American English Vowels | IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) vowel chart FREE DOWNLOAD

[@hadar.shemesh]

Don’t forget to download my IPA vowel chart (with example words) to be able to know how to pronounce ANYTHING: bit.ly/3W9vWnB

[@phamucanh8451]

2:19 i as in 'see' 2:48 ɪ as in 'sit' 04:33 ɛ as in 'red' (some time /e/) 05:30 æ as in 'cat' 07:04 'eɪ' as in 'day' 8:01 'aʊ' as in 'now' 8:56 ' aɪ' as in 'my' 10:45 shwa sound (ə) 10:52 ʌ as in 'cup' 12:02 ɜ as in 'stir' 13:30 relaxed ʊ 13:54 tense u 14:57 relaxed ʊ 16:46 oʊ as in 'go' 17:28 ɔ as in 'daughter' 18:25 ɒ as in father 21:15 ɔɪ as in 'toy'

[@halam6702]

The symbol in father you wrote is wrong it's for british but in american is ɑ

[@opalmay]

@@halam6702 you are right that the upside down 'a' symbol is a birtish vowel, but in the word father specifically it's 'a' in both British and American English.

[@Damio22yt]

@@opalmay You are right. There is no /ɒ/ sound in "father". No matter what accent - GA or RP.

[@BrendaYelting]

@@halam6702 Ohhhhhh that's british!!!! I didn't know. Thanks for your comment!

[@halam6702]

@@BrendaYelting 💚

[@haleybluemn3090]

I am a Spanish major taking my first phonetics class. It has less complex vowels and I still find it quite difficult. This gives me so much respect for non-native English speakers. Mastering another language is no easy task!

[@hadar.shemesh]

❤️

[@gastonmunoz9702]

a e i o u - Listo, no hacia falta mas...

[@julianapaccola8260]

You asked "what do you think" at the end. The only thought that crossed my mind is "you are an extraordinary teacher "!

[@giugliaromana]

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[@scottdesimone3014]

Amazing explanations.

[@celestialpoise]

Likewise!!!! 😃😃😃

[@aliceangerami1245]

As a fellow teacher, I often find it hard to get students to improve their pronunciation. You've got a teacher follower in me now. Congrats for the excelent lesson.

[@caiosipriano3173]

Same

[@sanjibsarmah1582]

Can't imagine that you are teaching us online. The way you teach make me feel as if you were teaching us in real life even pretty closely. If you were in my class teacher may be I would have forgotten to have my the all meal. Because I literally like your the teaching skill. The skill, how to teach people, is nothing but enjoy & enjoy. May God bless you forever.

[@kuntalkole2612]

It is really feels like university level lesson! Thank you so much for the lesson.

[@hadar.shemesh]

Hey Kuntal! Glad you liked it ♥️

[@winstonejuan8566]

Haha that's my course I take in college for linguistics

[@inglesfacilito]

x2

[@Spikastru]

You definitely explained better than my university.

[@johnramos9130]

@@Spikastru on

[@jamesscalloparquivos3986]

Wow deares Hadar, is impossible to believe that english language is not your mother tongue. You´re speaking flawlessly

[@TheEfficientGamer]

Hands-down, the most impressive pronunciation teacher on KZbin. Whenever my students ask me how to improve their pronunciation, I instantly refer them to this channel. There's no way I can explain things better than Hadar.

[@davidkachoui5378]

100% agree.

[@guillermomaldonado4453]

Hi there, this year with Covid as the perfect excuse, I started taking online classes to work on my thick accent. The classes are great, but Hadar videos are such a huge support to practice and enforce the classes. You can tell she was born to teach. You are my super hero Hadar, you are the living proof that with hard work and practice I can get rid of my heavy "strong R´s" accent. Thanks very much.

[@GrantCareerCoaching]

I've never seen that vowel chart before, that is awesome. I'll definitely use this, thanks so much for sharing it Hadar! 👍👍👍👍

[@hadar.shemesh]

Great! Don’t forget to download it then:) It helps clarify things and see the bigger picture

[@GrantCareerCoaching]

@@hadar.shemesh Will do! Thanks Hadar! 👍

[@NickleJ]

there's also a consonant chart that's dang cool too

[@drewmog123456]

Absolutely everything in America is supposedly awesome. The word now seems to mean “slightly interesting “.

