R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɪr / as in "hero" – American English Pronunciation
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If you want to make just one major improvement in your American accent, start with the R-colored vowel sounds. They'll make you sound "very American." Here's our video on the /ɪr/ sound.
In this video, you'll find out how to make the /ɪr/ sound, typical mistakes related to its pronunciation, and the most common spellings for this vowel.
You'll practice making this sound with a pronunciation exercise recorded by a speech-language pathologist, specializing in the American accent.
By the way, we have a website: https://soundsamerican.net/
Quick Links:
• R-Colored Vowel /ɪr/, as in "hero:" 00:00
• Recap from the R-colored vowels overview: 00:43
• How to make the /ɪr/ sound: 01:25
• Typical pronunciation mistakes: 03:23
• Pronunciation exercise: 04:56
• Spelling for the /ɪr/ sound: 07:52
Related Videos:
#AmericanPronunciation #VowelSounds #RColoredVowels
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► R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɪr / as in "hero": this video
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► R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɑr / as in "car":
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► R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɔr / as in "sport":
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► R-Colored Vowel Sound / aɪr / as in "fire":
R-Colored Vowel Sound / aɪr / as in "...
[THIS VIDEO HAS ENGLISH, JAPANESE, CHINESE, VIETNAMESE, KOREAN, AND PORTUGUESE SUBTITLES]
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TRANSCRIPT
Hello there! This is the "Sounds American" channel.
In this video, we're going to talk about the American R-colored vowel /ɪr/, as in the word "hero."
You can also hear this sound in words like "here," "clear," "deer," or "zero."
We'll be using special phonetic symbols — /ɪr/ — for this sound.
Let's recap what we've learned in the R-Colored Vowels Overview video:
• The /ɪr/ is one of the seven American R-colored vowel sounds.
• The /ɪr/ is an R-colored diphthong and it's made by merging the /ɪ/ and the /r/ sounds.
• As with all R-colored vowel sounds, the /ɪr/ is often distorted by non-native English speakers.
• The spelling for /ɪr/ could be confusing as this sound is represented by several different combinations of letters.
Now, let's find out how to pronounce this R-colored vowel.
To make the /ɪr/ sound correctly, focus on pronouncing two sounds and making a smooth connection between them.
This is how you do that.
Start with making the /ɪ/ sound.
Slightly open your mouth, spread your lips and relax them.
By the way, there are some variations in how the vowel in the /ɪr/ sound could be pronounced. It's ok to tense your lips and make a sound that falls somewhere in between the tense /i/ and the relaxed /ɪ/ vowels.
For the rest of this video, we'll stick with the relaxed /ɪ/ for the sake of simplicity.
Now, let's place your tongue in the correct position for the /ɪ/.
Raise your tongue high in your mouth and push it to the front. The tip of your tongue can be lowered just behind your bottom front teeth.
Next, connect the /ɪ/ to the /r/ sound with a long gliding movement.
Slightly round your lips.
Curl back the tip of your tongue.
Now, slightly lower the center of your tongue and raise its back.
Your tongue should be tensed.
Now, let's color the /ɪ/ with the /r/ by blending the two sounds together: /ɪr/, /ɪr/, / ɪr/.
Let's talk about the most typical mistakes that people make when pronouncing the /ɪr/ sound.
Number one. Many non-native English speakers reduce the /r/ sound in the /ɪr/ vowel.
This would be fine in British English, but an American accent requires the /r/ to be pronounced.
So, if you reduce the /r/, your American /ɪr/ sound will be distorted and it may lead to misunderstandings.
Compare:
"hear" - "hear"
"year' - "year"
Number two. Some non-native speakers pronounce the /r/ in the /ɪr/, but they trill it. Remember, Americans never trill their /r/ or R-colored vowel sounds.
Compare:
"hear" - "hear"
"year" - "year"
How do you avoid trilling? The tip of your tongue should never touch the alveolar ridge when you pronounce the R-colored sounds.
[Pronunciation exercise]
• appear
• beard
• beer
• career
• cashier
• cereal
• cheer
• clear
• dear
• disappear
• ear
• experience
• fear
• fierce
• gear
• hear
• hero
• interior
• material
• mirror
• mysterious
• near
• peer
• period
• pier
• query
• serious
• theory
• year
• zero
You're done! Congratulations!
In this video, you'll find out how to make the /ɪr/ sound, typical mistakes related to its pronunciation, and the most common spellings for this vowel.
