Diphthongs
How to pronounce /oʊ/ OH as in go
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How to make it
Start with rounded lips and tongue mid-back, then slide to OO.
- Tongue
- Starts mid back, slides up
- Lips
- Rounded, closing tighter
- Voice
- One long moving sound
Watch the mouth
Glide from O into OO, closing your lips as you go.
Where learners slip
- Arabic speakersThe glide gets flattened into a single long O.
Say it on real English. See if it lands.
Lang Shadow scores /oʊ/ every time you say it — in Shorts, in role plays and in your own words — and colours it next to the other 40 sounds.