[@itellyouforfree7238]

As a non-native speaker desiring to have a better pronunciation, I really wished my teachers in school taught me this instead of the useless crap we wasted our time on. Everything can be understood better if you are given the tools to analytically reason about it. I don't know what would be the opinion of a native speaker, but to my ears you have the cleanest pronunciation I can imagine of AE. Every vowel sound you make is very intentional, deliberate and distinct from every other. I'll be listening to this video many times. Thanks a lot!

[@itellyouforfree7238]

Also, I really wish such excellent lesson gets more popular, it doesn't deserve to pass undetected under the hadar...

[@henrykhosasih8781]

This is what I have been looking for for years. Finally!

[@Manolete919]

i absolutely agree with you. same for me!!

[@hawkenparker1790]

This. SO MUCH THIS. I'm a native english speaker, teaching myself russian. This chart blew my mind... Thank you so much!

[@poe12]

Actually the way she mispronounces you (when she makes it short) sounds exactly like we say ю in Russian.

[@mr.wisecat]

The lesson is really great, Hadar! It has really helped me understand the American vowels more clearly. I can see that you love teaching and are pretty excited while explaining. But please slow down. It will not only help foreigners perceive you better but also make you look more like a high lever expert who, as we know, are never in a hurry. I appreciate your work so much )

[@KarlaiamPAS]

This is truly a master piece for any non native speaker, been self studying English for many years now and have had the opportunity to learn in a class room ESL & also out of the US. Nobody never explained vowels sounds ever! This is essential as that's how we learn to read and write in our native languages. Thank you Hadar I've been looking for this topic to understand exactly each and every sound, i didn’t even how to look up for this and here it is. 🎉

[@davidmacdonald9159]

As a fan of linguistics and a personal advocate for speaking with a good accent, this is an excellent video! Flawless pronunciation!

[@carlosroyero2420]

After 5 years listening to English only as far Im understanding and identifying the differents sounds that native speaker makes. Even when I had seen this explanation videos thousands of times before. It's tough for hispanish speaker like me. I loved ur video Haddy Linda😍

[@andrewmagic7014]

I love this lesson so much. Thank you, Hadar! This 25-minute video is totally enough to sound more natural and American. I watch it again and again. I listen to it and repeat every sound, so my neighbors think I've gone crazy. I've shared it with my students and I'm trying to make them do the same, so they think I've gone crazy^)

[@emacutyfriend4422]

Hello !

[@elonamusk4058]

Thank you very much! It’s really helpful for me, because I’m from Russia and I’ll move to America, and I’m working with my accent and pronunciation ‘cause I really like it!❤ Thanks for helpful lesson!

[@horizontecaminhosaereos9907]

Impossível não aprender com você. Deus abençoe você e sua família.

[@kevinsalazar1907]

I think you are the best teacher of the platform ❤️

[@lucianobarreto6971]

Hadar, you are the best! And this was the best pronunciation class I’ve ever had! Congratulations!

[@kwidzius]

WOW this is the first channel on KZbin I would be willing to pay for in order to learn perfect pronunciation

[@sergioartal]

Teacher to teacher: the level of command you show never ceases to amaze me. What a role model for learners of English as a foreign language. Respect!!!

[@hadar.shemesh]

You have absolutely melted my heart. Thank you.

[@Wisdom23]

What kind of class are you teaching?

[@alejandromaciel9748]

Aaaand she's hot

[@Wisdom23]

@@alejandromaciel9748 yes, she is. : ) How long have you been watching her?

[@fernandohuamani36]

@@hadar.shemesh absolutely agree!!!!

[@TeacherLovensy]

To be honest, I don't have words to express how important this video is. But I congratulate the teacher for her teaching method.

[@hadar.shemesh]

♥️♥️♥️

[@unecat]

omg omg omg thank you sooooo much for this!!!!! I'm gonna watch 99 times more!

[@hadar.shemesh]

Omg!!! That’s a lot of times!!! 😍♥️😍♥️

[@Jaime-kq7zh]

This is the best video of American English Vowels, I was able to understand the sounds and the vowels.Thanks a lot.

[@giyu2687]

Incredible pronunciation lesson..!! thanks for everything, you're awesome !

[@hadar.shemesh]

Thank you!! What was the most useful thing in the lesson? I’m curious to know. Were you aware of all those vowels?

