
for the F. Flow-. Again, no W in the IPA, but gliding through the W between the 'ow'
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ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ ็นฐใ‚Š่ฟ”ใ—ใพใ™ใŒใ€IPAใซใฏWใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ ใŒ
03:54
as in 'now' and the schwa. Show, spelled with a W, but here it is the 'oh' as in 'no' diphthong.
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ใ€ใ€Œnowใ€ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€Œowใ€ใจschwaใฎ้–“ใฎWใ‚’ๆป‘็ฉบใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ ่กจ็คบใ€Wใงใคใฅใ‚‰ใ‚Œ ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใŒใ€ใ“ใ“ใงใฏใ€Œnoใ€ไบŒ้‡ๆฏ้Ÿณใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€Œohใ€ใงใ™ใ€‚
04:04
You can see the lips didn't make quite the tight circle that they do with the W. That's
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ๅ”‡ ใŒWใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใใคใ„ๅ††ใ‚’ๆใ„ใฆใ„ใชใ„ใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ใใ‚Œใ ใ‘ใงใ™ใ€‚
04:11
it, and thanks so much for using Rachel's English.
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