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hello there this is the sounds American
channel in this video we're going to
talk about the American vowel sound boy
as in the word boy you can also hear
this sound in words like oil toy coin or
joy will be using special phonetic
symbols boy for this sound let's start
with a small test take a look at these
two words
ja and joy did you notice they differ by
their vowel sounds the OO in jaw and the
I enjoy
now watch and compare what happens when
you pronounce these vowels
aw
do you see a difference in how your
tongue and jaw move when you pronounce
the aw sound your tongue and jaw move
into one position only so you pronounce
just one sound that's why the aw is
called a monophthong which means a
single sound
however when you pronounce the Oh a
vowel your tongue and jaw moved from one
position to another
the OI sound is called a diphthong which
means that it's made by merging two
single sounds into one that's why your
jaw and tongue change their positions as
you make the first sound and then
connect it to the second
there are three diphthongs in American
English vo the owl and the I as in the
words boy bow and bye
we've covered the ow in the eye in our
other videos as for the Oi
let's find out how to pronounce this
sound to make the oi diphthong correctly
focus on pronouncing two sounds and
making a smooth connection between them
this is how you do that start with
making the all sound open your mouth as
wide as possible and round your lips
next
flatten your tongue and pull it far back
to your throat
place it very low in your mouth
the tip of your tongue should be
touching the back of your bottom front
teeth next connect the aw to the e sound
smoothly move up your jaw until your
mouth is almost closed relax your tongue
and push it forward
the first sound in a diphthong is
typically longer and louder so make sure
that you pronounce a nice and full all
and then connect it to the
now let's glide from the all to the it
and blend the two sounds together
oi
boy
Oh
let's talk about the most typical
mistake that people make when
pronouncing the Oh diphthong many
non-native speakers reduce the e sound
in the Oy
as a result the whole sound gets
distorted and it may lead to
misunderstandings compare
ball
boil
remember even though the is more relaxed
and the shorter part of the diphthong
you need to pronounce it completely
now let's practice the boys sound in
some words this is how the practice
works
you'll see a word on the screen and hear
its pronunciation like this in no way
you'll have a few seconds to pronounce
the word
make sure that you complete this part as
this is the only way to learn to speak
with an American accent let's begin in
no way
appointment
a void
oil
boy
broil
choice
coin
deploy
employ
employee
enjoy
join
joy
lawyer
Louie Oh
moist
noise
waster
point
poison
Royall
Swail
so way
spoil
toilet
toy
voice
void
voyage
you're done congratulations
a few things about how this sound is
represented in words there are two
combinations of vowel letters that are
pronounced as the Oh diphthong first is
the oh I combination as in the word coin
or point second is the oh I combination
as in boy or toy
there's a third one the aw we know of
only one word in which these letters are
pronounced as the Oh a sound lawyer if
you find any other words leave us a
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