R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɪr / as in "hero" - 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 /ɪr/ sound: soundsamerican.net/article/rcolored_vowel_sound_ir_as_in_hero

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[@SoundsAmerican]

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[@hannanice6636]

Your teaching strategy is so accurate and professional but I hope you add that bonus track at the end of each lesson just to get familiar with the sound when it's used in a sentence! Thank you so much again for everyone who contributed in making this video!

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Hanna Nice, you're welcome! Ok, thank you for your suggestion!

[@vince1536]

Sentences with words that've been broken down into IPA symbols would be SUPER helpful. Something like this: θriː tʃɪəz fə ði en eɪtʃ es. ɪts ət taɪmz laɪk ðɪs ðət ju rɪəlaɪz haʊ lʌki wi ɑːr ɪn ðə juː keɪ tə hæv ɪt. ɪn sʌm ʌðə kʌntriz aɪ wʊd bi tʃɑːdʒd fər evri skæn, evri test, evri drɪp, evri kæθɪtər, evri ɪntəvenʃn. hɪə ðər ə nəʊ tʃɑːdʒɪz, evriθɪŋ ɪz friː ət ðə pɔɪnt əv juːs. aɪ əm hæpi tə peɪ maɪ tæksɪz ɪn ɪkstʃeɪndʒ fə ðɪs piːs əv maɪnd. (I got this from a blog and not my own.)

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[@SoundsAmerican]

+natanael manzanillo Glad you liked our video and our channel! Yes, we plan to make a video about the dark 'L' sound, please, stay tuned!

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[@SoundsAmerican]

+mwongereza Janvier Great! You're welcome!

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[@LuluMNV]

you mentioned this is one of the sever R-colored vowels. Can you make a video about all the 7 R-colored vowels and how to differentiate central vowels (schwar) from R-diphthongs? I'd love to be able to understand this difference

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Lourdes M. Nieto Hello there! Did you have a chance to watch our R-Colored Vowel Sounds Overview video (kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHvRo4d9fZiUjtE)? In this video, we covered all the seven sounds and their pronunciation. Check it out and if you have any questions, let us know. We'll be happy to help.

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[@SoundsAmerican]

+Max , we're working on our app, it's not ready yet. We'll announce the release on this channel, so please stay tuned!

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[@SoundsAmerican]

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Thanks a million ! keep up this tremendous work. Please post a video about this sound "AL" a the end of the word Eg: personal, total, magical and so on .

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Luis Manuel Baez , you're welcome! :)

[@wangsandra5321]

Hello, I have learned so much from your videos. Thank you! I didn’t find any video explaining the sounds for the letter “q”. Will you make a video about it? Please.

[@SoundsAmerican]

The letter 'Q' is pronounced as the /k/ sound and in English, it's always followed by the letter 'u.' For example, "queen" is pronounced as /kwin/ and "question" is pronounced as /ˈkwɛs·tʃən/. BTW, we have a video about the /k/ sound: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKnVp5ira96obKc

[@wangsandra5321]

Thank you so much.

[@jeancarlo1367]

Thanks for the video!! You guys are making such a great job! That helped a lot! I'm waiting for the final /L/

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Jean carlo da silva , you're welcome! Glad you liked it! 👋

[@doaatantawy6940]

Thx for this helpful video. In the words zero, hero, query cereal I think they are not in r-controlled vowel syllables as we split between the e and r Ze-ro, he-ro, que-ry, ce-real With 2 separate syllables with long e sound in an open syllable.

[@SoundsAmerican]

The syllabication in these words is different: "zero" - / ˈzɪr·oʊ/, "hero" - /ˈhɪr·oʊ/, "cereal" - / ˈsɪr·i·əl/. There's no "long e" letter or sound in these words, there's the letter 'E' which is followed by the letter 'R' and they occur in the same syllable.

[@doaatantawy6940]

@@SoundsAmerican thx alot👍♥️

[@SoundsAmerican]

Sure, not problem! Let us know if you have any other questions!

