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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.40,0:00:05.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In this American English pronunciation video,\Nwe're going to go over the pronunciation of
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.55,0:00:07.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the word 'umbrella'.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.44,0:00:20.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This week's Word of the Week is 'umbrella'. \NThanks so much to the user who suggested it!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.89,0:00:26.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a three-syllable word with stress\Non the middle syllable. Umbrella, da-DA-da,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.48,0:00:29.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,da-DA-da.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.09,0:00:35.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We begin with the UH as in BUTTER sound. Since\Nit's not in a stressed syllable, the jaw won't
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.54,0:00:41.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,drop quite as much as it would in a stressed\Nsyllable, like the first syllable of 'butter'.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.54,0:00:48.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Um-. Um-. Um-. Then we have the M consonant\Nsound, the lips must come together for that.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.54,0:00:57.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Umb-. For the B, they may press a little bit\Nmore than they did for the M. Umb-re. Next
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.00,0:01:04.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the R consonant. So our tongue tip, which\Nhas been behind the front teeth the whole
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.10,0:01:09.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,time, must pull back and up. The tip isn't\Ntouching anything, and the middle part is
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.61,0:01:17.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,touching the roof of the mouth or the teeth\Nabout here, umbr-. Now we have the EH as in
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.96,0:01:23.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,BED vowel. This is our stressed syllable,\Nand this vowel requires a good bit of jaw
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.38,0:01:28.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,drop. Your tongue tip will come forward and\Nback down so it's again touching behind the
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.68,0:01:38.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bottom front teeth, -bre-. Umbre-. Now we\Nhave a Dark L. To make this sound, the jaw
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.38,0:01:48.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will come back up, and the back part of the\Ntongue will pull back, umbrell-. The tip stays
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.10,0:01:55.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,forward, where it was for the EH. Umbrell-.\NThis pulling back of the tongue makes the
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.41,0:02:04.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,dark sound, ul. Next we bring the tip of the\Ntongue up to the roof of the mouth, umbrell-,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.43,0:02:18.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and quickly back down so the tip is again\Nbehind the bottom front teeth for the schwa.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.14,0:02:27.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Umbrella, umbrella. Make that last syllable\Nreally short since it's unstressed: -a, -a,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.02,0:02:29.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,-a. Umbrella. Umbrella.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.91,0:02:36.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Make sure you go buy Rihanna's single 'Umbrella',\N'ella, 'ella, eh, eh, eh. I'll let her sing it.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.91,0:02:39.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.20,0:02:41.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here it is in slow motion.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.21,0:03:47.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If there's a word you find difficult to pronounce,\Nsuggest it in the comments. That's it, and
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.26,0:03:51.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,thanks so much for using Rachel's English.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.24,0:03:56.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hey guys! Did you know I'm running an online\Ncourse? The topic: Vowels and Diphthongs.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.78,0:04:00.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope to see some of you there. Click here\Nfor more information.