Hey everyone, it's Hadar and this is The Accent's Way and today we're gonna
talk about the question: how to pronounce the word 'question'? It's pretty simple as
long as we remember that it's not pronounced the way it's written because
English is not a phonetic language. So this word has two syllables and in every
word there is one syllable that sticks out the most. It is longer, louder and
higher in pitch and in this case it's the first syllable - "kwes" "kwes". We begin
with a 'k' sound. Then it's a 'w'. Round your lips for a 'W'. Then the 'eh' as in 'red'.
"Kweh" and then you end it up with an 'S' - "kwes" "kwes". Just like the word 'quest' -
"kwes". That's the first syllable. The second syllable begins with a 'ch' sound as
in 'chicken'. Right? I know it's spelled with a 'T' but we do
want to pronounce that as a "ch". "Ch", "ch", "ch". Then we reduce to a schwa - "chuh" "chuh" - and then
close it with an 'N' - "ch'n" "ch'n". "Kwes-ch'n". Tah-tah. Question. Question.
"Hey, I have a question." "Do you have any questions?" "Can I ask you a question?" Now,
you might be hearing people pronouncing this word more with a 'sh' sound, like
"kwesh-t'n". "Kwesh-t'n". That's also okay but I would focus on the accurate
pronunciation with a 's' sound - "kwes-ch'n". All right, that's it! Thank you so much
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