How to Pronounce 'Water'

29 Apr 2022 · 0 min

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Hadar Shemesh breaks down the pronunciation of "water" into its component sounds: the W, the open 'ah' vowel, a flap T that sounds like a light D, and an r-colored vowel. She covers lip rounding and jaw position, then has you practice the word and use it in a sentence.

How to pronounce water. You start with a W sound, then the open ah, as in father. Drop your jaw, relax your lips.
Wa. Wa.
Then we have a flap T. That sounds actually like a D, a light D, and even like a Spanish R. R. From here, we shift to another R. For the R, you round your lips a bit.
Water.
The primary stress is on the first syllable, so make sure you make it a little longer.
Water. Water.
Can I get some water?
Water.