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10 American accent basic rules

1-THE ----> (should we say it THA or THEE)


THA ---> If the next word starts with consonant letter.
The table The door
The ground The country
The cell phone
THEE----> If the next word starts with vowel letter.
The Only The Oil
The End The Internet
The Umbrella

2- T----> When the T comes at the end of the word between vowel and consonant or
two consonants we drop the sound.
Next Friday last Monday Fat Boy best friend bat man

3- T---->When T comes between two vowel letters it turns to be slight D.


(This point is related to the American accent only)
Water Computer beautiful Later Theater
*- notice that: even if the T sound comes between two vowel letters in a linking
between two words.
Get out Out of A lot of Eat an apple What about

4- O----> When it comes as the second letter in the word you drop the sound.
CoMPLETE CoNNECTION ToGETHER FoREVER ToNIGHT ToDAY
I’ll make a CoNNECTION ToDAY
5- O----> If the O is the only vowel letter in the word it turns to be (UH).
(This point is related to the American accent)
Hot Stop Not Got spot shot

I GoT A LoT oF WATER

6- H----> in the words, Him, His, and Her...we drop the (H) sound and link the word with
the previous word.
I saw him------> I sawim
Give her a chance------> giver a chance
I know his name------> I knowis name

7- Want to--------> Wanna.


Don’t WANNA be a boy you WANNA be a man you WANNA stay alive

8- Going to-------> Gonna.


I’m GONNA travel tomorrow morning
I’m GONNA work a lot tomorrow

9- AND----> We always cancel the A and the D sounds and pronounce only the N sound.
YOUN ME
UPN DOWN
BLACKN WHITE
TOMN JERRY

10- NG-----> Any word ends with NG we don’t pronounce the G.


EVERYTHINg -- SOMETHINg -- COMINg BACK -- GOINg HOME -- WAKINg UP

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