American English Pronunciation Book Audio
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Listen + Repeat: Audio 1.1 — Imitation. Remember, this isn’t English. You’ll hear random vocal sounds to practice imitation. Each sound or nonsense word can be heard once, with a pause after for you to repeat. Try to repeat everything exactly like you hear it. Experiment. Don’t be afraid to sound crazy! Try closing your eyes and focusing on just the sounds. Listen + Repeat: Audio 1.2 — Placement. Let’s experiment with placement. I’ll say the part of my body where I feel the resonance, then I’ll make a vowel sound from that space. First, just listen and see if you can hear the difference. Then, imitate the sounds and try to put the resonance in the same part in your body. Touch that part while you make the sound: hand flat on the chest, fingers on the nose, etc. Can you feel your voice in different parts of your body? If you can, great! Think about always letting the voice rest low, resonance in the chest, through relaxation. Speaking from here will sound very American! It’s important to note that speaking with a low resonance does not mean simply lowering the pitch. If you lower the pitch but still have tension in your throat and neck, your voice won’t have the relaxed nature of American speech. Relax and open up your neck and throat to let the resonance sink lower — never try to force your voice down. Test Yourself: Audio 2.1 — Which Syllable is Stressed? You’ll hear ten 2-syllable words. Write down the word and if stress is on the first or second syllable. Does it sound like DA-da or da-DA? Answers in the Answers Appendix. Listen + Repeat: Audio 2.2 — Rhythmic Patterns. First you’ll hear a rhythmic pattern just on the melody, on the vowel ‘uh’. Try to imitate it just like you hear it, including a nice, relaxed placement. Think about your neck and throat being relaxed so the resonance is low. Then you’ll hear the same pattern as separate syllables on ‘da’. Does imitating the stress patterns feel comfortable? Does your voice easily flow forward, without ever feeling caught? If not, keep imitating and working, thinking of a low placement and nice, easy, forward flow of the voice. If the D consonant is difficult for you, try using ‘m’ instead. da-DA-da-DA-da da-DA-da da-DA da-da-DA DA-DA da da-DA-da-da-DA da-DA-da da-DA, DA-da DA-da-da da-DA-da-DA da-da-DA da-DA-DA da-DA-DA-da-da da-DA-da-DA-da DA-da-DA Test Yourself: Audio 2.3 — Identify the Rhythmic Pattern. You’ll hear 10 different rhythmic patterns. Identify which pattern you’re hearing on ‘da’, for example, da-DA. Write your answers down. You might need to listen several times. Answers in the Answers Appendix. Listen: Audio 3.1 — Vowels. Before you dive into the specifics of each vowel, listen to all vowel sounds together. You’ll hear the sequence below twice. The