[@giyu2687]

​@@hadar.shemesh i wasn't aware of the: relaxed " ɪ" ," ɜ " and the difference between tense " u " and relaxed " ʊ " you made me realize the small differences between similar sounds .THANK YOU AGAIN !

[@lincunmucun]

definitely the optimal tutorial I've ever watched on youtube. Also as a nonnative speaker, that's exactly what I need. Thanks for everything u did!

[@arm_os]

incomparable! it is a pity that there is no possibility to put two likes.

[@MessudMusic]

The most charismatic teacher ever! Thank you. Great video. You really helped me. 🙏❤️

[@wilsonvelasquez9715]

When you said... "What do you think?" I just have to say that əˈmeɪzɪŋ, thanks a lot Hadar

[@murms_]

the best video about english vowels ever) I understood my problem and after practicing about a month by this video my pronunciation has improved! thank you)

[@costelmandris3676]

Exercises that I will do daily! 05:56: - seat, sit, set, sat 21:35: - seat, sit, red, cat, day, now, my, around, o'clock, holiday, cup...

[@fiof]

I though I had mastered the ε and the ae sounds, but then yesterday my roommate kept hearing me say mass when I meant mess. To say that it’s frustrating when people pay more attention to HOW I say things, instead of WHAT I say is an understatement. I don’t get vindication anymore when I show people that meme from Sophia Vergara that says, “you make fun of my accent... How cute! You speak only one language.” It also seems to fall on deaf ears when I tell people that I have to make a conscious effort to create these sounds that are not natural at all to me. I have to do this while learning a new culture that is equally hard to grasp, a culture with people that have no empathy/sympathy for my learning process. I appreciate this diagram of where in the tongue English and “natural vowels” are created. My native tongue is Brazilian Portuguese and I believe we use the natural vowels, so this diagram helps me compare them to English vowels, and maybe, hopefully, I can try to emulate them as close as possible, so that I don’t create confusion in peoples’ heads. I gave up on losing my accent a long time ago, but I cannot have people confused as to what I am saying. Thank you for your help.

[@saadelassami3707]

You are the best on KZbin!

[@hadar.shemesh]

Did you like this lesson?? If you did , share it with your students and friends! And tell me - what is the most difficult vowel sound for you? 😬

[@mamymimma]

Accent's Way English with Hadar Shemesh Amazing lesson! Loved the scheme 😍

[@anapaulamendes6591]

The most difficult sound is the "i" sound. 😬

[@martineschuler4131]

Accent's Way English with Hadar Shemesh For me, thé différent I are difficult bécause don't exist in french. Thank you for your vidéos.

[@dasilvatube74]

Hey teacher I miss you, great lesson thank u!!

[@ugosanz5044]

I just started today I got to practice

[@danieladuartes102]

You are the best!! I am in an SLP grad program and I am a Spanish native speaker. It has been soooooo challenging for me to understand the vowels of English. However, you did an awesome job explaining all this topic and I think that for the first time I actually understood.

[@007Layanne]

The best explanation ever. As a brazilian I've realized how mispronuncing I was a lot of words all this time long. I was actually pronuncing did as deed cause I thought to myself that that did has a i sound.

[@capuofficial5898]

you are great!!!! you really helping a latino that's living overseas

[@gal749]

If not your name, I wouldnt've noticed you're Israeli. Your accent is flawless!

[@WNYmathGuy]

I'm impressed. I'm from families that were in the USA since 4 or more generations ago, and I never saw this information before. It's almost like being told how to breathe correctly. Sure, it was already going fine, but it is amazing to really know how complex breathing really is.

[@hadar.shemesh]

What a great analogy:) yes, it fascinating to learn in such details how we actually function as humans

[@gabrielbadilla2191]

I love this video it is very clear, every time that I practice speaking I watch it then I speaking with myself, recording me etc

[@idk-eg1vy]

I'm a native English speaker, but as someone taking a phonetics class at my university who missed a week of classes due to illness, thank you for this. This was super helpful and put my textbook reading into more context

[@beeweeng676]

Most enlightening! Finally i understand the relationships among the vowels. Grateful for he video!

[@erickim5262]

0:33 LOL I was born in the United States and my accent is REALLY WEIRD...

[@adrianperez-in7qe]

This video is amazing. Literally fixed my English. If you learn the basics like vowels and consonants you have pretty much the language. In spanish we just have a e i o u, American English like 14 vowels CRAZY

[@alejandromorales7050]

I only have one word in mind: professional

[@eddymontano2497]

Thank you for this lesson . I learned a lot about vowels pronunciation! God bless you !

