Do you pronounce "January " this way?

[mohammedabo]

I dont why I hear it this way (djn u w ree )
Does it have (w) as n want?

 

[Tarheel]

I made a recording, but I didn't know what to do with it after that. I don't know how to upload it. What was it? One word: January. Added: It's clear and distinct.

 

[Tarheel]

I dont why I hear it this way (djn u w ree )
Does it have (w) as in want?

Yes, there is a "w" sound: jan-u-ware-ee.

 

[mohammedabo]

I made a recording, but I didn't know what to do with it after that. I don't know how to upload it. What was it? One word: January. Added: It's clear and distinct.

You can upload here

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[emsr2d2]

The "w" sound you're hearing comes any time you say "you" followed by a vowel sound. Say out loud:

- You are
- You aren't
- You animal
- You idiot
- You ought to know
- You underestimated me

You should hear that "w" between "you" and the start of the next word every time. It's exactly the same in "January".

 

[mohammedabo]

what about this one

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[mohammedabo]

The "w" sound you're hearing comes any time you say "you" followed by a vowel sound. Say out loud:

- You are
- You aren't
- You animal
- You idiot
- You ought to know
- You underestimated me

You should hear that "w" between "you" and the start of the next word every time. It's exactly the same in "January".

Yes, while leaning it with you, I was omittint /w/ totally. I was saying it /djnuairee/
So it is wrong to say /djnuairee/. Is it /djnuwearee/?

 

[Tarheel]

what about this one

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I can hear it better now. January -- four times!

Mine is louder. Maybe that's because I speak closer to the microphone. (I wanted to upload it to this thread, but I guess that was too ambitious. )

 

[Tarheel]

Is it /djnuwearee/?

Yes, I think that's right.

 

[mohammedabo]

So tomorrow I am going to shift to February.

 

[Amigos4]

So tomorrow I am going to shift to February.

Why don't you take a pronunciation vacation in February and go directly to March? It would be so much easier!

 

[ryankopf]

Jan
You
Airy
Each of those syllables gets the same length when speaking it.

 

[probus]

Jan
You
Airy
Each of those syllables gets the same length when speaking it.

Can you please clarify that @ryankopf? I'd make that four syllables with the fourth less stressed than the other three.