In this American English pronunciation video, we're going to go over the pronunciation of the word 'favorite'.
This week's Word of the Week is 'favorite'[ˈfeɪ və rɪt].
It can be pronounced with three syllables, but most of the time you'll hear it with two, [ˈfeɪv rɪt], [ˈfeɪv rɪt].
So, it begins with the F consonant sound, [f], [f], then we have the [eɪ] as in Say diphthong.
Make sure your jaw drops for that first sound of the diphthong, [ˈfeɪ], [ˈfeɪ].
Then we have the V consonant sound, same position as the F, only this time it's voiced, [ˈfeɪv], [ˈfeɪv].
And the R consonant, [ɪ] as in Sit vowel, T, [rɪt], [rɪt]. It's unstressed. [rɪt].[rɪt].
We may release the T, to make a True T sound, or we may keep the tongue up in the T position, and not release the T, making it a stop sound. [ˈfeɪ və rɪ], [ˈfeɪ və rɪ], or [ˈfeɪ və rɪt], [ˈfeɪ və rɪt], with a light release. Favorite.
This is my favorite restaurant.
That's it, your Word of the Week.
