Did I pronounce "water" correctly?

English as a Second Language Listening, speaking, pronunciation and accent
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I wish to have some feedback on how I sound
thanks :slight_smile:

1- I feel like I wanna drink some water
2- We’d better boil this water before we drink it.
3- I’m boiling water to make some more coffee.
4-Could I please have some ketchup for my hamburger?
5- give me a glass of water .

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I think your water sounded pretty good! You pronounced it with a “d”, which is called a flap t, and that’s how it would normally be pronounced in the USA.

I think you pronounced the word “glass” a tad wrong. The vowel is “[æ]”, listen to how it should be pronounced:

youtube.com/watch?v=wHqqFtLFCyU

Good luck!

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Hi all
thanks a lot " our tort system" :slight_smile: I hope u keep commenting on my recordings

this time I’m not gonna write down what I’m saying because I wanna know how much people , especially native speakers, can catch of my accent , rhythm , intonation …etc

I’m open to all comments :slight_smile:

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Hi

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One more thing

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Hi Luschen

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Hi Luchen again and all :slight_smile:

I 'll keep posting in here till I get it right lolol be patient with me please :wink:

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hmmmm I don’t like my two last sentence

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hiPlease listen to my recording and respond with a voice message too. Many thanks.

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Hi - this link may be helpful: howjsay.com/index.php?word=w … mit=Submit

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thanks Luschen

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hi :slight_smile: I agree my previous" water" was better

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the nightmare of this night is the American " water " lol

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Hello

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Hello

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good night :slight_smile:

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Good night

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Hi Clearsky,

You have to appreciate that there are many ways of pronouncing words. The main point is clarity. In other words, if you are clearly understood, you have achieved your goal. I believe that is true in your case. The English I speak is classified as standard non-regional southern English and I will read your sentences so that you can compare how they sound with other versions. Incidentally, it is better and clearer to say: ‘I want to’ rather than ‘I wanna’.

1- I feel like I wanna drink some water.
2- We’d better boil this water before we drink it.
3- I’m boiling water to make some more coffee.
4- Could I please have some ketchup for my hamburger?
5- Give me a glass of water.

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Hello Alan

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Hello Luschen