How to Say THANKS FOR COMING - Rachel's English

Did someone come to your party? Your presentation? Your performance? Thank them: “Thanks for coming!” Learn how to say this phrase comfortably in conversational ... TaggedWith:FORReduction Didsomeonecometoyourparty? Yourpresentation? Yourperformance? Thankthem: “Thanksforcoming!” LearnhowtosaythisphrasecomfortablyinconversationalEnglish: whatwordsorsyllablestoreduce,howtolinkeverythingtogether,andthemelodicshapeofthephrase. YouTubeblocked?Clickheretoseethevideo. VideoText: InthisAmericanEnglishpronunciationvideo,we’regoingtostudythepronunciationofthephrase:Thanksforcoming.Let’slookatthestress.Da-da-DA-da.Thanksforcoming.It’safour-syllablephrasewithstressonthefirstandthirdsyllables.Thatmeansthesecondandfourthsyllablesshouldbereallyshortbecausethey’reunstressed,for,for,for,-ing,-ing,-ing.WebeginwiththeunvoicedTHsound.There’snowaytomakethissoundwithoutthetonguetippeekingoutfrombetweentheteeth.Th,th,thanks.NextwehavewhatwouldbewritteninIPAastheAAasinBATvowel.ButwhenthatvowelisfollowedbytheNGconsonant,asitishere,it’sreallymoreliketheAYasinSAYdiphthong.It’scertainlynot‘th-aa-nks’,withapureAAvowel.Dropyourjawforthesound,butyoudon’tneedtopulltheupperlipuplikeyoumightfortheAAvowel.Thenyourjawcomesbackup,andthebackpartofthetonguereachesupandtouchesthesoftpalatetomaketheNGconsonantsound.Th-a-nks,-nn,-nn.Th-a-nks,Thanks.It’sinthepositionitneedstobeinfortheK,soreleasethetongueforthatsound,kk,kk,andasyoudo,bringyourteethtogether.Yourtonguetipshouldalreadybewhereitneedstobe,pressingagainstthebackofthebottomfrontteeth,ks,ks. Nowwehave‘for.’TotransitionfromtheStotheF,ss-ff,ss-ff,ss-ff,allyouhavetodoisliftthebottomlip,sothattheinsideofitistouchingthebottomofthetopfrontteeth,ss-ff.Thanksfor,thanksfor.NoticeI’mreducing‘for.’IthastheschwaRsoundrightaftertheFsound,for,for,for.SomylipisrelaxingdownfromthepositionoftheF,for,for,andmytongueispullingbackfortheR,for,for.Thanksfor.Thanksfor.Thanksforcoming. Anotherstressedsyllable,beginningwiththeKconsonantsound.Thefrontpartofthetonguewillmoveforwardagain,rr-kkandthebackpartofthetonguewillstretchuptothesoftpalatefortheKsound,rr-kk.So,fortheR,thetonguewasshorterandfatter,andfortheK,thetonguestretchesout.For-kk,for-kk.Coming.TheUHasinBUTTERvowel.Weneedsomejawdrop,andaneutralandrelaxedpositionforthetongueandlips,co-,co-,com-.ThenthelipscometogetherfortheM,com-ing.Finallythe-ingending.Asthelipspart,thebackpartofthetonguestretchesupinthebacktomaketheNGconsonant.JawwilldropjustalittlebitfortheIHasinSITvowel,-ming,-ming,-ming.Coming.Thanksforcoming.Let’swatchonemoretimeinslowmotion.Thisvideoispartofaseries.Clickheretoseeothervideosjustlikeit.Ifyouhaveaphraseyou’dliketosuggestforthisseries,pleaseputitinthecomments. That’sit,andthankssomuchforusingRachel’sEnglish. Video: https://07f1c47b71c75472a3cc-b7eea9689205a6672fd1aa00be922d89.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/360%20-%20How_to_Say_THANKS_FOR_COMING_--_American_English_Phrases_and_Conversation.mp4 Rachel’sAcademy https://youtu.be/Bg0FemjFdos STUDYWITHRACHEL JoinRachel’sAcademytoinstantlyaccessall15courses,includingaccesstopersonalizedteacherfeedback. SeeWhatRachel’sStudentshavetoSay https://youtu.be/GCjZzcpWPRM