Position
Open the jaw and keep the tongue low and relaxed toward the back.
Phoneme AA
How to pronounce /ɑ/ (AA) in English
Open the jaw and keep the tongue low and relaxed toward the back. father, start, calm are useful examples for locking in the sound.
How to articulate it
Typical mistake
Spanish speakers often over-round it or shorten it toward /a/.
Example words
father · start · calm
Typical error and minimal pairs
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