Bolo How to pronounce “called”
KAWLD
/kɔld/ · 1 syllable
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Final L
Touch your tongue tip behind your top teeth, and pull the back of your tongue down and back, as if saying "oo" at the same time.
feel ≈ फी-अल्, people ≈ पी-पअल्. Make the final ल long and heavy.
Lesson: Feel, school, people ›-ED endings
After quiet sounds (p, k, s, sh, ch, f) say T: walked = walkt.
walked ≈ वाक्ट, played ≈ प्लेड, wanted ≈ वान्टिड.
Lesson: Walked, not walk-ed ›Use it in a sentence
I walked to work and called my mom.
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