sounds are in the stressed form except for the schwa [ə], which is only unstressed. Notice how different it sounds from the rest! ʌ, ɑ, ɔ, æ, ɛ, i, ɪ, u, ʊ, ə, ɜ Listen + Repeat: Audio 3.2 — The UH as in BUTTER [ʌ] Vowel. Look at the picture, and repeat the sound and words, keeping total relaxation. Just drop your jaw—nothing else has to move! Pay attention to what this vowel sounds like stressed and unstressed; it’s not the same. What you hear on the file is organized in this chart:What you hear (each 2 times) | Is [ʌ] in a Stressed or Unstressed syllable? |
uh [ʌ] | Stressed |
other [ˈʌð əɹ] | Stressed |
much [mʌtʃ] | Stressed |
love [lʌv] | Stressed |
uh [ʌ], uh [ʌ]* | Stressed, Unstressed |
untie [ʌnˈtaɪ] | Unstressed |
shotgun [ˈʃɑt│ˌgʌn] | Unstressed |
What you hear (each 2 times) | Is [ɑ] in a Stressed or Unstressed syllable? |
ah [ɑ] | Stressed |
father [ˈfɑð əɹ] | Stressed |
body [ˈbɑd i] | Stressed |
lock [lɑk] | Stressed |
job [dʒɑb] | Stressed |
ah [ɑ], ah [ɑ] | Stressed, Unstressed |
October [ɑkˈtoʊ bəɹ] | Unstressed |
What you hear (each 2 times) | Stressed or Unstressed? |
ah [ɑ], uh [ʌ] | Stressed |
shot [ʃɑt], shut [ʃʌt] | Stressed |
gone [gɑn]*, gun [gʌn] | Stressed |
boss [bɑs], bus [bʌs] | Stressed |
crossed [kɹɑst]*, crust [kɹʌst] | Stressed |
- [ɑ] or [ʌ]
- song [ɑ] or sung [ʌ]
- pop [ɑ] or pup [ʌ]
- crossed [ɑ] or crust [ʌ]
- robber [ɑ] or rubber [ʌ]
What you hear (each 2 times) | Is [ɔ] in a Stressed or Unstressed syllable? |
aw [ɔ] | Stressed |
saw [sɔ] | Stressed |
along [əˈlɔŋ] | Stressed |
wrong [ɹɔŋ] | Stressed |
aw [ɔ], aw [ɔ] | Stressed, Unstressed |
recall [ˈɹi kɔl] (noun — the verb is [ɹɪˈkɔl]!) | Unstressed |
runoff [ˈɹʌn ɔf] | Unstressed |
What you hear (each 2 times) | Is [æ] in a Stressed or Unstressed syllable? |
aa [æ] | Stressed |
pass [pæs] | Stressed |
master [ˈmæs təɹ] | Stressed |
bad [bæd] | Stressed |
aa [æ], aa [æ] | Stressed, Unstressed |
racetrack [ˈɹeɪs ˌtɹæk] | Unstressed |
coatrack [ˈkoʊt│ˌɹæk] | Unstressed |
What you hear (each 2 times) | Stressed or Unstressed? |
ah [ɑ], aa [æ] | Stressed |
top [tɑp], tap [tæp] | Stressed |
mop [mɑp], map [mæp] | Stressed |
hot [hɑt], hat [hæt] | Stressed |
sock [sɑk], sack [sæk] | Stressed |
- [ɑ] or [æ]
- bomb [ɑ] or bam [æ]
- bog [ɑ] or bag [æ]
- rock [ɑ] or rack [æ]
- lost [ɑ] or last [æ]
What you hear (each 3 times, 2nd time slowly) | Sounds like |
ban [bæn] | [bæʌn] |
exam [ɪgˈzæm] | [ɪgˈzæʌm] |
thanks [θænks] | [θeɪnks] |
What you hear (each 2 times) | Is [ɛ] in a Stressed or Unstressed syllable? |
eh [ɛ] | Stressed |
ten [tɛn] | Stressed |
special [ˈspɛʃ əl] | Stressed |
left [lɛft] | Stressed |
eh [ɛ], eh [ɛ] | Stressed, Unstressed |
embrace [ɛmˈbɹeɪs] | Unstressed |
employ [ɛmˈplɔɪ] | Unstressed |
What you hear (each 2 times) | Stressed or Unstressed? |
aa [æ], eh [ɛ] | Stressed |
bat [bæt], bet [bɛt] | Stressed |
