LoginHow to Pronounce the /o/ Sound
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/?
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:
program /ˈproʊ.ɡræm/
hotel /hoʊˈtel/
window /ˈwɪn.doʊ/
no /noʊ/
/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 |
Listening
Let's listen to the pronunciation of the /o/ sound which has been mentioned below:
Down below, there are two other sounds similar to the /o/ sound. At first, listen to the /ɔ/ sound and then listen to the /ʊ/ sound:
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