Bolo How to pronounce “street”
STREET
/strit/ · 1 syllable
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S + consonant
Start hissing the S first (sss), then slide straight into the next sound.
Don't say इस्कूल or इस्टेशन. Start directly on स्.
Lesson: School, not iskool ›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 ›Ship vs Sheep
Short (ship): relaxed mouth, quick sound.
ship ≈ इ (short, relaxed). sheep ≈ ई (long, smiling).
Lesson: Ship or sheep ›Find all your weak sounds
Read 10 short sentences out loud. Bolo Clear shows which sounds Americans hear differently. Free, about 3 minutes.
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