Vowel № 5 [٨] In pronouncing the English [٨] the tongue is retracted from the lower teeth. The back of the tongue is slightly raised to the soft palate. The lips are neutral. Thus, the English [٨] may be defined as short, lax, half- open, back advanced vowel phoneme.
Proverbs:
Every country has its customs.
As snug as a bug in a rug.
Well begun is half done.
What’s done cannot be undone.
Lush is nothing but a money-grubber.
Don’t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.
Vowel № 6 [a:] In pronouncing the English [a:] the tongue is retracted from the lower teeth. It is very low down in the mouth; the back of the tongue is slightly raised to the soft palate. The lips are slightly spread or neutral. Thus, the English [a:] may be defined as a long, tense, back, open vowel phoneme.