You'll practice making this sound with a pronunciation exercise recorded by a speech-language pathologist, specializing in the American accent.
By the way, we have a website: https://soundsamerican.net/
Quick Links:
• R-Colored Vowel /ɪr/, as in "hero:" 00:00
• Recap from the R-colored vowels overview: 00:43
• How to make the /ɪr/ sound: 01:25
• Typical pronunciation mistakes: 03:23
• Pronunciation exercise: 04:56
• Spelling for the /ɪr/ sound: 07:52
Related Videos:
#AmericanPronunciation #VowelSounds #RColoredVowels
► R-Colored Vowel Sounds Overview:
R-Сolored Vowel Sounds Overview - Ame...
► R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɝ / as in "first":
R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɝ / as in "fi...
► R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɚ / as in "after":
R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɚ / as in "af...
► R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɪr / as in "hero": this video
► R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɛr / as in "chair":
R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɛr / as in "c...
► R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɑr / as in "car":
R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɑr / as in "c...
► R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɔr / as in "sport":
R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɔr / as in "s...
► R-Colored Vowel Sound / aɪr / as in "fire":
R-Colored Vowel Sound / aɪr / as in "...
[THIS VIDEO HAS ENGLISH, JAPANESE, CHINESE, VIETNAMESE, KOREAN, AND PORTUGUESE SUBTITLES]
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TRANSCRIPT
Hello there! This is the "Sounds American" channel.
In this video, we're going to talk about the American R-colored vowel /ɪr/, as in the word "hero."
You can also hear this sound in words like "here," "clear," "deer," or "zero."
We'll be using special phonetic symbols — /ɪr/ — for this sound.
Let's recap what we've learned in the R-Colored Vowels Overview video:
• The /ɪr/ is one of the seven American R-colored vowel sounds.
• The /ɪr/ is an R-colored diphthong and it's made by merging the /ɪ/ and the /r/ sounds.
• As with all R-colored vowel sounds, the /ɪr/ is often distorted by non-native English speakers.
• The spelling for /ɪr/ could be confusing as this sound is represented by several different combinations of letters.
Now, let's find out how to pronounce this R-colored vowel.
To make the /ɪr/ sound correctly, focus on pronouncing two sounds and making a smooth connection between them.
This is how you do that.
Start with making the /ɪ/ sound.
Slightly open your mouth, spread your lips and relax them.
By the way, there are some variations in how the vowel in the /ɪr/ sound could be pronounced. It's ok to tense your lips and make a sound that falls somewhere in between the tense /i/ and the relaxed /ɪ/ vowels.
For the rest of this video, we'll stick with the relaxed /ɪ/ for the sake of simplicity.
Now, let's place your tongue in the correct position for the /ɪ/.
Raise your tongue high in your mouth and push it to the front. The tip of your tongue can be lowered just behind your bottom front teeth.
Next, connect the /ɪ/ to the /r/ sound with a long gliding movement.
Slightly round your lips.
Curl back the tip of your tongue.
Now, slightly lower the center of your tongue and raise its back.
Your tongue should be tensed.
Now, let's color the /ɪ/ with the /r/ by blending the two sounds together: /ɪr/, /ɪr/, / ɪr/.
Let's talk about the most typical mistakes that people make when pronouncing the /ɪr/ sound.
Number one. Many non-native English speakers reduce the /r/ sound in the /ɪr/ vowel.
This would be fine in British English, but an American accent requires the /r/ to be pronounced.
So, if you reduce the /r/, your American /ɪr/ sound will be distorted and it may lead to misunderstandings.
Compare:
"hear" - "hear"
"year' - "year"
Number two. Some non-native speakers pronounce the /r/ in the /ɪr/, but they trill it. Remember, Americans never trill their /r/ or R-colored vowel sounds.
Compare:
"hear" - "hear"
"year" - "year"
How do you avoid trilling? The tip of your tongue should never touch the alveolar ridge when you pronounce the R-colored sounds.
[Pronunciation exercise]
• appear
• beard
• beer
• career
• cashier
• cereal
• cheer
• clear
• dear
• disappear
• ear
• experience
• fear
• fierce
• gear
• hear
• hero
• interior
• material
• mirror
• mysterious
• near
• peer
• period
• pier
• query
• serious
• theory
• year
• zero
You're done! Congratulations!
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