Hadar Shemesh breaks down how to pronounce 'water' in American English. The T sounds like a D, the vowel is the open 'ah' from 'father,' and stress falls on the first syllable. She walks through example phrases like 'Can I get a bottle of water, please?'
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Welcome to the Influency podcast and this is your how to Pronounce Friday, where I share with you the pronunciation secrets of tricky and confusing words. Hi, I'm Hadar, and this is a How to Pronounce video. And today we're going to talk about the word water. Water. A simple word, very useful. You need to know how to say water, but sometimes people probably don't understand you when you ask for water in a restaurant or a bar or. So let's help you with that. Let's talk about the word water. So the beginning sound is a W sound right around your lips. And then, and this is the tricky part, you open your mouth wide into an ah, as in father vowel. Wa. Water. Water. Okay, so it's not water, water or water, okay? But wah. Now, it depends on the dialect. Sometimes it's just an open ah, as in wa. Wa. Father. Sometimes it's a bit more rounded. Wa. Okay? Water. I just round my lips a little bit more. But for non native speakers, I highly recommend just to go towards the ah as in father sound like. Think of it as a double a vowel, as if it's spelled with two A's. Wa. Then you have the flap T. Okay? So in America, you won't hear water, although there is a T there, and you're used to pronouncing T as T. Okay, it actually sounds like a D. Water. You can check out the flap tutorial to learn how to pronounce this sound. Okay, so water. Then from this td, you shift directly to a soft R. Water. So I don't hear the E there. There is the letter E, right? It's not water. Water. Der. Der. Der. So just try that. Der. Wah. And then der. Der. Water. Primary stress on the wah. And then a small der. Water. Can I get some water? Can I get a bottle of water, please? Bottle of water, please? Or can I get a glass of water? Water, please. Water. See, now you won't have any problem to get water, so you won't have to get dehydrated anymore, which is good. So go get some drinks and water. Bye. Okay, that was your how to Pronounce Friday episode. I hope you enjoyed it. And if you like the podcast, then consider subscribing to the podcast. And if you feel really crazy, you can even rate and review the podcast. And you can find me at Hadar Accentsway on Instagram, where you can DM me and ask for all the crazy, fancy, see confusing words that you'd like to know how to pronounce. Have a beautiful day and I'll see you next time.
