Hadar Shemesh breaks down how to pronounce "pretty" step by step: the P onset, R transition, relaxed vowel, flap T that sounds like a light D, and final high E. She gives articulation tips and practice repetitions to help you nail it.
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 got a request on how to pronounce the word.
Pretty.
Pretty. So here we go. The word begins with a P sound. For this, you have to bring your lips together, P and release air. Then you shift directly to the R. Pur. So here you kind of want to. You want to be prepared with the R. So the tongue goes up as you pronounce the p per. And then you round your lips right after the piece for the R sound. Then you shift to an as in ship vowel sound. Pre. Pre. For this, the jaw drops a little bit, the lips are relaxed, and the tongue pushes forward. Pre. It's not pre. Okay. It's a relaxed I sound. Pre. Pre. Then the T sounds like a D. It's a flap T. Pretty. It's a very light D. Right. It's not pretty or pretty. It's a relaxed flap T. Pretty. Pretty. You can check out the video for the flap T. Pretty. Pretty. The last vowel is a high E sound, so it's different than the first. So it's pre T. Right. It's not pre T. It's not the same vowel. Pretty. So the tongue has to move really quickly from the relaxed E to the flap T to the high E. For the high E, the lips pull to the sides a little bit and the tongue pushes more forward. Pretty. Pretty. Pretty. Pretty good. It's very pretty. Pretty much pretty. All right. Practice it, and I'm sure you'll become pretty good at it. Okay.
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