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The / əʊ / sound

is used in words like Rolling Stones, go or hello.

 

 

 

 

British English Pronunciation - Diphthongs /əʊ/ & /aʊ/

Minimal Pairs, Connected Speech, Homophones

Video    Lean English Pronunciation    7 May 2021

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVRzO1pYE2s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rolling Stones

 

road

 

rose

 

joke

 

hello

 

robot

 

home

 

toast

 

go

 

know

 

follow

 

vote

 

hold

 

don't

 

phone

 

boat

 

window

 

oh no!

 

poll

 

rock'n roll

 

mumbo-jumbo

 

ghost

 

post

 

only

 

almost

 

also

 

ago

 

so

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hello, Goodbye    The Beatles    1967

 

 

 

 

The Beatles - Hello, Goodbye

Music video

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rblYSKz_VnI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You say yes, I say no
You say stop and I say go go go, oh no
You say goodbye and I say hello
Hello hello
I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello
Hello hello
I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello

I say high, you say low
You say why and I say I don't know, oh no
You say goodbye and I say hello
(Hello goodbye hello goodbye) Hello hello
(Hello goodbye) I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello
(Hello goodbye hello goodbye) Hello hello
(Hello goodbye) I don't know why you say goodbye
(Hello goodbye) I say hello/goodbye

Why why why why why why do you say goodbye goodbye, oh no?

You say goodbye and I say hello
Hello hello
I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello
Hello hello
I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello

You say yes (I say yes) I say no (But I may mean no)
You say stop (I can stay) and I say go go go (Till it's time to go), oh
Oh no
You say goodbye and I say hello
Hello hello
I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello
Hello hello
I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello
Hello hello
I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello hello

Hela heba helloa
Hela heba helloa, cha cha cha
Hela heba helloa, wooo
Hela heba helloa, hela
Hela heba helloa, cha cha cha
Hela heba helloa, wooo
Hela heba helloa, cha cah cah (fade out)

 

Lennon/McCartney, 1967
https://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/the_beatles/hello_goodbye.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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