263. How to pronounce V and W

English words can be really confusing sometimes.
In these how-to-pronounce episodes published on Fridays, I’ll help you with the pronunciation of confusing words and common names.
This week we’re going to talk about words and phrases with a V or W sound.

Here’s a loose transcription of the words and phrases as explained in the episode:
Vet: vet [IPA: vɛt]
Wet: wet [IPA: wɛt]
Why: wai [IPA: waɪ]
We: wee [IPA: wi]
When: wen [IPA: wɛn]
While: wail [IPA: waɪl]
Vile: vail [IPA: vaɪl]
West: west [IPA: wɛst]
Vest: vest [IPA: vɛst]
Wine: wain [IPA: waɪn]
Vine: vain [IPA: vaɪn]

Very well: ve-ree wel [IPA: ˈvɛɹi wɛl]
White windows: wait win-dowz [IPA: waɪt ˈwɪndoʊz]
Vicious wedding: vi-sh’s we-ding [IPA: ˈvɪʃəs ˈwɛdɪŋ]
Viking warriors: vai-king wo-ri-uhrz [IPA: ˈvaɪkɪŋ ˈwɔːɹiəɹz]
Save the world: seiv thuh w’rld [IPA: seɪv ðə wɜɹld]
Of which: uhv wich [IPA: əv wɪtʃ]

Watch the video version here: https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/v-w/

If you want to improve your accent and understand spoken English better, download my free American Accent audio crash course: https://hadarshemesh.com/audio-accent-course/
You can also download an interactive list of 50 of the most mispronounced words in English and master the pronunciation of those tricky words: https://hadarshemesh.com/50-most-mispronounced-words/
Join our Facebook community to connect with non-native English learners from all over the world: https://hadarshemesh.com/influency-community/