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ENUNCIATION

Today I'm going to go over how to pronounce the letters of the alphabet. You may
find if you speak with an accent that native speakers will ask you to spell
something if they feel they're not sure they've understood what you said. For
example if you have a foreign name that is unfamiliar to Americans, you might find
them asking you to spell it after you tell them what your name is.

A. A is simply the 'ay' as in 'say' diphthong [e?]. A. So you can see the jaw goes
from being more dropped, A, to closing more, A, as the tongue reaches up towards
the roof of the mouth for the second part of the diphthong. A. The next letters all
have the 'ee' as in 'she' vowel sound [i] where the corners of the mouth pull a little
bit wide, ee, and the tongue raises very high, ee, in the front/mid part of the
mouth. B. B had the B consonant sound where the lips start together, bb B. And
opens into the 'ee' as in 'she' vowel sound. C. C begins with the S consonant sound,
ss, and moves into the 'ee' as in 'she' sound. C. D. D begins with the D sound, dd,
dd, the voiced consonant, and moves into the 'ee' as in 'she' vowel sound. D. E is
simply the 'ee' as in 'she' vowel sound. E.

F. F begins with the 'eh' as in 'bed' vowel sound [e], which has quite a drop in the
jaw, eh, eh, F. It then finishes with the F consonant sound where the bottom lip
moves up and touches the top teeth, ff, and you release air through that. It is
unvoiced. F. G. G again has the 'ee' as in 'she' vowel sound. It begins with the 'jj'
as in 'jar' consonant sound [?].G. H. H begins with the 'ay' as in 'say'
diphthong, just like the letter A, but it ends with thech' as in 'char' consonant sound
[?]. H. Ch, ch where you release just air though the mouth position. H. I. I is
pronounced with the 'ay' as in 'buy' diphthong [a?]. I. J. J begins with the 'jj' as in
'jar' consonant sound, jj, it then has the 'ay' as in 'say' diphthong. J, J. K begins
with the kk K consonant sound and then has the 'ay' as in 'say' diphthong. K.

The next three consonants all start with the 'eh' as in 'bed' vowel sound. L, L begins
with the eh sound and moves into the L sound, where the tip of the tongue, L,
L, moves up to touch the roof of the mouth just behind the teeth. L. M. M begins
with the eh sound and then finishes with the M consonant sound where the lips
come together - M, mm, mm - while you make noise with the vocal cords. M. N. N
begins with the eh sound and moves into the N consonant sound. N, nn, where the
tongue raises to the roof of the mouth and the lips remain open. N, N. The letter O
is simply pronounced with the 'oh' as in 'no' diphthong [o?]. O, O.

P. P begins with the P consonant sound, pp, where the lips are together and you
release air. It then goes into the 'ee' as in 'she' vowel sound. P. P. Q. Q begins with
the unvoiced kk K consonant sound, and then has the 'ew' as in 'few' diphthong
[ju]. Q. R. R begins with the 'ah' as in 'father' sound [a] and then moves
immediately into the R consonant sound [?]. R, R. S. S begins with the 'eh' as in
'bed' vowel sound. Eh, Eh, S S. It then moves into the S consonant sound. S. T. T
begins with the unvoiced tt T consonant sound and then has the 'ee' as in 'she'
vowel sound. T T.

U. The letter U is pronounced with the 'ew' as in 'few' diphthong. V. V begins with
the voiced vv consonant sound where the bottom lip moves up to the top teeth. V,
v, followed by the 'ee' as in 'she' vowel sound. V. W. W begins with the D
consonant sound. dd. It then moves into the 'uh' as in 'butter' [?] followed by the B
consonant sound. Double. It then has the schwa [?] and the dark L sound. Double,
W. And the 'ew' as in 'few' diphhtong. W.The accent is on the first syllable. W. X. X
begins with the 'eh' vowel sound, it then has the K and the S consonant sounds
together. Eh kk ss. X. Y. Y begins with the W consonant sound, where the lips are
in a tight circle. It then opens into the 'ay' as in 'buy' diphthong.Y. Z. Z begins with
the voiced consonant, zz, followed by the 'ee' as in 'she' vowel sound. Z.

And now, all of the letters of the alphabet. Listen and repeat.

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