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In this lesson, we are going to learn how the sound /o/ is produced by looking at the articulatory organs.
What Type of Sound Is /o/?
/o/ is the most rounded sound in the English phonology and it is between /ɔ/ and /u/.
How to Produce /o/?
Mouth Configuration for /o/
To produce it, as in the picture, close your tongue slightly and fully round your lips. Try to put your lips in a mid-open position like the sound /ɔ/, though less than it. Also, the lips are rounded like the sound /ʊ/ but less round than the /o/ sound.
Which Letters are Pronounced as /o/?
The sound /o/ is represented by the following letters:
- o:
pr
h
wind
n
/o/ Around the World
As you see in the table below, most of the common languages around the world have this sound. So, you do not have difficulty producing it.
| Existence | Example | |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin | ✔ | 果 (guǒ) |
| Spanish | ✔ | poso |
| Hindi | ✔ | दोस्त |
| Bengali | ✔ | ওজন |
| Portuguese | ✔ | avô |
| Russian | ✔ | о́блако |
| Japanese | ✔ | おに |
| Vietnamese | ✔ | cô |
| Turkish | ✔ | tokmak |
| French | ✔ | saut |
| German | ✔ | originell |
| Italian | ✔ | ombra |
| Persian | ✔ | تو |
| Standard Arabic | x | - |
| Korean | ✔ | 오늘 |
| Indonesian | ✔ | toko |
| Filipino | ✔ | yero |
| Hungarian | ✔ | ok |
| Dutch | ✔ | boot |
| Polish | x | - |
| Romanian | ✔ | oraș |
| Swedish | ✔ | mål |
| Czech | ✔ | pod |
| Greek | ✔ | οδός |
| Ukrainian | x | - |
| Urdu | ✔ | دوست |
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