{"id":925,"date":"2015-04-26T12:26:58","date_gmt":"2015-04-26T16:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rachel-smith-live.prev21.rmkr.net\/?p=925"},"modified":"2024-05-13T01:29:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T01:29:03","slug":"pronounce-common-last-names-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rachelsenglish.com\/pronounce-common-last-names-1\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Pronounce Common Last Names (1)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Learn how to pronounce some of the most common last names in America. My name is on this list! Video one of two.<\/p>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"entry-tags\">Tagged With: <a href=\"https:\/\/rachelsenglish.com\/tag\/names\/\" rel=\"tag\">names<\/a><\/span> <strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">YouTube blocked?<\/span> <\/strong><a href=\"#video\">Click here to see the video.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"container-lazyload preview-lazyload container-youtube js-lazyload--not-loaded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d0yTlhka_yQ\" class=\"lazy-load-youtube preview-lazyload preview-youtube\" data-video-title=\"How to Pronounce Common Last Names: American English\" title=\"Play video &quot;How to Pronounce Common Last Names: American English&quot;\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d0yTlhka_yQ<\/a><noscript>Video can&#8217;t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d0yTlhka_yQ\" title=\"How to Pronounce Common Last Names: American English\">How to Pronounce Common Last Names: American English (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d0yTlhka_yQ)<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/p>\n<p><h2>Video Transcript:<\/h2><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span id=\"STtranscriptContent1\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Today I&#8217;m going to go over the 20<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent2\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">most common last names<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent3\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">in America.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent4\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">The number one most common last name<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent5\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">is Smith.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent6\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Smith begins and ends with <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent7\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">unvoiced consonants: ss and th. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent8\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">In between: mm-ih, mm-oh.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent9\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">The M into the &#8216;ih&#8217; as in &#8216;sit&#8217; [\u026a].<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent10\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Smith, Smith.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent11\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">I&#8217;ve noticed for people whose native language is Spanish,<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent12\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">and probably for other languages as well, <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent13\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">it&#8217;s difficult to say any word that begins with an S <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent14\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">without saying &#8216;eh&#8217; vowel in front of it.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent15\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">For example, instead of Smith, <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent16\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">I sometimes hear &#8216;esmith&#8217;.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent17\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Now, the S, ss, is unvoiced at the beginning of Smith,<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent18\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">which means with the vocal cords,<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent19\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">no sound is being made.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent20\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">So if you start with an &#8216;es-&#8216;,<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent21\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">you&#8217;re starting with a vowel, <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent22\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">which means you&#8217;re making sound <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent23\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">with your vocal cords.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent24\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">So if you think of trying to start<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent25\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">without making any sound whatsoever,<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent26\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">ss-mm, then with that M sound letting<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent27\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">your vocal cords work,<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent28\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">that might help.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\"><span id=\"STtranscriptContent29\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">The second name: Johnson.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent30\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Dj-dj, going into the &#8216;ah&#8217; as in &#8216;father&#8217;, [\u03b1] <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent31\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">even though it is spelled with an O-H.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent32\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Johnson. Johnson. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent33\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">The last syllable, which is unaccented,<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent34\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">sn, sn, is basically an S <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent35\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">straight into the N: sn, sn.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent36\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">There is a little bit of a schwa [\u0259] thrown<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent37\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">in there in the middle. Johnson, Johnson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span id=\"STtranscriptContent38\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Number three: Williams. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent39\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Williams starts with a W,<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent40\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">which is difficult sometimes for people<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent41\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">whose native language is not English, so<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent42\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">your lips have to start in that really small position.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent43\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Williams. So the first I is an &#8216;ih&#8217; as in &#8216;sit&#8217; [\u026a],<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent44\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">and the second is an &#8216;ee&#8217; as in &#8216;she&#8217; [i].<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent45\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Williams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span id=\"STtranscriptContent46\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Jones. Jones, like Johnson,<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent47\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">starts with this dj sound, Jones.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent48\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">It then has the &#8216;oh&#8217; as in &#8216;no&#8217; [o\u028a] diphthong.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent49\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">And notice that the S at the end is voiced: Jones.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span id=\"STtranscriptContent50\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Number four: Brown. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent51\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Brown has the &#8216;ow&#8217; as in &#8216;now&#8217; [a\u028a] diphthong:<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent52\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Brown. Number six: Davis. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent53\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Davis has a second syllable, -vis, <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent54\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">that beings with the V sound. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent55\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Now when an unaccented syllable is starting<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent56\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">with this sound in particular, it&#8217;s difficult, I think,<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent57\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">for non-native speakers to hear:<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent58\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Davis. Davis. Do you hear vv?<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent59\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">There&#8217;s not really a sharp vv sound in there.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent60\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Davis. But if you watch my lip,<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent61\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">you will see that it does come up to make that position:<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent62\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">it&#8217;s just a quick little flick. Davis. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent63\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">And my vocal cords are continuing to make sound: <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent64\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">uh, uh, uh, but it&#8217;s really more of that than a vv.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent65\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Davis. That has the &#8216;ay&#8217; as in &#8216;say&#8217; [e\u026a], Davis<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent66\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">with a schwa in the second syllable. Davis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span id=\"STtranscriptContent67\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Miller. The first syllable has an &#8216;ih&#8217; as in &#8216;sit&#8217; [\u026a]:<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent68\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Mil-, and it ends in an L.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent69\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">And when it end in an L, that is considered a dark L, <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent70\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">which means we kind of slide through an uh sound <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent71\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">before we finish it of with the L. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent72\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Mil-, Mil-. And the second unaccented syllable<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent73\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">is simply err. Rr. Miller, Miller.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span id=\"STtranscriptContent74\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Number eight, Wilson. Now again, <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent75\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">the first syllable here ends with an L. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent76\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">So we start with the Wi-, but then we<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent77\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">have to into a uh before we close it off to the L.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent78\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Wil-, wil-, Wilson. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent79\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">And, the unaccented syllable: sn, sn. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent80\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Again, almost without a vowel. Wilson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span id=\"STtranscriptContent81\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Number nine, Moore. Now this is spelled M-O-O-R-E,<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent82\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">but it has the same pronunciation as the word more,<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent83\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">as in more and less. Moore. It has the<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent84\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">&#8216;oh&#8217; as in &#8216;no&#8217; [o\u028a] diphthong: Moore, Moore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span id=\"STtranscriptContent85\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Number ten: Taylor. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent86\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Taylor has the &#8216;ay&#8217; as in &#8216;say&#8217; [e\u026a] diphthong, <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent87\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">and the second syllable: lr, lr. Again, <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent88\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">without a real pure vowel sound in there. 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