How to Pronounce the 50 States 4 of 4 American English

part four of four on the 50 state names

Rhode Island as you probably know the

estin island is silent Rhode Island

again it is a two-word state name and

the D in Rhode very softly connects to

the island Rhode Island Rhode Island

South Carolina just as in North Carolina

after the th there is a very slight

break South Carolina South Dakota again

there is a bit of a break after the th

it’s not

South Dakota

and again the T here in Dakota is

pronounced as a D Dakota Tennessee the

first E is the air as in bed sound the

second is a very quick E as in sit it is

unaccented and then we finish off with

the e as in she Tennessee Texas the air

as in bed followed by the sounds of the

X then a schwa Texas Texas Utah the

first part of this state name is the

word U as in you this beginning Y

consonant sound can be difficult you

remember that it starts not just here

that would be the e as in Qi but down

here and you bring it up you Utah

Vermont this begins with a sound which

really needs to be obvious here because

it is the beginning of the word so make

sure you’re voicing that with their

vocal cords move Vermont Vermont

Virginia also starts with this room

sound Virginia now it ends

yeah the same way as Pennsylvania hmm he

isn’t she very quickly into the schwa

yeah yeah Virginia Washington starting

with the W so the mouth

must be very small when you start wah it

then opens up into the AH as in father

washington ii ii ii ii ii ii isn’t she

Washington Tim West Virginia again the

mouth must start very small for the what

West now Virginia the emphasis was on

gin West Virginia the emphasis is on

West Wisconsin we as in sit call aw as

in law soon kind of a schwa but really

more straight into the mmm sound

Wisconsin Wyoming

this state name starts with word why

though it’s not spelled the same why

with the AI as in buy diphthong o as an

no diphthong Wyoming II ye isn’t she

into the mmm ng sound Wyoming