Welcome back to Go Natural English.

If you're here for the first time, then, hello.

My name is Gabby.

I'm your American English coach here today to help you with pronunciation of vocabulary that starts with the letter u.

So, sometimes you is pronounced like uh, like unbelievable or unbelievably awesome sometimes though it's pronounced like u, like the letter u.

So how do you know the difference?

Well, I'm gonna walk you through 28 words right now.

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Now, let's jump into 28 words that start with u, beginning with under.

Under, the book is under the table.

Don't ask me why.

That's just the first example that came to mind.

Unhappy, unhappy.

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Unlike, one of these things is unlike the other.

Unpack, unpack.

As soon as I get home from a trip, I like to unpack and wash my dirty clothes immediately.

How about you?

Unsafe

It's unsafe to mix water and electricity.

Until, until.

I'm free until nine pm.

Unwrap, unwrap.

I want unwrap my birthday present now.

Up. Up is the opposite of down.

Upstairs

Does your house have an upstairs? Because mine is all one level.

Upward

Upwardly mobile is a great phrase to know, meaning someone who is advancing their career and their economic situation.

Use, use.

Finally, our first one with the ju sound.

Please use caution when crossing the streets

User, user.

Are you a big app user?

Umbrella, umbrella.

If it's raining...

To be honest, I don't always bring my umbrella because I don't like to carry a lot of things, only if it's raining really hard.

Unbelievable

Well, I said this one at the beginning, but you are an unbelievably awesome English learner.

Uncomfortable

Let's take care with this one because we reduce the number of syllables.

We don't say un comfor taa ble, we say uncomfortable.

I don't like to wear clothes that are uncomfortable.

Understand, understand.

Do you understand everything?

United, united.

United Airlines is one of many airlines we have in the United States.

Speaking of united, we also have the United States as another vocabulary word you should know how to pronounce.

Where do you live?

Do you live in the United States?

University

Did you go to university?

Where did you go to university?

Unlucky, unlucky.

They say it's unlucky to walk under a ladder.

Unpredictable

The weather has been so unpredictable. One day it's freezing and the next day it's warm and sunny.

Upset, upset.

Please don't upset the baby.

We don't want him to cry.

Uptight, uptight.

Don't be uptight. There's no reason to worry.

Usual, usual.

What's your usual daily routine like?

Utility, utility.

Where is the utility room?

Utter. It means to say something.

Uvula, uvula is a body part between your mouth and your throat right about here.

Uxorious

Uxorious is a word that is new to me.

So it is extremely advanced English meaning showing an excessive fondness for one's wife.

He had always impressed me as home-loving and uxorious.

Well, there you have it, many words starting with u, how to pronounce them and some examples.

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