English words can be really confusing sometimes.
In these how-to-pronounce episodes, I’ll help you with the pronunciation of confusing words and common names.
This week we’re going to talk about the minimal triplet, ‘cap’, ‘cop’, and ‘cup’.
You can watch the video version here: https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/cap-cup-cop/
Here’s a loose transcription of the words as explained in the episode:
cap: kap [IPA: kæp]
cop: kaap [IPA: kɑːp]
cup: kuhp [IPA: kʌp]
cat: kat [IPA: kæt]
hat: hat [IPA: hæt]
last: last [IPA: læst]
stack: stak [IPA: stæk]
backs: baks [IPA: bæks]
father: faath’r [IPA: fɑːðər]
lost: laast [IPA: lɑːst]
hot: haat [IPA: hɑːt]
stock: staak [IPA: stɑːk]
box: baaks [IPA: bɑːks]
love: luhv [IPA: lʌv]
hut: huht [IPA: hʌt]
fun: fuhn [IPA: fʌn]
lust: luhst [IPA: lʌst]
month: muhnth [IPA: mʌnθ]
country: kuhn-chri [IPA: kʌntʃri]
stuck: stuhk [IPA: stʌk]
bucks: buhks [IPA: bʌks]
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