Short instructional video by Hadar Shemesh that teaches American English pronunciation of the single word "water." The presenter demonstrates the W initial, recommends an "ah" vowel (as in "father"), explains the American flap T (which sounds like a D), shows the soft R and primary stress on the first syllable, and provides repeated model phrases for practice.
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Hi, I'm Hadar, and this is a how to pronounce video. And today we're going to talk about the word water.
Water.
A simple word, very useful. You need to know how to say water. But sometimes people probably don't understand you when you ask for water in a restaurant or a bar or. So let's help you with that. Let's talk about the word water. So the beginning sound is a W sound, right? W round your lips. And then, and this is the tricky part, you open your mouth wide into an ah, as in father vowel.
Wa. Water. Water.
Okay, so it's not water, water or water. Okay, but wa. Now, it depends on the dialect. Sometimes it's just an open ah, as in wa.
Wa.
Father. Sometimes it' more rounded.
Wa.
Okay?
Water.
I just round my lips a little bit more. But for non native speakers, I highly recommend just to go towards the ah as in father sound. Like. Think of it as a double a vowel, as if it's spelled with two A's. Wah. Then you have the flap T. Okay? So in America, you won't hear water, although there is a T there. And you're used to pronouncing T as T. Okay? It actually sounds like a D. Water. You can check out the flap T tutorial to learn how to pronounce this sound. Okay, so water. Then from this td, you shift directly to a soft R. Water. So I don't hear the E there. There is the letter E, right? It's not water.
Water.
Derrick. Der. Der.
So just try that.
Der.
Wah. And then Der.
Der.
Water.
Primary stress on the wa. And then a small der.
Water.
Can I get some water? Can I get a bottle of water, please? Bottle of water, please? Or can I get a glass of water, please?
Water.
See, now you won't have any problem to get water, so you won't have to get dehydrated anymore, which is good. So go get some drinks and water and I'll see you in the next video. Bye.
