{"id":936,"date":"2015-04-26T12:55:40","date_gmt":"2015-04-26T16:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rachel-smith-live.prev21.rmkr.net\/?p=936"},"modified":"2024-05-13T01:34:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T01:34:00","slug":"pronounce-common-last-names-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rachelsenglish.com\/pronounce-common-last-names-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Pronounce Common Last Names (2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Learn how to pronounce some of the most common last names in America. \u00a0My name is on this list.\u00a0 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=2gFdCbIw9bQ\" class=\"lazy-load-youtube preview-lazyload preview-youtube\" data-video-title=\"How to Pronounce Common Last Names: American English, 2 of 2\" title=\"Play video &quot;How to Pronounce Common Last Names: American English, 2 of 2&quot;\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2gFdCbIw9bQ<\/a><noscript>Video can&#8217;t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2gFdCbIw9bQ\" title=\"How to Pronounce Common Last Names: American English, 2 of 2\">How to Pronounce Common Last Names: American English, 2 of 2 (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2gFdCbIw9bQ)<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/p>\n<p><h2>Video Transcript:<\/h2><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span id=\"STtranscriptContent1\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">This is the second half of the 20 most<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent2\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">popular last names in America.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent3\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Number 11: Anderson.Anderson begins with the word &#8216;and&#8217;. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent4\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">In IPA the word &#8216;and&#8217; is spelled with the<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent5\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">&#8216;aa&#8217; as in &#8216;bat&#8217; sound, but I find that it,<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent6\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">and here in Anderson, the aa is not quite as sharp,<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent7\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">the mouth doesn&#8217;t open quite as wide for the sound.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent8\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Anderson, and. Now, the second two syllables are unaccented,<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent9\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">and again, they kind of slide by <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent10\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">without pure vowels: An-der-son. Number 12: Thomas.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent11\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Spelled with a &#8216;th&#8217;, but pronounced as a tt,<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent12\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">T. Thomas, Thomas. With the &#8216;aw&#8217; as in &#8216;law&#8217; vowel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\"><span id=\"STtranscriptContent13\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Number 13: Jackson. Now this one does have<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent14\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">a very pure &#8216;aa&#8217; as in &#8216;bat&#8217;. Jaa-jack-sn.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent15\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Number 14: White. Just like number 5, Brown,<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent16\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">the name of a color. White.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent17\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Your lips have to start very small, in that<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent18\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">little circle, to make the proper W sound.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent19\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">White, &#8216;ai&#8217; as in &#8216;buy&#8217;, White. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent20\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Number 15: Harris. Harris starts with an H,<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent21\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">which I know for some speakers, particularly people<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent22\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">whose native language is French, the H<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent23\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">can be a difficult sound. H-h-h. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent24\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">The next letter, A, is followed by an R,<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent25\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">and that R does change the color of the A. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent26\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">It becomes an &#8216;er&#8217; as in &#8216;bare&#8217;. Harris.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent27\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Now, the second, and unaccented syllable here, actually<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent28\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">does take on an &#8216;ih&#8217; as in &#8216;sit&#8217; vowel.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent29\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">It&#8217;s not one of these unaccented syllables<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent30\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">that has no pure vowel. Harris.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent31\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Ih-ih-&#8216;ih&#8217; as in &#8216;sit&#8217; &#8211; Harris.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span id=\"STtranscriptContent32\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Number 16: Martin. This starts with an M,<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent33\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">which opens up into the &#8216;ah&#8217; as in &#8216;father&#8217;,<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent34\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">which transforms rather quickly into the &#8216;r&#8217; as in &#8216;run&#8217;. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent35\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Mar-, Mar-. The next letter is a T. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent36\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">However, it is not pronounced as<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent37\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">a tt or really a dd, which it sometimes is. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent38\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Rather, it&#8217;s function is more as a stop. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent39\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Mart-. So the tongue comes up into the position<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent40\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">for the D, which is, this part of the tongue<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent41\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">touching the roof of the mouth here,<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent42\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">behind the teeth. Mart-in. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent43\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">And then your tongue is pretty much<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent44\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">in position for the nn consonant sound. Martin. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent45\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Maar-in. Martin. So you can see here <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent46\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">the T is not really pronounced,<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent47\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">but rather acts as a stop. Number 17: Thompson.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent48\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Just like Thomas, it is spelled with a T-H, <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent49\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">but pronounced tt. Thompson.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent50\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">It has the &#8216;aw&#8217; as in &#8216;law&#8217;<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent51\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">into the mm-pp-sn, sn.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent52\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Again, the unaccented syllable not having<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent53\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">much of a pure vowel. Thompson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span id=\"STtranscriptContent54\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Number 18: Garcia. This is the first<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent55\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">of the Spanish-language names.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent56\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">If your native language is Spanish,<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent57\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">you should, of course, pronounce it as you would.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent58\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">However, these names have been Americanized, and take<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent59\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">on the American pronunciation when non-native speakers<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent60\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">are saying these names. Garcia.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent61\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Gar- starts the same way as Mar- as in Martin.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent62\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">The gg goes into a very quick &#8216;ah&#8217;<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent63\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">as in &#8216;father&#8217; which then very quickly slides<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent64\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">into the &#8216;r&#8217; as in &#8216;run&#8217;. Gar-ci-a. Garcia.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent65\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">So the second syllable is emphasized, the C<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent66\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">is pronounced as a ss, and the I<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent67\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">has that sharp &#8216;ee&#8217; as in &#8216;she&#8217; sound,<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent68\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">then tapering off into the schwa. Garcia.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent69\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Number 19, another Spanish name, Martinez.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent70\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Again, we&#8217;ve got this &#8216;ar&#8217; sound in the first syllable:<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent71\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Mar-, Martinez. Again, it is the middle syllable<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent72\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">that&#8217;s emphasized and so it does have a sharp &#8216;ee&#8217;<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent73\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">as in &#8216;she&#8217; sound. Martinez. Ez.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent74\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">The &#8216;eh&#8217; as in &#8216;bed&#8217; closing off<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent75\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">into the voiced zz sound. Martinez.<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent76\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Number 20: Robinson. The vowel in the first<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent77\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">syllable, &#8216;aw&#8217; as in &#8216;law&#8217;, Robinson, and<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent78\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">the second two unaccented syllables, again, not having<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent79\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">much of a pure vowel. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent80\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Ro-bn-sn: going more into the N<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent81\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">than having a vowel on its own. Robinson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span id=\"STtranscriptContent82\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Those are the 20 most common<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent83\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">last names in the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"video\"><\/a><strong>Video:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-936-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/07f1c47b71c75472a3cc-b7eea9689205a6672fd1aa00be922d89.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com\/21%20-%20How%20to%20Pronounce%20Common%20Last%20Names%20American%20English%2C%202%20of%202.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/07f1c47b71c75472a3cc-b7eea9689205a6672fd1aa00be922d89.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com\/21%20-%20How%20to%20Pronounce%20Common%20Last%20Names%20American%20English%2C%202%20of%202.mp4\">https:\/\/07f1c47b71c75472a3cc-b7eea9689205a6672fd1aa00be922d89.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com\/21%20-%20How%20to%20Pronounce%20Common%20Last%20Names%20American%20English%2C%202%20of%202.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to pronounce some of the most common last names in America. \u00a0My name is on this list.\u00a0 Video one of two. 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