Consonant Sound / tʃ / as in "chair" - American English Pronunciation

[@SoundsAmerican]

🎉Great news!🎉 Our brand new Sounds American website is up and running!🚀🎊 There's lots of content on pronunciation.🤓You can start with the article about the /tʃ/ sound: soundsamerican.net/article/consonant_sound_ch_as_in_chair

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Thank you! We mean that we are working hard to provide a very accurate transcription of how words in real life are pronounced. Dictionaries often provide what we call a "perfect" pronunciation - when a word is pronounced in isolation and perfectly enunciated. That's not incorrect, but this may make it difficult for a student to recognize this word in conversation.

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[@SoundsAmerican]

What we meant was that we try to give the most accurate transcription based on how the words are pronounced in real life. :)

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[@SoundsAmerican]

+José Miguel Flores Baldera Thank you, glad you liked this video. Yes, we actually plan to make a video on the '-ed' endings after we publish all videos on about the American English sounds. So it's a matter of several weeks, hopefully :). Stay tuned!😊👋

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[@SoundsAmerican]

+Lagu Stephen Hello there! We know that getting feedback to assess your pronunciation is important, especially when during practice. We won't be able to organize a live webinar in the nearest future, but we have some ideas on what to do instead. We can't share our plans yet, but we'll do it soon. Please stay tuned! 👋

[@1DENich1]

A sound /ʧ/ is similar to a Russian sound /ч/ but they are not the same. Learning the American/English sound may be really confusing for starters. The sound /ч/ is shorter, more tensed and involves using a part of a tongue close to a tip but not the tip itself. At least, I see it this way)) Many thanks for your marvelous job!

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Денис Василевский Yes, you're right! The Russian /ч/ and the American /tʃ/ are similar but they are not the same. You've got a good ear! Glad you liked this video. 😄🖖

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+Денис Василевский Yes, we speak several languages in addition to English across the team. Your English is perfect, by the way.👍

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I think that the word of mention is not a sound as a tʃ in this video. but your lesson video is really helpful for me. Thank you so much.

[@SoundsAmerican]

In American English the word "mention" is pronounced with the /tʃ/ sound, don't confuse it with British English pronunciation. ☺

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[@SoundsAmerican]

The word "mention" can be pronounced with /ʃ/ or /tʃ/, both variants are correct.

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[@luis.castro]

Hello there! I've watched all of your fantastic videos. I think in time you've covered up a great deal of General American phonetics. You know what I'd like to see in your channel? The stuff you show on 12:46, namely transcriptions of complete sentences! That would be really awesome! For example I'd like to watch a video about the topic of intonation of wh- questions vs. closed questions. Moreover, I'd be ravished to know why sometimes native speakers use rising intonation in wh- questions and even in declarative sentences. Thanks a lot and keep up the good work!

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Dear Respected teacher, Thank you very much for another great lesson, I have a question here that on the word "Digestion" (9:11) your pronounce it as /dɪˈdʒes.tʃən/ _ while I looked upon the Cambridge dictionary it pronounces as /daɪˈdʒes.tʃən/ _ can we pronounce them on either one _ furthermore on the word "ancient" (13:44) your pronounce it as /ˈeɪn.tʃənt/ while I looked upon the Cambridge dictionary it pronounces as /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/ _ can we choose to pronounce them on either one as well. I am so pleased to your compliment on my previous comment _ hope to see more videos lesson from your side...It is really very helpful in sounding American accent. Warmest Regards, Elwin.

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Elwin Harahap Excellent questions, thank you! Like your great attention to detail. The word "digestion" is pronounced as /daɪˈdʒɛs·tʃən/ in British English, and as /dɪˈdʒɛs·tʃən/ in American English. (By the way, they also have the latter variant in the Cambridge Online dictionary, it's just less visible, you have to click the tab with the "American" title to see it). Yes, the word "ancient" is pronounced with the /tʃ/ sound in American English, so we recommend using this variant if you choose to learn to speak with *American* accent. Unfortunately, the Cambridge Online dictionary doesn't have this variant yet but trust us, this is how we pronounce this word :). Yes, of course, we plan to publish new videos soon! Stay tuned! 👋

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@@SoundsAmerican I'm American and I've never said /dɪdʒɛsʧən/, I say /daɪdʒɛstʃən/. Is this word being confused with indigestion? If not, is this pronunciation more of a regional American dialectal difference?

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thank you so much for your amazing videos about pronunciation, they are really, really helpful and professional like a linguistic expert. I just wonder about the two words that are mention and and ancient. I check the Cambridge Dictionary and it shows the /ʃ/ sound. Could you check it please

[@SoundsAmerican]

In American English, these words are most commonly pronounced with the /tʃ/ sound. Some people pronounce them with the /ʃ/ sound, but this variant is less common. Both variants are correct, though, the first one is just more common.

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Hm, we already do... Every word in the practice excercises comes with transcription.

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You're welcome! Here's a great Wiki article on the history of the IPA: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_International_Phonetic_Alphabet

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[@SoundsAmerican]

+Pedro Guevara Glad you liked it!

[@masanorimurata1908]

Thank you very much, every day I listen to this programa. I have the one question. The Word "mention" (9:18) I learned it with the sound fricative sound /ʃ/ not the sound africative /tʃ/ . Are there some places that pronunce "mention" with the sound /tʃ/?

