American English

How to pronounce take to something like a duck to water

TAYK TUH SUHM-thihng LAIK UH DUHK TUH WAW-der

/tʰeɪk̚ tʰə ˈsəm.θɪŋ laɪk̚ ə dək̚ tʰə ˈwɔ.ɾɚ/

In natural speech

Listen for how the words join together.

/tʰeɪk̚ tʰə ˈsəm.θɪŋ laɪ kə dək̚ tʰə ⁀ˈwɔ.ɾɚ/

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