How to pronounce the Numbers 1–10

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Today I ' m going to pronounceNumbers 1 through 10.Actually no, 0–10.To begin, zero.Zero starts with the ZZ voiced z sound [z]Where the teeth come together:zz.It then opens into the ' EE 'As in ' she ' vowel sound [i],ze-, so the jaw drops just a little bitAnd the corners of the lips pull back:ze-, Zero.It then had the R consonant sound [?], zer-,So the tongue have to move up into that position,Zero.And it ends with the ' Oh ' as in ' no ' diphthong [O?].Zero.One.One begins with the W consonant sound [W], so the lips form that very tight circle. O, it then opens into the ' Uh ' as in ' butter ' vowel sound [?], with that very relaxed drop of the jaw , O. The tongue then moves up into the n position [n].

One, one. This is pronounced the exact sameAs the word won, as in, ' We won the game '.Starts with the T SOUND:TT, TT,Where the teeth is together, the tongue is behind them, TT,and pulls back to release air. Both.It then had the ' oo ' as in ' boo ' vowel sound [u]. Both.And if you ' ll notice, the lips begin-to-take that Position Even–tt–before the T sound. A.  and This is pronounced the exact same as the word too, t-o-o, as in, ' I want to go too '.  or, to, T-o, as in, ' He's going to the store ',  although to being honest, that word is often reduced to:t '.  he is Going T ' the store.

Three. This begins and the unvoiced th sound [θ]: th.Make sure your tongue comes through those teeth,It's the only-to-make.th, Th, thr-. It then pulls back into the R position.So your tongue would move from being through the teethTo being further up and back. thr-.Then the ' ee ' as in ' she ' vowel sound. Three, three. Four begins and the F sound, so the bottom lip must move up to the top teeth. Four . It then opens to the ' Oh ' as in ' No ' diphthong, four , before moving to the R consonant sound. Four , four.

Five. This is word begins and ends with this, Position of the lip coming up and touching the top teeth.It begins with the F sound, FF,And ends with the V sound, vv.So, the first was unvoiced and the second is voiced.It has the ' AI ' as in ' buy ' diphthong [a?] in between.Five, Five, Five. Notice the V consonant soundAt the end are very short. Five.Six. Six begins and ends with the S-consonant sound,  unvoiced, six.  the Vowel sound was the ' ih ' as in ' sit ' vowel sound [?].  we Then The K consonant sound, sik-sik-, where the tongue comes up here and pulls Away to release air. Sik, six. And then Finally,  the S consonant sound again to end. Six.

Seven also begins with the S-consonant soundand opens into the ' Eh ' as in ' bed ' vowel sound [ε].se-, se-.It then had the V consonant sound, sev-, where The lip moves up and touches the teeth, SEv.  and the Final syllable is the schwa [?]   followed by the N-sound,-en,-en.  so the Tongue, which is off, pulls up to lightly touch the roof of the mouth,-en, to make the N sound. seven, Seven.

Eight. Eight have the ' ay ' as in ' say ' diphthong [e?]followed by the T-sound, TT, where you release the airThrough the teeth, TT, by pulling the tongue away.Eight. This is pronounced the exact sameAs the word a-t-e, as in, ' I ate that yesterday '.Nine. Nine begins and ends with the N consonant sound,nn, nn, where the front part of the tongue isUp against the roof of the mouth, nine. and in Between those, sounds is The  ' ai ' as in ' buy ' diphthong. Nine, Nine.  and ten. Ten have the ' eh ' as in ' bed ' vowel sound after, TT, the T sound:te-, te-, ten. Ten.  you can See the tongue then have to move up to Touch the roof of the mouth the make the N Ten.

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How to pronounce the Numbers 1–10