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How to Pronounce Difficult Minimal Pairs - AH /ɑ/ vs. UH /ʌ/ [Student Request Part 17]

 

(Video Transcript)

How well can you pronounce the AH /ɑ/ and UH /ʌ/ vowels in these minimal pairs?

 

Don/done,
knot/nut
flocks/flux
talk/tuck
pawn/pun

 

In this short video, see each word as I pronounce it at my normal pace, at a slower pace, and then up close and in slow motion!

 

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