It's a beautiful Saturday morning here in New York, and I'm to have breakfast with my friend.
In this video you'll learn some American English Pronunciation and watch me eat beacon.
You ɡuys know what you'd like?
[ju ɡaɪz noʊ‿wʌʧud laɪkǀ]
Um, I would like the, um, what was it ...
[ʌm aɪ wʊd laɪk ði ʌm wʌtǀ wʌz‿ɪt]
The vegetarian black bean chili /Alright.
[ðə ˌvɛʤ ɪ ˈtɛəɹ i ən blæk bin ˈʧɪl i] [ɔˈɹaɪtǀ]
And I'd like a side of bacon / Alright / Thank you.
[æn‿aɪd laɪk ə saɪd‿əv ˈbeɪ kən / ɔˈɹaɪtǀ / ðæŋk ju]
Let's hear that again ...
You ɡuys know what you'd like?
[ju ɡaɪz noʊ‿wʌʧud laɪkǀ]
Um, I would like the, um, what was it ...
[ʌm aɪ wʊd laɪk ði ʌm wʌtǀ wʌz‿ɪt]
The vegetarian black bean chili /Alright.
[ðə ˌvɛʤ ɪ ˈtɛəɹ i ən blæk bin ˈʧɪl i] [ɔˈɹaɪtǀ]
And I'd like a side of bacon / Alright / Thank you.
[æn‿aɪd laɪk ə saɪd‿əv ˈbeɪ kən / ɔˈɹaɪtǀ / ðæŋk ju]
Did you notice?
You guys know what you'd like?
[ju ɡaɪz noʊ‿wʌʧud laɪkǀ]
.. can happen when linking the words.
You guys know what you'd like?
[ju ɡaɪz noʊ‿wʌʧud laɪkǀ]
Did you notice that the waiter here pronounced this end t of what and the beginning y of you together as a ʧ ch sound, this does happen sometimes, when the word ends in a t and the next word begins in a y, [wʌʧud], [wʌʧud]
Let´s listen again a few times:
You guys know what you'd like?
[ju ɡaɪz noʊ‿wʌʧud laɪkǀ]
You guys know what you'd like?
[ju ɡaɪz noʊ‿wʌʧud laɪkǀ]
You guys know what you'd like?
[ju ɡaɪz noʊ‿wʌʧud laɪkǀ]
Great! Moving on ...
Ok, I'll have the, um, grilled cheddar sandwich,
[oʊ ˈkeɪ aɪǀ hæv ði ʌm ɡɹɪld ˈʧɛd əɹ ˈsæn wɪʧ]
and a side of hashed potatoes, please.
[ænd ə‿saɪd‿əv hæʃt pə ˈteɪ doʊs pliz]
Thank you
Let's hear that again ...
Ok, I'll have the, um, grilled cheddar sandwich,
[oʊ ˈkeɪ aɪǀ hæv ði ʌm ɡɹɪld ˈʧɛd əɹ ˈsæn wɪʧ]
and a side of hashed potatoes, please.
[ænd ə‿saɪd‿əv hæʃt pə ˈteɪ doʊs pliz]
Thank you
Did you notice ...
ED endings:
grilled [ɡɹɪld]: 'ed' is a D sound because the sound before is a voiced consonant [l]
hashed [hæʃt]: 'ed' is a T sound because the sound before is an unvoiced consonant [ʃ]
So, the rule with 'ed' endings, there are three possible pronunciations when the sound before is a voiced sound like the [l] in grilled [ɡɹɪld] is pronounced as a [d], grilled [ɡɹɪld], if the sound before is unvoiced as in the [ʃ] in hashed [hæʃt] then the 'ed' is pronounced [t] as [t] sound, hashed [hæʃt], the third case is when the sound before is a [d] or [t], then the 'ed' is pronounced with the [ɪ] vowel followed by the [d] as in stated /ˈsteɪtɪd/, grilled [ɡɹɪld], hashed [hæʃt] both have an 'ed' ending, but that ending is pronounced differently.
Ok, I'll have the, um, grilled cheddar sandwich,
[oʊ ˈkeɪ aɪǀ hæv ði ʌm ɡɹɪld ˈʧɛd əɹ ˈsæn wɪʧ]
and a side of hashed potatoes, please.
[ænd ə‿saɪd‿əv hæʃt pə ˈteɪ doʊs pliz]
Thank you
Did you notice the pronunciation of T:
potatoes [pə ˈteɪ doʊs]
Listen again.
Did you notice the pronunciation of the letter T in the word 'potatoes', the letter T occurs twice, the second one it is pronounced like a Flat T or a d [ɾ], Why is it pronounced this way? because it comes between two vowel diphthong sounds, and often in every day speech t's that come between two vowels or diphthongs are pronounced as a d [ɾ]. You may notice the first T also comes between to vowels diphthong sounds, but in this case it starts a stressed syllable, and that is why it is pronounced as the true [t].
potatoes [pə ˈteɪ doʊs], potatoes [pə ˈteɪ doʊs]. Listen again.
and a side of hashed potatoes, please.
[ænd ə‿saɪd‿əv hæʃt pə ˈteɪ doʊs pliz]
Thank you
The Meal...
This look really, really good.
[ðɪs lʊks ˈɹi li ˈɹi li ɡʊd]
What's in your sandwich?
[wʌts ɪn yəɹ ˈsæn wɪʧ]
It's really good. It's on this hearty, rustic bread
[ɪts ˈɹi li ɡʊd ɪts ɑn ðɪs ˈhɑɹ di ˈɹʌs tɪk bɹɛd]
and it has cheddar cheese and spinach in there.
[ænd ɪtǀ hæz ˈʧɛd əɹ ʧiz æn ˈspɪn ɪʧ ɪn ðɛəɹ]
So, I have black beans with some eggs, and the
[soʊ aɪ hæv blæk binz wɪð səm‿eɡz æn ði]
yolk is really runny, which I love.
[joʊk ɪz ˈɹi li ˈɹʌn i wɪʧ aɪ lʌv]
And then my bacon is nice and thick.
[æn ðən maɪ ˈbeɪk ən ɪz naɪs‿n‿ðɪk]
Full stomachs!
How was it? / Really good
[haʊ‿wʌz‿ɪt] / [ˈɹi li ɡʊd]
I'm stuffed, but it was really good.
[aɪm stʌft bʌd‿ɪtǀ wʌz ˈɹi li ɡʊd]
Did you notice ...
Another ED ending:
stuffed [stʌft]: 'ed' is a T sound because the sound before is an unvoiced consonant [f]
Listen again.
How was it? / Really good
[haʊ‿wʌz‿ɪt] / [ˈɹi li ɡʊd]
I'm stuffed, but it was really good.
[aɪm stʌft bʌd‿ɪtǀ wʌz ˈɹi li ɡʊd]
That's it, and thanks so much for using Rachel's English!