In this American English pronunciation video, we're going to go over the pronunciation of
the word 'application'.
This week's Word of the Week is 'application'. Application has four syllables. Ap-li-ca-tion.
The first sound is the AA as in BAT vowel. The jaw does need to drop a good bit for that
sound. A-, a-, apl-. Then we have the P followed by the L. So, the lips will come together
for the P, and the tongue tip will go here for L. So, when the lips part for the P, the
tongue is in position. Apl-, apli-. The IH as in SIT vowel in that unstressed syllable.
Apli-, apli-ca. The stressed syllable begins with the K consonant sound. So, the back part
of the tongue will reach here, kk, kk, touch the soft palate, and release. Applica-, -ca-.
The AY as in SAY diphthong. Since this is the stressed syllable, you will need to make
sure that you do drop your jaw enough for that first half of the diphthong, -ca-. And
finally, the last, unstressed syllable, is the SH sound, schwa, N sound, -tion. You don't
need to worry about making the schwa sound. The N sort of takes over that vowel. Since
it's unstressed, it should be very quick, and it will be flat and a little lower in
pitch and volume, -tion, -tion. Application, application.
I need it for my application.
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.