A short YouTube tutorial by Hadar Shemesh explaining how to pronounce the word "mountain". The speaker breaks the word into parts (m, vowel sequence, oo, final n), explains that the T is released nasally with the tongue held against the upper palate, and offers an alternative pronunciation using a glottal stop; includes practice prompts for listeners.
How to pronounce the word mountain. You start with an m sound, then the ow as a. Now, even though it seems like an O, it's actually pronounced as the a as in cat Mao. Then you shift to the oo sound mao. And then you end it with an N. That's the first syllable. And this is where it gets interesting. Right after the N you keep the tongue glued to the upper palate and then there is a t, but you don't do anything for the T except for releasing it through the nose. And this is basically how you pronounce the T and the together. Listen up. Mountain. So I keep the tongue glued and I release air through the nose. Mountain. Mountain. Another way to pronounce it is with a glottal stop. So it's basically as if you're saying but while the tongue is glued to the upper palate. Moun. Do it with me. Mountain. Mountain. This one is easier.
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