[@pimkleproductions3294]

Mexican mom doing homeschooling in USA and I'm so frustrated, thank you for this.❤❤❤

[@hadar.shemesh]

Hello dear! I hear ya! These are challenging times. But it’s amazing that you’re finding the time to educate yourself and support your children. Sending love!

[@bennyceram9396]

Wonderful lesson, you are teaching so passionately. Thank you!

[@TauseefClub]

The person who invented this chart deserves a Noble prize, and Miss Hadar, who explained it so efficiently, deserves an Oscar.

[@arielnolasirenitaxd8302]

You are the best teacher. Congratulations and thank you so much. Regards from Ecuador!!

[@MauricioFigueroa-si4ws]

The best lesson about vowels pronunciation that I've ever seen. Thanks.

[@OoFizinho]

Best video i have ever had about the vowels in english yet

[@yolandagrisalestrentadue7168]

I'm a Spanish native speaker who decided to get a masters in speech language pathology in English ... omg .... had I known what I was getting myself into :-) Now I'm supposed to teach little children with Apraxia who have vowel distortion disorders how to pronounce the vowels! I'm gonna watch this video before every vowel session I'm gonna have so I can pass my internship! You are sooooo good at this!!! I'm so grateful you posted this video!!! Now I see there is a light at the end of the tunnel I dag myself into ...

[@catalinaherrera9558]

I'm planning to do the same. I'm finishing my degree in slp and I'm applying for a masters in slp in Canada. Would you mind telling me more about your experience? I'm freaking out about phonetics haha

[@rafaeldd]

Maybe this is the best video on vowels in American English. Congrats.

[@joshadams8761]

I do not envy English-spelling lurners.

[@hadar.shemesh]

Hahahaha

[@victoriahernandez6531]

Best video on english pronunciation I've ever seen, thank you SO MUCH ❤‍🔥

[@MrShacho1]

Who’s native English speaker but watching this? 😎

[@STEVENGUYEN1303]

Lets talk

[@MrShacho1]

STEVE NGUYEN 😃

[@frankiebluej6902]

Me!

[@ynzmadeleine]

Absolutely the best teacher ever... I'm very thankful for making your work available. As soon as I can, I'm gonna take the New Sound class. But just these videos have made a huge difference for me. I'm a Spanish speaker and I've learnt a lot in a few weeks.

[@hadar.shemesh]

You have no idea how happy this makes me feel knowing that!

[@jbfrankenstein2981]

This video is a pure gold. I just realized there are only neutral sounds in my language, and there is none of them in English.

[@Santi-ev4ky]

This is not just a Master Class, it's a MASTER Class

[@Freathiscore]

I've never seen the diphthong /æʊ/, but /aʊ/. However your explanation fits great, to be honest. Maybe it depends on the region as you have said on 18:20 about the vowels /ɔ/ and /ɑ/; or maybe both /æʊ/ and /aʊ/ are valid on the whole country. Thank you so much for this lesson! It's very useful!

[@hadar.shemesh]

Yes you are right, the æ at the beginning is common in the US (general American) and it’s different than how it’s pronounced in British English and even other dialects of American English . If you go to forgo.com or youglish.com You’ll see that the word cat and cow begin with the same sound:) check it and let me know what you think!

[@Freathiscore]

@@hadar.shemesh Yes, they begin with the same sound. That's why I was surprised: because it's the same sound but I've always seen /aʊ/ on the transcription. Thank you for the answer!

[@ADS_Fenix]

Francisco Francisco The commonly used IPA transcriptions for diphthongs never match the way I say them with my general American pronunciation and the way I always hear them pronounced. Maybe they are valid in some dialect, as you said, but on various KZbin channels and educational sites, I even hear people *say* the diphthongs as I do, but then give the IPA symbols that I swear are inconsistent, and I don’t understand. To me it goes further, because I’d argue the diphthongs in cow and go end in something closer to an /u/ sound. Not always exactly that, but certainly not /ʊ/. If you *actually* try to say the same vowel sound in “put” (which is said to be the sound symbolized by /ʊ/) as the last sound in “ow”, “cow”, or “go”, it sounds extremely bizarre because we don’t say that. The lips come far closer together in cow than in put. So when it comes to diphthongs, I genuinely don’t understand IPA notation at all. It drives me crazy because I swear I don’t hear the same sounds used in these diphthongs as everybody says, either in my own pronunciation or there’s, nor do I feel the same positions in my mouth during these diphthongs as I do saying the individual sounds they’re allegedly composed of. :s

