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Are you saying this word naturally?
A lot of English learners make this mistake, but it’s easy to fix.
In American English, we say: PRI-dē
The T sound is reduced to a weak D sound: PRI-dē
It’s not: PRET-TY. It’s PRI-dē
The first syllable is stressed: PRI-dē
That’s much smoother: PRI-dē
- She’s so PRI-dē
- What a PRI-dē flower
- This is PRI-dē interesting.
- I was PRI-dē tired last night.
Let’s practice together. I’ll say blue. You say green. Ready?
- PRI-dē
- She’s so PRI-dē
- What a PRI-dē flower
- This is PRI-dē interesting.
- I was PRI-dē tired last night.
Write your example with pretty in the comments.
Thanks for watching, and until next time, keep learning and keep it cool.
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