English words can be really confusing sometimes. In these how-to-pronounce episodes published on Fridays, I’ll help you with the pronunciation of confusing words and common names. This week we’re going to talk about words and phrases with a V or W sound.
Here’s a loose transcription of the words and phrases as explained in the episode: Vet: vet [IPA: vɛt] Wet: wet [IPA: wɛt] Why: wai [IPA: waɪ] We: wee [IPA: wi] When: wen [IPA: wɛn] While: wail [IPA: waɪl] Vile: vail [IPA: vaɪl] West: west [IPA: wɛst] Vest: vest [IPA: vɛst] Wine: wain [IPA: waɪn] Vine: vain [IPA: vaɪn]
Very well: ve-ree wel [IPA: ˈvɛɹi wɛl] White windows: wait win-dowz [IPA: waɪt ˈwɪndoʊz] Vicious wedding: vi-sh’s we-ding [IPA: ˈvɪʃəs ˈwɛdɪŋ] Viking warriors: vai-king wo-ri-uhrz [IPA: ˈvaɪkɪŋ ˈwɔːɹiəɹz] Save the world: seiv thuh w’rld [IPA: seɪv ðə wɜɹld] Of which: uhv wich [IPA: əv wɪtʃ]
Watch the video version here: https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/v-w/
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