gas [gæs], guess [gɛs] | Stressed |
sad [sæd], said [sɛd] | Stressed |
slapped [slæpt], slept [slɛpt] | Stressed |
- [ɛ] or [æ]
- head [ɛ] or had [æ]
- leapt [ɛ] or lapped [æ]
- guess [ɛ] or gas [æ]
- kettle [ɛ] or cattle [æ]
What you hear (each 2 times) | Is [i] in a Stressed or Unstressed syllable? |
ee [i] | Stressed |
need [nid] | Stressed |
thirteen [θɜɹˈtin] | Stressed |
keep [kip] | Stressed |
ee [i], ee [i] | Stressed, Unstressed |
coffee [ˈkɔ fi] | Unstressed |
busy [ˈbɪz i] | Unstressed |
What you hear (each 2 times) | Is [ɪ] in a Stressed or Unstressed syllable? |
ih [ɪ] | Stressed |
shift [ʃɪft] | Stressed |
dinner [ˈdɪn əɹ] | Stressed |
quit [kwɪt] | Stressed |
ih [ɪ], ih [ɪ] | Stressed, Unstressed |
instead [ɪnˈstɛd] | Unstressed |
office [ˈɔ fɪs] | Unstressed |
What you hear (each 2 times) | Stressed or Unstressed? |
ih [ɪ], ee [i] | Stressed |
bin [bɪn], bean [bin] | Stressed |
fist [fɪst], feast [fist] | Stressed |
rich [ɹɪʧ], reach [ɹiʧ] | Stressed |
ship [ʃɪp], sheep [ʃip] | Stressed |
- [ɪ] or [i]
- hill [ɪ] or heal [i]
- it [ɪ] or eat [i]
- living [ɪ] or leaving [i]
- rim [ɪ] or ream [i]
What you hear (each 2 times) | Stressed or Unstressed? |
eh [ɛ], ih [ɪ] | Stressed |
when [wɛn], win [wɪn] | Stressed |
ten [tɛn], tin [tɪn] | Stressed |
bed [bɛd], bid [bɪd] | Stressed |
mess [mɛs], miss [mɪs] | Stressed |
- [ɛ] or [ɪ]
- strep [ɛ] or strip [ɪ]
- wet [ɛ] or wit [ɪ]
- well [ɛ] or will [ɪ]
- net [ɛ] or knit [ɪ]
What you hear (each 2 times) | Is [u] in a Stressed or Unstressed syllable? |
oo [u] | Stressed |
blue [blu] | Stressed |
stupid [ˈstu pɪd] | Stressed |
shoes [ʃuz] | Stressed |
oo [u], oo [u] | Stressed, unstressed |
argue [ˈɑɹ gju] | Unstressed |
issue [ˈɪʃ u] | Unstressed |
What you hear (each 2 times) | Is [ʊ] in a Stressed or Unstressed syllable? |
uh [ʊ] | Stressed |
book [bʊk] | Stressed |
looking [ˈlʊk ɪŋ] | Stressed |
stood [stʊd] | Stressed |
uh [ʊ] , uh [ʊ] | Stressed, Unstressed |
childhood [ˈʧaɪld hʊd] | Unstressed |
goodbye [gʊdˈbaɪ] | Unstressed |
What you hear (each 2 times) | Stressed or Unstressed? |
uh [ʊ], oo [u] | Stressed |
stood [stʊ], stewed [stud] | Stressed |
pull [pʊl], pool [pul] | Stressed |
look [lʊk], Luke [luk] | Stressed |
soot [sʊt], suit [sut] | Stressed |
- [ʊ] or [u]
- wood or wooed
- full or fool
- cookie or kooky
- pull or pool
What you hear (each 2 times) | Is [ə] in a Stressed or Unstressed syllable? |
uh [ə] | Unstressed |
again [əˈgɛn] | Unstressed |
China [ˈʧaɪ nə] | Unstressed |
extra [ˈɛk stɹə] | Unstressed |
visa [ˈvi zə] | Unstressed |
What you hear (2x) | Is [ə] in a Stressed or Unstressed syllable? |
-tom [dəm], bottom [ˈbɑd əm] | Unstressed |
con- [kən], control [kənˈtɹoʊl] | Unstressed |
-ple [pəl], people [ˈpi pəl] | Unstressed |
syr- [səɹ], syringe [səˈɹɪndʒ] | Unstressed |
What you hear (each 2 times) | Is [ɜɹ] in a Stressed or Unstressed syllable? |
