| Play | IPA | Word | Sentence | Explanation | Explanation |
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ɛə | Bear | The bɛər is mad | |
Even though our brain doesn’t hear the ‘ə’ sound, it is in there, make sure you pronounce it bɛ-ər |
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ɪə | Beer | Bring the bɪər over | |
Even though you don’t hear the ‘ə’ sound, it is in there bɪ-ər |
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aʊ | Cow | Holy kaʊ | |
The ‘a’ sound is this diphthong is similar to the ‘a’ sound in Spanish, followed by the ʊ sound |
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eɪ | Payday | Peɪdeɪ is this Friday | |
The ‘e’ sound is similar to the ‘e’ sound in Spanish followed by the ‘ɪ’ sound |
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oʊ | Phone | Turn off your foʊn please | |
Both sounds in this diphthong are similar to the sounds in Spanish but the lips are not circles as they are when we say them in Spanish |
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ʊə | Poor | Pʊər baby | |
Even if you don’t hear the ə sound, it is in there, so it is a ‘ʊ’ followed by a ‘ə’ sound |
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aɪ | Sky | The skaɪ is blue | |
The ‘a’ sound in this diphthong is similar to the ‘a’ sound in Spanish followed by the ‘ɪ’ sound |
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ɔɪ | Toy | The tɔɪ is broken | |
This ‘ɔ’ sound in this diphthong is similar to the ‘o’ sound in Spanish, followed by the ‘ɪ’ sound |
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