Today I'm going over how to pronounce numbers one through ten actually no zero through ten
To begin zero. zero starts with the
voiced /z/ sound where the teeth come together if then opens into the /i/ as in
"she" vowel sound Z so the jaw drops just a little bit and the corners of the lips
pull back. /zi/ /zi ɹoʊ/ it then has the R consonant sound /zi ɹ/ so
the tongue has to move up into that position /zi ɹoʊ/ and it ends with the /oʊ/ as
in "no" diphthong. zero
1 - one begins with the W consonant sound so the lips form
that very tight circle /w/. it opens into the UH as in "butter" sound with a very
relaxed drop of the jaw /wʌ/ /n/ the tongue then moves up into the end position.
One. One. This is pronounced the exact same way as the word "won" as in "we won the game".
2- Two starts with the T sound where the teeth are together the
tongue is behind them and pulls back to release air. Two. It then has the /u/
as in "boo" vowel sound. /tu/. And if you notice the lips begin to take that
position even before the T sound /tu/ /tu/ and this is pronounced the exact same way as
the word "too" as in "I want to go too" or "to" as in "he is going to the store".
Although to be honest that word is often reduced to /t/ "he is going to the store"
3- this begins with the unvoiced th sound /θ/. Make sure your tongue comes through
those teeth it's the only way to make the sound /θ/. It then pulls back into
the our position /θɹ/ so your tongue will move from through the teeth to being
further up and back/θɹ/ then the "ee" as in "she" vowel sound. Three Three.
Four begins with the F sound so the bottom lip must move up to the top teeth. Four
And then opens into the /oʊ/ as in "no" diphthong /foʊɹ/ before moving into the R
consonant sound. Four Four.
5 - This word begins and ends with this position of
the lip coming up and touching the top teeth. /f/ It begins with the F sound and
ends with the V sound. /v/. so the first is unvoiced and the second is voiced. It has
the /aɪ/ as in "buy" diphthong in between. Five Five Five. Notice that the V
consonant sound at the end is very short. Five
6- six begins and ends with the S
consonant sound /s/. unvoiced /sɪks/. The vowel sound is the "i" as in "sit". we then
have the K consonant sound /sɪk/ /sɪk/ where the tongue comes up here and pulls
away to release air /sɪk/, /sɪks/ and then finally the S consonant sound again to end. Six
Seven also begins with the S consonant sound and opens into the air as
in "bed" vowel sound /sɛ/ /sɛ/. It then has the V
consonant sound /sɛv/ where the lip moves up and touches the teeth /sɛv/ and the
final syllable is the schwa followed by the end sound /ɘn/. So the tongue which is
down pulls up to lightly touch the roof of the mouth /ɘn/ to make the end sound. Seven
8-eight has the /eɪ/ as in "say" diphthong followed by the T sound /t/.
were you released to air through the teeth by pulling the tongue away. Eight
this is pronounced the exact same way as the word "ate" as in "I ate that yesterday"
9-Nine begins and ends with the end consonant sound /n/ where the front
part of the tongue is up against the roof of the mouth. Nine. And in between those
two end sounds is the /aɪ/ as in "buy" diphthong. Nine. Nine.
And 10. Ten has the "e" as
in "bed" vowel sound after /t/ the T sound Ted Ted. Ten, ten. You can see the tongue then
has to move up to touch the roof of the mouth to make the /n/. Ten