Hadar Shemesh breaks down how to pronounce "Southern" sound by sound: start with /s/, use the vowel from "cup," make a voiced "th" with your tongue out, then pull it back for the /r/. She walks through the whole word step by step with examples.
How to pronounce the word Southern. You start with an s sound, then the as in cup, like you're saying sun but su. Then we have a voice th. So you want to stick the tongue out for the th, and then pull it in for the r. There nothing in between a th. And then bring the tongue in for the r. Round your lips a little bit. Make sure the tongue doesn't touch anything on the way inside. Suther. And then you bring the tongue up for the end. Southern, Southern the southern shore Southern.
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