How to Pronounce CITY MinuteEnglish

It’s time for another minute 
or less English lesson. 

I came all the way to New York City to talk to 
you about the pronunciation the word “City”. 

This is a word that I hear mispronounced a 
lot in my students, there are 2 reasons. One,  

the vowel and the stressed  

syllable that should be ih not ee.
ih,ih. The tongue isn’t as closed to  

the roof of the mouth.
Ih, sit. 

So there’s just a little bit more space between 
the tongue and the roof of the mouth for the ih as  

in sit vowel and just a little bit more jaw drop.
ih, si, city. It’s a little bit more relaxed.  

Then that t, that should not be t, a true t but 
it should be a flap t because it comes between  

two vowel sounds (flap).
Can you do that? (flap) 

City

Welcome to New York City.