Even if you have a really high level of English, I still find that many of my most advanced
students, as well as my lower level students, still struggle with the pronunciation of the
alphabet. Yes, I know you probably know it, but do you know how to pronounce the letters
properly. In this video I’m going to show you exactly how to pronounce them [in British
English] and I’ll provide the phonemic transcription to help you as well. [intro] Welcome back
to Pronunciation with Emma, let’s just get started. I’d like you to really focus on
my mouth and the placement of it, and I’ll also provide the transcription as well as
the letter of the alphabet for you. Ready?
You may also hear some native speakers say “Haitch” but this is considered a “non
standard form”.
Notice that I don’t say ER or AR, which I’ve heard a lot of students try and say,
but it’s /ɑː/, it’s just one vowel sound.
In [North] American English you may also hear this pronounced as “zee” x y “zee”.
While in British we say x y “zed”.
So there we go, I hope that was helpful. Really be careful with that R ‘cause I hear so
many students getting that R wrong. If you enjoyed this video and it brought you any
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on pronunciation, as you can tell by the name, but I also do some grammar and vocabulary
videos as well. Until next time, guys. Have a lovely week!