How to say UNFORTUNATELY - Rachel's English

“Unfortunately” is a five syllable word with stress on the second syllable, Un-for-tu-nate-ly. Unfortunately, da-DA-da-da-da. Unfortunately. So we should hear ... ‘Unfortunately’is,unfortunately,difficulttopronounce.Youguysrequesteditoverandover! Learnhowtobreakdownthisword,soundbysoundandsyllablebysyllable,tofeelcomfortablepracticingandperfectingit. YouTubeblocked?Clickheretoseethevideo. VideoText:  InthisAmericanEnglishpronunciationvideo,you’regoingtolearnhowtopronouncetheword‘unfortunately.’ UnfortunatelyI’mmakingthisvideoonvacation,sowehaveaweirdwoodbackgroundandthelighting’snotsogood.Butfortunatelywe’regoingtogettohearalotofdifferentpeoplesaythisword. “Unfortunately”isafivesyllablewordwithstressonthesecondsyllable,Un-for-tu-nate-ly.Unfortunately,da-DA-da-da-da.Unfortunately.Soweshouldhearthatastheloudestandlongestandmostobvioussyllable.Therestarelessimportant.“Unfortunately.”“Unfortunately.” Webeginwithanunstressedsyllableun-,wehavethe‘UH’asthe‘BUTTER’vowelandthe‘N’consonant,un-,un-,un-,un-,un-.Sobecauseit’sunstressedyoucanseethere’snotawholelotofmouthmovementgoingonbecausethesesounds,thissyllableisn’tthatimportant,un-,un-,un-,un-,un-.TomaketheUHvoweleverythingisjustreallyrelaxed,thejawhangs,thetongueisnotengaging,un-,un-.Thenthetipsimplyliftstotheroofofthemouthwheretheflatpartofthetongueistouchingtheroofofthemouth,un-,un-,un-ff.Thenwehavethe‘F’consonant.Sothebottomlipwillreachupandthissoftpartontheinsidewilltouchthebottomofthetopfrontteeth.Un-ff,un-ff,un-for. ThenwehavetheAWasinLAWvowel,followedbytheRconsonant.NoticehowmyvoicegoesUH.Thatistheshapeofastressedsyllable.Somakesureyouhaveitlongenoughsoyoucangetinthatchangeofpitch.Un-for,un-for.Tomakethevowelheremylipsareroundingalittlebit,un-for,uh,uh.Andmytongueliftsjustalittlebit,thewholething,fo-,butthetipstaysforwardtouchingbehindthebottomofmyfrontteeth.Un-for,un-for. Nextwehavetheletters‘T’and‘U’. TheyrepresenttheCHandschwasound,-tu-,-tu-,-tu-,-tu-.Againit’sunstressedsoit’sgoingtobelowerinpitchandalittleflatter,-tu-,-tu-,-tu-. Youcanseemymouthisn’tmovingtoomuchtomakethishappen.Un-for-tu,un-for-tu-tu-tu-.TomakethisCHsoundtheteetharetogether,ch,andthetongueliftssothatthetipistouchingtheroofofthemouthhere,ch,ch.ThenIreleasethetongueandtheteethatthesametimedirectlyintotheSchwa,un-for-tu-tu-,un-for-tu. Wehavetwosyllablesleftbothunstressed,so,-nate-.ThisbeginswiththeNconsonant,sothetonguehastogouptotheroofofthemouthagain.Un-for-tu-nate-ly. SowehavetheIHvowel,thetonguecomesbackdown.Nowthingsgetalittletricky.WehaveaStopT.WhyisitaStopT?Becausethenextsoundisaconsonant.Sowedon’tneedtomakeaTrueTsound,it’snotun-for-tu-nate-ly.It’sunfortunately.Unfortunate-ly.Sowestoptheairreallyquicklyinourthroat.Wecanactuallyleavethetonguetipdown,unfortunate-.WhenImakethatstop,mytongue,notthetipbutalittlefurtherback,doesliftupandtouchtheroofofthemouth.Butsincemyjawismoreorlessclosedit’snotabigmovement.Un-for-tu-nate-ly-ly. TomakethelastsyllablewehavetobeginwithanL.Thereareacoupledifferentwaysthatyoucanmakethe‘L,’youcanhavethetonguetipallthewayupattheroofofthemouth.ButIfind,Itendtoputitthroughtheteethalittlebit,whenit’sbeginninganunstressedsyllable.ItlooksalittlebitliketheTH.L-l-l.ButyoucanstillmaketheLsound.ThentomaketheendingunstressedEEvowelthetonguetipjustcomesbackinthemouthandtouchesherebehindthebottomofthefrontteeth.Unfortunately.Unfortunately. SowhenyoumakeaStopTandwhenyoumakethismodifiedLwiththetonguetipcomingalittlethroughtheteethratherthanattheroofofthemouth,itsimplifiesthemovementalittlebitandwewantthatbecausetheseareunstressedsyllables,soinordertomakethemreallyquickly,wemightneedtosimplifyalittlebit.Unfortunately.Unfortunately. Unfortunatelyit’ssortofacomplicatedwordtopronounce. Nowwegettohearsomeofmyfriendsandfamilysaythewordunfortunately. >>Unfortunately.[12x] Ihopethisvideohashelpedyouunderstandhowtopronouncetheword‘unfortunately.’ Ifthereisaword,youwouldliketoknowhowtopronouncebetter,putitinthecommentsbelowanddon’tforgetto‘Like’and‘Share’thisvideo. That’sitandthankssomuchforusingRachel’sEnglish. Video: http://60875a31ee079ef966cb-b7eea9689205a6672fd1aa00be922d89.r13.cf1.rackcdn.com/361%20-%20How%20to%20say%20UNFORTUNATELY%20in%20American%20English.mp4 Rachel’sAcademy https://youtu.be/Bg0FemjFdos JointheAcademy Youwon'tbelieveyourowntransformation.JoinRachel'sAcademytodaytospeakEnglishwithconfidence. SeeWhatRachel’sStudentshavetoSay https://youtu.be/GCjZzcpWPRM