WEBVTT FILE 1 00:00:00.030 --> 00:00:04.049 hi this video is focused on the mmm 2 00:00:04.049 --> 00:00:09.360 sound the mmm sound is a voiced nasal 3 00:00:09.360 --> 00:00:12.389 consonant sound and that means the sound 4 00:00:12.389 --> 00:00:16.920 comes out the nose you make the MM sound 5 00:00:16.920 --> 00:00:19.619 by releasing your jaw and bringing the 6 00:00:19.619 --> 00:00:22.109 blade of your tongue up toward your gum 7 00:00:22.109 --> 00:00:26.010 Ridge and creating a seal it's extremely 8 00:00:26.010 --> 00:00:27.840 important that the back of your tongue 9 00:00:27.840 --> 00:00:33.420 and the soft palate are relaxed a common 10 00:00:33.420 --> 00:00:36.750 challenge with the own sound is mixing 11 00:00:36.750 --> 00:00:41.520 it up with the sound so a word like gon 12 00:00:41.520 --> 00:00:47.250 can end up sounding like gong to help 13 00:00:47.250 --> 00:00:50.489 you find the correct placement of the mm 14 00:00:50.489 --> 00:00:53.520 let's take an easy yawn together like 15 00:00:53.520 --> 00:00:56.840 this notice the back of the tongue 16 00:00:56.840 --> 00:00:59.699 relaxing and notice the space between 17 00:00:59.699 --> 00:01:01.199 the back of the tongue and the soft 18 00:01:01.199 --> 00:01:04.619 palate now try the yawn again and this 19 00:01:04.619 --> 00:01:07.380 time when you finish breathe in through 20 00:01:07.380 --> 00:01:09.569 the mouth and feels a cool air across 21 00:01:09.569 --> 00:01:12.450 the tongue and the space between the 22 00:01:12.450 --> 00:01:14.130 back of the tongue in the soft palate 23 00:01:14.130 --> 00:01:17.970 now keep that space as you gently guide 24 00:01:17.970 --> 00:01:21.569 the blade of the tongue up for the mmm 25 00:01:21.569 --> 00:01:28.709 sound mmm let's try comparing the sound 26 00:01:28.709 --> 00:01:32.900 with the sound at the ends of words 27 00:01:32.900 --> 00:01:36.270 remember the back of your tongue must be 28 00:01:36.270 --> 00:01:41.810 relaxed for the MM sound here we go 29 00:01:41.810 --> 00:01:58.250 son sung ton tongue done tongue thin 30 00:01:58.250 --> 00:02:04.560 thing look out for the you sound as you 31 00:02:04.560 --> 00:02:07.200 practice on English central and good 32 00:02:07.200 --> 00:02:09.680 luck 33 00:02:10.110 --> 00:02:12.400 if you want to watch more of our videos 34 00:02:12.400 --> 00:02:16.739 go to WWN glitch central com 35 00:02:16.739 --> 00:02:19.419 for more updates subscribe to our 36 00:02:19.419 --> 00:02:22.169 YouTube channel