Learn the American Accent: How to Pronounce the OY /ɔɪ/ Diphthong

[@ramzy-6566]

today i watched /ɔɪ/ Diphthong for practice. amazing video.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Fantastic! Keep up the good work!

[@ramzy-6566]

5:36 hello, why you said the word ( the ) with schwa /ðə/ instead /i/ /ði/ sound before vowel o in ( oil ) . Thank you so much.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi Ramzy - Yes, I may have done that!

[@ramzy-6566]

very useful video for /ɔɪ/ Diphthong.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Awesome - thanks, Ramzy! :)

[@ramzy-6566]

thank you for /ɔɪ/ Diphthong.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Glad the video was helpful! :)

[@ramzy-6566]

great video, every day training.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Thank you! :) Keep it up!

[@learnenglishforfree4213]

Thank you!

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

You're welcome - glad you liked the video! :)

[@benyaichbenyaich8190]

Thank you

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi Benyaich - You're welcome! Thanks for your comment :)

[@ramzy-6566]

2:28 great move for /ɔɪ/ in this time

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Thanks! I tried to demonstrate the mouth movements as clearly as possible :)

[@ramzy-6566]

4:37 you said ( I bought you a new toy. ) are ( a new ) in IPA ( ə /nu/ )

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi! Yes, the phrase "a new" in the IPA is /ə.nu/. Thanks for the question!

[@ramzy-6566]

@@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent Thank you.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

@@ramzy-6566 No problem - glad to help!

[@7MPhonemicEnglish]

/ɔ/ is a British vowel. We don't say it ever in America. The 'oy' diphthong is actually /o̞i/ or 'oh' + 'ee'. I'm amazed that some people can't apparently hear that Long E because it's glaringly obvious.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Thanks so much for your comment! I hope you have a wonderful day :)

[@ramzy-6566]

- is /eɪər/ Triphthong as in layer /ˈleɪər/ ? and how many triphtongs in American English? and is /ʊr/ R-Сolored , Diphthong as in rural /ˈrʊrəl/ ? or this symbols not in American English? Thank you.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Thank you for the questions! I have researched the question about triphthongs in American English. Some linguists say that yes, American English has triphthongs. And other linguists say no, American English does not have triphthongs. It depends on where you live and how you pronounce that word. For example, the word "fire" can be said as /faɪər/, in one syllable. If you say "fire" as one syllable, then the vowel is a triphthong. This type of pronunciation occurs more in the Southern American English accents, not in General American English (which is what I speak). I pronounce "fire" as two syllables: /ˈfaɪ.ɚ/, which sounds like "FI-yer". If you pronounce "fire" as two syllables, then the vowel is the diphthong AI /aɪ/ and then the unstressed ER /ɚ/. No triphthongs. I pronounce the word "layer" in two syllables: /ˈleɪ.ɚ/, which sounds like "LAY-yer". The vowel is the diphthong AY /eɪ/ and then the unstressed ER /ɚ/ - so not a triphthong. I think that British English would pronounce "layer" with the triphthong /eɪə/, and it would be one syllable: /ˈleɪər/. But this is not how Americans pronounce this word. In the General American English accent (which is what I use), there are no triphthongs. But like I mentioned above, there are some accents in America that do use triphthongs, like the Southern accent. Your next question about /ʊr/ - is it R-Сolored? Yes, the /ʊr/ is an R-colored vowel, but it's not very common in American English - there aren't many words that use this vowel + R combination - so it isn't discussed very much. But I consider the /ʊr/ sound to be another R-colored vowel. (Side note - another viewer asked me about the /ʊr/ vowel, and I'll make a video about it soon!). I pronounce the word "rural" like this: /ˈrʊr.əl/ or /ˈrʊr.l/ - the /ə/ vowel in the second syllable is sometimes absorbed by the dark L /l/. "Rural" is a difficult word to pronounce!! There is another word that is transcribed using the /ʊr/ vowel, but I use a different vowel with this word: Europe. Other dictionaries might transcribe it as /jʊr.əp/, but I say it as YER-up, or /ˈjɝ.əp/. In this word, I use the ER /ɝ/ sound instead of the /ʊr/ sound. I hope I was able to answer your questions!

[@ramzy-6566]

you said ( That was the point )are you linked ( was the ) /wəz//ðə/ you didn't put your tongue between your teeth in the word ( the /ðə/ ) are you touched your upper back teeth in z sound in ( was ) with ð in ( the ) in the same place upper back teeth.???

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi! Yes - that is exactly what I did! The pronunciation of the voiced TH /ð/ can be "reduced" when the /ð/ is in an unstressed syllable, like in the phrase "was the". I made the /z/ sound in "was", and then my tongue tip stayed inside of my mouth and touched the back of my front teeth for the TH /ð/ in "the". This helps to smooth out the transition between the /z/ and /ð/ so that we can say the unstressed words faster. This type of TH reduction happens more with the voiced TH /ð/ and not with the voiceless TH /θ/. Thanks for the question!

[@ramzy-6566]

@@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent Thank you for reply and mentioned TH /ð/ can be "reduced" when the /ð/ is in an unstressed and not with the voiceless TH /θ/. I love American English.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

@@ramzy-6566 You're welcome! :)

[@richardfrangie3518]

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[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Thanks, Richard! Glad you liked it! :)

[@fayewu7505]

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[@fayewu7505]

Great!

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Nice!@@fayewu7505 Thank you! :)

[@ijemand5672]

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[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi ijemand - Hmmm...I'm not sure if I understand what you mean by your comment (??) But I'll take it like a joke, haha :)

[@ijemand5672]

@@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent hahaha yes it's a joke. People who are in the punk scene often say or rather yell "oi!" to one another as a greeting or during songs

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

@@ijemand5672 hahaha - got it! :)