[@doaatantawy6940]

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[@mamdouhmawhoub9905]

Very useful channel, I have a question the I Sound before the r letter sounds like i vowel in the word "sheet" is it right or wrong? Thanks.

[@SoundsAmerican]

You're asking a good question. We make a relaxed /ɪ/ sound, the one that occurs in the word "kit." However, a lot of people pronounce the tense /i/ sound, like in the word "sheet." We've mentioned this in this very video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmHFnHprj8utfpY

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[@SoundsAmerican]

Thank you!

[@j1o2h3n4ify]

Is there any possibility to include lessons in the suprasegmental features of the American language?

[@SoundsAmerican]

Thank you for your suggestion!

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[@elianebarcci9710]

O R de zero /ˈziːroʊ/ não está na mesma sílaba da vogal que o acompanha. É uma R-colored vowels?

[@indiainsight1206]

Sir, as you taught us that to have a R colored vowel sound, the vowel and the R has to be in same syllable, but in the word "theory", it is mentioned as *'θɪ.ri". Please clear my doubt.

[@SoundsAmerican]

Yes, it's correct. We have a typo in the transcription for this word, it should be /ˈθɪr·i/. This work is pronounced with the R-colored vowel /ɪr/. Finally, someone noticed it, great job!😊👍

[@indiainsight1206]

@@SoundsAmerican I really appriciate your quick reply👌😊

[@keonscorner516]

Shouldn't /ɪr/ be /ir/

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[@SoundsAmerican]

+Vinícius Damasceno , glad to hear it! 😀👋

[@akira18181]

Hello. I have troubles with distinguishing vowel sounds in "hunt" and "haunt". Although I have found the video explaining the sound in the word "hunt", could you please tell me which video should I watch to be able to learn pronunciation of the "au" sound in "haunt"? Thank you for your hard work, again.

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Akira , Hello there! You're asking a good question :). Sorry, but our response will be a little longer than you probablyexpected 😊. In American English, the word "haunt" can be pronounced in two ways: /hɑnt/ or /hɔnt/. These variants differ by the vowel sound: the /ɑ/ and the / ɔ/. The thing is, not all Americans can hear the difference between these two vowels. For example, some people pronounce the words "hot," "shop," or "top" with the /ɔ/ sound and some with the /ɑ/. (It depends on where in the US you grew up and learned to speak English. Those who can't hear the difference between the /ɔ/ and the /ɑ/, make them sound the same. It happens because for these people the two sounds have "merged" into one sound, the /ɑ/. Those who can hear the difference, are able to make them as different sounds. The merging of these sounds is frequently referred to as the "caught-cot merger."You can find more information about it here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cot%E2%80%93caught_merger Here's a map showing what's going on with the / ɔ/ and the / ɑ/ in the US: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cot%E2%80%93caught_merger#/media/File:Cot-caught_merger.png ) So, we recommend practicing both sounds as you'll most likely hear both pronunciation variants and it's best to learn to recognize them. Here are the links to our videos: Vowel Sound /ɑ/ as in "got"- American English Pronunciation kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGamimSLo86GbJo Vowel Sound /ɔ/ as in "on" - American English Pronunciation kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqPCfHSrYsR7o9E We know that this "caught-cot" merger explanation can be confusing, let us know if you have any questions!

[@akira18181]

OMG! Thank you SO much!

[@akira18181]

Thank you for the map as well! I was wondering why American friends of mine gave me different examples of pronunciation for the "au" sound and that was much confusing for me.

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Akira, you're welcome! 😀👋

[@ksugiarto9057]

@@SoundsAmerican can you show a link to your /ʌ/ video

[@김태섭-r4z]

Thank you.

[@SoundsAmerican]

You're welcome!

[@Kannadalyricalsongs507]

Thanks a lot. For this video. 😊 and I have a question please, which is, in the word, "recognize", is g silent ?

[@SoundsAmerican]

+SHWETA HANAGANDI , you're welcome! No, the /g/ is pronounced in the word "recognize."

[@hannanice6636]

SHWETA HANAGANDI believe me I've the same feeling about this word as well as in words like England and English in which I barely hear the letter "g" !

