Bolo How to pronounce “forty”
FAWR-tee
/ˈfɔrti/ · 2 syllables · stress on the 1st
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F vs P
F: top teeth on your bottom lip and blow air through.
F is not फ. Think of फ़ (with the dot), like in 'safar'.
Free lesson: Fan, not phan ›Soft T
Tap the tip of your tongue once, very fast, just behind your top teeth.
Not ट, not त. A light ड tap: wa-ड-er, be-ड-er, ci-ड-y.
Lesson: Water says wah-der ›American R
Pull your tongue back and up without touching anything.
Don't roll it like र. Think of a growl: "grrr".
Lesson: The American R ›Use it in a sentence
I'll be there at four forty.
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