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Masanori Murata You're welcome. Good question, we've actually been waiting for it :). The word "mention" is pronounced as /ˈmɛn·ʃən/ in British English and as /ˈmɛn·tʃən/ in American English. Hope it helps!

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[@ramzy-6566]

hello is the word mention /ˈmɛnʃn/ with /ʃ/ sound not /tʃ/ i think /tʃ/ sound not only for the letter /t/ i think for t and u as in a word creature century culture feature and i think /tʃ/ sound not only for the letter /t/ i think for t and i as in a word digestion question what do you think? Thank you.

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Hello there! I might have found a different spelling of this sound that is not mentioned in the video so I thought it might be next week's question ^^: posthumously

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[@elwinharahap6771]

Dear Admin, I am wondering if you have posted a video for /ɑʊ/ sound like in "down" /dɑʊn/ and "town" /tɑʊn/ or maybe "sound" /sɑʊnd/_ I am not really sure whether they are having the same vowel pronunciation on "down" and "sound" _ If by any chance you have posted it out would you please attached the link to me on your reply _ if not, I am looking forward to seeing your video on that vowel sound. Thanks a lot for your kindness and I wish you a nice weekend.... Regards Elwin.

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Elwin Harahap Yes, we did: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4eZamOFdpxomKM

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@@SoundsAmerican _ Thanks a lot....

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Digestion, suggestion and question will give me nightmares T.T

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Those letters without the ch sound like chemical, technique and the rest. Y are they part of the /tf/. That is what is really confusing me. Pls help me explain

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[@SoundsAmerican]

+Sandro Santos You're welcome!🙂👋

[@juanprofesoreoi]

I have a question - when you discussed stop consonants you said the aspiration only took place in stressed syllables (except when the sound /s/ preceded the consonant). Does the same rule apply here?? Thanks in advance

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Juan Lopez Good question. The final stop rule doesn't apply to the /tʃ/ affricate since it's a different type of sound. Even though you have to first stop the air, it's not a stop sound for which you'd use the aspiration. The /tʃ/ is pronounced with friction and that's the type of noise you have to produce when making this consonant. Hope it helps!

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[@hibbertjahlil4512]

How about these two sounds,/dz/ and/ts/ like in the words beds and cats .Are they fricative sounds too?

[@SoundsAmerican]

+ Hibbert Jahlil There are no sounds /dz/ or /ts/ in American English. These are sounds /d/ and /t/ followed by /z/ and /s/ respectively. Probably you're talking of the '-s' and '-es' endings, if that's correct, we recommend watching this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/npXIaoadbJqBpJY

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[@hajarabdullah5622]

Really amazing channel ♥️ I use your videos to teach my students 🌻🌸 But I have a question Mention is ʃ sound.. Why you said tʃ..?? Also Ancient... ʃ not tʃ 😓😓😓... I checked longman dictionary also 😁 Please answer me 😁

[@SoundsAmerican]

In American English, the words "mention" and "ancient" are also pronounced with the /tʃ/ sound by many people. Both variants are correct and commonly used. 👋

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+Basha Not yet, but soon. Stay tuned!

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[@katsu-jc5cp]

Good lesson. Thank you. Isn't the t of "mention" /ʃ/ though ?

[@SoundsAmerican]

The word "mention" can be pronounced with the /tʃ/ or /ʃ/ sounds, both variants are correct and commonly used in American English.

[@katsu-jc5cp]

@@SoundsAmerican Thanks very much for your reply. But I still hear /ʃ/ when you say "mention". I don't hear /tʃ/ as in the word "chair" or "catch" .

[@watchmakerful]

One of my students from India can't pronounce this sound, she always pronounces it as [ts]. E. g. "pits" instead of "pitch". Also she replaces [ʃ] with [s] or even [θ].

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Алексей Рукин Yes, we know what you're talking about. These are common mistakes that students make when practicing these sounds. Hope our videos can be of help to your students.

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[@011azr]

I often compare the pronunciation with the Cambridge dictionary, but some of the pronunciations are different. Is that because you and the dictionary use different dialect of American English?

[@SoundsAmerican]

Our speaker speaks the General American English and we're trying to provide transcription as accurately as possible. Do you check the American English transcription in the Cambridge dictionary or the British one?

[@马陆飞]

Hello! Did i get it right? Mention in British is pronounced with sh and in American with ch?

[@SoundsAmerican]

To say the least, we at Sounds American pronounce "mention" with the /⁠tʃ⁠/ sound.

[@马陆飞]

@SoundsAmerican thanks for responding my questions with "ch" I always pronounced as "queshions"

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5:17 5:48 6:52 8:42 10:18

[@janeliu1725]

For the word "question", when /s/ is followed by /tʃ/, does it sound more like /dʒ/? Can I replace /stʃ/ with /dʒ/? Thanks!

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Jane Liu Such a great question, we get it often. We pronounce the word "question" with the /tʃ/ sound, but we heard it pronounced with the /dʒ/. Probably, the /dʒ/ appears because of the voiced sound /n/ at the end. Bottom line, both variants are acceptable.

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Can you compare pronounce of tr (try, train...) and dr (dry, drain...) ? please

[@SoundsAmerican]

Thank you for your suggestion.

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Yes, eventually.

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[@SoundsAmerican]

We're using our own app, but we haven't released it to the public yet. We're planning to do it very soon and we'll announce the release on this channel. Stay tuned!