Position
Start open and glide quickly toward a closer vowel.
Phoneme AW
How to pronounce /aʊ/ (AW) in English
Start open and glide quickly toward a closer vowel. now, how, out are useful examples for locking in the sound.
How to articulate it
Typical mistake
Speakers often stop before the glide into /ʊ/.
Example words
now · how · out
Typical error and minimal pairs
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