Start with the 'r' sound by rounding your lips.
Move to 'æ' by opening your mouth wide.
End with 'ntʃ' by pressing your tongue against the roof of your mouth and releasing it.
pronounce as ran (ran)
add extra vowel sound (ran-chu)
confuse with wrench (wrench)
Start with the 'r' sound by rounding your lips.
Move to 'ɑː' by opening your mouth longer and wider.
End with 'ntʃ' by pressing your tongue against the roof of your mouth and releasing it.
pronounce as runch (runch)
pronounce as range (range)
add an extra vowel sound (ran-chu)
In AmE, it's shorter and more front. In BrE, it's longer and more open.
No, every letter is pronounced.
Round your lips and push them forward.
A place for raising animals, especially cattle or sheep.
/ˈræntʃər/
A person who owns or works on a ranch.
/ˈræntʃɪŋ/
The activity or business of running a ranch.
/ˈræntʃ staɪl/
Relating to or characteristic of ranches.
'rancher' adds 'ər' sound at the end.
'ranching' adds 'ɪŋ' sound at the end.
'ranch-style' adds 'staɪl' sound after 'ranch'.
Remember AmE 'æ' is shorter, while BrE 'ɑː' is longer.
Make sure you don’t drop the 'ntʃ' sound at the end.
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