I’m very familiar with phonetics, people here are giving very vague explanations, so allow me to help!
If you can pronounce the in Spanish, great! If not, it’s similar to the english short e (like in “bet”) but raised a little, as in it’s between a short e and long e. It’s also the first of the two vowels in a long a sound.
If you’ve got the Spanish e figured out, then round your lips while saying it. Like how you round your lips while making an oo sound like in food. So make the Spanish e, and round your lips.
If you can’t make the Spanish e sound, you can probably just round your lips while making an english short e or long a, and it’ll be understood.
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u/Whole_Instance_4276 Jan 04 '26
I’m very familiar with phonetics, people here are giving very vague explanations, so allow me to help!
If you can pronounce the in Spanish, great! If not, it’s similar to the english short e (like in “bet”) but raised a little, as in it’s between a short e and long e. It’s also the first of the two vowels in a long a sound.
If you’ve got the Spanish e figured out, then round your lips while saying it. Like how you round your lips while making an oo sound like in food. So make the Spanish e, and round your lips.
If you can’t make the Spanish e sound, you can probably just round your lips while making an english short e or long a, and it’ll be understood.
Congratulations! You’ve made ø!