A short American English pronunciation lesson by Hadar Shemesh contrasting the words "recipe" and "receipt." The speaker explains phonetic differences (stress placement, vowel sounds, silent letters, and the unreleased/held T), provides example sentences, and closes with viewer prompts and channel promotion.
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Hey guys, it's hadar. And this is the accents way. And today I want to talk about two words that I used to confuse all the time in my 20s, especially when I saw them written down and I had to say them. I used to always say the other word. How great is that when that happens, huh? Anyway, so the words are recipe and receipt. Now, they don't sound the same, but the spelling is kind of similar and this is why it's confusing. So let's begin with the word recipe. Recipe. Here you begin with an R sound round your lips and then the in red. Now that's the primary stress. So this syllable is going to be higher in pitch than the rest. P. So it's re, s, schwa, P, a P sound and a high E. Recipe. Recipe. I have this great recipe for vegan chocolate chip cookies. You gotta try it. Recipe. Now, the word receipt has a P in the spelling, but there is no P sound. The P is not pronounced. So we begin with it's an R sound and the E as in sit, re. You can also drop it to a schwa and the second syllable, which is the primary stress. Receipt is an S, a high E and a held T at the end. Seat. Receipt. A health T is a T that is not really released. I bring the tongue up or I block the air here. Receipt. And that's the T. So some of you may say, hey, you didn't say a T here. You said receive. What is this word? And I would say, no, I did say a T. I just didn't release it. This abrupt stop of air is the T. What can you do? That's how it is. Receipt. Okay, recipe and receipt. I just paid you for the recipe. Can I get a receipt? Okay, that's it. Let me know in the comments below if you got these words confused as well. So I won't feel alone. And if not, tell me, what are the words that you are still confusing? I'm obsessed with confusing pairs, with confusing pairs and with the schwa. These are my two passions in life, I think. Don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel if you liked it and come on over to my website. Check it out, there's some cool stuff over there. Have a wonderful week and I'll see you next week in the next video. Bye.