[@ADS_Fenix]

Oh! In fact she herself did it here, just saw this part. At around 16:50 - 60 she’s saying /ou/ and says “from the /o/ to the /u/“ in her pronunciation but the board and subtitles say to the /ʊ/. But that is not the way she pronounces “put”! That would make it sound like “poot”! XD See this is what drives me crazy. I’m not criticizing her. Hadar, you’re my biggest inspiration for learning languages and pronunciation because your English is PERFECT and I was shocked when I first learned you’re not a native English-speaker. I’m just genuinely so perplexed as to why these IPA diphthong notations are used this way by teachers when they are certainly not composed of the same sounds as the ones those symbols represent on their own.

[@wichaisawangpongkasame9237]

Hadar. you're the best English teacher I ever had. Thanks as always.

[@hadar.shemesh]

🙏❤️

[@english4uwithanneta748]

I’m a non-native English teacher. I’ve been teaching the English language for more than 10 years. I don’t think I’ll ever master the sounds of American English the way Hadar has. I’m so impressed and a huge fan! Congratulations!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@lena1092]

Hadar i cannot describe how thankful I am for this video, you really are the coolest ❤❤

[@НадимКалилаев]

Hi, Hadar! I just wanna say thank you, your videos helped me and now I sound more like native English speaker but there is a problem. I mean it's a little phrase that I can't say correctly it is " get off of" so can you make a video about it please?)

[@abelardocanelo2868]

Congrats, my fellow teacher! Your explanation and management of the vowel chart (which looks like a cup of coffee) show you have a great mastery of this phonetic issue. On the other hand, and paradoxically, GA is often underrated when compared to the British RP. This misconception makes many learners believe that the British variant is better than the American one. When my students happen to ask me about this, my answer is plain and simple: there is no such thing as the best English variant; they are just different. What is more, each one counts and has its own place in the English-speaking world.

[@paz10vida]

I believe you chart is an amazing tool that summarize most of American English sounds. You're doing a great job, thanks so much!

[@hadar.shemesh]

Thank you so much! Glad I can help!!

[@siddharthkumar1891]

The way you teach directly goes into my brain. You are amazing

[@breeg3488]

Best American IPA vowels lesson I've seen so far. Thank you so much, you're a lifesaver!

[@TrilokNegi10]

It is The Best! I really enjoy the way the English coach Hadar teaches. Amazing Learning for non native english speakers who dream of excelling the spoken English language. After going through the video, I can easily connect and understand the fundamental concepts Thank you Hadar for bringing such amazing secession.

[@jenmu7870]

why didn't my teachers teach us that? good stuff!

[@hadar.shemesh]

I think kids should learn it before they learn how to spell!!

[@hanysamy2060]

one of the best youtube videos about vowels .. comprehensive, to the point, with clear examples and comparisons. Thanks alot teacher :D

[@fernandobanda5734]

I've heard a lot of American English and read a lot about phonology but never seen or processed that /aʊ/ was actually more like [æʊ]. Good stuff.

[@toituxu749]

Awesome, I spend a lot of hours looking for somebody can actually realize the structure, rules in pronunciation Finally I got you, thank you so much

[@slowmolife4289]

Well, you made a masterpiece of an explenation. This is the first time I see american sounds compared with the 5 cardinal vowels (that are the only ones existing in my language), so that I could have reference points. Absolutely well done. Grazie mille!!

[@irenerubinetti2867]

The intentional pronuncing from diff accent like what you did in the book foot look and pronounced like what we are studying- helps a lot. Bec you’re hearing the difference

[@hadar.shemesh]

Happy to hear!!

[@samiaalhussein6481]

It was very effective to listen to this lesson of you. Thanks for this beautiful accent section, hope to see more of this sort of lessons from you on this site. We understand that, even if we are great in English, but as second native speakers still need to formally learn the way how to pronounce it correctly. Once again appreciate this beautiful pronunciation video.

[@Kevin-hz6ld]

this is the best lesson for me the to distinguish the vowel sound.

