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