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Unit 1: Simple Rule for Pronunciation & Intonation

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[ ] ... 'ch' as in 'char' & [ ] ... 'j' as in 'jar'

These two sounds are paired together because they take the same mouth position. CH is
unvoiced, meaning only air passes through the mouth, and JJ is voiced, meaning, uh, uh, jj,
you're making a sound with the vocal cords. These consonants have a stop consonant component,
but unlike stop consonants, they're always released. The stop consonant is when the front part
of the tongue raises and touches the roof of the mouth in the front in the T/D tongue position.
The mouth takes the position of the SH and DJ sounds, where the teeth are together, the corners
of the lips are in, and the rest of the lips are flared. Ch, jj. So the tongue will move up and press
the roof of the mouth, air builds up, and when the tongue releases, the air comes through, ch, jj,
making the sound.

[ ] ... 'h' as in 'hi'

The H is consonant sound. This sound is simply made, hh, by passing air through the mouth.
Hhh, if you hear a sound like that, and you feel the soft palate bouncing against the tongue, it's
not a correct H sound, hh. It's very quiet, just air coming though, hh, hh. The rest of the mouth
position depends on the sound that comes next. For example, the word how, how. The lips and
the tongue are both taking the position of the 'ow' as in 'now' diphthong. Hh, hh, how.

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