Liquids & glides
How to pronounce /w/ W as in we
wewateraway
How to make it
Round your lips tight, then release straight into the vowel.
- Tongue
- Back of the tongue lifts
- Lips
- Tight circle, then release
- Voice
- Buzzing on
Watch the mouth
Round your lips tight first, then open into the vowel.
Where learners slip
- Hindi speakersW and V merge — we can land as ve.
- Russian speakersOften replaced by /v/ — we can land as ve.
- Turkish speakersOften replaced by /v/ — we can land as ve.
- German speakersOften replaced by /v/ — we can land as ve.
- Persian speakersOften replaced by /v/ — we can land as ve.
Say it on real English. See if it lands.
Lang Shadow scores /w/ every time you say it — in Shorts, in role plays and in your own words — and colours it next to the other 40 sounds.