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158. How to Pronounce Function Words: And, Or, For, Of
158. How to Pronounce Function Words: And, Or, For, Of
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10 minutes
Released:
Sep 17, 2021
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English words can be really confusing sometimes.
In these how-to-pronounce episodes published on Fridays, I’ll help you with the pronunciation of confusing words and common names.
This week we’re going to talk about the function words ‘and’, ‘or’, ‘for’ and ‘of’.
Here’s a loose transcription of the words as explained in the episode:
and: and [IPA: ænd] or euhnd [IPA: eənd] or ‘n [IPA: ən]
or: awr [IPA: ɔːr] or uhr [IPA: ər] or uh [IPA: ə]
for: fawr [IPA: fɔːr] or f’r [IPA: fər]
of: uhv [IPA: ʌv] or aav [IPA: ɑːv] or ‘v [IPA: əv], or even uh [IPA: ə] before a consonant
Want to learn more about the schwa? Tune in to the previous episode #157 – Schwa – The BEST Vowel Sound in English: https://hadarshemesh.com/podcast/157/
If you want to improve your accent and understand spoken English better, download my free American Accent audio crash course: https://hadarshemesh.com/audio-accent-course/
You can also download an interactive list of 50 of the most mispronounced words in English and master the pronunciation of those tricky words: https://theaccentsway.com/mispro-signup/
Join our Facebook community to connect with non-native English learners from all over the world: https://hadarshemesh.com/influency-community/
In these how-to-pronounce episodes published on Fridays, I’ll help you with the pronunciation of confusing words and common names.
This week we’re going to talk about the function words ‘and’, ‘or’, ‘for’ and ‘of’.
Here’s a loose transcription of the words as explained in the episode:
and: and [IPA: ænd] or euhnd [IPA: eənd] or ‘n [IPA: ən]
or: awr [IPA: ɔːr] or uhr [IPA: ər] or uh [IPA: ə]
for: fawr [IPA: fɔːr] or f’r [IPA: fər]
of: uhv [IPA: ʌv] or aav [IPA: ɑːv] or ‘v [IPA: əv], or even uh [IPA: ə] before a consonant
Want to learn more about the schwa? Tune in to the previous episode #157 – Schwa – The BEST Vowel Sound in English: https://hadarshemesh.com/podcast/157/
If you want to improve your accent and understand spoken English better, download my free American Accent audio crash course: https://hadarshemesh.com/audio-accent-course/
You can also download an interactive list of 50 of the most mispronounced words in English and master the pronunciation of those tricky words: https://theaccentsway.com/mispro-signup/
Join our Facebook community to connect with non-native English learners from all over the world: https://hadarshemesh.com/influency-community/
Released:
Sep 17, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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