A short 'How to Pronounce Friday' podcast episode (Influency Podcast) hosted by Hadar Shemesh that gives step-by-step spoken instruction on pronouncing the word “strategy.” The speaker explains the /str/ consonant cluster, vowel quality (A as in 'cat' then a schwa), the flap T making it sound like a D, and demonstrates example phrases.
Welcome to the Influency Podcast. I'm Hadar and this is how to Pronounce Friday, where we take a confusing word or word pair. We learn how to pronounce it and how to use it with confidence. Let's get started.
I want to talk to you today about the word strategy. Or more importantly, how to pronounce the word strategy. The word begins with an intense consonant cluster of three consonants, the str. Str. Str. So you bring the tongue up for the S and release air. Then you block the air with the tongue. You bring it up to touch the upper palate. S. Okay. And then you round your lips and pull the tongue in for the R. Stir, stir, stir. You want to pronounce all three consonants together as if it's one consonant, all right? You don't want to put any breaks between them. It's not. It's stir, stir. Then you open to an A, as in cat. Stra. Stra. So bring the jaw down, push the tongue forward and bring the lips to the sides. Stra. Stra. Then the T becomes a flap T, so it sounds like a D strata. And the vowel after is a schwa. Strata. D, Strata. And then you end it with G. G. Strategy. Strategy. It's a great strategy. We're thinking of a new strategy. Strategy. Alright.
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