This vowel is found in Vietnamese, Tamil and an extremely Californian pronunciation of "dude". We now have three features: How high or low the tongue is, Whether the tongue is back or front, and ...

Omicron is the shorter vowel pronunciation of the two, but time, wars and modern civilization eventually merged the pronunciations. Listen to “The Origin of Omicron - how to pronounce this new ...

English has around 20 vowel phonemes like ee, ih, eh, aa, ay, ah, aw, oh, uh, and ooh. To qualify as a vowel, a sound must meet a few general criteria. First, it must be voiced, meaning your voice ...

A fada above a vowel means the vowel should be pronounced “long” – which is what fada means in Irish. Fadas are often dropped in English, but in Irish pronunciation they are crucial.