A short YouTube pronunciation tutorial by Hadar Shemesh demonstrating how to pronounce the English word "word." The instructor breaks the word into sequential articulatory steps (W → R → D), gives lip/tongue placement cues, and models the word while a second speaker practices and repeats.
How to pronounce word. You start with a W sound, then the R sound. There is no O here. You want to shift from the W to the R directly. For the W, you round your lips tightly and then you open them up a little bit for the R. Were. As you get to the R, the tongue goes up the sides of the tongue, touch the sides of the upper teeth. Were. The tip of the tongue should not touch anything. Were. And then bring the tip of the tongue up to touch the upper palate. For the D word, make the R.
A little longer so you have enough.
Time to feel that you just got it right.
Word. Word.
I'm going to say.
One word. Word.
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