[@Kannadalyricalsongs507]

Hanna Nice well, Hanna, I think g is pronounced in English and England. but not in reco'g'nize. 😊 (which I have heard native Americans not pronounce.)

[@SoundsAmerican]

+SHWETA HANAGANDI, so you don't trust our answer then?

[@Kannadalyricalsongs507]

Sounds American well I think you do, Sir. because I've heard Christmas abbot not pronounce the g in Recognize. 😊

[@linhadabeleza]

I can't agree more: English spelling is never easy! In fact, it's a challenge. I have a question about a specifical word. Are you sure about the /ɪr/ sound in the word "theory" /ˈθɪ.ri/. How you can see, there is a separation, due to syllable division, between /ɪ/ and /r/. They are not together contrary to other examples. That's why I'm asking you this question.

[@SoundsAmerican]

Congratulations, you've a great eye for detail: this is a typo in our transcription of "theory." Of course, the syllable division should be like this: /ˈθɪr·i/. Thank you for pointing that out.

[@linhadabeleza]

@@SoundsAmerican According to Cambridge Dictionary, /ˈθɪə.ri/ is the UK pronunciation and /ˈθɪr.i/ the American one.

[@alfonsogonzalez6562]

Excellent video as always! Can you make a video about the "d" sound when it's between two vowel sounds as in "nobody" or "federal"? For me it sounds like a flap t. For instance the words "rider" and "writer" sound the same to me but I don't know if this is correct.

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Very useful videos! Thanks!!

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Antonio S, you're welcome! Glad to hear that!

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great video

[@willgt8823]

hello teacher, and if I say near " nɪɚ" instead of saying "nɪr" , Is it also correct to pronounce it like this?, or is it wrong ?

[@SoundsAmerican]

Hello there, that's a great question! What's important is that "near" is a one-syllable word. The phonetic transcription /nɪ·ɚ/ implies two syllables (because you can't have two vowel sounds in one syllable in English). However, some English dialects have the /ɪə/ diphthong. Both /nɪə/ and /nɪr/ are correct and commonly used, these are just different dialects. Hope it helps!

[@cxl4538]

I have a question about this video. In overview we knew that 'a vowel followed by /r/ in the same syllable' is a R-colored vowel. But in some of the example words, like 'period' or 'zero', the vowel and nearby /r/ are not in a same syllable. For words 'period' and 'zero', syllables are 'pe-ri-od' and 'ze-ro', therefore they are not /Ir/ according to rule, is that right?

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Chunguang Lai No, that's not correct. The words "period" and "zero" both have the r-colored vowels /ɪr/ since the vowel and the /r/ are in the same syllable. Here's the syllabication for these words: "zero" - /ˈzɪrˑoʊ/ , "period" - /ˈpɪrˑiˑəd/. This symbol ˑ (dot in the middle) shows the syllabic division. We *always* show the transcription in our videos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmHFnHprj8utfpY kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmHFnHprj8utfpY Hope it helps!

[@cxl4538]

Thanks for reply. In AHD4th dictionary, the period is written like this " pe·ri·od (pîrʹē-əd)", so I'm very confused about this. Is 'pe·ri·od' the written syllables and 'pîrʹē-əd' the spoken syllables?

[@SoundsAmerican]

So, your dictionary shows exactly the same syllabications as we provided: pîrʹē-əd - /pɪrˑiˑəd/.

[@cxl4538]

I realized it, English is more harder than I thought. Thanks a lot for your help!

[@m_25333]

I wish your channel to start linking lessons ...🙏

[@SoundsAmerican]

+kaori25jp Thank you for your suggestion!

[@kimanhh999]

Can u continue with lesson about linking words?

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Ánh Kim Thank you for your suggestion.

[@halam6702]

you say to make the sound Ir .we begin with the sound / I / and the sound r .. but i require why don't you say the sound / i or i: / because /I/ sound as in sit /SIt/ is different do you understand me ??

[@Han-kx3yo]

Is /ir/ a tense sound or a relaxed sound ? By the way, thank you for helping me!!

