This website was created to help people improve their American English pronunciation. At the core is a series of videos explaining in detail how each sound is created, as well as a blog.
The 'ai' as in 'buy' Sound
How to make this sound:
Video Text:
The ai diphthong. This combines the ah as in father and the ih as in sit. Aahh-iihh. In the ah vowel, the tongue is very relaxed, so the front is just kind of sitting there. Ah. However for the ih, it moves up a little on the back of the teeth. Aahh-iihh. So I would say the emphsis goes from the back of the tongue to the front. Ai, ai. Sample words: fight, chai, bye. Sample sentence: Her style is bright.
International Phonetic Alphabet symbol: [
]
Bookmark/Search this post with:
THE SOUNDS
View the sounds of American English:
listed -or-
Sound Chart -or-
by picture
If you cannot view the videos, click here.