A short instructional YouTube video (transcript) by Hadar Shemesh teaching American-English pronunciation of the seven days of the week. The instructor explains phonetic details (stressed first syllable, vowel diphthongs, schwa, aspiration), demonstrates each day's pronunciation in sequence, and closes with viewer prompts and channel CTA.
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Hey, it's hadar. And this is the accents way. Today I'm going to teach you how to say the days of the week. So it's pretty simple. They all end with day. To say the word day, you want to start with a D sound and then it's the A as in day. So if you don't have the a diphthong in your language, you're probably pronouncing it as day. Day. You have to reach an E sound at the end day. And see that there is transition from one sound to another day. The day is always the unstressed part. So whatever comes first, the first syllable of the days of the week is always higher in pitch. So let's start with Sunday. Sunday. You start with an S and then it's a cup sound. Cup. A cup is a stress choice. So you really don't need to do anything to make the sound. Just push the voice out and don't open your mouth so much for it. Cup. Sun. Sunday. Sunday. The next word is Monday. Although there is an O. It's not an O Mon day, but like month. Like cup, like sun. A straschwa. A cup sound. The tongue is pushed forward, the lips are relaxed completely. Don't round Monday. Then we have Tuesday here. Just think of saying the word to. To. You can also say Tuesday, but I recommend using to. To. It's more contemporary too. So it's a T sound. There is a small breath there like an H because it's an aspirated T. And at the beginning of words that's what happens. T, T. And then it's the oo as in food. So there is transition there. And then I close it with a round OO sound too. Too. And then a Z sound. Twos. Tuesday. Tuesday. Wednesday. It is not Wednesday, but when as in when was the party. A Z sound again and day. Wednesday. Drop your jaw a little bit for the sound so it's not super close day. And make sure to go through the diphthong of the a as in day. Imagine like you have a little Y sound at the end. Wednesday. Thursday is always a tricky word for non native speakers because you have the T sound and the r and all of it in one word. Thursday. So start with the tongue out for the th and then pull it in for an R. Thur directly. It's not fair, it's not Thor. It's a soft th. And then you pull it for an R and push your lips forward. Th, Th and then again a Z sound. And the day. Thursday by the way. I have a video just about Tuesday versus Thursday if you're getting these two confused, so you can check it on the link below here. It's an F sound that is moving directly for an R. So my tip here would be to bring the tip of the tongue up for the R R. Make sure that the tongue is not touching anything and the lips are rounded. And then just pronounce the F sound before the R fur as your tongue is waiting there for the R fur fur. Then drop your jaw wide open and then pronounce the I as in my fry fry and again finish it up with day Friday, Friday, and lastly Saturday Saturday. Three syllables. The first one is that's also the primary syllable, so it's going to be longer and higher in pitch. Sadder, Flap T and a schwa. Sadder. Not sad ter, but sadder. Sadder. And then day at the end. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. That's it. I hope this was helpful. Let me know in the comments below what is the one day that you struggle with its pronunciation the most? And and also tell me what is your favorite day of the week? I really want to know. Have a great week. Don't forget to subscribe and click on the bell to get notifications and like it. If you liked it, I'll see you next week in the next video. Bye.
