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Try LingUp Now!Start with the sound /w/, rounding your lips.
Move to /æ/ by dropping your jaw and keeping your tongue low.
Finish with /ɡən/, where /ɡ/ is the hard g sound and /ən/ is like the ending in 'taken'.
wa-gon instead of wag-on
wai-gon instead of wag-on
wag-an instead of wag-on
Same as American
Same as American
Round your lips and make the sound like in 'water'.
The stress is on the first syllable: 'wag'.
The correct vowel sound is /ən/ at the end, not /an/.
A wagon is a vehicle used for transporting goods or people.
/wæɡ/
To move something back and forth.
/ˈwæɡ.əl/
To move something quickly back and forth.
/ˈwæɡɪŋ/
An act of moving something back and forth.
Wagon adds an extra syllable with /ən/.
Waggle includes an extra /əl/ sound.
Wagging ends with /ɪŋ/ instead of /ən/.
Try saying 'wagon', 'dragon', and 'flagging' to practice the /ɡən/ ending.
Listening carefully can help you notice subtle pronunciation differences.