ur [ɜɹ] | Stressed |
bird [bɜɹd] | Stressed |
early [ˈɜɹ li] | Stressed |
Nurse [nɜɹs] | Stressed |
ur [ɜɹ] , ur [ɜɹ] | Stressed, unstressed |
research [ˈri sɜɹʧ] | Unstressed |
thirteen [θɜɹˈtin] | Unstressed |
- UH as in BUTTER
- AH as in FATHER
- AW as in LAW
- AA as in BAT
- EH as in BED
- EE as in SHE
- IH as in SIT
- OO as in BOO
- UH as in PUSH
- UH as in SUPPLY (Schwa)
- UR as in HER
What you hear (each 2 times) | Is [oʊ] in a Stressed or Unstressed syllable? |
oh [oʊ] | Stressed |
go [goʊ] | Stressed |
know [noʊ] | Stressed |
below [bɪˈloʊ] | Stressed |
oh [oʊ], oh [oʊ] | Stressed, Unstressed |
borrow [ˈbɑɹ oʊ] | Unstressed |
yellow [ˈjɛl oʊ] | Unstressed |
What you hear (each 2 times) | Stressed or Unstressed? |
aw [ɔ], oh [oʊ] | Stressed |
nod [nɑd], node [noʊd] | Stressed |
ball [bɔl], bowl [boʊl] | Stressed |
called [kɔld], cold [koʊld] | Stressed |
mop [mɑp], mope [moʊp] | Stressed |
- [oʊ] or [ɔ]
- toad [oʊ] or Todd [ɑ]
- taupe [oʊ] or top [ɑ]
- boast [oʊ] or bossed [ɔ]
- toast [oʊ] or tossed [ɔ]
What you hear (each 2 times) | Is [aʊ] in a Stressed or Unstressed syllable? |
ow [aʊ] | Stressed |
now [naʊ] | Stressed |
sound [saʊnd] | Stressed |
power [ˈpaʊ əɹ] | Stressed |
ow [aʊ], ow [aʊ] | Stressed, Unstressed |
letdown [ˈlɛt│ daʊn] | Unstressed |
blackout [ˈblæk aʊt] | Unstressed |
What you hear (each 2 times) | Stressed or Unstressed? |
ow [aʊ], aw [ɔ] | Stressed |
down [daʊn], dawn [dɔn] | Stressed |
pound [paʊnd], pond [pɑnd] | Stressed |
mouse [maʊs], moss [mɔs] | Stressed |
spout [spaʊt], spot [spɑt] | Stressed |
- [aʊ] or [ɔ]
- out [aʊ] or ought [ɔ]
- mouth [aʊ] or moth [ɔ]
- foul [aʊ] or fall [ɔ]
- brown [aʊ] or brawn [ɔ]
What you hear (each 2 times) | Is [aɪ] in a Stressed or Unstressed syllable? |
ai [aɪ] | Stressed |
buy [baɪ] | Stressed |
united [juˈnaɪ dɪd] | Stressed |
mind [maɪnd] | Stressed |
ai [aɪ], ai [aɪ] | Stressed, Unstressed |
idea [aɪˈdi ə] | Unstressed |
exercise [ˈɛk səɹˌsaɪz] | Unstressed |
What you hear (each 3 times) | Is [eɪ] in a Stressed or Unstressed syllable? |
ay [eɪ] | Stressed |
play [pleɪ] | Stressed |
stay [steɪ] | Stressed |
late [leɪt] | Stressed |
ay [eɪ], ay [eɪ] | Stressed, unstressed |
highway [ˈhaɪ weɪ] | Unstressed |
always [ˈɔl weɪz] | Unstressed |
What you hear (each 2 times) | Stressed or Unstressed? |
ay [eɪ], ih [ɪ], ee [i] | Stressed |
shape [ʃeɪp], ship [ʃɪp], sheep [ʃip] | Stressed |
tame [teɪm], Tim [tɪm], team [tim] | Stressed |
sane [seɪn], sin [sɪn], seen [sin] | Stressed |
ate [eɪt], it [ɪt], eat [it] | Stressed |
- ‘hail’ sequence
- ‘Nate’ sequence
- ‘whale’ sequence
- ‘grain’ sequence
- ‘nail’ sequence
What you hear (each 3 times) | Is [ɔɪ] in a Stressed or Unstressed syllable? |
oy [ɔɪ] | Stressed |
toy [tɔɪ] | Stressed |
employs [ɛmˈplɔɪz] | Stressed |
voice [vɔɪs] | Stressed |
oy [ɔɪ] , oy [ɔɪ] | Stressed, unstressed |
