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Try LingUp Now!Start with the nasal sound /ɪn/, your tongue touching the roof of your mouth.
Move to the diphthong /aʊ/, opening your mouth wide while rounding your lips at the end.
End with /ntɚ/, where your tongue touches the roof again for the 'n', and then rolls back slightly for the 'tɚ'.
en-count-er (incorrect stress)
in-coun-ter (not emphasizing 'kaʊ')
en-coun-tar (incorrect vowel ending)
Start with the nasal sound /ɪn/, similar to American.
Move to the diphthong /aʊ/, keeping the sound light and rounded.
End with /ntə/, letting the 't' be crisp and finishing with a schwa.
en-count-er (incorrect stress)
in-coun-ter (not emphasizing 'kaʊ')
en-coun-tuh (incorrect vowel ending)
The stress is on the second syllable, 'coun'.
Many British English words end with a schwa due to relaxed vowel sounds.
Use a short, nasal sound /ɪn/, with your tongue near the roof of your mouth.
A meeting or experience with someone or something.
/kaʊnt/
To determine the total number.
/ˈkaʊntər/
A surface for work or transactions.
/əˈkaʊnt/
A report or description.
'Encounter' has three syllables, while 'count' is one syllable.
'Encounter' has a nasal start, unlike 'counter'.
'Encounter' begins with /ɪn/, differing from 'account's start with /ə/.
Always place stress on the second syllable, 'coun', for clarity.
Practice 'aʊ' regularly, as it's common in English words.
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