In this American English pronunciation video,
we're going to go over the pronunciation of the phrase "I'm coming."
This is a three-syllable phrase, with stress on the second syllable.
See my video on three-syllable phrases, click here or in the video description.
I'm coming, da-DA-da.
So the syllable 'com-' will have the shape of a stressed syllable,
where the voice will go up a little, then come down in pitch.
Com-, com-. Coming. The other two syllables will be very short.
In fact, we might take the contraction 'I'm', and just say an M sound.
>> Rachel, hurry up! >> m'coming!
M'coming, with a very quick first syllable. Your lips have to be together for the M consonant. Mm, mm.
You can have the back part of your tongue touching the soft palate for the K sound already as you make it. Mm, mm, mm-kk.
To make the K sound in 'coming', part your lips and pull the tongue away from the soft palate. Mm-kk, mm-kk.
Then we have the UH as in BUTTER sound, where the jaw will drop a little bit, but the tongue and lips should be relaxed.
Then the lips go together again for the M sound. I’m com-, mm.
They part and the jaw will drop just a bit for the IH vowel,
then the back of the tongue will lift to the lowered soft palate to make the NG sound, –Ming, -ming.
I'm coming. Or, with just the M, m'coming.
Let's watch one more time in slow motion.
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That’s it, and thanks so much for using Rachel’s English.