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179. How to pronounce Law and Low
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Released:
Dec 10, 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 words ‘low’ and ‘law’ and focus on other words that are spelled with AW.
Here’s a loose transcription of the words as explained in the episode:
law: laa [IPA: lɑː] or law [IPA: lɔː]
low: low [IPA: loʊ]
awful: aa-f’l [IPA: ɑːfəl ] or aw-f’l [IPA: ɔːfəl]
awesome: aa-s’m [IPA: ɑːsəm] or aw-s’m [IPA: ɔːsəm]
draw: draa [IPA: drɑː] or draw [IPA: drɔː]
dawn: daan [IPA: dɑːn] or dawn [IPA: dɔːn]
crawl: kraal [IPA: krɑːl] or krawl [IPA: krɔːl]
lawn: laan [IPA: lɑːn] or lawn [IPA: lɔːn]
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 words ‘low’ and ‘law’ and focus on other words that are spelled with AW.
Here’s a loose transcription of the words as explained in the episode:
law: laa [IPA: lɑː] or law [IPA: lɔː]
low: low [IPA: loʊ]
awful: aa-f’l [IPA: ɑːfəl ] or aw-f’l [IPA: ɔːfəl]
awesome: aa-s’m [IPA: ɑːsəm] or aw-s’m [IPA: ɔːsəm]
draw: draa [IPA: drɑː] or draw [IPA: drɔː]
dawn: daan [IPA: dɑːn] or dawn [IPA: dɔːn]
crawl: kraal [IPA: krɑːl] or krawl [IPA: krɔːl]
lawn: laan [IPA: lɑːn] or lawn [IPA: lɔːn]
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:
Dec 10, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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