Bolo How to pronounce “water”
WAW-ter
/ˈwɔtɚ/ · 2 syllables · stress on the 1st
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V vs W
V: top teeth gently on your bottom lip, then buzz.
W starts like उ with rounded lips. V never rounds the lips.
Free lesson: Very, not wery ›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
Get a little water, please.
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