In this American English pronunciation video, we're going to go over the pronunciation of
the word 'time'.
This week's Word of the Week is 'time'. 'Time' is a one-syllable word, and it is a content
word, so it will be stressed in a sentence. It begins with the True T, tt, tt. To get
the True T sound, your teeth must be closed, and your tongue should be at the roof of the
mouth, far forward, tt, tt. You let the air build up, and then you release by dropping
the tongue and letting the teeth part just a little bit, tt, tt. Then we have the AI
as in BUY diphthong. Make sure your jaw drops enough for the first sound of that diphthong:
taa-, tai-, tai-mm. And finally, the M consonant sound. The lips must come together. I've noticed
some of my Spanish-speaking students don't bring their lips together: time, and they
make a nasal sound like that at the end. We do want the M, where the lips come together.
Time, time.
It's time to go.
That's it, your Word of the Week. Try it out yourself. Make up a sentence with
the word, record it, and post it as a video response to this video on YouTube. I can't
wait to watch it.
That's it, and thanks so much for using Rachel's English.