It’s time to study the word ‘time’. Learn how to practice this word by breaking it down sound by sound. Then put it all together to feel confident using this word in American English conversation.
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In this American English pronunciation video, we’re going to go over the pronunciation of the word ‘time’.
This week’s Word of the Week is ‘time’. ‘Time’ is a one-syllable word, and it is a content word, so it will be stressed in a sentence. It begins with the True T, tt, tt. To get the True T sound, your teeth must be closed, and your tongue should be at the roof of the mouth, far forward, tt, tt. You let the air build up, and then you release by dropping the tongue and letting the teeth part just a little bit, tt, tt. Then we have the AI as in BUY diphthong. Make sure your jaw drops enough for the first sound of that diphthong: taa-, tai-, tai-mm. And finally, the M consonant sound. The lips must come together. I’ve noticed some of my Spanish-speaking students don’t bring their lips together: time, and they make a nasal sound like that at the end. We do want the M, where the lips come together. Time, time.
It’s time to go.
That’s it, your Word of the Week. Try it out yourself. Make up a sentence with the word, record it, and post it as a video response to this video on YouTube. I can’t wait to watch it.
That’s it, and thanks so much for using Rachel’s English.
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