[@keonscorner516]

Shouldn't /ɪr/ be /ir/

[@sriratdecha8809]

Thank you!

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Tui2 ratdecha , you're welcome!

[@fxj9772]

Im so confused. The “ɪ” in the “ɪr” sounds so similar with “i:”. Is it right to pronounce “i:r” instead of “ɪr”?

[@SoundsAmerican]

+ P J We understand your confusion. There's no /i:/ sound in American English. There's the relaxed /ɪ/ sound, as in "big" and the tense /i/ sound, as in "be." These are different sounds and they are pronounced in different ways. It's important not to confuse them. The sound that you mentioned in your comment /i:/ is probably the tense /i/ with a vowel length symbol. The vowel length symbol (:) is not used in American English. We pronounce the /ɪr/ sound starting with the relaxed sound /ɪ/, however, some people pronounce it with the tense /i/. We mentioned this in our video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmHFnHprj8utfpY

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+Victor Vatov You're welcome. Not yet, but there will be soon. We'll announce the release here on this channel. Please stay tuned!

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[@小松にょきおみ]

So very similar to the er sound?

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[@SoundsAmerican]

+Phiên Lê You're welcome! Are they helpful?

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Thank you so much!

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+Hieu Pham, you're welcome! 👋

[@kevinpena7590]

As a latino, I can pronounce all of the 7 colored R easily. The thing is that, since I'm latino, the "R" sounds a little bit stronger than it should be. However, I can be understood when speaking. Doesn't it matter if my "R" sounds stronger than it should be?

[@SoundsAmerican]

It's hard to say what "stronger" means exactly. The most common mistake that Spanish and Portuguese speakers make is trilling of the /r/ sounds. Make sure that you don't trill it.

[@kevinpena7590]

@@SoundsAmerican I don't trill it at all. I'd like you to hear how I pronounced the R in some words like "chair". Do you have any red social or app to be in contact with you? Like whatsapp. I want to be sure if I have done any advance or progress on my speaking skills.

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[@shmas202]

Isn't long e sound + r sound?

[@SoundsAmerican]

- The / ɪr / is a distinct sound in American English. - It's made by blending the relaxed /ɪ/ and /r/ sounds together. - There's no such things as the "long E sound" and the "short E sound" in phonetics: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYLEaqqVlKykgsU

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[@keonscorner516]

why does the /ɪ/ in /ɪr/ sound like /i/ as in be

[@SoundsAmerican]

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good job

[@SoundsAmerican]

+yahya algarni Glad you liked it!

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"Hola!" Do pets need to learn this? (As your say " Share this video with your pets, friends and relatives.")

[@MrHarry37]

Will this app be a real thing?

[@SoundsAmerican]

+XDeath , we certainly hope so :).

[@MrHarry37]

I can't wait :)

[@黄文龙-e3d]

When can be used？

[@espiritulibre3569]

I can suppose this is gonna be the most difficult of R colored vowel.

[@gpscmotivation945]

4:20 rrrr😂

[@HotSanWorld1]

Tongue : *STOP WORKING*

[@SoundsAmerican]

It probably just needs some rest. 😊

[@tricky_english]

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[@正大光明-h2p]

/ɪr/不太好，为什么不用/ɪɚ/？？？？

[@SoundsAmerican]

Could you please ask your question in English?

[@正大光明-h2p]

@@SoundsAmerican ‘mum’中的两个m发音是不同的，请问这两个m对应的音标符号分别是什么？ ‘nine’中的两个n发音是不同的，请问这两个n对应的音标符号分别是什么？ ‘rider’中的两个r发音是不同的，请问这两个r对应的音标符号分别是什么？

[@SoundsAmerican]

Again, sorry, can you please translate your question to English?

[@正大光明-h2p]

@@SoundsAmerican 我的英语很差，我的问题很简单，你用谷歌翻译。

[@ksugiarto9057]

@@SoundsAmerican hes/shes chinese and he/she probably wants to tell the difference of /m/ /n/ and /r/

[@Krzeszny95]

Sounds like /ir/

[@dawnpresenter2753]

place your tongue you pronounced plash your tongue how and why was that

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