[@jakubr4634]

Wow, this was what I was looking for recently and couldn’t find it. So easy to understand, although not so easy to imitate. Will or could you do something similar about the consonants as well in the fiture?? Good job!

[@hadar.shemesh]

Sure:) glad you liked it!

[@berryraspberry162]

Thank you so much this helped me with my pronounciation problems :D Best teacher ever!! Periodt.

[@lsdominguez6201]

After 10 years struggling with that vowel's graph I've finally found one teacher who shows that work! Thank you. that is amazing.

[@luccasdefaria]

I loved your video! I've wanted to dive into vowels in English for SO LONG! Thank you for doing that!

[@hadar.shemesh]

I'm so glad!

[@yoi9297]

Teacher, I cannot understand how to tell if the pronunciation of the “u” sound have to be the first or the second one in a certain word: I mean, “room” has a similar spelling to “foot” or “look”, why do you pronounce it differently? How can I recognize the right pronunciation?

[@chigozietruth]

You can't recognize it. It's impossible. There are native English speakers who pronounce the "u" in "room" the same way as "foot." You just have to memorize the correct pronunciations. English pronunciation is difficult, and I'm a native speaker.

[@mattisstorm4148]

you are a brilliant explainer i can understand everything much better than in school

[@tedlim8452]

It’s the best vowel lesson I’ve ever seen. I really appreciate your kindness :) I can deeply understand the differences of a lot of vowel sounds I didn’t know and be confused about~

[@randyosorio4236]

Hi! Nice work! I’ve been living in the US for two and half years now. I was an advanced English student when I came. People say my English is really good, but I know that there’s a lot of room for improvement. Although I’m fluent in English, I still struggle with some sounds. I do have plenty of opportunities to practice with native speaker, which has allows me to reduce my accent a lot. For me, the relaxed u is really hard to make. I am a Spanish speaking native. Well, keep up the good work! Please if you could make a video for people like me who are fluent, and want to master the language like a native speakers. I’d like to know how to fix those final mistakes .

[@bsgang2.0]

This is hands down one of the best and most thoroughly detailed videos on American pronunciation out there. Kudos 👌🏾👌🏾

[@hadar.shemesh]

Thank you so much 😀

[@melissah6354]

This really helps me modify my pronunciation！！！！

[@itsdavide]

Favorite moments, back to back: 19:14 19:25! "I did it because it looks better"! Thank you! Simply an amazing teacher! Loving it!

[@evelynlaitz]

This is by far the best explanation on vowels I've ever seen. I'm an English teacher and I have been working on a way help my students on a more efficient way. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@Liroly]

I am studying translation in university (we study the British vowel sounds tho) and you explained it perfectly. Such a good teacher! Vowel sounds can get very tricky speacially if you are not used to listening all of these types of sounds. I loved your video!!

[@redcoff]

This is great! I think I've watched this like 10 times for a phonology course I'm taking. Thank you!

[@19asenchik]

Amazing! It's probably the best lesson I've seen. I wish you could make a similar video on differences between British and American accent

[@hadar.shemesh]

I can do that! :)

[@RUI-On]

the greatest pronunciation lesson!

[@CedricSantizo]

I was not aware there existed a vowel chart for every language. As a non native English speaker this allows me to realize of the subtle differences between each one of them. Not only that, but it also helps me to understand better how I can use similar tools for the other languages that I am learning. Amazing work of yours!

[@luisjaimegonzalez4592]

wow I've been speaking english for 6 years and today I realized I've been pronouncing "only" in an incorrect way. Thank you Hadar !

[@xboxnube]

the funny thing is that that difference between the [ɔ] and the [ɑ] sound in the western dialects is that it is practically allophonic. Those that have the sound change can't actually hear the difference between these two sounds. So for those who wonder if their English dialect has actually undergone this sound change, listen to her say these two sounds and really pay attention. If they sound the same to you then you have it. If they sound different to you, then you don't have it. Personally I can't actually hear the difference. Good to know.

[@alfranco918]

I was raised in California. For some reason, I say the word “off” with a slightly rounded sound, halfway between this video’s versions of daughter and the bottom right British, instead of with ɐ as in father. It’s not very noticeable, and closer to daughter and not as strong as the British ɒ. But it’s there. I did teach myself Spanish, and grew up with family with a strong Okie accent, plus have friends who speak various languages, so maybe it snuck in, or maybe I’ve always had it.