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Try LingUp Now!Start with a /d/ sound using the tip of your tongue touching the ridge behind your top teeth.
Follow with /ʊ/ as in 'good', rounding your lips.
End with a /rɪŋ/ by curling your tongue for the /r/ and finishing with /ɪŋ/ like 'ring'.
dawr-ing
doo-ring
dur-ING
Start with /d/ sound using the tip of your tongue on the ridge behind the top teeth.
Add a slight /j/ sound, then continue with /ʊə/ by rounding lips.
Finish with /rɪŋ/, tongue curled for /r/ and ending with /ɪŋ/ like 'ring'.
dawr-ing
doo-ring
dur-ING
Yes, make sure to curl your tongue for the 'r' sound in both AmE and BrE.
In AmE, it's /ʊ/ as in 'put'. In BrE, it combines /ʊə/ with a slight 'j'.
The first syllable is stressed in both AmE and BrE.
While something is happening.
/dʊˈreɪʃən/
Length of time something lasts.
/ɪnˈdjʊər/
To suffer patiently.
/ˈdjʊərəbl/
Able to withstand wear.
'During' starts with /dʊ-/ while 'duration' has /dju-/'
'During' ends with /-rɪŋ/ but 'endure' ends with /-jʊər/'
'During' has /-rɪŋ/ ending, 'durable' finishes with /-əbl/'
Focus on the 'r' sound to avoid mispronouncing 'during' as 'doing'.
Listen to native speakers to hear the subtle differences in vowels.
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