steroid [ˈstɛɹ ɔɪd] | Unstressed |
envoy [ˈɑn vɔɪ] | Unstressed |
What you hear (each 3 times) | Is [ju] in a Stressed or Unstressed syllable? |
ew [ju] | Stressed |
few [fju] | Stressed |
beauty [ˈbju di] | Stressed |
view [vju] | Stressed |
ew [ju], ew [ju] | Stressed, Unstressed |
| Unstressed |
January [ˈdʒæn ju ˌɛɹ i] | Unstressed |
- OH as in NO
- OW as in NOW
- AI as in BUY
- AY as in SAY
- OY as in TOY
- EW as in FEW
- hale [heɪl], heal [hil], hill [hɪl]
- lane [leɪn], lean [lin], Lynne [lɪn]
- ought [ɔt], out [aʊt]
- fond [fɑnd], found [faʊnd]
- bag [bæg], bog [bɑg]
- sap [sæp], sop [sɑp]
- fond [fɑnd], fund [fʌnd]
- stock [stɑk], stuck [stʌk]
- bad [bæd], bed [bεd]
- had [hæd], head [hεd]
- fell [fεl], fill [fɪl]
- pet [pεt], pit [pɪt]
- wooed [wud], wood [wʊd]
- fool [ful], full [fʊl]
Voiced: | Unvoiced: |
B [b]G [g]D [d]V [v] Z [z] ZH [ʒ] TH [ð] J [dʒ] | P [b]K [k]T [t]F [f] S [s] SH [ ʃ ] TH [θ] CH [tʃ ] |
What you hear (each 2 times) | Is the stop consonant released or unreleased? |
bb [b], pp [p] | Released |
put [pʊt] | Released into vowel |
boss [bɔs] | Released into vowel |
shopping [ˈʃɑp ɪŋ] | Released into vowel |
subway [ˈsʌb weɪ] | Released |
stop [stɑp] | Released |
job [ʤɑb│] | Unreleased |
What you hear (each 2 times) | Is the stop consonant released or unreleased? |
gg [g], kk [k] | Released |
cut [kʌt] | Released into vowel |
go [goʊ] | Released into vowel |
location [loʊˈkeɪ ʃən] | Released into vowel |
ugly [ˈʌg li] | Released into consonant |
click [klɪk] | Released |
dog [dɔg] | Released |
What you hear (each 2 times) | What kind of T is it? |
tt [t] | True |
time [taɪm] | True |
attain [əˈteɪn] | True |
party [ˈpɑɹ di]] | Flap |
city [ˈsɪd i] | Flap |
might [maɪt│] | Stop |
definitely [ˈdεf ə nɪt│ li] | Stop |
What you hear (each 2 times) | Is the stop consonant released or unreleased? |
dd [d] | Released |
do [du] | Released into vowel |
die [daɪ] | Released into vowel |
lady [ˈleɪ di] | Released into vowel |
medicine [ˈmεd ə sɪn] | Released into vowel |
need [nid] | Released |
add [æd] | Released |
What you hear (each 2 times) |
vv [v], ff [f] |
fail [feɪl] |
vest [vεst] |
delivery [dɪˈlɪv ə ɹi] |
differ [ˈdɪf əɹ] |
leave [liv] |
leaf [lif] |
What you hear (each 2 times) |
zz [z], ss [s] |
sun [sʌn] |
zoo [zu] |
dressy [ˈdɹεs i] |
Brazil [bɹəˈzɪl] |
lays [leɪz] |
lace [leɪs] |
What you hear (each 2 times) |
sh [ʃ], zh [ʒ] |
shame [ʃeɪm] |
genre [ˈʒɑn ɹə] |
official [əˈfɪʃ əl] |
Asia [ˈeɪ ʒə] |
stash [stæʃ] |
beige [beɪʒ] |
What you hear (each 2 times) |
th [θ], th [ð] |
think [θɪŋk] |
this [ðɪs] |
something [ˈsʌmˌθɪŋ] |
brother [bɹʌð əɹ] |
with [wɪθ] |
loathe [loʊð] |
What you hear (each 2 times) |
ch [ʧ], jj [dʒ] |
cheap [ʧip] |
job [ʤɑb] |
kitchen [ˈkɪʧ ən] |
major [ˈmeɪ ʤəɹ] |
much [mʌʧ] |
age [eɪʤ] |
What you hear (each 2 times) |
wish [wɪʃ], which [wɪʧ] |
chin [ʧɪn], shin [ʃɪn] |
