Name: How to Pronounce SAY, SAYS, and SAID: American English
Uploaded: 2015-05-03T08:29:08.000Z
Duration: 1 min 31 s
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In this pronunciation video, you're going to learn how to avoid some common mistakes

in pronouncing words related to the word 'say'.

The verb 'to say': I say, you say, we say,

they say, has the 'ay' as in 'say' diphthong: ay, ay, say. But, in the third person, you

add an S, and the diphthong changes to the EH vowel. He says, she says. So here it is

the 'eh' as in 'bed' sound, and the final S is pronounced as a Z. He says, she says,

I say. The EH vowel is also used in the past tense of the word: said. So it is the S sound,

the 'eh' as in 'bed' vowel, and the D sound. Said, said: I said, you said, he said, she

said, we said, they said. So, make sure you avoid saying like 'he says': No, in that case,

it changes to the EH sound. He says. That's it, and thanks so much for using Rachel's English.