Position
Start with /e/ and close toward /ɪ/.
Phoneme EY
How to pronounce /eɪ/ (EY) in English
Start with /e/ and close toward /ɪ/. day, make, say are useful examples for locking in the sound.
How to articulate it
Typical mistake
It gets cut short and loses the closing glide.
Example words
day · make · say
Typical error and minimal pairs
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