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Open your mouth slightly while keeping your tongue low for the 'ɑ' sound.
End with a gentle 'm' sound by closing your lips.
Adding an 'l' sound (cal-um)
Pronouncing the 'l' as a separate syllable (cal-am)
Using a short 'a' sound (cam)
Begin with a 'k' sound, same as in American.
Sustain the 'ɑː' sound slightly longer than in American, with the tongue low.
Finish with a soft 'm' sound, closing the lips.
Adding an 'l' sound (cal-um)
Pronouncing the 'l' as a separate syllable (cal-am)
Using a short 'a' sound (cam)
The 'l' in 'calm' is silent in both American and British English due to historical pronunciation shifts.
Focus on rounding your mouth more and elongating the sound to 'ɑ'.
No, the 'm' sound should be gentle and made by softly closing your lips.
A state of peace or tranquility.
/ˈkɑmɪŋ/
Making peaceful
/ˈkɑmnəs/
The state of being calm
/ˈkɑmli/
In a calm manner
Calming has an 'ɪŋ' sound at the end.
Calmness changes the end to 'nəs'.
Calmly uses a soft 'li' sound at the end.
Picture a peaceful ocean to remind yourself of the silent 'l' as you say 'calm'.
Practice elongating the 'ɑ' sound in front of a mirror to master the pronunciation.
