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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.48,0:00:05.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In this American English pronunciation video,\Nwe're going to study the pronunciation of
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.25,0:00:08.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the phrase: Be careful.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.49,0:00:18.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is part of a sentence study series, where\Nwe look at a short, common phrase, and discuss
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.14,0:00:24.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,its pronunciation.  First let's look at it\Nup close and in slow motion.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.37,0:00:40.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's look at the stress. da-DA-da, be careful.\NThis is a three-syllable phrase with stress
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.87,0:00:45.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the middle syllable. Click here to see\Nthe video I made on three-syllable phrases,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.51,0:00:49.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or see the link in the description.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.07,0:00:57.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We start with the B consonant, so the lips\Nare together, and we're voicing it, bb, bb.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.95,0:01:02.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then they part and we have the EE vowel. The\Njaw doesn't really need to drop for that,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.62,0:01:10.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the corners of the lips might pull a little\Nwide, be. The tongue tip is here, touching the
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.14,0:01:16.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,back of the bottom front teeth. Next we have\Nthe K consonant sound. To transition into
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.23,0:01:28.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that, simply lift the back of the tongue to\Nthe soft palate, Be c-. Care-. The EH as in
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.13,0:01:35.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,BED vowel followed by the schwa/R sound here. The\Njaw will drop a good bit for this vowel, especially
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.30,0:01:42.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when it's in a stressed syllable. Ca-, ca-.\NThe tongue tip is forward, touching the back
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.73,0:01:48.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the bottom front teeth, but then it starts\Nto pull back for the schwa/R. So for the R, the
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.57,0:01:53.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tongue has pulled back so it's fatter, and\Nthe tip isn't touching anything. The tongue
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.31,0:02:00.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will touch the roof of the mouth, or maybe\Nthe teeth, about here. Care-. This is our
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.57,0:02:11.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stressed syllable, so it will be longer, and\Nhave that up/down shape of the voice. Care-ful.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.29,0:02:18.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now we have the F so the bottom lip will come\Nup and make contact with the top front teeth.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.03,0:02:25.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The tongue will come back down again for that sound.\NSo it pulls back and moves forward again, it's
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.40,0:02:33.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a quick motion to make the R. Caref-. Now\Nwe have the schwa/Dark L sound. You can really
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.38,0:02:39.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,get by with just making the Dark sound, that's\Nwhat most Americans do. So, let your lip relax
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.39,0:02:43.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,down from the F. Keep your tongue tip where\Nit is, and pull the back part of the tongue
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.88,0:02:53.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,back, uhl, to make that dark sound, -ful,\N-ful. You don't need to bring the tongue tip
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.04,0:03:03.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,up, just leave it down. Careful, careful.\NBe careful! da-DA-da, be careful.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.42,0:03:06.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's watch one more time in slow motion.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.82,0:04:32.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This video is part of a series. Click here\Nto see other videos just like it.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.82,0:04:38.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you have a phrase you'd like to suggest for \Nthis series, please put it in the comments.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.20,0:04:45.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's it, and thanks so much for using Rachel's\NEnglish.