In this American English pronunciation video, we're going to learn how to pronounce the AH as in FATHER vowel.
This vowel needs a lot of jaw drop. Ah.
The tongue tip lightly touches behind the bottom front teeth, and the back part of the tongue presses down a little bit.
Ah. The lips are neutral, very relaxed.
Ah. Because the tongue presses down in the back, you can see further into the dark space in the mouth.
Let's see that by watching this vowel up close and in slow motion.
The lips are relaxed, and the tongue is lowered in the back.
The inside of the mouth is dark.
The word 'job'.
The jaw drops, and the tongue presses down in the back.
