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Hadar Shemesh breaks down how to say anxiety without tensing up. The ng sound comes from your back of mouth and nose, the stress lands on the second syllable, and she walks you through each part slowly.

Hadar Shemesh breaks down how to say anxiety without tensing up. The ng sound comes from your back of mouth and nose, the stress lands on the second syllable, and she walks you through each part slowly.
How to pronounce anxiety without creating a lot of anxiety in your body. Let me walk you through this. The word anxiety starts with a. I know it's confusing because it's spelled with a, but when the a sound appears before ng, which is the next sound, the ah turns into a. It's easier to pronounce, so it's good. It's good for you. And then ng, Lift the back of the tongue up. And then air through the nose. And then zai, Eng zai, Eng zai. And then we have Yuri. You can even add a little bit of a Y. Anxiety. Anxiety. Primary stress is on the second syllable, anxiety. No anxiety whatsoever.

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