batch [bæʧ], bash [bæʃ] |
ditch [dɪʧ], dish [dɪʃ] |
What you hear (each 2 times) |
mm [m] |
my [maɪ] |
human [ˈhju mən] |
some [sʌm] |
What you hear (each 2 times) |
ng [ŋ] |
song [sɔŋ] |
English [ˈɪŋ glɪʃ]] |
young [jʌŋ] |
What you hear (each 2 times) |
n [n] |
need [nid] |
down [daʊn] |
undone [ʌnˈdʌn] |
What you hear (each 2 times) |
n [n], ng [ŋ] |
lawn [lɔn], long [lɔŋ] |
sun [sʌn], sung [sʌŋ] |
rain [ɹeɪn], rang [ɹæŋ] (which sounds like [ɹeɪŋ]) |
- [n] or [ŋ]
- keen [n] or king [ŋ]
- sane [n] or sang [ŋ]
- gone [n] or gong [ŋ]
- run [n] or wrung [ŋ]
What you hear (each 2 times) |
h [h] |
hi [haɪ] |
ahead [eˈhεd] |
neighborhood [ˈneɪ bəɹˌhʊd] |
What you hear (each 2 times) |
y [j] |
yes [jεs] |
year [jɪəɹ] |
unyielding [ʌnˈjil dɪŋ] |
What you hear (each 2 times) |
w [w] |
west [wεst] |
walk [wɔk] |
unwind [ʌnˈwaɪnd] |
What you hear (each 2 times) |
r [ɹ] |
right [ɹaɪt] |
area [ˈεəɹ i ə] |
car [kɑɹ] |
What you hear (each 2 times) |
r [ɹ], w [w] |
rest [ɹεst], west [wεst] |
rag [ɹæg], wag [wæg] |
ray [ɹeɪ], way [weɪ] |
- [ɹ] or [w]
- rut [ɹ] or what [w]
- raid [ɹ] or weighed [w]
- ring [ɹ] or wing [w]
- rail [ɹ] or wail [w]
What you hear (each 2 times) | Light or Dark L? |
l [l], l [l] | Light, Dark |
lean [lin] | Light |
lip [lɪp] | Light |
pull [pʊl] | Dark |
feel [fil] | Dark |
What you hear (each 2 times) |
l [l], oh [oʊ] |
real [ˈɹi əl], Rio [ˈɹi oʊ] |
kneel [nil], neo- [ˈni oʊ] |
special [ˈspεʃ əl], speci-o [ˈspεʃ oʊ](not a word!) |
What you hear (each 2 times) | Light or Dark L? |
r [ɹ], l [l] | Light L |
wrong [ɹɔŋ], long [lɔŋ] | Light L |
road [ɹoʊd], load [loʊd] | Light L |
flame [fleɪm], frame [fɹeɪm] | Light L, cluster |
ply [plaɪ], pry [pɹaɪ] | Light L, cluster |
title [ˈtaɪ dəl], tighter [ˈtaɪ dəɹ] | Dark L |
male [meɪl], mayor [ˈmeɪ əɹ] | Dark L |
- [ɹ] or [l]
- rake [ɹ] or lake [l]
- fry [ɹ] or fly [l]
- green [ɹ] or glean [l]
- litter [ɹ] or little [l]
[bl][bɹ] [dw] [dɹ] [kl] [kɹ] [kw] [fl] [fɹ] [gl] [gɹ] [pl] [pɹ] [sf] [sk] [sl] [sm] [sn] [sp] [st] [sw] [ʃɹ] [tɹ] [tw] [θɹ] | blow [bloʊ]break [bɹeɪk] dwell [dwεl] drip [dɹɪp] clean [klin] crib [kɹɪb], Christmas [ˈkɹɪs məs] quick [kwɪk] flow [floʊ] friend [fɹεnd], phrase [fɹeɪz] glass [glæs] great [gɹeɪt] please [pliz] price [pɹaɪs] sphere [sfɪəɹ] ski [ski], score [skɔɹ], school [skul], square [skwεəɹ] slip [slɪp] smell [smεl] snow [snoʊ] speak [spik] stem [stεm] swift [swɪft] shred [ʃɹεd] tree [tɹi] twin [twɪn] three [θɹi]] |
[stɹ][spɹ] [skɹ] [spl] [skw] | street [stɹit]spring [spɹɪŋ] scream [skɹim] splash [splæʃ] square [skwεəɹ] |
- absolute [ˌæb səˈlut]
- everyday [ˌɜv riˈdeɪ]
- computer [kəmˈpju dəɹ]
- beautiful [ˈbju dɪ fəl]
- comfortable [ˈkʌmf dəɹ bəl]
- da-DA-da: example [ɪgˈzæm pəl], I saw you [aɪˈsɔ ju]
- da-da-DA: recommend [ˌɹεk əˈmεnd], I don’t know [aɪ doʊˈnoʊ]
- DA-da-da: yesterday [ˈjεs təɹˌdeɪ], stay with me [ˈsteɪ wɪθ mi]