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265. How to pronounce Martyr vs. Murder

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Hadar: Today we are going to focus on one of the sounds in American English. I'm going to teach you how to pronounce it and then we'll practice it together. The first syllable is mer so you close the lips for the end and then you pull the tongue in for the R. There is no vowel in the middle. It's the er as in stir as in first. Then you bring the tongue up for the D sound and then you pulling it in for theR. So basically it sounds like it's the same vowel. Murder. Marder. You're adding another ruh at the end when you're talking about a murderer.

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