Consonant Sound / g / as in "gift" – American English Pronunciation Video
The /g/ sound is not as easy to pronounce as it seems. Yes, you probably know how to make it, but most likely you pronounce it with a strong foreign accent.
In this video, you'll find out how to make the AMERICAN /g/ and the different ways it can be pronounced. This will bring you closer to speaking with an American accent.
You'll practice making this sound with several exercises recorded by the best speech therapist specializing in accent modification in the US.
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Quick Links:
• Consonant sound /g/, as in "gift:" 00:00
• Review of the /g/ consonant: 00:55
• Rules for letter 'G': 02:20
• How to make the /g/ sound: 03: 37
• Pronunciation exercise 1: 04:28
• Pronunciation exercise 2: 06:40
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TRANSCRIPT
Hello there! This is the "Sounds American" channel.
In this video we're going to talk about the American consonant sound /g/, as in the word "gift" You can also hear this sound in words like "good," "dog," "forget" or "egg."
We'll be using a special phonetic symbol - /g/ - for this sound.
The /g/ is one of six stop consonants in the stop sounds category.
We're pretty sure that everyone can pronounce a /g/ sound. The problem is that the majority of non-native English speakers pronounce the American /g/ with a strong foreign accent. Let's find out how to fix that.
We'll start with reviewing what we learned in the Stop Sounds Overview video.
The /g/ is made by stopping the air with the back of your tongue in your throat.
The /g/ is a voiced sound. It has a voiceless counterpart, the consonant sound /k/.
As with all stop consonants, it's important to know when you should or shouldn't aspirate the /g/ sound.
The /g/ is pronounced with a small puff of air at the beginning of words and syllables.
Note, however, that at the end of words, the /g/ follows the final stop rule and is not aspirated.
If you aspirate the final /g/ sound, you'll still be understood, but you won't be speaking with an American accent.
Here are several examples:
• "game," "goal," "begin"
• "dog," "flag," "egg"
These pronunciation rules are important, but with the /g/ sound it's sometimes more important not to confuse it with the /dʒ/ sound. Unfortunately, this may happen to the best of us :).
Why? Because these two sounds are both represented by the same letter 'G.'
The good news is that in written words the /g/ sound is always represented by the letter 'G'.
The news that's not so good is that the letter 'G' doesn't always represent the sound /g/.
Confused? Don't worry, just have a look.
Always check the letter after the 'G'. That's how you'll know which sound to pronounce.
If the 'G' is followed by the letters 'a', 'o' or 'u', pronounce the /g/ sound. For example, "game," "got," "guy"
If the 'G' is followed by the letters 'i', 'e' or 'y', pronounce the /dʒ/ sound. For example, "age," "giant" or "gym."
What if the 'G' is followed by a consonant letter? Well, then it's typically pronounced as /g/.
We say "typically," as there are some other options, but we'll talk about them in our future videos.
Now let's go back to the /g/ sound and find out how to make it.
Slightly open your mouth and leave your lips in a neutral position.
Next you have to stop the air in your mouth. This is how you do that:
Raise the back of your tongue toward your throat.
Stop the air with the back of your tongue and then release it with a small puff.
The /g/ is a voiced sound, so don't forget to add your voice: /g/.
Now, let's try saying it: /g/, /g/, /g/.
[Pronunciation exercise 1]
Let's start with the /g/ sound at the beginning of words. Remember, the /g/ is aspirated in this position.
Let's begin!
• game
• garden
• girl
• glad
• glamour
• gold
• gone
• good
• got
• government
• governor
• gown
• graceful
• gradually
• graffiti
• grandchild
• grant
• green
• guest
• guy
[Pronunciation exercise 2]
• bag
• big
• blog
• dig
• dog
• egg
• flag
• frog
• hotdog
• hug
• league
• leg
• log
• mug
• pig
• plug
• rag
• rug
• vogue
• wag
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