Name: Vowel Sound /eɪ/ as in “make”- American English Pronunciation
Uploaded: 2017-03-16T18:03:22.000Z
Duration: 5 min 41 s
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This is the “Sounds American” channel.

In this video we’re going to talk about the American vowel sound /eɪ/,

You can also hear this sound in words like

We’ll be using a special phonetic symbol - /eɪ/ - for this sound.

Every word in this phrase has the /eɪ/ sound.

If you’re not quite sure you made this sound correctly, keep watching.

To pronounce the /eɪ/ vowel, you should focus on the correct position of your lips and tongue.

spread your lips wide and make them tense.

Raise the middle of your tongue to the roof of your mouth and push it to the front.

The tip of your tongue should be down, just behind your bottom front teeth.

Remember, the /eɪ/ is a tense sound, so your lips and your tongue should be very tense.

Now, let’s practice this sound in some words.

You’ll see a word on a screen and hear its pronunciation.

You’ll have a few seconds to pronounce the word, if you want to.

The /eɪ/ is one of the major vowel sounds of American English,

and it’s also the pronunciation of the first letter of the English alphabet.

So, when you hear the /eɪ/ sound, you can assume that it should be spelled with the letter “a.”

And you will be right, but only 73% of the time.

The remaining 27% is divided by the following combination of letters:

Stay tuned on our Sounds American channel!

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Vowel Sound /eɪ/ as in “make”- American English Pronunciation

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