A short AccentSway video by Hadar Shemesh teaching the American English pronunciation of the word “chocolate.” The instructor demonstrates that the word has two syllables (choc-lit), explains vowel quality (first syllable stressed; second syllable reduced to a schwa) and articulatory details (ch sound, open 'ah' vowel, unreleased final t).
Chocolat. Chocolate. Chocolat. Chocolat. Chocolate. Chocolata. Hey, guys, it's hadar. And this is the accent Sway. Today we're going to talk about the delicious word chocolate. Chocolate. Now, as you can hear, there are only two syllables in this word. The way I'm pronouncing it, choc lit. You start with a ch sound and then you open it to the ah as in father cha. So it's not chocolate or chocolate. Cha. Cha. Drop your jaw, relax your lips completely and then close it with a k sound. Cha, K. The second syllable is an l sound. A schwa, which is a really reduced vowel. L, L, L and then a held t, L, which is basically a T that is not released. So I bring the tip of the tongue up to block the air inside my mouth, but I don't release it. I just stop. Chocolate. Chocolate. Can I have some chocolate please? Can I get a box of chocolate? Life is like a box of chocolate. Chocolate. Pretty simple. Just remember it's two syllables. Ch, chocolate. Primary stress on the first syllable and then the second syllable has a schwa. So it's a reduced vowel. Chocolate. Okay, that's it. Thank you for watching. Please share this video with your friends. If you liked it and I hope it was tasty for you as it was for me. Come on over to my website to check it out and get more great content that is just sitting there waiting for you. Have a great week and I'll see you next week in the next video. Bye.
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