How to Pronounce BURRITO American English

In this American English pronunciation video,
we’re going to go over the pronunciation of

the word ‘burrito’.

This week’s Word of the Week is ‘burrito’.
Now, this word comes from Spanish, but it

is oh so common now in American English, and
we do pronounce it differently. It’s a three-syllable

word, bu-rri-to, with stress on the middle
syllable. So, it starts with the B consonant,

and we have the schwa vowel in that first,
unstressed syllable, bu-, bu-. Then we have

the R consonant and the EE as in SHE vowel.
Burri-. So the tongue will pull back and up

for the R sound, and then come back down with
the tip here for the EE vowel, -rri-. The

front part of the tongue will stretch towards
the roof of the mouth for the vowel. Burrito.

Then we have a T, but it comes between two
vowel sounds, so it is a Flap T. And finally,

the OH as in NO diphthong in the last, and
unstressed, syllable. Burrito [3x]. I’m going

to eat a burrito for lunch.

That’s it, your Word of the Week. Try it
out yourself. Make up a sentence with the

word, record it, and post it as a video response
to this video on YouTube. I can’t wait to

watch it.

That’s it, and thanks so much for using
Rachel’s English.