Hadar Shemesh breaks down how to say "important" sound by sound: the /ɪ/ at the start, the /m/ with lip closure, stress on the second syllable with an aspirated /p/, and the final /t/. She also shows an alternate version using a glottal stop.
How to pronounce Important. You start with an sound. Then you close your lips for the m im and then the primary stress pour. It's an aspirated P, so it feels like there is a little h right after and then the or as in for in pore. And then we have a tnt and this is how it sounds. You bring the tongue up for the t, release the air through the nose for the n, and then stop it abruptly for the final t. Again, you bring the tongue up for the t, release the air through the nose. Important. Another way to pronounce it is with a glottal stop. You stop the breath here, import, and then you just bring the tip of the tongue up. You just say m M like a n, and then that's it. Important. Important.
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