soundproud

Diphthongs

as in “day”

Start at 'e' as in bed, glide up towards 'ɪ'. The first part is longer.

The device voice reads isolated sounds approximately; the example words are the most reliable model.

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Example words

Minimal pairs

Words that differ by only this sound. Hear both, then say both.

vs
vs
vs

Practice sentence

“They waited eight days for the rain.”