A short spoken tutorial by Hadar Shemesh teaching the American English pronunciation of the single word “strategy.” The speaker breaks down the initial consonant cluster /str/, the vowel quality (as in cat), the alveolar flap of T, the schwa in the second syllable, and the final /g/, and includes a brief closing call-to-action.
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"strategy".
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Hi there. It's Hadar. And this is the accent's way, your way to finding clarity, confidence and freedom in English. I want to talk to you today about the word strategy. Or more importantly, how to pronounce the word strategy. The word begins with an intense consonant cluster of three consonants, the str. Str. Str. So you bring the tongue up for the S and release air. Then you block the air with the tongue. You bring it up to touch the upper palate. S. Okay? And then you round your lips and pull the tongue in for the R. St. You want to pronounce all three consonants together as if it's one consonant, all right? You don't want to put any breaks between them. It's not sataratigy. It's stir, stir. Then you open to an A, as in cat. Stra. Stra. So bring the jaw down, push the tongue forward and bring the lips to the sides. Stra. Stra. Then the T becomes a flap. T, so it sounds like a D. Strata. And the vowel after is a schwa. Strata. Strata. And then you end it with G. G. Strategy. Strategy. It's a great strategy. We're thinking of a new strategy. Strategy. All right. I hope you enjoyed it. If you did, please share it with your friends and do not forget to subscribe if you haven't yet. Have a wonderful week, and I'll see you next week in the next video. Bye.
